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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
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Hullabaloo, Hot Air, NewsBusters.org blogs and Washington Post
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Lawyer: Lift gag on Cain's accuser — He will ask the National Restaurant Association to drop the non-disclosure agreement.
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Pat Dollard and New York Magazine
James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times:
Herman Cain accuser wants to talk, her lawyer says
Herman Cain accuser wants to talk, her lawyer says
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Pat Dollard, Patterico's Pontifications and American Power
Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Rand Paul On Cain Scandal: It's Getting …
TPM2012 — Rand Paul On Cain Scandal: It's Getting …
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National Review, Alas, a Blog, Salon.com, Ballot Box and Daily Kos
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain now recalls ‘couple of other’ items in accuser's complaint
Herman Cain now recalls ‘couple of other’ items in accuser's complaint
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Washington Times, The Greenroom, Townhall.com, Salon.com, CNN, Daily Kos, Big Journalism, Nice Deb, Swampland, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Booman Tribune, Washington Post and Fox News
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Cain PAC accuses left of ‘high-tech lynching’ in fundraising letter
Cain PAC accuses left of ‘high-tech lynching’ in fundraising letter
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The Politico and The Atlantic Online
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Everything Is Working Out for Herman Cain
Everything Is Working Out for Herman Cain
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JSOnline, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Political Mojo, The Politico, NewsBusters.org blogs and Ben Smith's Blog
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. …
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Mayor Bloomberg: ‘It Was Not The Banks That Created The Mortgage Crisis’
Mayor Bloomberg: ‘It Was Not The Banks That Created The Mortgage Crisis’
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Rortybomb, Balloon Juice and The Raw Story
Jesse / CBS New York:
Milk Street Cafe Owner Sacks 21 Employees As Consequence Of Occupy Wall Street Demonstration
Milk Street Cafe Owner Sacks 21 Employees As Consequence Of Occupy Wall Street Demonstration
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The Gateway Pundit and Politicons
Noreen Malone / New York Magazine:
More and More Homeless People Are Sleeping at Occupy Wall Street Sites
More and More Homeless People Are Sleeping at Occupy Wall Street Sites
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Weasel Zippers and New York Times
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Are big banks feeling pressure from Occupy Wall Street?
Are big banks feeling pressure from Occupy Wall Street?
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The Atlantic Online, The Politico, The Week Magazine, mediaroom.bankofamerica.com and Eschaton
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.
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alicublog, The Huffington Post, Balloon Juice, No More Mister Nice Blog and New York Times
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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Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative and The Gateway Pundit
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Another “Occupier” Raped, In Baltimore [With Update: Occupier Assaults 14-Year-Old Girl in Dallas]
Another “Occupier” Raped, In Baltimore [With Update: Occupier Assaults 14-Year-Old Girl in Dallas]
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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) …
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The Hill and Weasel Zippers
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Dan Berman / The Politico:
Obama to decide Keystone XL project
Obama to decide Keystone XL project
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Tar Sands Action, ThinkProgress and The Lonely Conservative
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Carney distances Obama from looming Keystone pipeline decision
Carney distances Obama from looming Keystone pipeline decision
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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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Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Why is Greece turning down the “bailout” — Make no mistake about it, the decision to hold a “referendum” is a decision to turn down the deal altogether. The referendum will never be held. It is scheduled for January and the current deal, which is not even a worked out deal, won't be on the table by then.
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The Atlantic Online, Reuters, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
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Paul Mason / BBC:
Greek referendum is coin-flip on euro exit
Greek referendum is coin-flip on euro exit
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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 …
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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:
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Hot Air, Mediaite, The Right Scoop and Riehl World View
BBC:
Attack on French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo — The attack on Charlie Hebdo comes a day after it named the prophet Muhammad as its “editor-in-chief” — The offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo have been destroyed by a petrol bomb, French police say.
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Harry's Place and Biased BBC
UIC:
Background on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) — In 1998, the U.S. Congress enacted the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), requiring the Federal Trade Commission to regulate commercial Web site operators of sites targeted at children or who have actual knowledge of a child's participation.
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CNN, Washington Post and The Huffington Post
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Campaign 2012: Welcome to the slugfest — Forget hope and change. President Obama's reelection campaign is going to be based on fear and loathing: fear of what a Republican takeover would mean, and loathing of whomever the Republican nominee turns out to be.
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Bark Bark Woof Woof, Booman Tribune and Influence Alley
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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Denver Post
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 …
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Israel Matzav and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
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