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4:10 AM ET, October 29, 2011

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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Report: Fights erupt among Occupy Wall Street protesters  —  Fights are erupting among Occupy Wall Street protesters, so much so that one corner of Zuccotti Park has emerged where protesters say they won't go for fear of their safety, the New York Daily News is reporting.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Occupy Wall St. Sanctioned for Public Masturbation  —  The Occupiers aren't a political movement, they are a crime wave!  It started with sexual assault, drug dealing, rioting and attacks on police officers.  Now Occupy Madison has been denied a permit because of a history of public masturbation:
Discussion: Boston Globe
Marjorie Connelly / The Caucus:
Occupy Protesters Down on Obama, Survey Finds  —  Zuccotti Park in New York's financial district is decked out with posters and signs for the wide array of political viewpoints of the Occupy Wall Street protesters.  The six-week-old movement has several Web sites to promote various perspectives.
Melanie Trottman / Wall Street Journal:   Unions Look to Protesters for Future Supporters
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Huntsman: Romney's a ‘perfectly lubricated weather vane’  —  (CNN) - Jon Huntsman unleashed new attack lines on two of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination Friday.  —  The former Utah governor called Mitt Romney a “perfectly lubricated weather vane” and Herman Cain …
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A.Killough / CNN:
Huntsman daughters spoof Cain's smoking ad  —  (CNN) - Earlier this week Herman Cain said Americans need a sense of humor, and on Friday, a few people took his words to heart: Jon Huntsman's daughters.  —  Responding to Cain's controversial web ad -where his chief-of-staff, Mark Block …
Discussion: Fox News, Gawker and The Raw Story
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Weird Smoking Ad Boosts Cain's Cash Haul
Pat Grossmith / unionleader.com:
Woman charged with pimping teen recruited at Occupy NH rally  —  MANCHESTER - A city woman is accused of pimping a 16-year-old girl she met in Victory Park during the Occupy NH demonstrations.  —  Justina Jensen, 23, of 341 Hanover St., is charged with felony prostitution.
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Another Obama fundraiser is investor in car company that won federal loan  —  An investment firm whose vice chairman has been an adviser and fundraiser for President Obama saw one of its portfolio companies win approval this year for $50 million in loans from the administration's clean-energy loan program.
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House stands by chief of staff's remarks
Discussion: The Politico and Business Insider
Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
House panel set to subpoena W.H. for Solyndra docs
Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Daily Kos and CNN
Fox News:
White House Orders Review of Energy Department Loans in Wake of Solyndra Scandal
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Exclusive: Bill Daley, unplugged
cbpp.org:
Democrats Offer Significant Concessions  —  Plan Is to the Right of Bowles-Simpson and Gang of Six  —  The new deficit-reduction plan from a majority of Democrats on the congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the “supercommittee") marks a dramatic departure …
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
CBPP Destroys Catfood Commission Dems' Plan for Deficit Reduction
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Off the Charts Blog
Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Scott Olsen ‘cannot talk’ after injury at Occupy Oakland protest  —  Iraq war veteran is believed to have sustained damage to speech centre of his brain in injury at Occupy protest on Tuesday  —  Scott Olsen, the Iraq war veteran who was seriously injured by a police projectile during a protest in Oakland …
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
IG admits: There were no $16 muffins  —  There will be no more huffin and puffin about that $16 muffin.  —  On Friday, the Department of Justice inspector general apologized for claiming in a recent report that taxpayers had paid $16 per muffin at a recent department conference.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:   Report of Justice Dept.'s $16 Muffin Greatly Exaggerated
New York Times:
Officers Unleash Anger at Ticket-Fixing Arraignments in the Bronx  —  A three-year investigation into the police's habit of fixing traffic and parking tickets in the Bronx ended in the unsealing of indictments on Friday and a stunning display of vitriol by hundreds of off-duty officers …
Aurelius / Pundit Press:
Occupy Madison Loses Permit Because Protesters were “Publicly Masturbating”  —  Once again, I feel the need to point out that members of the Tea Party never did anything like this.  —  Occupy Madison has temporarily been denied an extension in their protesting permit because members of the movement violated …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Hullabaloo
Kevinliptak / CNN:
TRENDING: Bachmann accuses Perry camp of ‘stealth’ political attack  —  (CNN) - Michele Bachmann accused Rick Perry's presidential campaign Friday of a “stealth” political attack - a charge the Texas governor's campaign flat out denied.  —  “If Gov. Perry has something to say to me …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Daily Caller
Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
ATF gunwalker update: Eric Holder to testify on Fast and Furious  —  CBS News has learned Attorney General Eric Holder has agreed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee regarding “Fast and Furious.”  The hearing will take place Dec. 8th.  —  Judiciary Committee member and head …
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and Campaign 2012
Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Google glitch suggests “Romney can't win”  —  It appears that Google's mysterious search algorithm has been making a suggestion that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney may not appreciate.  —  When a Google user types the phrase “Romney can win” into the search engine …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Natasha Vargas-Cooper / The Awl:
The Night Occupy Los Angeles Tore Itself In Two  —  Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday night, the 300 people who have been occupying the lawn of Los Angeles City Hall for the past three weeks split themselves into two hostile camps.  —  Occupy LA's decision-making body, the General Assembly …
Discussion: The Raw Story
Brian Wingfield / Bloomberg:
Boehner Demands $2 Billion for Ohio Plant After Solyndra  —  House Speaker John Boehner attacked the Obama administration for financing failed solar-panel maker Solyndra LLC, saying government shouldn't pick winners and losers.  That hasn't stopped him from demanding that the U.S. make a winner …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
Greg Otto / WTOP.com:
‘Jersey Shore’ mastermind casting reality show for politicos  —  WASHINGTON - There is a cliché that has been part of D.C. banter for a number of years: “Politics is showbiz for ugly people.”  —  Doron Ofir, the casting director behind a number of reality TV juggernauts, says he has never heard of it.
 
 
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Discussion: Big Government
James Pindell / WMUR Political Scoop:
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