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Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
Herman Cain's accuser wants to tell her side of story, lawyer says — Win McNamee/GETTY IMAGES - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks at the National Press Club October 31, 2011 in Washington, DC. During a question and answer portion of the program, Cain called the accusations …
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New York Times:
Cain Accuser Got a Year's Salary in Severance Pay — WASHINGTON — The National Restaurant Association gave $35,000 — a year's salary — in severance pay to a female staff member in the late 1990s after an encounter with Herman Cain, its chief executive at the time, made her uncomfortable working there …
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain now recalls ‘couple of other’ items in accuser's complaint — Herman Cain once again revised his account of the sexual harassment allegations he battled in the 1990s, saying in a TV interview he recalled there were additional “ridiculous” items in his accuser's complaint, beyond the single incident he detailed Monday.
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The Caucus:
Cain Accuser Wants to Tell Story, Lawyer Says
Cain Accuser Wants to Tell Story, Lawyer Says
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The Politico and National Review
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Cain PAC accuses left of ‘high-tech lynching’ in fundraising letter
Cain PAC accuses left of ‘high-tech lynching’ in fundraising letter
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The Politico and The Atlantic Online
Azi Paybarah / Capital New York:
Bloomberg: ‘Plain and simple,’ Congress caused the mortgage crisis, not the banks — Photo via British Prime Minister's Office flickr stream. — Owners of the park at the center of the Occupy Wall Street protests are losing patience, but what can they do? — 11:03 am Nov. 1, 20111Add a comment
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Julie Shapiro / DNAinfo.com:
Cafe Laid Off 21 Workers Because of Occupy Wall Street, Owner Says — FINANCIAL DISTRICT — Twenty-one restaurant workers lost their jobs last week because of the Occupy Wall Street protests, the cafe owner said Tuesday. — Marc Epstein, owner of the Milk Street Cafe at 40 Wall St. …
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Mayor Bloomberg: ‘It Was Not The Banks That Created The Mortgage Crisis’ — A favorite conservative pastime since the financial crisis of 2008 struck is to try and deflect blame away from Wall Street and its excesses and onto Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and government housing policy.
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Balloon Juice, Rortybomb and The Raw Story
Jesse / CBS New York:
Milk Street Cafe Owner Sacks 21 Employees As Consequence Of Occupy Wall Street Demonstration
Milk Street Cafe Owner Sacks 21 Employees As Consequence Of Occupy Wall Street Demonstration
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The Gateway Pundit, Politicons and The Daily Caller
Noreen Malone / New York Magazine:
More and More Homeless People Are Sleeping at Occupy Wall Street Sites
More and More Homeless People Are Sleeping at Occupy Wall Street Sites
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New York Times and Weasel Zippers
Andrew Breitbart / Big Government:
Rape, Gropes, and Assaults, Oh My: Mayor Bloomberg, Shut Down Zuccotti Park!
Rape, Gropes, and Assaults, Oh My: Mayor Bloomberg, Shut Down Zuccotti Park!
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Bloomberg: Blame Congress for the Housing Bubble
Bloomberg: Blame Congress for the Housing Bubble
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Paul Krugman
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Are big banks feeling pressure from Occupy Wall Street?
Are big banks feeling pressure from Occupy Wall Street?
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The Politico, The Atlantic Online, mediaroom.bankofamerica.com, Eschaton and ThinkProgress
Jordan Bloom / The Daily Caller:
‘Occupy’ coloring book offers songs, poems, Anonymous masks
‘Occupy’ coloring book offers songs, poems, Anonymous masks
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Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Why is Greece turning down the “bailout” — Make no mistake about it, the decision to hold a “referendum” is a decision to turn down the deal altogether. The referendum will never be held. It is scheduled for January and the current deal, which is not even a worked out deal, won't be on the table by then.
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Paul Mason / BBC:
Greek referendum is coin-flip on euro exit — I say “while it lasts” because the opposition is mobilising a parliamentary manoeuvre to bring down the government, which may succeed - returning Europe to its status quo of containable trauma. — If Greeks reject the 50% controlled default …
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New Atlanticist, Financial Times and Business Insider
opoa.org:
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CITIZENS OF OAKLAND FROM THE OAKLAND POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION — Oakland, Ca. — We represent the 645 police officers who work hard every day to protect the citizens of Oakland. We, too, are the 99% fighting for better working conditions, fair treatment …
Arlette Saenz / ABCNEWS:
Rick Perry on Viral Video: ‘I Felt Good, Felt Great’ — DES MOINES, IOWA - Texas Governor Rick Perry said he he “felt good, felt great” during a weekend event in New Hampshire. Video of Perry giving the freewheeling speech went viral this week and was parodied on late night TV …
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Isaac Chotiner / The New Republic:
Did Tim Pawlenty Blow It?
Did Tim Pawlenty Blow It?
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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Tim Pawlenty's lost chance
Tim Pawlenty's lost chance
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Business Insider, American Spectator and Hot Air
Steve Stoler / WFAA-TV:
Man arrested for child sex assault at Occupy Dallas camp — DALLAS — Dallas police have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a minor at the Occupy Dallas campsite downtown. — Richard Armstrong, 24, was charged with sexual assault of child and failure to register as a sex offender.
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Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative and The Gateway Pundit
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Another “Occupier” Raped, In Baltimore [With Update: Occupier Assaults 14-Year-Old Girl in Dallas]
Another “Occupier” Raped, In Baltimore [With Update: Occupier Assaults 14-Year-Old Girl in Dallas]
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OWS Exposed
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The Case Against David Brooks, Man of the Privileged Few — I don't think it's too strident to demand at this point that David Brooks be hauled up before a jury consisting of everyone else in America and forced to defend himself against several million counts of being an insufferable twat in a public place.
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alicublog, New York Times, The Huffington Post and prospect.org/blog/beat-press
Herman Cain / The Daily Beast:
Jan Brewer's Sleazy Power Grab — Arizona's hyperpartisan governor is trying to impeach her state's redistricting board for trying to loosen Republicans' grip on congressional seats. John Avlon on the unprecedented move. — This is low and cynical even by political standards.
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Mary Jo Pitzl / Arizona Republic:
Senate endorses Brewer's removal of redistricting official
Senate endorses Brewer's removal of redistricting official
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Dan Berman / The Politico:
Obama to decide Keystone XL project — President Barack Obama indicated Tuesday he'll be making the final call on the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that would run from Alberta to Texas. — In an interview with Omaha, Neb., station KETV, Obama said the State Department …
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Carney distances Obama from looming Keystone pipeline decision
Carney distances Obama from looming Keystone pipeline decision
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ThinkProgress and Tar Sands Action
Matt Spetalnick / Reuters:
Obama, House Democrats meet Tuesday on jobs, economy
Obama, House Democrats meet Tuesday on jobs, economy
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Associated Press, Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Biden to Host Cantor for Dinner — ABC News' Devin Dwyer and Ann Compton report: — Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will host an intimate dinner with one of the administration's sharpest critics, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and his wife, Diana, the White House announced.
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John Stanton / Roll Call:
Republicans Shift Focus From Jobs To God
Republicans Shift Focus From Jobs To God
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Angry Black Lady Chronicles and The Impolitic
Daniel Wagner / Associated Press:
Official: MF Global admitted using client money — WASHINGTON—MF Global, the failed securities firm led by Jon Corzine, admitted using clients' money as its financial troubles mounted, a federal official says. — An MF Global executive admitted that to federal regulators in a phone call early Monday …
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Reuters and ECHIDNE of the snakes
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Michelle Malkin:
Colorado bellwether: Voters reject statewide tax increases — Proposition 103, the only statewide tax increase on the November ballot across the country, is going down tonight, according to number-crunchers in my home state of Colorado. If the results of this massive tax hike referendum …
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Denver Post
National Center for Education Statistics …:
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — The live webinar will begin at 11:00 a.m. EDT and will end at approximately 12:00. Questions for the panelists may be submitted at any point during the webinar. — What Is NAEP? — The National Assessment of Educational Progress …
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ProPublica:
U.S. Government Glossed Over Cancer Concerns As It Rolled Out Airport X-Ray Scanners — Update (11/01): This story has been updated with a comment from The Chertoff Group, from which ProPublica had sought comment before publication. — Look for a PBS NewsHour story on X-ray body scanners …
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Freewayblogger / Tales of the Freewayblogger:
Occupying Overpasses — These signs went up in Los Angeles during rush hour on Friday, with at least three of them staying up through the weekend. By the time they all come down they'll have been seen by at least a half a million people - probably more. — The signs were made using cardboard …