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Washington Post-Pew Research Center Poll — This poll was conducted for The Washington Post and the Pew Research Center by telephone October 13 to 16, 2011, among a random national sample of 1,007 adults, including users of both conventional and cellular phones.
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The Politico:
Why Perry went there — The Texas governor went into Tuesday night's debate looking for a reaction — and he got one.
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Jonathan Bernstein / Washington Post:
Romney still the best at this, Perry not as bad, and the loser? Anderson Cooper — Well, it was the feistiest debate — Rick Perry even stayed awake for the whole thing, which was a nice change — and we had the welcome (at least for entertainment purposes) return of the Crazy GOP Audience thing …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Perry Commits to Flat Tax, Reforming Entitlements — In a brief speech this morning at the Western Republican Conference, Texas governor Rick Perry announced that in six days he would reveal an “economic pro-growth package that will create growth” and encourage investment in America.
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Republican Bickersons — That was fun tonight. Attack, defend, attack and attack some more. Texas Gov. Rick Perry had some problems in tonight's Republican presidential debate, as he's had before — do we really want to “defund the United Nations”? — but he was a real presence this time …
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The Politico:
Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney: Now it's personal
Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney: Now it's personal
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John Feehery / Pundits Blog:
Bickering — Newt Gingrich had the line of the night toward …
Bickering — Newt Gingrich had the line of the night toward …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Half of Americans believe Obama doesn't deserve re-election
Half of Americans believe Obama doesn't deserve re-election
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CNN:
Five things we learned from Tuesday's GOP debate
Five things we learned from Tuesday's GOP debate
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Washington Post:
Rick Perry better known, more disliked by GOP conservatives
Rick Perry better known, more disliked by GOP conservatives
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New York Times:
Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Las Vegas
Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Las Vegas
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Capital Now Richer Than Silicon Valley — Federal employees whose compensation averages more than $126,000 and the nation's greatest concentration of lawyers helped Washington edge out San Jose as the wealthiest U.S. metropolitan area, government data show.
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Reid says government jobs must take priority over private-sector jobs — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday said Congress needs to worry about government jobs more than private-sector jobs, and that this is why Senate Democrats are pushing a bill aimed at shoring up teachers and first responders.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Ohio SB 5 Headed For Rejection — Labor is poised for a big victory in Ohio next month- PPP's newest poll of the state finds that voters intend to reject Senate Bill 5 by a 56-36 margin. Although that margin is consistent with what we found in the state earlier this year …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators angry about Reid claim that they're rooting for economic failure
GOP senators angry about Reid claim that they're rooting for economic failure
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
West counters Obama: MLK would not have backed Wall Street protests — Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) rejected President Obama's comparison between Martin Luther King Jr. and what he called the “Occupy Wall Street gangs.” — “Martin Luther King Jr. would not have backed these types of protesters …
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Adrianne Jeffries / The New York Observer:
Real World: Occupy Wall Street? MTV Issues Casting Call for Protesters
Real World: Occupy Wall Street? MTV Issues Casting Call for Protesters
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Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Naomi Wolf arrested while defending Occupy Wall Street protesters
Naomi Wolf arrested while defending Occupy Wall Street protesters
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Sean Captaintoday / Fast Company:
The Demographics Of Occupy Wall Street
The Demographics Of Occupy Wall Street
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Blame Gov't More Than Wall Street for Economy
Americans Blame Gov't More Than Wall Street for Economy
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
GOP rips Dems for anti-Semitism in Occupy Wall Street protests
GOP rips Dems for anti-Semitism in Occupy Wall Street protests
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Dennis Cauchon / USA Today:
Student loan debt hits record levels — Students and workers seeking retraining are borrowing extraordinary amounts of money through federal loan programs, potentially putting a huge burden on the backs of young people looking for jobs and trying to start careers.
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Suzy Khimm / Washington Post:
The student debt crisis in one chart
The student debt crisis in one chart
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ABCNEWS:
Transcript: ABC News' Jake Tapper's Exclusive Interview With President Obama — President Obama sits down with ABC News' senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper for an exclusive interview in Jamestown, N.C. (Courtesy the White House) — The following is a transcript …
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Tina Korbe / Hot Air:
Obama: “All the choices we've made have been the right ones”
Obama: “All the choices we've made have been the right ones”
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ABCNEWS:
Animals Loose in Ohio: Town Under Lockdown — An Ohio town is under lockdown as dozens of wild animals including bears, wolves and tigers have escaped from a private preserve are and are on the loose after the owner of the preserve has been found dead. — Terry Thompson of Zanesville …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
GOP Rep. Asked Paper To Keep Town Hall Secret, Selected Residents Who Were Invited — Freshman Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) told a town hall gathering Monday that “the whole purpose” of the meeting “is to hear from you.” But apparently Herrera Beutler isn't interested in hearing from everyone.
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Phil Izzo / Real Time Economics:
What Percent Are You? — To get the full experience of this page, please upgrade your Flash Plugin — The Occupy Wall Street movement seeks to speak for the bottom 99% of the population by income, which includes pretty much everyone who makes less than $500,000 a year.
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Jon Huntsman / Wall Street Journal:
‘Too Big to Fail’ Is Simply Too Big — There is no evidence huge banks add sufficient value to offset the systemic risk they pose. — Is Dodd-Frank an appropriate regulatory response to the 2007 financial crisis? Tragically, no. That legislation ignores the government's pervasive role …
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Jon Huntsman's Plan To End ‘Too Big To Fail’ Doesn't Do Anything To Shrink Big Banks
Jon Huntsman's Plan To End ‘Too Big To Fail’ Doesn't Do Anything To Shrink Big Banks
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Jenna Hiller / KSAT-TV:
Bexar County Courthouse Break-In May Have Been Prank — 5 Foreign Nationals In Custody — SAN ANTONIO — Five foreign nationals accused of breaking into the Bexar County Courthouse early Wednesday morning may have been playing a prank, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said.
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Ana Ley / MySanAntonio.com:
Feds investigating break-in at county courthouse
Feds investigating break-in at county courthouse
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Rebecca Rosenberg / New York Post:
Protest mob is enjoying rich diet — They may sleep in the park, but they eat like kings. — Hundreds of grimy protesters laying siege to Wall Street and stuffed into the now-smelly Zuccotti Park dine each night on gourmet meals prepared by a former hotel chef using only the finest organic ingredients.
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Sam Youngman / Ballot Box:
President Obama's strategy on jobs is working — even if Americans aren't — It's certainly not pretty, but darn if it doesn't appear to be working. — President Obama's newfound message discipline on jobs and his two-pronged attack on the GOP are providing the beleaguered president …
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Yves Smith / naked capitalism:
David Graeber: On Playing By The Rules - The Strange Success Of #OccupyWallStreet — Yves here. I have to note that David DeGraw of Amped Status is widely credited as the originator of “We are the 99%.” … Just a few months ago, I wrote a piece for Adbusters that started with a conversation …
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