memeorandum: Source - Rahm Emanuel involved in Cain sexual harassment accuser attacks (Kerry Picket/Washington Times)

1:25 AM ET, November 3, 2011

Top Items:

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 …

Kerry Picket / Washington Times:

Source - Rahm Emanuel involved in Cain sexual harassment accuser attacks — Herman Cain's campaign is revealing suspicions about who is behind the story regarding the former unidentified employees who accused Mr. Cain of sexual harassment in the late 1990's.

Discussion: The Spectacle Blog, Nice Deb, Pat Dollard, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit

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.

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: Mediaite, Indecision Forever, Freedom's Lighthouse, The Gateway Pundit, The Moderate Voice and Politicons

David Frum / FrumForum:

The Coming Herman Cain Culture War — It's only a matter of time before the Herman Cain sexual harassment settlement is unsealed. The exact nature of the charges against Cain will be revealed. They will most likely turn out to be very ambiguous: banter, innuendo, etc. — At that point, here's what will happen:

Discussion: Balloon Juice

The Caucus:

Woman Who Accused Cain Won't Go Public, Lawyer Says — 8:40 p.m. | Updated Joel P. Bennett, the lawyer for one of the women who has made accusations against Mr. Cain, said that his client had decided not to go public or to make a public statement herself in an effort to shield herself …

Discussion: Mediaite, CNN, The Raw Story, The Right Scoop, Business Insider, Salon.com, neo-neocon, The Other McCain, Maggie's Notebook and The Politico

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: blogs.telegraph.co.uk, ABCNEWS, Mitt Romney Central, The Other McCain, Outside the Beltway, Freedom's Lighthouse and American Spectator

Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Perry camp denies leaking explosive Cain story

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, msnbc.com, The PJ Tatler, ABCNEWS, National Review and Gawker

Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Cain accuses former adviser Curt Anderson

Discussion: 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com, Daily Kos, RedState, The Caucus, The PJ Tatler, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, US Politics, Washington Post, Salon.com, CNN and Advancing a Free Society

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Cain campaign: Time for a moneybomb?

Discussion: Business Insider

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Harassment Allegations Could Cut at Core of Cain's Appeal

Discussion: Rod Dreher, The Daily Dish, Washington Post, A plain blog about politics, New York Magazine and The Atlantic Online

Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Cain to Review Links to a Nonprofit

Discussion: The Caucus

The Politico:
Herman Cain confronts more harassment allegations

Discussion: The Hill, The Page, www.thetakeaway.org, The PJ Tatler and White House Dossier

Opinionator:
Is Herman Cain Finished?

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Fox News:
Cain Camp Accuses Perry Campaign of Leaking Sexual Harassment Claims

Discussion: RedState, Freedom's Lighthouse, The Daily Caller, Atlas Shrugs and Joe. My. God.

Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Regarding Herman Cain: It's Not Racism. It's Opposition Research.

Discussion: The Sundries Shack, The Caucus and The Right Scoop

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

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Indecision Forever, Daily Kos and New York Magazine

Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Herman Cain: I Can't Prove It, But These Allegations Are Racist (VIDEO)

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

Ballot Box:
Cain blames Perry as new harassment allegations surface

Discussion: CNN

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: The Reaction, Washington Monthly, Althouse, The Politico and National Review

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: The Politico, The Gateway Pundit, Pirate's Cove, CNN, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, RealClearPolitics Video Log, The Lonely Conservative, Washington Monthly, Nice Deb, Sister Toldjah, Michelle Malkin, The Crawdad Hole and The PJ Tatler

Agence France Presse:
Obama: God backs jobs plan

Discussion: The Jawa Report and The Raw Story

The Hill:
Obama administration mulled Solyndra bailout days before company's demise

Discussion: The Politico

Andrew Grossman / Metropolis:

Man Arrested in Sex Assaults at Occupy Wall Street — An Occupy Wall Street participant was arrested Tuesday in connection with two sexual assaults at Zuccotti Park, according to a law enforcement official. — Police arrested Tonye Iketubosin, a 26-year-old Crown Heights man …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Runnin' Scared and Verum Serum

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

Discussion: Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and OWS Exposed

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

Discussion: Pat Dollard and JammieWearingFool

Ralph Nader / Wall Street Journal:
Time For a Tax on Speculation — Even a small levy could help curb …

Discussion: The Politico

Nick Hopkins / Guardian:

British military steps up plans for Iran attack amid fresh nuclear fears — British officials consider contingency options to back up a possible US action as fears mount over Tehran's capability — Britain's armed forces are stepping up their contingency planning for potential military action …

Discussion: Power Line, Global Spin, msnbc.com, Michael Totten, The Atlantic Online and Mercury Rising

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, Don Surber and Rod Dreher

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

Climate Guest Blogger / ThinkProgress:

Score Another Victory for Scientists, Michael Mann and the Freedom of Inquiry … by Chris Mooney, in a DeSmogBlog cross-post — Yesterday in a Virginia courtroom, Michael Mann—who is quickly becoming the Galileo of climate science—triumphed over the conservative American Tradition Institute …

Discussion: Grasping Reality …, southernstudies.org and Guardian

Jeff Tollefson / Nature:
Climate scientist wins his day in court - November 01, 2011

Discussion: Climate Science Watch, ThinkProgress, Global Warming and The Huffington Post

Scott Shane / New York Times:

4 Georgia Men Arrested in Terror Plot — Four Georgia men who were part of a fringe militia group were arrested on Tuesday in what the Justice Department described as a plot to use guns, bombs and the toxin ricin to kill federal and state officials and spread terror.

Discussion: Political Mojo, News Hounds, The Raw Story and The Atlantic Online

Adam Serwer / Political Mojo:
Four Senior Citizens Plotted Killing Spree At A Waffle House

Discussion: Associated Press, Salon.com, ThinkProgress, Balloon Juice, FBI, emptywheel 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: Associated Press and Sipsey Street Irregulars

Chris Good / The Atlantic Online:

Picture of the Day: Men's Wearhouse Stands With Occupy Wall Street — You're gonna like the way you look protesting income disparity in Oakland; this Men's Wearhouse store guarantees it. — Occupy Oakland has called for a city-wide strike and rally on Wednesday to protest income inequality …

Discussion: TalkLeft, The Lede, Mercury News, L.A. NOW, Dealbreaker and The Daily What

Michelle Malkin:

Live from Occupy Oakland: Window smashing, vandalism, and more; charter buses to port, Teamsters in the house; port shut down, trucks overrun — Scroll for updates... I'm starting a fresh thread on tonight's Occupy Oakland “strike.” (Previous post and background here.)

Discussion: Ed Driscoll, The Gateway Pundit and San Francisco Chronicle

DMartyr / The Jawa Report:

Tea Party Versus #Occupy Checklist — I made this checklist to compare the Tea Party to the #Occupy crowds. All conduct listed can be confirmed at the links listed or by simple Google searches. — http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/ 209789.php — http://biggovernment.com/jjmnolte/ 2011/10/28/occupywallstreet-the-rap- sheet-so-far/

Discussion: Ironic Surrealism and Wake up America

Charles Arthur / Guardian:

Anonymous retreats from Mexico drug cartel confrontation — Threats to begin unmasking members of Zetas reined back as cartel rumoured to be hiring own security specialists for physical retaliation - as others question whether Anonymous member was ever kidnapped in Veracruz

Discussion: STRATFOR, Associated Press, TalkLeft and RealClearWorld