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8:20 PM ET, October 20, 2011

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Rania El Gamal / Reuters:
Gaddafi captured and wounded near Sirte: NTC official  —  (Reuters) - Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was captured and wounded in both legs near his hometown of Sirte at dawn on Thursday, National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid said.  —  Majid reported the capture …
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Kareem Fahim / New York Times:
Qaddafi Is Dead, Libyan Officials Say  —  TRIPOLI, Libya — Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the former Libyan strongman who fled into hiding after rebels toppled his regime two months ago in the Arab Spring's most tumultuous uprising, was killed Thursday as fighters battling the vestiges …
Aljazeera:
Muammar Gaddafi killed in gun battle  —  NTC military chief says toppled leader died of wounds following capture near his hometown of Sirte.  —  Abdul Hakim Belhaj, a NTC military chief, has confirmed that Muammar Gaddafi has died of his wounds after being captured near Sirte.
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Where Is Mitt Romney on Libya?  —  Have you had any difficulty discerning Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney's precise position on the US involvement in the NATO mission in Libya?  —  The one consistency has been criticism of President Obama.  —  But beyond that, he's seemed a bit all over the Libyan map.
The Daily Beast:
When Condi Met Gaddafi  —  In an exclusive excerpt from Condoleezza Rice's new memoir, ‘No Higher Honor,’ the former secretary of state tells all about her meeting with the recently killed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi: his obsession with her, his WMD stockpile—and the infamous ‘tent.’
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Romney aide on Libya: Credit to the Libyans, not Obama
Discussion: ABCNEWS and New York Times
Rasmussen Reports:
Iowa: Cain 28% Romney 21% Paul 10%  —  Reflecting national trends, businessman Herman Cain has now jumped to the front of the Republican pack in Iowa.  —  A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Iowa caucus-goers shows that Cain is in front with 28% followed by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney at 21%.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama struggling in Ohio  —  If Barack Obama had to stand for reelection today he would likely lose Ohio...as long as the Republicans nominate Mitt Romney.  —  Obama's approval rating in the state is only 43%, with 52% of voters disapproving of him.  He's very unpopular with independents at 39/57 …
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Herman Cain Tells Piers Morgan That He Is Anti-Abortion, Yet Pro-Choice?
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Herman Cain lands Steve Grubbs in Iowa
Discussion: Race 4 2012
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Marco Rubio's compelling family story embellishes facts, documents show  —  During his rise to political prominence, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) frequently repeated a compelling version of his family's history that had special resonance in South Florida.  He was the son of exiles, he told audiences …
Reuters:
Gaddafi's death - who pulled the trigger?  —  (Reuters) - Disturbing images of a blood-stained and shaken Muammar Gaddafi being jostled by angry fighters quickly circulated around the world after the Libyan dictator's dramatic death near his home town of Sirte.
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Mirror.co.uk:
Gaddafi dead picture: Colonel Gaddafi photo appears to prove Libya dictator is dead
Alastair Gale / Korea Real Time:
Occupy Wall Street Gets Pyongyang's Backing … You could see this one coming.  —  North Korea's state news agency weighed in on the Occupy Wall Street protests Thursday, highlighting the “stern judgment” of “millions of people” against a capitalist system that “brings exploitation …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Jerold S. Kayden / New York Times:
Meet Me at the Plaza  —  AN unintended but potentially significant …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Murray Weiss / DNAinfo.com:
Pepper Spray Cop Anthony Bologna Feels ‘Tortured’ by Incident, Sources Say
David Cay Johnston:
First look at US pay data, it's awful  —  Anyone who wants to understand the enduring nature of Occupy Wall Street and similar protests across the country need only look at the first official data on 2010 paychecks, which the U.S. government posted on the Internet on Wednesday.
Hotline On Call:
Announcing Retirement, Dem Congressman Bashes Obama  —  Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif., announced his retirement from Congress this afternoon — and he issued a scathing parting shot at President Obama's track record on his way out.  —  In a statement explaining his decision, Cardoza …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Melody Barnes leaving White House
Discussion: Washington Post
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi's silent treatment shows breaks with President Obama
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
A Tale Of Two Presidents  —  A reader writes: … And this time, the Arab world loves us as well.  —  To rid the world of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and Moammar Qaddafi within six months: if Obama were a Republican, he'd be on Mount Rushmore by now.
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New York Times:
News Analysis: Qaddafi's Death Is Latest Victory for New U.S. Approach to War
Discussion: The Mahablog
Debbie Siegelbaum / The Hill:
FBI investigating assassination threat against Rep. Schilling  —  The FBI and Capitol Police are investigating an online threat made against Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-Ill.) offering a $75,000 reward for his assassination.  —  Schilling learned of the threat in an email alert Tuesday night, according to his spokeswoman, Andrea Pivarunas.
Washington Wire:
Perry Campaign Chartered a Plane Used in Drug-Smuggling Ring  —  The campaign of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, which said Wednesday it had underpaid wealthy donors for use of their private jets, has another ticklish plane problem. … For a campaign swing that started late last month …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The GOP's ‘Thank America Last’ crowd  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) appeared on Fox News this morning to respond to reports of Moammar Gadhafi's demise.  His first instinct wasn't to thank American troops, but rather, to thank French troops.  —  “Today's not a day to point fingers,” the right-wing Florida senator said.
Discussion: Political Mojo
Pema Levy / TAPPED:
In Defense of Rachel Maddow  —  After Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington, D.C., last year, Rachel Maddow convinced Stewart to sit down with her for over an hour to discuss politics and the media.  She dedicated her entire show that night to the interview.
David Kestenbaum / NPR:
What If We Paid Off The Debt?  The Secret Government Report  —  Planet Money has obtained a secret government report outlining what once looked like a potential crisis: The possibility that the U.S. government might pay off its entire debt.  —  It sounds ridiculous today.
The Right Sphere:
OccupyWallStreet Protesters Go On Private Property And Threaten To Disrupt Business  —  Here's something you never saw at a Tea Party event, rally, or gathering.  —  I'm actually amazed that this guy left that restaurant with a full mouth of teeth.  The guy at the end of the video …
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Kevin Drum / Political Mojo:
Illegal Immigration and the Left  —  Ryan Bonneville writes that there's really nothing Barack Obama can do to placate the right-wing illegal immigration crowd.  No matter what he does, it will never be enough.  Then this: … Well, the reason I don't have a big problem …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Crooked Timber
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama's numbers down even in Hawaii  —  Barack Obama doesn't need to worry about winning Hawaii next year.  He's more popular there than anywhere else in the country and he has huge leads over all of his potential Republican opponents.  But even his native state shows the difficulties Obama's facing right …
Discussion: Don Surber and JammieWearingFool
Spencerackerman / Attackerman:
The Post-Gadhafi Journalism You Will Read In The Next 72 Hours  —  1. Why Gadhafi's Death Vindicates “Leading From Behind” (Tom Friedman)  —  2. Gadhafi's Death Shows The U.S. Was Never Really “Leading From Behind” (Anne-Marie Slaughter)  —  3. There Is Still More To Do In Libya (Any Washington Post op-ed)
Doug MacDiarmid / KLFY-TV:
Law Bans Cash for Second Hand Transactions  —  Cold hard cash.  It's good everywhere you go, right?  You can use it to pay for anything.  —  But that's not the case here in Louisiana now.  It's a law that was passed during this year's busy legislative session.
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Foreigners' Sweetener: Buy House, Get a Visa  —  The reeling housing market has come to this: To shore it up, two Senators are preparing to introduce a bipartisan bill Thursday that would give residence visas to foreigners who spend at least $500,000 to buy houses in the U.S.
Peter Hermann / Baltimore Sun:
‘Occupy’ memo could discourage victims from reporting assaults  —  Protest group says it wants to be self-contained community  —  Efforts by the Occupy Baltimore protest group to evolve into a self-contained, self-governing community have erupted into controversy with the distribution …
The Politico:
ActBlue to begin listing super PACs - Big spending third Q reports trickling in - MW&E snags four - Hensarling brings in the big guns  —  EXCLUSIVE ... ACTBLUE TO BEGIN LISTING SUPER PACS: Dave and Abby Phillip report that ActBlue, the nation's premier online Democratic fundraising organization …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
McKinsey Quarterly:
Understanding the Second Great Contraction: An interview with Kenneth Rogoff  —  The economist and coauthor of This Time Is Different explains what history can teach us about the global downturn and why climbing out of it is still rife with risks.  —  Continued economic stagnation in Europe …
 
 
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Paul Ryan: Obama ‘preying on emotions of fear, resentment and anger’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Ben Baden / US News:
The Ranks of the Underemployed Continue to Grow
Steve Eder / Deal Journal:
John Paulson Is Losing Sleep
Discussion: Business Insider and Mogulite
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Qadhafi death ‘victory’ for Obama
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Darren Goode / The Politico:
Sen. Jim DeMint aims to overturn inhaler ban
Andrew Goldman / New York Times:
Reed Hastings Knows He Messed Up
Discussion: Mogulite
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Carney: Obama “Absolutely” Agrees With Biden About Rapes & Jobs Bill
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Weasel Zippers
 Earlier Items: 
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell says Senate aiming for Thursday vote on $35B jobs bill
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Oh, This Is Good  —  So, we've been doing the Carter-Obama theme for quite a while here.
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Will Senators do the right thing on jobs, or will they shaft thousands of their own constituents?
Discussion: TPMDC, Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Andrew Breitbart / Big Journalism:
Source: ABC Reporter's Life Allegedly Threatened at Occupy Oakland; ‘We Shoot White Bitches Like You Around Here’
Michael M. Grynbaum / City Room:
2 Taxi Medallions Sell for $1 Million Each
Discussion: ANIMAL, New York Magazine and Gothamist
Associated Press:
Public radio host fired from show after NPR questions her involvement in DC protest
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The GOP's ludicrous claim about their jobs bill
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
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