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4:40 AM ET, November 2, 2011

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Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
Herman Cain's accuser wants to tell her side of story, lawyer says  —  Win McNamee/GETTY IMAGES - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks at the National Press Club October 31, 2011 in Washington, DC.  During a question and answer portion of the program, Cain called the accusations …
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New York Times:
Cain Accuser Got a Year's Salary in Severance Pay  —  WASHINGTON — The National Restaurant Association gave $35,000 — a year's salary — in severance pay to a female staff member in the late 1990s after an encounter with Herman Cain, its chief executive at the time, made her uncomfortable working there …
The Huffington Post:
Ann Coulter On Herman Cain: ‘Our Blacks Are So Much Better Than Their Blacks’ (VIDEO) … Fox News , Herman Cain , Video , Ann Coulter , Ann Coulter Herman Cain , Ann Coulter Herman Cain Harassment , Ann Coulter Our Blacks , Ann Coulter Sean Hannity , Media News
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Lawyer: Lift gag on Cain's accuser  —  He will ask the National Restaurant Association to drop the non-disclosure agreement.
James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times:
Herman Cain accuser wants to talk, her lawyer says  —  Herman Cain wipes his eye while speaking to the National Press Club Monday (Jason Reed/Reuters)  —  One of Herman Cain's accusers wants to be heard.  —  Her lawyer told the Washington Post Tuesday that she is ready to tell her side …
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain now recalls ‘couple of other’ items in accuser's complaint
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Cain PAC accuses left of ‘high-tech lynching’ in fundraising letter
The Caucus:
Cain Accuser Wants to Tell Story, Lawyer Says
Discussion: National Review
Azi Paybarah / Capital New York:
Bloomberg: ‘Plain and simple,’ Congress caused the mortgage crisis, not the banks  —  Photo via British Prime Minister's Office flickr stream.  — Owners of the park at the center of the Occupy Wall Street protests are losing patience, but what can they do?  —  11:03 am Nov. 1, 20111Add a comment
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Julie Shapiro / DNAinfo.com:
Cafe Laid Off 21 Workers Because of Occupy Wall Street, Owner Says  —  FINANCIAL DISTRICT — Twenty-one restaurant workers lost their jobs last week because of the Occupy Wall Street protests, the cafe owner said Tuesday.  —  Marc Epstein, owner of the Milk Street Cafe at 40 Wall St. …
Jesse / CBS New York:
Milk Street Cafe Owner Sacks 21 Employees As Consequence Of Occupy Wall Street Demonstration
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Politicons
Noreen Malone / New York Magazine:
More and More Homeless People Are Sleeping at Occupy Wall Street Sites
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and New York Times
opoa.org:
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CITIZENS OF OAKLAND FROM THE OAKLAND POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION  —  Oakland, Ca.  —  We represent the 645 police officers who work hard every day to protect the citizens of Oakland.  We, too, are the 99% fighting for better working conditions, fair treatment …
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The Case Against David Brooks, Man of the Privileged Few  —  I don't think it's too strident to demand at this point that David Brooks be hauled up before a jury consisting of everyone else in America and forced to defend himself against several million counts of being an insufferable twat in a public place.
Steve Stoler / WFAA-TV:
Man arrested for child sex assault at Occupy Dallas camp  —  DALLAS — Dallas police have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a minor at the Occupy Dallas campsite downtown.  —  Richard Armstrong, 24, was charged with sexual assault of child and failure to register as a sex offender.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Another “Occupier” Raped, In Baltimore [With Update: Occupier Assaults 14-Year-Old Girl in Dallas]
Discussion: OWS Exposed
Tina Korbe / Hot Air:
Rep. Schweikert to Obama: Stop buying your own books with taxpayer money, please  —  According to various reports last week, the State Department spent $70,000 on copies of Barack Obama's three lauded literary masterpieces (Dreams from My Father, The Audacity of Hope and Of Thee I Sing) …
Discussion: The Hill and Weasel Zippers
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Carney distances Obama from looming Keystone pipeline decision
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Tar Sands Action
Herman Cain / The Daily Beast:
Jan Brewer's Sleazy Power Grab  —  Arizona's hyperpartisan governor is trying to impeach her state's redistricting board for trying to loosen Republicans' grip on congressional seats.  John Avlon on the unprecedented move.  —  This is low and cynical even by political standards.
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Mary Jo Pitzl / Arizona Republic:   Senate endorses Brewer's removal of redistricting official
Paul Mason / BBC:
Greek referendum is coin-flip on euro exit  —  I say “while it lasts” because the opposition is mobilising a parliamentary manoeuvre to bring down the government, which may succeed - returning Europe to its status quo of containable trauma.  —  If Greeks reject the 50% controlled default …
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Why is Greece turning down the “bailout”
John Stanton / Roll Call:
Republicans Shift Focus From Jobs To God  —  Republicans may be trying to focus their messaging on jobs and the economy — and hammering President Barack Obama for campaigning — but they still have time for some red meat base-baiting on the House floor.  —  To wit: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's …
Discussion: The Impolitic and Balloon Juice
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Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:   Biden to Host Cantor for Dinner
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
“Peace Through Strength, And Clarity:” Cain Says He Believes China May Have Nukes One Day In the Future  —  Update: Wait, Did He Just Misspeak?  Did He Mean Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carriers?  —  I'm sure this is charming, or something. … That's actually cut a bit.  The full quote from the PBS transcript:
Bill Shaikin / Dodgers Blog:
Frank McCourt agrees to sell Dodgers  —  Frank McCourt agreed Tuesday to sell the Dodgers, abruptly surrendering the team after fighting to retain it over two years and in two courts.  —  McCourt and Major League Baseball have agreed to seek approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for an auction of the Dodgers.
Discussion: New York Magazine and LAist
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
US Marshals turned loose to collect $63,720.80 from Righthaven  —  Looks like it's time to turn out the lights on Righthaven.  The US Marshal for the District of Nevada has just been authorized by a federal court to use “reasonable force” to seize $63,720.80 in cash and/or assets …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Michelle Malkin:
Colorado bellwether: Voters reject statewide tax increases  —  Proposition 103, the only statewide tax increase on the November ballot across the country, is going down tonight, according to number-crunchers in my home state of Colorado.  If the results of this massive tax hike referendum …
Discussion: Denver Post
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Southern Manners on Decline, Some Say  —  ATLANTA — One August night, two men walked into a popular restaurant attached to this city's fanciest shopping mall.  They sat at the bar, ordered drinks and pondered the menu.  Two women stood behind them.  —  A bartender asked if they would they mind offering their seats to the ladies.
Discussion: Firedoglake and pandagon.net
Arlette Saenz / ABCNEWS:
Rick Perry on Viral Video: ‘I Felt Good, Felt Great’  —  DES MOINES, IOWA - Texas Governor Rick Perry said he he “felt good, felt great” during a weekend event in New Hampshire.  Video of Perry giving the freewheeling speech went viral this week and was parodied on late night TV …
Haaretz:
Netanyahu trying to persuade cabinet to support attack on Iran  —  Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who previously objected to attacking Iran, was recently persuaded by Netanyahu and Barak to support such a move.  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Gregory Pratt / The Blotter:
US Bank President Richard Davis to disillusioned country: “Get over it”  —  US Bank President Richard Davis addressed the 1% at a Minnesota Chamber of Commerce luncheon this afternoon while the 99% protested outside.  —  The “Golden Boy of Wall Street,” as the New York Times recently dubbed him …
ProPublica:
U.S. Government Glossed Over Cancer Concerns As It Rolled Out Airport X-Ray Scanners  —  Update (11/01): This story has been updated with a comment from The Chertoff Group, from which ProPublica had sought comment before publication.  —  Look for a PBS NewsHour story on X-ray body scanners …
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
 
 
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Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
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