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11:45 AM ET, October 19, 2011

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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.

Discussion: National Review, Hot Air, Pat Dollard, Michelle Malkin and Taegan Goddard's …

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.

Discussion: Daily Kos, FrumForum and Balloon Juice

New York Times:

Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Las Vegas — LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney came under withering attack from his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination at a debate here Tuesday night, with Gov. Rick Perry leading an intense and sometimes personal barrage …

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 …

Discussion: Northern Reflections, National Review, p m carpenter's commentary and Daily Kos

Mark Murray / msnbc.com:

NBC Poll: Cain leads in S.C.; tight Fla. race with Romney — ‘The road to the convention is going to go through these two states’ — Below: — Deputy political director — updated 2011-10-19T10:19:11 — Former businessman Herman Cain holds a narrow lead in South Carolina's Republican primary …

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, The Other McCain, Hotline On Call, The Politico and Reuters

2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:

SLIDESHOW: Meet The 2012 GOPers: Rick Perry — “Mitt, you lose all of your standing from my perspective because you hired illegals in your home and you knew about it for a year,” Perry said. “And the idea that you stand here before us and talk about that you're strong on immigration is on its face the height of hypocrisy.”

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The New Republic, The Atlantic Online, Wonkette and Business Insider

Washington Examiner:
In fifth debate, Perry finally shows up

Discussion: CNN, Washington Post, Campaign 2012, Hot Air, The Spectacle Blog, Riehl World View, Betsy's Page and Pundit & Pundette

The Politico:
Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney: Now it's personal

Discussion: ABCNEWS, GOP 12, National Review, The Other McCain and Pajamas Media

CNN:
Five things we learned from Tuesday's GOP debate

Discussion: Washington Wire, The Atlantic Online and The Moderate Voice

Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Herman Cain backers launch super PAC

Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller, National Review and The Page

James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times:
Herman Cain says he ‘misspoke’ on considering prisoner transfer

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Washington Post and ABCNEWS

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Immigration sparks war of words between Romney, Perry at GOP debate

Discussion: Telegraph, Don Surber, The Politico and Ben Smith's Blog

Stephen Green / Pajamas Media:
Drunkblogging Tonight's GOP Debate

Discussion: the first casualty, The Huffington Post, Vox Popoli and FrumForum

Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Debate rivals pile on Romney in Vegas

Discussion: Washington Post, The Page, Mediaite, RedState, American Spectator and The Moderate Voice

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 …

Discussion: The Impolitic, Business Insider, Shakesville, City Room, New York Magazine, ThinkProgress, Vox Tablet, Deadline.com, Althouse, Gothamist, Runnin' Scared, The Informer and The Politico

Fars News Agency:
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Condemn Zionists for Economic Crisis in US

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit

Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Naomi Wolf arrested while defending Occupy Wall Street protesters

Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog and JammieWearingFool

Susanne Craig / DealBook:
Goldman Loss Offers a Bad Omen for Wall Street

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Politico and The 1600 Report

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.

Discussion: Shakesville

Tim Mak / The Politico:
Unpaid student loans top $1 trillion

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Will Nolan's ‘Dark Knight Rises’ occupy Wall Street?

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Guardian, Big Hollywood, Deadline.com, Mogulite, New York Magazine, Business Insider, Gawker and Gothamist

Jim Forsyth / WOAI-TV:

Terror Link Downplayed in Courthouse Break-In — Five men in their twenties, described as French-Moroccan Muslims, are being questioned by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and by officials of the Department of Homeland Security after they were arrested inside the 120 year old Bexar County Courthouse …

Discussion: BLACKFIVE and Atlas Shrugs

KENS:
5 detained in overnight break-in at old Bexar Co. Courthouse

Discussion: Jihad Watch and Pat Dollard

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 …

Discussion: CNN, Pat Dollard, New York Magazine and CBS Cleveland

Florida Today:
Ohio town locked down after lions, bears, wolves escape from sanctuary

Discussion: Mediaite

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.

Discussion: The Politico, msnbc.com and Pajamas Media

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.

Discussion: Gawker, Firedoglake and iOwnTheWorld.com

Al Baker / New York Times:
Commander Who Pepper-Sprayed Protesters Faces Disciplinary Charge

Discussion: ANIMAL, Runnin' Scared and Balloon Juice

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 …

Discussion: Don Surber

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.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, American Spectator and National Review

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.

Discussion: Pajamas Media, New York Magazine and JammieWearingFool

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” …

Discussion: Reuters, UrbanGrounds, Weasel Zippers, RedState, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, Fire Andrea Mitchell!, ABCNEWS, iOwnTheWorld.com and Weekly Standard

Latest from Crain's New York Business:

Protesters get personal to embarrass city's titans — Advocates are making scenes at the restaurants and doorsteps of the rich and famous in increasingly edgy attempts to change policies or win labor disputes. — By Daniel Massey @masseydaniel — It's been a rough few weeks …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Eater NY, Gawker and Spocko's Brain

Reuters:

Violent anti-austerity protests grip Greek capital — (Reuters) - Greek police cleared the square in front of parliament on Wednesday after clashing with black-clad demonstrators during a mass anti-austerity rally called to coincide with a vote on a bitterly resented new round of belt-tightening.

Discussion: Pajamas Media, Wonkette and Business Insider

Paul Krugman:

TPC Does Herman Cain — The Tax Policy Center has the distributional analysis of 9-9-9. It's awesome: — Howard Gleckman summarizes:

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Atlantic Online, americanthinker.com and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

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.

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, Outside the Beltway and The Political Carnival