memeorandum: California Medical Assn. calls for legalization of marijuana (Anthony York/Los Angeles Times)

9:05 PM ET, October 16, 2011

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Cain Says His Deadly Fence Plan Was ‘a Joke’ — Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy — At two campaign rallies in Tennessee on Saturday night, the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said that part of his immigration policy would be to build …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Other McCain, The Hill, The Lonely Conservative, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, New York Magazine, The Moderate Voice, americanthinker.com, Hot Air, Towleroad News #gay, Little Green Footballs, The Raw Story, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller, Rumproast and National Review

Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:

Long Ties to Koch Brothers Key to Cain's Campaign — Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation's capital. But Cain's economic ideas, support and organization have close ties …

Discussion: The Other McCain, Connecting.the.Dots, The Moderate Voice and The Lonely Conservative

Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Cain: People Will Demand 999 Even Though It Raises Their Taxes

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Herman Cain defends 9-9-9 proposal, says ‘most people will pay less’ in taxes

Discussion: Althouse and Power Line

Ryan Jones / Israel Today:

Israelis worried by anti-Semitic flavor of ‘Occupy Wall St.’ protests — A growing number of Israelis and foreign Jewish groups are expressing concern over the anti-Semitic flavor of some of the “Occupy Wall St.” economic protests in the US. — From the 13th century expulsion of Englands Jews …

Discussion: Big Government, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and Atlas Shrugs

Dave Boyer / Washington Times:

Obama: King would have backed ‘Occupy Wall Street’ — Drawing parallels between civil rights legend Martin Luther King Jr. and his own leadership challenges, President Obama on Sunday dedicated a memorial to King on the National Mall by saying King would have sympathized with activists demanding social justice from Wall Street.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and JammieWearingFool

Washington Post:
D.C. marchers rally for jobs and justice

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Pajamas Media and JammieWearingFool

A.Killough / CNN:
Rep. Lewis reflects on MLK's impact

Discussion: The Politico

James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:

The Exasperation of the Democratic Billionaire — Real-estate and newspaper mogul Mortimer Zuckerman voted for Obama but began seeing trouble as soon as the stimulus went into the pockets of municipal unions. — New York — 'It's as if he doesn't like people," says real-estate mogul …

Discussion: Don Surber and Hullabaloo

rebelpundit:

Video: Communist Party U.S.A. Spokesman Gets Overwhelming Applause from Occupy Chicago — Last night during the tent city construction at Occupy Chicago on Michigan Ave, John Bachtell, a spokesperson from the national board of the Communist Party U.S.A., addressed the angry mob of nearly 3000.

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative

New York Post:

Con Ed says it will evict Ground Zero mosque unless developer pays $1.7 million in back rent — Pay up or get out. — Con Ed has given the Ground Zero mosque an ultimatum: Pay the $1.7 million you owe in back rent, or we'll terminate your lease and take back our property.

Discussion: Jihad Watch, MyFox Boston, americanthinker.com, Scared Monkeys, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Atlas Shrugs and The Mahablog

Imtiyaz Delawala / ABCNEWS:

Obama Strategist David Axelrod Slams Mitt Romney for Changing Positions — Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod slammed Mitt Romney for changing positions on major issues throughout his political career, questioning the “core principles” of the presumptive front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.

Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller and The Politico

Los Angeles Times:
Financial filings show differences in Perry and Romney efforts

Discussion: State of the Union and CNN

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Axelrod: Electorate unsure of Romney's ‘core principles’

Discussion: ABCNEWS

New York Times:
Romney, Perry and Cain Open Wide Financial Lead Over Field

Discussion: The Political Carnival, Washington Monthly, Mediaite, Booman Tribune, ThinkProgress, New York Magazine and The Caucus

Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:

America's ‘Primal Scream’ — IT'S fascinating that many Americans intuitively understood the outrage and frustration that drove Egyptians to protest at Tahrir Square, but don't comprehend similar resentments that drive disgruntled fellow citizens to “occupy Wall Street.”

Discussion: Gothamist, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway, Truthdig, Prairie Weather, Guardian, Washington Post and The Atlantic Online, more at Mediagazer »

Janet Hook / Washington Wire:

Gingrich: Romney's Rockefeller Problem — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has a new take on Mitt Romney's challenge in cementing his status as frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. It's not that he's a flip flopper. It's not that he's a Mormon. It's his Nelson Rockefeller problem.

Discussion: Hot Air and MyFox Boston

Dawn Rhodes / Chicago Tribune:

175 Chicago protesters arrested after being told to leave Grant Park — Chicago police arrested about 175 Occupy Chicago protestors in Congress Plaza just after 1 a.m. Sunday, about 90 minutes after police issued their first warning that the group was violating municipal code.

Discussion: Washington Post, Gothamist, Don Surber, Gawker, Global Guerrillas, Scared Monkeys and Wake up America

Sam Youngman / The Hill:

Obama wants $35 billion for teachers, first-responders first — President Obama is returning to the road this week to press Congress to start passing the American Jobs Act, beginning with $35 billion for states to put teachers and first-responders to work. — But White House officials …

Discussion: American Power and CNN

Anthony York / Los Angeles Times:

California Medical Assn. calls for legalization of marijuana — The doctor group questions the medical value of pot and acknowledges some health risk from its use but urges it be regulated like alcohol. A law enforcement official harshly criticizes the new stance.

Discussion: Associated Press, Hit & Run, The Raw Story, Mediaite and The Reality-Based Community