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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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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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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The dangers of accidental candor — After five debates in six weeks, these get-togethers for the Republican presidential candidates were quickly becoming sleep-inducing. Last night in Las Vegas, though, was at least lively — with time running out, someone lit a fire under the candidates' feet.
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The Politico:
Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney: Now it's personal — LAS VEGAS - After months of diversions — sideshow candidates, Hamlet acts and straw polls — Tuesday night's sizzling Republican presidential showdown boiled the nomination fight down to its essentials: a deeply personal …
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New York Times:
Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Las Vegas
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Washington Examiner:
In fifth debate, Perry finally shows up
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CNN:
Five things we learned from Tuesday's GOP debate
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Washington Wire and The Atlantic Online
Jonathan Bernstein / Washington Post:
Romney still the best at this, Perry not as bad, and the loser? Anderson Cooper
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The Huffington Post, Political Mojo, A plain blog about politics and Daily Kos
Adrianne Jeffries / The New York Observer:
Real World: Occupy Wall Street? MTV Issues Casting Call for Protesters — Is Occupy Wall Street ready to start being real? Bunim/Murray Productions, the agency casting for MTV's Real World 27, appears to think the show Real World needs some real world drama: an ad appeared …
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CBS Cleveland:
‘Occupy Cleveland’ Protester Alleges She Was Raped — CLEVELAND, Ohio (CBS Cleveland) - An “Occupy Cleveland” protester tells police she was raped in her tent over the weekend. — Cleveland police are investigating an alleged sexual assault incident Saturday at the “Occupy Cleveland” …
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Naomi Wolf arrested while defending Occupy Wall Street protesters
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Fars News Agency:
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Condemn Zionists for Economic Crisis in US
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
GOP rips Dems for anti-Semitism in Occupy Wall Street protests
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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.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators angry about Reid claim they're rooting for failure — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is trying to bring comity back to the upper chamber, has broken protocol by accusing Republicans of rooting for the economy to fail. — The accusations from the blunt Nevada Democrat …
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Washington Post:
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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Washington Post:
Rick Perry better known, more disliked by GOP conservatives
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC Poll: Cain leads in S.C.; tight Fla. race with Romney
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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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Mj Lee / The Politico:
Census: D.C. is country's wealthiest area
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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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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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Phil Izzo / Real Time Economics:
What Percent Are You? — To get the full experience of this page …
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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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John Feehery / Pundits Blog:
Bickering — Newt Gingrich had the line of the night toward the end of the debate when he complained that the moderator encouraged a level of bickering that could only make it harder for the GOP to get the White House. — I don't think Anderson Cooper was really trying to sink the Republican nominee for president in this debate.
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Jared Bernstein / On the Economy:
9-9-9 in One (Really Long) Graph — In my previous post decrying the extreme redistribution of the tax burden from the wealthy to everyone else, I had to use two graphs to tell the story. I couldn't fit the increase in tax liabilities for the bottom 80% on the same graph that includes …
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Is Very Regressive
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NY Daily News:
Occupy Wall St. pepper-spray cop Anthony Bologna loses 10 vacation days for violating NYPD rules — NYPD Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna was disciplined Tuesday for pepper-spraying two female protesters in the notorious YouTube video seen around the world.
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Al Baker / New York Times:
Commander Who Pepper-Sprayed Protesters Faces Disciplinary Charge
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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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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Question That Needs Asking — I only caught a little of the GOP debate last night, but I came away with two thoughts: first, the distinct impression that New Gingrich's “it's-so-crazy-it-just-might- work” strategy for this race is looking a little less crazy with every debate.
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