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2:25 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.
Guardian:
Muammar Gaddafi is dead, NTC says - live coverage  —  • Libyan PM confirms death of former dictator  —  • Pictures and video show body in the streets  —  • Final pro-Gaddafi stronghold Sirte falls to NTC  —  • Nato commanders recommend ending mission
The Atlantic Online:
Libya: The End of Qaddafi and the Fall of Sirte
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, 1942-2011: Obituary: Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, 69, Is Dead
Discussion: St. Louis Beacon
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Hillary Clinton and Hamid Karzai chuckle over Herman Cain  —  Secretary of State Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai put international diplomacy aside Thursday during their meeting in Kabul to have a few laughs at Herman Cain's expense.  —  According to the Associated Press …
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Joshua Green / Business Week:
Herman Cain: Mine.  Mine.  Mine  —  The GOP contender has used charisma, and the seductive power of simplicity, to become a front-runner in the Presidential race.  But what exactly is he running for?  —  Cain takes his message to a crowd in Bartlett, Tenn., on Oct. 14  —  Karen Pulfer Focht/ZUMA Press/Corbis
Kirit Radia / ABCNEWS:
Hillary Clinton Mocks Herman Cain
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
Ryan Cooper / Washington Monthly:
Herman Cain and Health Care for Small Business
Discussion: TalkLeft and Political Mojo
Associated Press:
Clinton, Karzai chuckle over Herman Cain
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP and RomneyCare  —  The Republican front-runner's principles should be tested.
Discussion: New York Magazine and FrumForum
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Herman Cain Tells Piers Morgan That He Is Anti-Abortion, Yet Pro-Choice?  —  Tonight, Herman Cain sat down with CNN's Piers Morgan to discuss his stance on a variety of issues.  And it would appear that, where abortion is concerned, Cain is “anti-abortion in all cases,” yet “pro-choice.”
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Nia-Malika Henderson / Washington Post:
Herman Cain on abortion: Pro-choice and pro-life?
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
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Romney campaign pulls Web video mocking Perry's debate performances
Discussion: CNN
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.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The New Republic
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.
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Davidswanson / War Is A Crime .org:
NPR Gets Radio Host Fired for Occupying  —  National Public Radio on Wednesday discovered that a woman named Lisa Simeone who [produced] hosted a show about opera called “World of Opera” had been participating in a nonviolent occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., organized by October2011.org.
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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.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The GOP's ludicrous claim about their jobs bill  —  “The entire plan will not add one penny to the federal debt, while creating 5 million new jobs.”  —  “Paul said the bill would create 5 million new jobs—although he did not offer a specific time frame.”  —  Politicians love to make claims …
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 …
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)
Ron Scherer / CNBC:
A Long, Steep Drop for Americans' Standard of Living  —  Think life is not as good as it used to be, at least in terms of your wallet?  You'd be right about that.  The standard of living for Americans has fallen longer and more steeply over the past three years than at any time since …
JSOnline:
Obey touts Kohl, Barrett in Walker recall, but keeps door open for himself  —  By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel  —  Former U.S. Rep. David Obey said he would consider running for governor if Republican Gov. Scott Walker is recalled, but he emphasized Wednesday that former Sen. Herb Kohl …
Discussion: TPMDC and Althouse
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.
 
 
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Michael Doyle / Capitol Alert:
Dennis Cardoza announces retirement from Congress
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Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
Occupy the Classroom  —  Occupy Wall Street is shining …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Post
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi's silent treatment shows breaks with President Obama
Discussion: The Politico and Weasel Zippers
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Pat Buchanan: Blacks Have Lost The American Identity They Had During Segregation
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Eschaton
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Goolsbee flunks ‘cash for clunkers’
Christina Boyle / NY Daily News:
Occupy Wall St. protesters' rights in good hands as legal minds step up to offer their support
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Comments on Immigration Alienate Some Hispanics
Jason Mattera / Human Events:
All Huffy, Joe Biden Stands By Rape Reference to GOP
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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