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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 …
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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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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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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Cain Not Able — We have the starchy guy — tall, handsome …
Cain Not Able — We have the starchy guy — tall, handsome …
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Daily Kos and Prairie Weather
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Iowa yawns at Herman Cain allegations
Iowa yawns at Herman Cain allegations
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The Page, TBogg and News Hounds
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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Patterico's Pontifications, Pat Dollard, American Power and National Review
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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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, Daily Kos and Ballot Box
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. …
Will Rahn / The Daily Caller:
NYC arrest records: Many Occupy Wall Street protesters live in luxury
NYC arrest records: Many Occupy Wall Street protesters live in luxury
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Betsy's Page, OWS Exposed and Verum Serum
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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Right Wing News, The Gateway Pundit and Politicons
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
Sam Youngman / Ballot Box:
Obama 'can't wait' to fight Romney — The funniest scene in the old hockey movie “Slap Shot” might be the one where the Hanson brothers start a fight with the other team before the game even starts. — Who knew that could be a parable for President Obama's reelection campaign?
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Tina Korbe / Hot Air:
Rep. Schweikert to Obama: Stop buying your own books with taxpayer money, please
Rep. Schweikert to Obama: Stop buying your own books with taxpayer money, please
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The Hill and Weasel Zippers
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Carney distances Obama from looming Keystone pipeline decision
Carney distances Obama from looming Keystone pipeline decision
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CNN, The Politico, ThinkProgress, Tar Sands Action and The Lonely Conservative
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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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
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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Robert Kuttner / prospect.org/blog/beat-press:
Bravo Papandreou! — Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou …
Bravo Papandreou! — Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou …
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New York Times, Campaign 2012 and The Agonist
Paul Mason / BBC:
Greek referendum is coin-flip on euro exit
Greek referendum is coin-flip on euro exit
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The Daily Dish, Political Mojo, Crooked Timber, New Atlanticist, Business Insider and Financial 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 …
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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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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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Paul Ryan's Second Act
Paul Ryan's Second Act
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Mitt Romney Central, The Hill and American Spectator
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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Phil Mattingly / Bloomberg:
Lawmakers to Propose Transaction Tax for Financial Firms Modeled on Europe — Two U.S. lawmakers will introduce measures to impose a transaction tax on financial firms that resembles a proposal released by the European Union. — Senator Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, and Representative Peter DeFazio …
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The Enterprise Blog and The Gateway Pundit
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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The Moderate Voice, The Impolitic and Balloon Juice
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Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Biden to Host Cantor for Dinner
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Major Parties Struggle for Popularity; Broad Interest in an Alternative — Favorable views of the Democratic Party have fallen to their lowest since the Reagan landslide of 1984. Even fewer Americans see the Republican Party positively, and Americans by 2-1 say they'd welcome an independent alternative for president.
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National Review
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
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
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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