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7:40 PM ET, October 18, 2011

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Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama: Occupy Wall Street ‘Not That Different’ From Tea Party Protests  —  President Obama, who has become a target of the Occupy Wall Street protests sweeping the country, today embraced the economic frustration voiced on the streets and said in an exclusive interview with ABC News that his vision …
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The Politico:
Wall Street to Dems: you can't have it both ways  —  After the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent a recent email urging supporters to sign a petition backing the wave of Occupy Wall Street protests, phones at the party committee started ringing.
New York Post:
Thieves preying on fellow protesters  —  It's a den of thieves!  —  Occupy Wall Street protesters said yesterday that packs of brazen crooks within their ranks have been robbing their fellow demonstrators blind, making off with pricey cameras, phones and laptops — and even a hefty bundle of donated cash and food.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Doug Schoen Grossly Misrepresents His Own Poll Results To Smear Occupy Wall Street  —  In this morning's Wall Street Journal, Doug Schoen reports on the results of a poll he conducted of Occupy Wall Street protesters.  Here is the nut graph:
Alex Klein / New York Magazine:
Are You Smarter Than a Wall Street Occupier?  —  Over the past month, the crusaders at Zuccotti Park have braved the elements, tussled with police, and stood their ground against Mayor Bloomberg.  But how much do the protesters actually know about the economic system that they're fighting to change?
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs and Mogulite
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Will Nolan's ‘Dark Knight Rises’ occupy Wall Street?  —  “The Dark Knight Rises,” Christopher Nolan's third film in the Batman trilogy, has been shooting in Los Angeles in recent weeks.  But the Christian Bale-led production is now set to make a trip to New York and could be heading to a fraught locale: the Occupy Wall Street protests.
Douglas Schoen / Wall Street Journal:
Polling the Occupy Wall Street Crowd  —  In interviews, protesters show that they are leftists out of step with most American voters.  Yet Democrats are embracing them anyway.  —  President Obama and the Democratic leadership are making a critical error in embracing the Occupy Wall Street movement …
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama on ‘Fast and Furious’: ‘People Who Have Screwed Up Will Be Held Accountable’  —  As the Justice Department investigates how U.S. guns were allowed to flow illicitly into Mexico under the watchful eyes of federal agents, President Obama said today in an exclusive interview with ABC News that …
Discussion: The Politico
Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Obama nixes parley with ‘Occupy’ activists  —  President Obama has taken nearly every opportunity lately to express support for the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters, but he failed to meet with some of the movement's activists when he had the chance on his Southern bus trip.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Wall Street lobbyists rage at Dems for supporting Occupy Wall Street
Discussion: Gawker and Balloon Juice
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Occupy Wall Street Is Not Anti-Semitic
Discussion: Harry's Place and Mediaite
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Barney Frank To Occupy Wall Street: Where Were You During The Last Midterms?
Discussion: THEROOT.COM and nation.foxnews.com
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Occupy Wall Street, tea party ‘not that different’
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama: Potential Supporters Sense Recovery 'Still Hasn't Gotten Done Yet'
Discussion: Washington Wire and Pat Dollard
Sarah Huisenga / CBS News:
Herman Cain acknowledges his electric border fence idea isn't a joke after all  —  PHOENIX - After first apologizing for suggesting an electric fence along the border, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain told reporters here Monday that he still thinks it's a good idea for controlling illegal immigration.
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Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Huntsman called Cooper ahead of debate  —  Anderson Cooper is in Las Vegas at the moment, getting ready for moderating tonight's CNN and Western Republican Leadership Conference debate.  Last night, his publicist managed to pull him away from a pack of screaming fans - it sounded like Beatlemania …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Cain Maintains Positive Intensity as Recognition Grows
Discussion: Firedoglake and Don Surber
Laura Geller / WWBT-TV:
Thieves steal truck with President's equipment  —  HENRICO, VA (WWBT) - NBC12 has uncovered one of those stories that makes you think: “How in the world does that happen?!”  A truck filled with President Obama's podiums and audio equipment was stolen in Henrico just days before his visit to Chesterfield.
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Five questions with Mitt Romney  —  Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks with the Review-Journal editorial board.  We select five key questions for our readers for Romney to answer.  —  Terms & Conditions  —  The following comments are provided by readers and are the sole responsiblity of the authors.
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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Respects New Hampshire's First-in-the-Nation Status
Discussion: GOP 12
United States Department of Health and Human Services:
Obama Administration's regulatory reductions to save health care system nearly $1.1 billion  —  Scaling back outdated rules is part of Administration's effort to cut red tape  —  New proposed rules released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would reduce unnecessary …
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Robert Pear / New York Times:   Administration Seeks to Roll Back Hospital Rules
New York Times:
Massachusetts Looks at ‘Global Payments’ to Lower Health Cost
Discussion: JustOneMinute and National Review
James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
An architect of Cain's 9-9-9 plan says he should drop sales tax  —  Superstar WaPo blogger Jen Rubin is not a fan of Herman Cain's tax plan and its VATastic aspect: … A few thoughts here: a) I come down on the side that the Europe has embraced value-added taxes to fund its love of big government …
Discussion: National Review and RedState
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Architect of Cain's 9-9-9 plan wants him to drop national sales tax
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
It's Not How Many Followers You Have, It's Who Follows You  —  Felix Salmon adds to the growing legend of the world's least-likely protest sign: … But herein lies one of the secrets of the faux-meritocracy of the internet.  Furnas may appear to be a mild-mannered law student with only 325 Twitter followers.
Discussion: Grasping Reality …
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Occupy Wall Street Protests Are Focusing Attention On Inequality
Discussion: Salon.com and Salon
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Republicans lay groundwork for healthcare repeal  —  Seeing a chance to regain power next year, GOP activists are making sure they're ready to act on a full rollback of President Obama's overhaul.  —  Reporting from Washington— Republican activists, increasingly optimistic they can win …
Discussion: Political Mojo
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Bloomberg:
Cain Used Campaign Funds to Buy Autobiography  —  Republican presidential contender Herman Cain used campaign funds to buy his own books from his motivational speaking company, Federal Election Commission records show.  —  Although his autobiography was published by a division of Simon & Schuster Inc. …
Robert Costa / National Review:
Rollins Responds to Bachmann's Google Remark  —  In a New York Times story published today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R., Minn.) tells reporter Trip Gabriel that she “should have done that Google search” before tapping Ed Rollins to be her campaign manager.
Wall Street Journal:
New Mortgage Plan Floated  —  Underwater Borrowers Current on Payments Would Get Help  —  State and federal officials are pushing a plan that could help some “underwater” borrowers get refinancing assistance in the latest government bid to break a legal impasse with big banks …
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Newest Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Idea? Same As Fannie/Freddie Refi Plan
 
 
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