memeorandum: Occupy protesters look for new campsite (Taft Wireback/News-Record.com)

10:20 PM ET, October 17, 2011

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New Yorkers Back Wall St. Protesters 3 - 1, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Stay As Long As You Want, Even Republicans Say — By a 67 - 23 percent margin, New York City voters agree with the views of the Wall Street protesters and say 87 - 10 percent that it is “okay that they are protesting …

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

The Geography of Occupying Wall Street (And Everywhere Else) — The nascent movement known as Occupy Wall Street had its largest single day of protests on Saturday. And a funny thing happened: most of the action was far from Wall Street itself. — No, I don't mean at Zuccotti Park — which is not, technically, on Wall Street.

Discussion: Marooned In Marin, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Atlantic Online, Colorlines, The Daily Caller, Prairie Weather and Shakesville

Rolling Stone:

Why Occupy Wall Street Is Bigger Than Left vs. Right — I was surprised, amused and annoyed all at once when I found out yesterday that some moron-provocateur linked to notorious right-wing cybergoon Andrew Breitbart had infiltrated — a series of private e-mail lists …

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Taft Wireback / News-Record.com:

Occupy protesters look for new campsite — GREENSBORO — The neophyte Occupy Greensboro movement has a secure downtown campsite through Friday and is hunting another location to continue its protest for the long haul. — A day after staging a 600-person march through town protesting financial inequities …

Discussion: The Politico, USA Today, Pat Dollard and TalkLeft

Mj Lee / The Politico:

Donald Trump: Obama should put a stop to Occupy Wall Street protests — The Obama administration has allowed the Occupy Wall Street protests go on for too long, Donald Trump suggested on Monday. — “I do think that government maybe is letting this go a little bit too far,” Trump said on Fox News Monday morning.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Elise Viebeck / The Hill:

The Hill Poll: Voters say Washington is worse than Wall Street — In the minds of likely voters, Washington, not Wall Street, is primarily to blame for the financial crisis and the subsequent recession. — That is the key finding of this week's The Hill poll, which comes …

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Occupy Wall Street protesters to confront Obama on trip

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Losing Their Immunity — As the Occupy Wall Street movement continues …

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Melissa Grace / NY Daily News:
Dismiss all charges or we will clog up courts, lawyers for Occupy Wall Street protesters say

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Crawdad Hole and Business Insider

Rick Hampson / USA Today: Poll: Washington to blame more than Wall Street for economy

Journalism.org:

THE MEDIA PRIMARY — HOW NEWS MEDIA AND BLOGS HAVE EYED THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS DURING THE FIRST PH ASE OF THE 2012 RACE — In the first months of the race for president, that weeding out period before citizens ever vote or caucus, Texas Governor Rick Perry has received the most coverage …

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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:

So much for the ‘liberal’ media — It's simply taken as a given in Republican circles that President Obama enjoys favorable coverage from major media outlets. This is generally pretty hard to believe among non-conservatives, but it's helpful to take this out of the realm of perception and into more quantifiable analysis.

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Geneva Sands-Sadowitz / The Hill:

Trump didn't know he was in Bachmann town hall ‘till you told me’ — The business mogul will take part in the tele-town hall with Bachmann on Monday night. — Business mogul Donald Trump said he is honored to be hosting a town-hall-style conference call with Republican presidential candidate …

Discussion: Wonkette and The Washington Independent

Justin Sink / The Hill:
Santorum calls SNL sketch ‘bullying’

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Frank Newport / Gallup:

Record-High 50% of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana Use — Liberals and those 18 to 29 most in favor; Americans 65 and older most opposed — PRINCETON, NJ — A record-high 50% of Americans now say the use of marijuana should be made legal, up from 46% last year.

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A.Killough / CNN:

CNN Poll: Record high say Obama's policies will fail — (CNN) - President Barack Obama's job approval rating is holding steady, but a record high six out of ten Americans think his policies will fail, according to a new national survey. — A CNN/ORC International Poll released Monday indicates …

Discussion: The Politico and Fire Andrea Mitchell!

A.Killough / CNN:
CNN Poll: Two-thirds of Republicans say minds are not made up

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Kevinliptak / CNN:
TRENDING: McCain to Obama: Your bus is ugly

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

What are those OWS people so angry about? — Almost every day brings a new story about massive corporate profits and another showing extreme economic suffering — One of the most revealing aspects of the rapidly growing OccupyWallStreet protest movement has been the bewilderment …

Discussion: Angry Bear, Grasping Reality …, Washington Monthly and Balloon Juice

Bill Keller / New York Times: Good News! No, Really! — Bored by the soggy sleep-ins …

Ken Auletta / New Yorker:
CHANGING TIMES … - POLITICS - PROFILES - THE TALK OF THE TOWN …

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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:

Obama opposes repeal of healthcare program suspended last week — President Obama is against repealing the health law's long-term care CLASS Act and might veto Republican efforts to do so, an administration official tells The Hill, despite the government's announcement Friday that the program was dead in the water.

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Larry O'Connor / Big Government:

White House Denies **Was President Obama Really Sitting in Front of an Assembly Line in this Video? — UPDATE: The White House has responded to our inquiry and they deny that this week's weekly address video was shot in front of a green screen. They also explained that the production line …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs and Pajamas Media

Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:

Ron Paul's Economic Plan: Cut 5 Cabinet Agencies, Cut Taxes, Cut President's Pay — GOP presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul will unveil his economic plan Monday afternoon, calling for a lower corporate tax rate, cutting spending by $1 trillion during his first year in office …

Discussion: americanthinker.com

Dan Hirschhorn / The Politico:
Ron Paul proposes $1T in specific budget cuts

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Tim Mak / The Politico:

David Axelrod: Herman Cain not a serious contender — David Axlerod took a swing at Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain Monday, saying that he thought Cain's 9-9-9 proposal would hurt the poor and the middle class. — The senior Obama adviser called Cain an “intruiging personality” …

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Wall Street Journal:
Romney's Support Is Broader Than It Seems

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Sam Youngman / The Hill:

Obama blasts, mocks Senate GOP — President Obama launched a three-day bus tour through two states critical to his 2012 reelection campaign by kicking Senate Republicans for blocking his jobs bill, saying he is breaking up his plan because “maybe they just couldn't understand the whole thing at once.”

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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
White House insists Obama's next bus tour isn't political

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:

“Christopher Columbus Was the First Zionist” — Someone leaked a batch of emails that have been exchanged by leaders of the Occupy Wall Street group. I've only dipped into them briefly, but some are pretty entertaining. This thread reminded me of my days as a leftist …

John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:

The Austerity Myth: Federal Spending Up 5% This Year — When Republicans took control of the House in January, they pledged to make deep cuts in federal spending, and in April they succeeded in passing a bill advertised as cutting $38 billion from fiscal 2011's budget.

Discussion: Power Line, The Economic Collapse, Hit & Run and Hot Air

Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:

Herman Cain Claimed That A ‘Liberal Court’ Killed Jesus — Herman Cain Thinks This Guy Was The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Of His Era — Daily Kos's bernardpliers recalls a Herman Cain column from December 2010 where the GOP presidential primary candidate appears to complain that Jesus was killed by liberals.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Daily Kos