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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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Outside the Beltway, Biased BBC and OWS Exposed
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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:
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The Lonely Conservative
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.
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News Hounds, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Business Insider and National Review
Melanie Trottman / Wall Street Journal:
Unions Look to Protesters for Future Supporters — Union members who descended on Occupy Wall Street encampments armed with tents, food and organizational expertise hope to turn young demonstrators into enduring labor allies, part of a larger effort to rejuvenate the movement's aging ranks.
Caitlin E. Curran / Gawker:
How Occupy Wall Street Cost Me My Job — Joining the Occupy Wall Street protests has its dangers. You could get pepper-sprayed or end up in handcuffs. Or, as Brooklyn-based journalist Caitlin Curran explains, your boss could see a photo of you holding up a sign at a protest and fire you the next day.
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.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Jawa Report, OWS Exposed, Big Government, nation.foxnews.com and JammieWearingFool
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 …
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Fox News, Gawker and The Raw Story
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Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Weird Smoking Ad Boosts Cain's Cash Haul
Weird Smoking Ad Boosts Cain's Cash Haul
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The Lonely Conservative and The Hill
Robert Costa / National Review:
Cain Goes Big
Cain Goes Big
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Daily Kos, The Politico, CNN, Business Insider and GOP 12
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Report of Justice Dept.'s $16 Muffin Greatly Exaggerated — WASHINGTON — The office of the Justice Department inspector general on Friday retracted its much publicized claim that the agency had spent $16 per breakfast muffin at a conference. And it expressed regret for the …
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Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
IG admits: There were no $16 muffins
IG admits: There were no $16 muffins
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nation.foxnews.com and New York Magazine
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 …
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The Atlantic Online, Making Light and Balloon Juice
Joe Nocera / New York Times:
What the Costumes Reveal — On Friday, the law firm of Steven J. Baum threw a Halloween party. The firm, which is located near Buffalo, is what is commonly referred to as a “foreclosure mill” firm, meaning it represents banks and mortgage servicers as they attempt to foreclose on homeowners and evict them from their homes.
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Prairie Weather
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 …
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Taylor Marsh, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Sam Baker / The Hill:
On jobs, Obama presses Congress with 'we can't wait' message — President Obama pressed his “we can't wait” campaign Saturday, accusing Republicans of stonewalling job-creating proposals. — The White House has begun taking high-profile, unilateral action on measures it says will help the economy.
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The Politico and Weasel Zippers
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 …
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ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
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Fox News:
White House Orders Review of Energy Department Loans in Wake of Solyndra Scandal
White House Orders Review of Energy Department Loans in Wake of Solyndra Scandal
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Michelle Malkin and The Daily Caller
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Another Obama fundraiser is investor in car company that won federal loan
Another Obama fundraiser is investor in car company that won federal loan
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The Lonely Conservative, Say Anything, OpenSecrets.org, Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
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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Washington Post, The New Republic, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress and Grasping Reality …
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
CBPP Destroys Catfood Commission Dems' Plan for Deficit Reduction
CBPP Destroys Catfood Commission Dems' Plan for Deficit Reduction
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Washington Post, 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 …
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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 …
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Weasel Zippers and Hullabaloo
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 …
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Verum Serum and The Raw Story
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 …
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Sister Toldjah and Campaign 2012
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama struggling in Wisconsin — Barack Obama won a blow out victory in Wisconsin in 2008, but it's looking more and more like it will revert to its swing state status of 2000 and 2004 next year. — Obama continues to be unpopular in Wisconsin with only 44% of voters approving of him to 51% who disapprove.
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Don Surber, Firedoglake, JammieWearingFool and Campaign 2012
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James Pindell / WMUR Political Scoop:
EXCLUSIVE: Romney Snatches Major Social Conservative Endorsement From Perry
EXCLUSIVE: Romney Snatches Major Social Conservative Endorsement From Perry
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Rick Perry 2012 Campaign …, GOP 12, CNN and unionleader.com