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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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Why Perry went there — The Texas governor went into Tuesday night's debate looking for a reaction — and he got one.
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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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.
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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Jonathan Bernstein / Washington Post:
Romney still the best at this, Perry not as bad, and the loser? Anderson Cooper
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The Politico:
Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney: Now it's personal
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New York Times:
Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Las Vegas
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Joshua Altman / Ballot Box:
After eight debates, the GOP hopefuls get personal in 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.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators angry about Reid claim that they're rooting for economic failure
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Mj Lee / The Politico:
Census: D.C. is country's wealthiest area
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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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Sean Captaintoday / Fast Company:
The Demographics Of Occupy Wall Street
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Adrianne Jeffries / The New York Observer:
Real World: Occupy Wall Street? MTV Issues Casting Call for Protesters
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Naomi Wolf / Guardian:
how I was arrested at Occupy Wall Street
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Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Naomi Wolf arrested while defending Occupy Wall Street protesters
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
GOP rips Dems for anti-Semitism in Occupy Wall Street protests
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Ana Ley / MySanAntonio.com:
Feds investigating break-in at county courthouse — aley@express-news.net — metro - An RV used by the suspects in the alleged break-in at the Bexar County Courthouse remains parked outside the courthouse moments before it was towed away by authorities in San Antonio on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011.
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Jim Forsyth / WOAI-TV:
Terror Link Downplayed in Courthouse Break-In
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Jenna Hiller / KSAT-TV:
Bexar County Courthouse Break-In May Have Been Prank
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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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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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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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Lee Hughes / Columbian:
Politician didn't want event touted — Herrera Beutler's office asked paper to not publicize meeting; select residents called — Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler's office asked a Centralia newspaper not to publicize her community coffee meeting on Monday. — Who should be informed …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
GOP Rep. Asked Paper To Keep Town Hall Secret, Selected Residents Who Were Invited
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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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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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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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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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