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9:20 AM ET, October 31, 2011

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The Politico:
Exclusive: 2 women accused Herman Cain of inappropriate behavior  —  During Herman Cain's tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association officials about inappropriate behavior by Cain …
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Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
Cain Edges Perry in New UT/TT Poll … Keywords: - Texas Republican Party, - Herman Cain, - Michele Bachmann, - Mitt Romney, - Ron Paul, - Texas Governor Rick Perry, - 2012 Presidential Race, - Perry for President, - Rick Perry Politics, - UT/Texas Tribune Poll
Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Cain responds to sex harassment allegation  —  Herman Cain's campaign headquarters has released a response to a story, broken this evening on Politico, that in the 1990s two female employees of the National Restaurant Association “complained to colleagues and senior association officials …
Kasie Hunt / Associated Press:
Cain denies report of sexual harassment  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's campaign denied allegations Sunday that he was twice accused of sexual harassment while he was the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.
Ian Swanson / Ballot Box:
Cain fires back at report alleging sexually inappropriate behavior  —  Herman Cain's campaign is aggressively firing back at a report that says two women left a Washington, D.C. trade group after complaining of sexually inappropriate behavior by the GOP presidential candidate.
Discussion: The Politico and ABCNEWS
CBS News:
“Face the Nation” transcript: October 30, 2011
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Gawker, Althouse and Wonkette
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Bombs, Bridges and Jobs  —  A few years back Representative Barney Frank coined an apt phrase for many of his colleagues: weaponized Keynesians, defined as those who believe “that the government does not create jobs when it funds the building of bridges or important research or retrains workers …
Mona Simpson / New York Times:
A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs  —  I grew up as an only child, with a single mother.  Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif.  I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our lives (and our not yet furnished apartment) and help us.
James Hohmann / The Politico:
Cain's latest abortion position  —  Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain stiffened his opposition to abortion Sunday, doubling down on past comments that Planned Parenthood is perpetrating genocide against the black community and insisting that he opposes abortion even in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother.
Discussion: Pat Dollard and Weasel Zippers
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Cain jabs smoking, Planned Parenthood, George Bush
Discussion: New York Magazine
Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Rick Perry's Unusual Speech Performance (VIDEO) … Republican Presidential Primary , Elections 2012 , Rick Perry , Video , New Hampshire , Back Surgery , Speech , Politics News  —  WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry raised some eyebrows Friday night …
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
The Hill Poll: Fears about inequality in income grow  —  Two-thirds of likely voters say the American middle class is shrinking, and 55 percent believe income inequality has become a big problem for the country, according to this week's The Hill Poll.  —  Only 14 percent of respondents …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
New York Post:
OWS camp gets really commie-cal  —  Some 50 Occupy Wall Street protesters saw red yesterday — giving an enthusiastic welcome to a genuine communist.  —  Alex Callinicos, a professor of European Studies at Kings College in London, announced to his rapt audience, “I am a Marxist.”
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Election laws tightening in GOP-run states  —  Republicans in states like Florida are making it more challenging to vote or to register others.  Democrats say it's an effort to disenfranchise students, the elderly, the poor, the disabled and minorities — and to unseat President Obama.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Jilian Mincer / Reuters:
Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare  —  (Reuters) - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier.  In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings.  —  It also gave workers a mandate …
Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com and Hullabaloo
Fars News Agency:
Senior MP: US President Should Apologize to Iran  —  TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior member of the Iranian parliament condemned Washington's plots and allegations against Tehran, and said US President Barack Obama should apologize for fabricating lies and accusations against the Iranian nation.
New York Times:
Pakistan Spy Agency's Help Sought for Afghan Talks  —  WASHINGTON — Just a month after accusing Pakistan's spy agency of secretly supporting the Haqqani terrorist network, which has mounted attacks on Americans, the Obama administration is now relying on the same intelligence service …
Discussion: The Page and www.thetakeaway.org
 
 
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Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
Clyde Williams Likely to Challenge Rangel for Seat in House
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Washington Post:
No time for a corporate tax ‘holiday’
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Andrew Pollack / New York Times:
Concerns Are Raised About Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Joe. My. God.
Neil Midgley / Telegraph:
The BBC's outlook for Salford is sunny
Discussion: Guardian and Biased BBC
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
As Meeting Approaches, Fed Panel Is Divided on Direction
Discussion: TheMoneyIllusion and Gavyn Davies
John / Verum Serum:
My Day at Occupy LA (Part 1)
Discussion: American Power and Pundit Press
Dane Schiller / Houston Chronicle:
Online hackers threaten to expose cartel's secrets
Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com and TalkLeft
Financial Times:
Schäuble calls for EU lead on Tobin tax
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The two halves of the eurozone are locked in a broken marriage
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
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The Independent:
Exclusive: Cover-up at St Paul's
Discussion: Guardian and Truthdig
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Let Children Vote  —  Via Jonathan Bernstein, Sally Kohn writes …
Discussion: Althouse
CEPR:
Washington Post Discards All Journalistic Standards In Attack on Social Security
 

 
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