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Police Fire Tear Gas at Occupy Protesters in Oakland — Last Updated 9:48 a.m. Riot police in Oakland dispersed hundreds of protesters with tear gas on Tuesday night as crowds tried to re-enter a plaza outside of City Hall that the authorities had cleared of an encampment earlier in the day.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: “The Man” 1, Occupy Oakland 0; Update: Protesters try to re-enter park
Video: “The Man” 1, Occupy Oakland 0; Update: Protesters try to re-enter park
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David Morgan / CBS News:
Riot police arrest “Occupy Oakland” protesters
Riot police arrest “Occupy Oakland” protesters
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Pizza Magnate Leads GOP Presidential Pack In Ohio, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Romney Stalled As Perry Vanishes — Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain has jumped to the front of the line among GOP presidential contenders with 28 percent support among Ohio Republicans.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A day down the drain for Rick Perry
A day down the drain for Rick Perry
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Perry's nightmare: WaPo's Rubin
Perry's nightmare: WaPo's Rubin
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Romney's ‘huge freaking deal’ — At this point in the morning yesterday, it looked like the biggest political screw-up of the day would be Rick Perry's latest Birther flirtations. As it turns out, though as ridiculous as this was, it was eclipsed rather easily.
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Romney rushes to clarify to comments on union bargaining bill — FAIRFAX, Va. — Mitt Romney sought to overturn his controversial comment on unions Wednesday, saying he supports Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) “110 percent” in limiting collective bargaining power.
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New Poll Finds a Deep Distrust of Government — With Election Day just over a year away, a deep sense of economic anxiety and doubt about the future hangs over the nation, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll, with Americans' distrust of government at its highest level ever.
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Top Earners Doubled Share of Nation's Income, C.B.O. Says — WASHINGTON — The top 1 percent of earners more than doubled their share of the nation's income over the last three decades, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, in a new report likely to figure prominently …
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Poll: 43 percent agree with views of “Occupy Wall Street”
Poll: 43 percent agree with views of “Occupy Wall Street”
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Adam C. Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Rick Perry: Obama is an American citizen — ST PETE BEACH - Texas governor Rick Perry clarified Wednesday that he has no doubt that Barack Obama was born in the U.S., saying that he was only kidding around when he voiced doubts in a TV interview earlier this week.
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
The revenue and GDP impact of the Perry flat tax plan — now with actual numbers!
The revenue and GDP impact of the Perry flat tax plan — now with actual numbers!
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Poll: Issue 2 sinking — Law that limits collective bargaining trailing by 25 points — A year ago, it was Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland complaining about the accuracy of the Quinnipiac poll when the survey showed him trailing GOP challenger John Kasich.
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
After Refusing To Take A Position On Ohio's Anti-Labor Law, Romney Is Now ‘110 Percent’ Behind It
After Refusing To Take A Position On Ohio's Anti-Labor Law, Romney Is Now ‘110 Percent’ Behind It
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Jeff Bell / bizjournals:
Poll: Support fading for Ohio S.B. 5
Poll: Support fading for Ohio S.B. 5
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Obama education chief: student loan reform to address income inequality — President Obama's education reform efforts will address growing income inequality in the U.S., Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Wednesday. — Speaking on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Wednesday …
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Tamar Lewin / New York Times:
President to Ease Student-Loan Burden for Low-Income Graduates
President to Ease Student-Loan Burden for Low-Income Graduates
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Obama administration announces plan to ease student loan burdens
Obama administration announces plan to ease student loan burdens
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Gupta to Face Criminal Charges — For decades, Rajat K. Gupta was the face of business success, leading global consulting giant McKinsey & Co. and serving on the boards of several prestigious American companies, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. — Now, prosecutors say …
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Obama: If We Lose in 2012, Government Will Tell People 'You're on Your Own' — At a million-dollar San Francisco fundraiser today, President Obama warned his recession-battered supporters that if he loses the 2012 election it could herald a new, painful era of self-reliance in America.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Record-Low 26% in U.S. Favor Handgun Ban — Support for stricter gun laws in general is lowest Gallup has measured — PRINCETON, NJ — A record-low 26% of Americans favor a legal ban on the possession of handguns in the United States other than by police and other authorized people.
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The next front in the abortion wars: Birth control — Mississippi debates a “Personhood” initiative that could ban the pill — but ultimately aims at Roe v. Wade — Dr. Freda Bush has a warm, motherly smile. In her office just outside Jackson, Miss., she smiles as she hands me a brochure …
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Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Push for ‘Personhood’ Amendments Represents New Tack in Abortion Fight
Push for ‘Personhood’ Amendments Represents New Tack in Abortion Fight
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Health cases set for Nov. 10 — The Supreme Court will take its first look at the challenges to the new federal health care law at its Conference on Thursday, November 10. Five of the six pending petitions (the sixth is not ready yet) were distributed to the Justices' chambers on Wednesday, for consideration at that private session.
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
As the Data Show, There's a Reason the Wall Street Protesters Chose New York — When the federal income tax was first imposed in 1913, the richest 0.1 percent of households reaped 8.6 percent of the nation's income. In 2007, as the recession began, the share going to that sliver of megarich Americans was 12.3 percent.
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Herman Cain / The Daily Beast:
Leno Goes Easy on Obama — You'd hardly know from Jay Leno's softball questions Tuesday night that Obama was presiding over a tanking economy. Lloyd Grove on the well-orchestrated sit-down. Plus, watch video. — Barack Obama is looking long in the tooth.
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Exclusive: Democrats seek up to $3 trillion in budget savings — (Reuters) - Democrats are proposing $2.5 trillion to $3 trillion in measures to reduce the budget deficit, including revenue increases and significant cuts to Medicare, congressional aides told Reuters.
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