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6:30 PM ET, November 2, 2011

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Jerry Bohnen / www.ktok.com:

Oklahoma Consultant Claims He Witnessed Cain Harassment — Predicts end of Cain Presidential campaign if woman is allowed to talk publicly.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, GOP 12, The Caucus, Sky Dancing, American Spectator, The Gateway Pundit, The Other McCain, Business Insider, The Lonely Conservative, Little Green Footballs, No More Mister Nice Blog, Taegan Goddard's …, Instapundit, nation.foxnews.com, The PJ Tatler, National Review and The Political Carnival

Richard Miniter / National Security:

Cain Says Perry Camp Behind Sex Harassment Leak — Was the recent attack on Herman Cain's presidential campaign a professional hit job? Absolutely, says Herman Cain. And he says he knows just where to look for the guy who did it: At 815 Slaters Lane in Alexandria, Virginia …

Discussion: The Politico, Hot Air, State of the Union, Los Angeles Times, CNN, The PJ Tatler, Patterico's Pontifications, The Caucus, National Review, nation.foxnews.com, Riehl World View and The Page

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Uh oh: Witness found to Cain incidents? — So far, neither of the two alleged complainants from Herman Cain's tenure at the National Restaurant Association have come forward publicly, although it appears at least one would like NRA to release her from her confidentiality agreement to do so.

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Outside the Beltway, The Other McCain, Freedom's Lighthouse, American Spectator and GOP 12

Associated Press:

AP Exclusive: Third worker says harassed by Cain — WASHINGTON (AP) — A third former employee says she considered filing a workplace complaint over what she considered aggressive and unwanted behavior by Herman Cain when she worked for the presidential candidate in the 1990s.

Discussion: Indecision Forever, The Page, Mediaite, Little Green Footballs, The Gateway Pundit, Freedom's Lighthouse and The Moderate Voice

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Attorney says Cain violated deal, allowing accuser to speak — The lawyer for one of the women who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment said his client may get a chance to speak publicly about the allegations because the GOP presidential candidate violated the confidentiality agreement between the two.

Discussion: CNN, Don Surber, National Review, Shot in the Dark, Firedoglake and The PJ Tatler

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

Cain's noxious racial politics — Herman Cain risks losing his charm. His initial appeal was as an optimistic, business-oriented outsider. He ridiculed those African Americans who were herded into the Democratic Party by naked racial politics. But now he sounds like Barack Obama's …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, nation.foxnews.com, newsfeed.time.com, Prairie Weather and Mediaite

Alexander Burns / The Politico:

Cain accuses former adviser Curt Anderson — Herman Cain accused a former consultant to his unsuccessful 2004 Senate campaign, Curt Anderson, of leaking damaging information about past sexual harassment allegations against Cain. — Anderson, who is now an adviser to Rick Perry …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, RedState, Washington Post, Salon.com, Business Insider, US Politics, The Caucus, Advancing a Free Society, ABCNEWS and TBogg

Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:

Regarding Herman Cain: It's Not Racism. It's Opposition Research. — “Herman Cain had ten days to get in gear and prepare a response. He did not do it. Regardless of the facts or merit of the case, that's a problem.” — I have had fun with it too. I think it is hilarious that the same …

Discussion: The Right Scoop

Rasmussen Reports:

South Carolina: Cain 33% Romney 23% Gingrich 15% — In South Carolina, businessman Herman Cain leads the GOP field with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney ten points behind. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the only other candidate in double digits.

Discussion: Ballot Box, Campaign 2012, Hot Air, Washington Wire and National Review

Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:

TPM2012 — Herman Cain: I Can't Prove It, But These Allegations Are Racist (VIDEO) — Herman Cain is pretty sure that the attacks on him coming this week are racist. But he can't prove it. — It's just a sense he has. And it's a growing theme from his friends.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, The Atlantic Online and THEROOT.COM

Chris Usher / ABCNEWS:
Newt Gingrich Defends “Friend” Herman Cain

Discussion: The Hill

New York Times:
Cain Accuser Got a Year's Salary in Severance Pay

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Cain gets testy with reporters

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Balloon Juice and GOP 12

Suzanne Garment / The Politico:
Cain reaction: Not by the book

Discussion: CNN and Althouse

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Cain Not Able — We have the starchy guy — tall, handsome …

Discussion: The Politico, 2012 Decoded, NewsBusters.org blogs, Daily Kos, The Moderate Voice and Prairie Weather

Zeke Miller / Business Insider:
Perry Backer Says He Witnessed Cain Harassment, Cain Blames Perry Staffer

Discussion: The Political Carnival, Big Government and The New Republic

Opinionator: Is Herman Cain Finished?

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ron Paul suggests another campaign promoted Cain scandal

Discussion: National Review, Indecision Forever, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller

Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Herman Cain incorrectly suggests China doesn't have nuclear capability

Discussion: Firedoglake and Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I

Will Rahn / The Daily Caller:

NYC arrest records: Many Occupy Wall Street protesters live in luxury — Many “Occupy Wall Street” protesters arrested in New York City “occupy” more luxurious homes than their “99 percent” rhetoric might suggest, a Daily Caller investigation has found. — For each of the 984 Occupy Wall …

Jonathan Lemire / NY Daily News:

Bloomberg strikes tougher tone on Occupy Wall Street — City may take “action” against protesters disrupting quality of life — NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg strikes his toughest tone yet against the Occupy Wall Street protesters. — Mayor Bloomberg struck a tougher tone …

Discussion: New York Post, The Lonely Conservative and Weasel Zippers

Joel B. Pollak / Big Government:
NYPD Officer: Crime, Sexual Assault at #OccupyWallStreet ‘More Widespread Than Even They Think’

Discussion: Hot Air, OWS Exposed, Verum Serum and Weasel Zippers

Christopher Robbins / Gothamist:
[UPDATE] Occupy Wall Street Kitchen Worker Arrested For Sexual Abuse In Zuccotti Park Tents

Discussion: Runnin' Scared and JammieWearingFool

Andrew Bair / LifeNews.com:
Planned Parenthood Teams Up With Occupy Wall St. Movement

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Russell Berman / The Hill:

‘Are you kidding me?’ Boehner says US not better off under Obama — It's safe to say Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) does not agree with President Obama's suggestion on Tuesday that Americans are better off now than they were when he took office. — “Are you kidding me?!”

Discussion: CNN, ABCNEWS, The Gateway Pundit, The Politico, Washington Monthly, Weasel Zippers and The Lonely Conservative

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama: We're better off with my policies than four years ago

Discussion: RealClearPolitics Video Log, nation.foxnews.com, CNN, Sister Toldjah, The Crawdad Hole, Michelle Malkin, Nice Deb and The PJ Tatler

Adam Serwer / Political Mojo:

Four Senior Citizens Plotted Killing Spree At A Waffle House — Four senior citizens walk into a Waffle House planning to go on a killing spree in order to “save the Constitution.” — That's not the beginning of a joke, it's the scenario outlined by the FBI in a criminal complaint filed …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Associated Press, Salon.com and Balloon Juice

FBI:
North Georgia Men Arrested, Charged in Plots to Purchase Explosives, Silencer and to Manufacture a Biological Toxin

Discussion: New York Times, The Atlantic Online, emptywheel, The Jawa Report, Campaign 2012, Sipsey Street Irregulars and Nation Now

Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
GA Terrorism Suspects Allegedly Wanted To Make Fox Expert's Blood-Soaked Novel A Reality

Discussion: Political Mojo, Sipsey Street Irregulars and The Raw Story

Emma Hurd / Sky News:

Israel Considers Pre-Emptive Attack On Iran — Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu (L) is understood to be calling for military action against Iran — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally support in his cabinet for an attack on Iran, according to government sources.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Rod Dreher

Julian Borger / Guardian:
Iran's nuclear activity under scrutiny as evidence of weapons threat emerges

Discussion: The Atlantic Online

Sam Youngman / The Hill:

Obama rips Republicans for House vote on ‘In God We Trust’ motto — President Obama invoked God on Wednesday as he criticized Congress for voting on commemorative coins and a resolution reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the national motto in all public buildings, public schools and other government institutions.

Discussion: Washington Monthly and National Review

Bruce Crumley / Global Spin:

Firebombed French Paper Is No Free Speech Martyr — A police officer stands in front of the headquarters of satiric French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, where a fire broke out overnight, November 2, 2011. (Photo: Thibault Camus / AP) — Okay, so can we finally stop with the idiotic, divisive …

Discussion: Harry's Place, BBC, Business Insider, American Spectator, Hit & Run, Feministe, Atlas Shrugs, Biased BBC and Pundit Press

Max Read / Gawker:

Texas Judge Beats Disabled Daughter on Video — Here's a video, recently uploaded to YouTube, showing a man whip his disabled daughter with a belt, apparently for downloading games and music. The man is a Texas court-at-law judge named William Adams. His daughter's name is Hillary.

Discussion: Rod Dreher, Mediaite, Above the Law and Feministe

Keaton Fox / KAJA-TV:
Latest Update Rockport Community Comments On Beating Video

Discussion: msnbc.com, Gawker, Hit & Run, The Raw Story and The Daily What

Kevin Drum / Political Mojo:

A Conversation About Greece — Here's a cleaned-up version of a conversation I just had about Greece's sudden U-turn on the rescue deal negotiated just last week. Enjoy. — Are the Greeks crazy? — No, they're just at the end of their tether. Europe is asking them to adopt more austerity than they're willing to bear.

Discussion: Suburban Guerrilla, US Politics, Patterico's Pontifications and Marginal Revolution

Digby / Hullabaloo:
Greece — For those of us who find the Greece/Euro situation …

Discussion: Foreign Policy, AMERICAN FUTURE and Paul Krugman

Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:

The One Question You Should Never Ask Chris Matthews — Chris Matthews reading a passage from his new book about John F. Kennedy — Be it known: Chris Matthews does not use a ghostwriter. The “Hardball” host does all his own writing, and he resents the idea that anyone would ever think otherwise.

Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs and Weasel Zippers, more at Mediagazer »

Lina Attalah / almasryalyoum.com:

Gaza-bound flotilla ‘Freedom Waves’ leaves Turkey — Average: — Your rating: None Average: 5 (1 vote) — ShareThis — views: 1,058 — Photographed by Lina Attalah — Prev Next Pause Play — FETHIYE, Turkey - Two boats set sail from the Turkish port of Fethiye on 2 November …

Discussion: Pat Dollard, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, Mondoweiss and Israel Matzav