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9:15 AM ET, November 3, 2011

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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.
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:
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Cain to Review Links to a Nonprofit
Discussion: The Caucus and Taylor Marsh
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Embarrassed and disgusted
Discussion: Riehl World View
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Cain campaign: Time for a moneybomb?
Discussion: Business Insider
The Politico:
Herman Cain confronts more harassment allegations
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Cain accuses former adviser Curt Anderson
San Francisco Chronicle:
Mercedes hits 2 Occupy Oakland protesters  —  (11-02) 21:35 PDT OAKLAND — A car struck two Occupy Oakland protesters tonight as they marched with a crowd along Broadway, and an angry mob surrounded the car as emergency workers tended to the injured.  —  The driver, who was not identified …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Oakland schools affected by Occupy strike
Discussion: The Lede and The Gateway Pundit
Elizabeth Weise / USA Today:
Occupy protesters claim victory at shipping port
Discussion: Sky Dancing and The Gateway Pundit
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
More Americans supporting Occupy Wall Street  —  (CNN) - As Americans learn more about Occupy Wall Street, they are becoming more supportive of the movement's positions, according to a new poll from ORC International.  —  The survey, taken Oct. 28-31, shows more adult Americans saying …
Discussion: The Politico and Scared Monkeys
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 …
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Ian Drury / Daily Mail:
UK and U.S. ‘draw up joint plan to attack Iran’: Evidence of nuclear programme raises tension in Middle East  —  The UK and U.S. are drawing up plans to attack Iran amid growing tensions in the Middle East, it was claimed last night.  —  Barack Obama and David Cameron are preparing for war …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Israel Matzav
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ronald Reagan supported tax-funded infrastructure spending to create jobs
The Hill:
Obama administration mulled Solyndra bailout days before company's demise  —  As California solar panel maker Solyndra teetered on the brink of financial collapse, Obama administration officials weighed and rejected a last-ditch plan to keep the ccompany afloat.
Discussion: The Politico and Reuters
BBC:
Greek crisis: Papandreou ‘to offer to resign’  —  Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is expected to offer his resignation within the next half-hour, sources in Athens have told the BBC.  —  Mr Papandreou will meet Greek President Karolos Papoulias immediately after an emergency cabinet meeting has finished.
Nate Silver / New York Times:
Is Obama Toast?  Handicapping the 2012 Election  —  Americans are usually forgiving when they vote a man into the White House and he wants a second term.  Of the last eight elected presidents, all but two — George H. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter — got their four more years.
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Lessons From History: Don't Be Too Quick to Pull Down the Curtain  —  Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics  —  Over the decades, in every fourth year, we have noticed a tendency to close out the presidential nominating contest before the voting has even begun.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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 …
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Peter Wallsten / Washington Post:
As governor, Romney worked to reassure liberals  —  Mitt Romney was firm and direct with the abortion rights advocates sitting in his office nine years ago, assuring the group that if elected Massachusetts governor, he would protect the state's abortion laws.
Discussion: 2012 Decoded
 
 
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Jaime Lutz / Boston Globe:
Occupy Boston protester charged with selling Xanax to undercover police officers
Discussion: Politicons and Weasel Zippers
Celeste Katz / NY Daily News:
THREE Primary Days On Tap For New York State?
Discussion: City Room
Scott Eells / ABCNEWS:
Romney Tells Perry ‘Deficits Matter’
Discussion: GOP 12
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
House Republicans make cross-party pitch to embolden debt ‘supercommittee’
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Political Mojo
New York Times:
Georgia Men Held in Plot to Attack Government
Douglas J. Feith / Wall Street Journal:
Israel Should Be a U.S. Campaign Issue
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Romney's Mormonism To Be A Bigger Issue In The General Election, Say Evangelicals
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Wall Street Journal:
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