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8:15 AM ET, November 1, 2011

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Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Cain details gesture that led to sex accusation  —  Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain for the first time has offered a detailed recollection of what led an employee of the National Restaurant Association to lodge a sexual harassment charge against him when he was CEO of the organization.
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Why This Could Be the End of Cain  —  I am willing to give Herman Cain the benefit of the doubt and assume that the sexual-harassment allegation(s) against him was entirely baseless.  —  Here is what troubles me.  Mr. Cain says: “If the Restaurant Association did a settlement …
Rush Limbaugh:
We Should Not be Surprised by the Left's Racist Hit Job on Herman Cain  —  RUSH: You know, I guess I shouldn't be surprised, folks.  After all of these years, none of us should be surprised, but I still am.  Look at how quickly what is known as the mainstream media goes for the ugliest racial stereotypes …
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
A taste of the medicine
Discussion: GayPatriot and Instapundit
First Read / msnbc.com:
NBC confirms one Cain accuser received cash settlement
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Revealed: Cain describes hand gesture that led to harassment claim; Update: Small settlement, says Cain
Anita Kumar / Washington Post:
Va Republican party condemns Loudoun GOP e-mail with an image of Obama shot in the head  —  The Republican Party of Virginia is strongly condemning an e-mail sent by Loudoun County's GOP committee that shows President Obama as a zombie with part of his skull missing and a bullet through his head.
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David Catanese / The Politico:   Obama depicted as zombie in GOP email
Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Virginia GOP says Halloween-themed email over the top
DealBook:
Regulators Investigating MF Global for Missing Money  —  Updated  —  Federal regulators have discovered that hundreds of millions of dollars in customer money has gone missing from MF Global in recent days, prompting an investigation into the brokerage firm, which is run by Jon S. Corzine …
Rachel Quigley / Daily Mail:
. . And what's wrong with Rick?  Bizarre video shows a ‘rambling, incoherent’ Governor Perry  —  Rick Perry has got people talking - but for all the wrong reasons.  —  The GOP presidential candidate gave a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Friday night which has prompted concerns from his fans and criticism from his opponents.
Discussion: Hot Air and Balloon Juice
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Colum Lynch / Washington Post:
UNESCO votes to admit Palestine; U.S. cuts off funding  —  NEW YORK — The board of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted Monday to admit Palestine into the organization as its newest member, and the United States promptly responded by cutting off funding for the agency.
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Associated Press:
Palestine becomes member of UN cultural body
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
Richard J. Goldstone / New York Times:
Israel and the Apartheid Slander  —  THE Palestinian Authority's request for full United Nations membership has put hope for any two-state solution under increasing pressure.  The need for reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians has never been greater.
Jonathan Cable / Reuters:
Factory sector contracts at fastest pace in 2 years  —  (Reuters) - The manufacturing sector contracted at its fastest pace in more than two years in October as new orders plummeted, adding to signs that the country is teetering on the brink of recession, a survey showed on Tuesday.
Discussion: Guardian
New York Post:
Occupy ‘ball’ street  —  It's the Autumn of Love!  —  Occupy Wall Street protesters are flocking to nearby health clinics for STD and HIV testing after getting their freak on in '60s-style hookups with crusty strangers, sources told The Post yesterday.  —  “Last week was free love,” …
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
A.Killough / CNN:
TRENDING: Activists propose ‘shutting down’ candidate offices during Iowa caucuses  —  Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Occupy Wall Street activists plan to amass in Iowa one week before the Iowa caucuses - up to the day they're held on Jan. 3, CNN has learned.  —  The plan has been dubbed the …
The Hill:
Supercommittee panelists would take hit if they fail to get debt deal  —  Three weeks out with no deal in sight, the risk of failure is mounting for members of the congressional supercommittee on deficit reduction.  —  While President Obama, House and Senate leaders and politically vulnerable members …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Matt Dinger / Daily Oklahoman:
Occupy OKC participant found dead in tent at Kerr Park  —  A man involved with Occupy OKC was found dead inside a tent at Kerr Park on Monday afternoon, police said.  The man is thought to have died of natural causes, but the medical examiner's office will determine cause of death.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Verum Serum
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
Ex-Aide: Bachmann ‘Out of ... Ideas’  —  Michele Bachmann has “run out of money and ideas” and can no longer expect to win in Iowa, her former campaign manager told ABC News on Monday.  —  Ed Rollins, who left the campaign in September, said the Minnesota congresswoman had backed off earlier comments …
Discussion: Iowa Caucuses and HotAirPundit
Cordell Eddings / Bloomberg:
Say What?  In 30-Year Race, Bonds Beat Stocks  —  The biggest bond gains in almost a decade have pushed returns on Treasuries above stocks over the past 30 years, the first time that's happened since before the Civil War.  —  Fixed-income investments advanced 6.25 percent this year …
Ed Koch / The Huffington Post:
Some of those Making the Laws Are Corrupt, And Some of Those Enforcing the Laws Are Corrupt  —  Knapp Commission , S.E.C. , Thomas Friedman , Corruption , Nypd Drug Scandal , Nypd Ticket Fixing , Occupy Wall Street , Planting Drugs , New York News  —  What this country needs is a Congress …
Discussion: The Other McCain
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Physician declares Obama to be ‘tobacco-free’ after annual check-up  —  President Obama is in good health and is tobacco-free, according to a medical report released by the White House.  —  Obama's examination was performed by Navy captain and Physician to the President Dr. Jeff Kuhlman.
Discussion: The Politico, JammieWearingFool and CNN
Oliver Pickup / Daily Mail:
The moment man was publicly beheaded in a Saudi Arabian car park for being a ‘sorcerer’  —  Shocking footage has surfaced of a Sudanese man being publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia for being a ‘sorcerer’.  —  Crouched on his knees and blindfolded, Abdul Hamid Bin Hussain Bin Moustafa al-Fakki …
Discussion: Pat Dollard and Weasel Zippers
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
The Charts You Must See, Now, About GOP Tax Plans  —  On the off chance that you have not yet seen the post by the Atlantic's Derek Thompson about the impact on different income groups of the Rick Perry tax plan, plus Herman Cain's 9-9-9 proposal, please go see it now.
 
 
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David Jackson / USA Today:
New Obama order targets drug prices, shortages
Steve Fidel / KSL-TV:
ACLU deputy sees national security extremes becoming entrenched
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Adweek:
A Year of Tina Brown and Newsweek Still Needs a Savior NewsBeast still hasn't turned around …
Discussion: Ed Driscoll and Poynter
Jonathan Gruber / The New Republic:
Another Bogus Attack on Obamacare
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Occupy Richmond protesters discuss next steps
Discussion: WTVR-TV and The Raw Story
Peter Walker / Guardian:
Dean of St Paul's quits over protest camp
 Earlier Items: 
ThinkProgress:
President Obama To Create A New National Monument At Fort Monroe In Virginia
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
DoJ sues over S.C. immigration law
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Debates announced for presidential general election
David Carr / New York Times:
Fighting Over Online Sex Ads
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Blotter
Les Christie / CNNMoney.com:
Home prices heading for triple-dip
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
On the Upper West Side, an anti-Obama draft
Rasmussen Reports:
Wisconsin: Perry 46%, Obama 42%
Harry Siegel / NY Daily News:
At Occupy Wall Street central, a rift is growing between east and west sides of the plaza