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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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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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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.
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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit
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.
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Indecision Forever, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, Freedom's Lighthouse, The Moderate Voice and Politicons
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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Mitt Romney Central, The Other McCain, Outside the Beltway, Freedom's Lighthouse and American Spectator
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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RedState, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Caucus, The PJ Tatler, Washington Post, US Politics, Salon.com, National Review, CNN and Advancing a Free Society
Fox News:
Cain Camp Accuses Perry Campaign of Leaking Sexual Harassment Claims — Herman Cain's top aide accused Texas Gov. Rick Perry's camp of leaking stories to the media about sexual harassment allegations from the 1990s that have rocked the former pizza company executive's presidential campaign.
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Freedom's Lighthouse, The Daily Caller, RedState, Atlas Shrugs, Gawker and Joe. My. God.
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:
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FiveThirtyEight, Rod Dreher and Balloon Juice
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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Mediaite, Prairie Weather, nation.foxnews.com, Ben Smith's Blog, newsfeed.time.com, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and The Page
The Caucus:
Woman Who Accused Cain Won't Go Public, Lawyer Says
Woman Who Accused Cain Won't Go Public, Lawyer Says
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Herman Cain: I Can't Prove It, But These Allegations Are Racist (VIDEO)
TPM2012 — Herman Cain: I Can't Prove It, But These Allegations Are Racist (VIDEO)
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Balloon Juice, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, The Atlantic Online, Firedoglake and THEROOT.COM
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Regarding Herman Cain: It's Not Racism. It's Opposition Research.
Regarding Herman Cain: It's Not Racism. It's Opposition Research.
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The Sundries Shack, The Caucus and The Right Scoop
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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Indecision Forever, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and New York Magazine
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 …
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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 …
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The Daily What, L.A. NOW, Gawker, Dealbreaker and Political Mojo
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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The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, OWS Exposed and The Huffington Post
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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Pat Dollard and JammieWearingFool
Mercury News:
Crowd swells at peaceful Occupy Oakland general strike rally
Crowd swells at peaceful Occupy Oakland general strike rally
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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
Jonathan Lemire / NY Daily News:
Bloomberg strikes tougher tone on Occupy Wall Street
Bloomberg strikes tougher tone on Occupy Wall Street
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New York Post, Big Government, Weasel Zippers, Althouse and The Lonely Conservative
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
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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?!”
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ronald Reagan supported tax-funded infrastructure spending to create jobs
Ronald Reagan supported tax-funded infrastructure spending to create jobs
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ThinkProgress, Liberal Values, Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
Kathleen Hennessey / Los Angeles Times:
House reaffirms ‘In God We Trust’ as official U.S. motto
House reaffirms ‘In God We Trust’ as official U.S. motto
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Hot Air, Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos
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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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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The Atlantic Online, Michael Totten and msnbc.com
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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Jeff Tollefson / Nature:
Climate scientist wins his day in court - November 01, 2011
Climate scientist wins his day in court - November 01, 2011
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Climate Science Watch, ThinkProgress, Global Warming and The Huffington Post
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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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.)
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Ed Driscoll, The Gateway Pundit and San Francisco Chronicle
Robert Hiltz / Montreal Gazette:
Canada axes voluntary funding to UNESCO — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, seen at Question Period September 29, says Canada will not make up any shortfall for UNESCO after the U.S. announced it was pulling its funding. — OTTAWA — In the wake of a vote by UNESCO to allow Palestinians …
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Keaton Fox / KAJA-TV:
Latest Update Rockport Community Comments On Beating Video — ROCKPORT - Channel 6 visited Rockport to find out what folks think about the video of Aransas County Judge William Adams beating his child seven years ago. — “I can't watch anymore.” — “Here, I don't want to watch anymore.”
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Max Read / Gawker:
Texas Judge Beats Disabled Daughter on Video
Texas Judge Beats Disabled Daughter on Video
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Rod Dreher, Mediaite, Above the Law and Feministe