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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.
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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:
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.
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.
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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?
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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 …
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The Politico, TPMDC and Pat Dollard
Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Obama nixes parley with ‘Occupy’ activists
Obama nixes parley with ‘Occupy’ activists
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Celebrated redistributionists discover healthy respect for private property
Celebrated redistributionists discover healthy respect for private property
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The Right Sphere, Sister Toldjah and Pajamas Media
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Occupy Wall Street Is Not Anti-Semitic
Occupy Wall Street Is Not Anti-Semitic
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Wall Street lobbyists rage at Dems for supporting Occupy Wall Street
Wall Street lobbyists rage at Dems for supporting Occupy Wall Street
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Charlie Spiering / Campaign 2012:
Christie equates Occupy Wall Street with Tea Party
Christie equates Occupy Wall Street with Tea Party
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Michelle Goldberg / Vox Tablet:
One Percent — Anti-Semites are a tiny fringe at the Occupy Wall Street protests.
One Percent — Anti-Semites are a tiny fringe at the Occupy Wall Street protests.
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New York Magazine, The New Republic, Mogulite and The Other McCain
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Barney Frank To Occupy Wall Street: Where Were You During The Last Midterms?
Barney Frank To Occupy Wall Street: Where Were You During The Last Midterms?
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Douglas Schoen / Wall Street Journal:
Polling the Occupy Wall Street Crowd
Polling the Occupy Wall Street Crowd
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Great Restoration
The Great Restoration
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Occupy Wall Street, tea party ‘not that different’
Occupy Wall Street, tea party ‘not that different’
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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 …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Herman Cain: Sure, I can see myself releasing everyone at Gitmo in exchange for one U.S. POW
Herman Cain: Sure, I can see myself releasing everyone at Gitmo in exchange for one U.S. POW
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Is Herman Cain serious?
Is Herman Cain serious?
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Sarah Kliff / Washington Post:
Meet the senator who killed the CLASS Act — If anyone can claim responsibility for the CLASS Act's demise, it's probably Sen. Judd Gregg. During the health reform debate, the former Republican senator from New Hampshire secured an amendment requiring the Department of Health and Human Services …
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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Republicans lay groundwork for healthcare repeal
Republicans lay groundwork for healthcare repeal
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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.
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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 …
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Howard Gleckman / TaxVox:
Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Would Cut Taxes for the Rich, Raise Taxes for Almost Everyone Else
Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Would Cut Taxes for the Rich, Raise Taxes for Almost Everyone Else
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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.
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Grasping Reality …
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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
Romney Respects New Hampshire's First-in-the-Nation Status
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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
Robert Jeffress / Washington Post:
Why a candidate's faith matters — Hearing Mitt Romney's surrogate Bill Bennett refer to me as a bigot and Jon Huntsman call me a “moron” last week after my controversial comments on Mormonism, amid calls for civility and tolerance in public discourse, reminds me of the exclamation: “We will not tolerate intolerance!”
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Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
If #OWS Has No Coherent Message, How Come Eric Cantor Is Suddenly Talking About ‘Income Disparity’? — Why Charlie Pierce continues to be my hero:
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Kyle Olson / Big Government:
Occupy Arrest Scam Unmasked — Leftists love to get arrested at protests. It must make them feel like adults and compensates for their otherwise very childish behavior. — But new video released exclusively by EAGtv shows the protestors pre-arrange who is to be arrested.
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Katya Adler / BBC:
Spain's stolen babies and the families who lived a lie — Manoli Pagador recalls her first-born child being taken away — Spanish society has been shaken by allegations of the theft and trafficking of thousands of babies by nuns, priests and doctors, which started under Franco and continued up to the 1990s.
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Carol J. Williams / Los Angeles Times:
9th Circuit finds police stun gun use excessive in 2 cases — The ruling could prompt police to reexamine rules and practices for the temporarily debilitating weapons. — Police used excessive force when they fired Tasers at a pregnant woman in Seattle and a victim of domestic abuse in Maui …
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