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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.
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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 …
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.
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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.
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, The Atlantic Online and THEROOT.COM
New York Times:
Cain Accuser Got a Year's Salary in Severance Pay
Cain Accuser Got a Year's Salary in Severance Pay
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Cain gets testy with reporters
Cain gets testy with reporters
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The Daily Caller, Balloon Juice and GOP 12
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Cain Not Able — We have the starchy guy — tall, handsome …
Cain Not Able — We have the starchy guy — tall, handsome …
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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
Perry Backer Says He Witnessed Cain Harassment, Cain Blames Perry Staffer
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The Political Carnival, Big Government and The New Republic
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ron Paul suggests another campaign promoted Cain scandal
Ron Paul suggests another campaign promoted Cain scandal
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National Review, Indecision Forever, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Herman Cain incorrectly suggests China doesn't have nuclear capability
Herman Cain incorrectly suggests China doesn't have nuclear capability
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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 …
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Pat Dollard, The Jawa Report, Weasel Zippers, Wake up America, The Mahablog, Indecision Forever, nation.foxnews.com, No More Mister Nice Blog, JammieWearingFool, UrbanGrounds, OWS Exposed, Don Surber, The Huffington Post, americanthinker.com, Betsy's Page, Shakesville, Atlas Shrugs, The Lonely Conservative, Verum Serum and ThinkProgress
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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 …
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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’
NYPD Officer: Crime, Sexual Assault at #OccupyWallStreet ‘More Widespread Than Even They Think’
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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
[UPDATE] Occupy Wall Street Kitchen Worker Arrested For Sexual Abuse In Zuccotti Park Tents
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Runnin' Scared and JammieWearingFool
Andrew Bair / LifeNews.com:
Planned Parenthood Teams Up With Occupy Wall St. Movement
Planned Parenthood Teams Up With Occupy Wall St. Movement
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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?!”
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama: We're better off with my policies than four years ago
Obama: We're better off with my policies than four years ago
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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 …
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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.
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Weasel Zippers and Rod Dreher
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Julian Borger / Guardian:
Iran's nuclear activity under scrutiny as evidence of weapons threat emerges
Iran's nuclear activity under scrutiny as evidence of weapons threat emerges
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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.
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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 …
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Harry's Place, BBC, Business Insider, American Spectator, Hit & Run, Feministe, Atlas Shrugs, Biased BBC and Pundit Press
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David Jolly / New York Times:
Charlie Hebdo, French Magazine, Firebombed
Charlie Hebdo, French Magazine, Firebombed
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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.
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Rod Dreher, Mediaite, Above the Law and Feministe
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Keaton Fox / KAJA-TV:
Latest Update Rockport Community Comments On Beating Video
Latest Update Rockport Community Comments On Beating Video
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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.
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Suburban Guerrilla, US Politics, Patterico's Pontifications and Marginal Revolution
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Greece — For those of us who find the Greece/Euro situation …
Greece — For those of us who find the Greece/Euro situation …
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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.
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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 …
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Pat Dollard, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, Mondoweiss and Israel Matzav