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Erick Erickson / RedState:
The Herman Cain Campaign Is Stuck on Stupid — If I were allowed to use the word retarded these days, I'd use it to describe the Herman Cain campaign these days. But it is another word we've axed on the list for some legitimate reasons. Truth be told, I sometimes still use it and I think it might fit here.
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Daily Caller Productions / The Daily Caller:
TheDC exclusive interview with Herman Cain: ‘Guilty until proven innocent’ [VIDEO] — In an exclusive interview Wednesday evening with The Daily Caller's Ginni Thomas, GOP presidential front-runner Herman Cain talked about the political press corps' rush to judgment. “That is the D.C. culture,” Cain said.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Embarrassed and disgusted
Embarrassed and disgusted
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Riehl World View
Bernie Goldberg / Fox News:
Cain Harassment Issue: Who Said What to Whom?
Cain Harassment Issue: Who Said What to Whom?
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Philly.com and The Reaction
Kerry Picket / Washington Times:
Source - Rahm Emanuel involved in Cain sexual harassment accuser attacks
Source - Rahm Emanuel involved in Cain sexual harassment accuser attacks
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Richard Miniter / National Security:
Cain Says Perry Camp Behind Sex Harassment Leak
Cain Says Perry Camp Behind Sex Harassment Leak
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Cain lashes out at Perry campaign
Cain lashes out at Perry campaign
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ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and Hullabaloo
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.
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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 …
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Josh Kraushaar / 2012 Decoded:
Poll: Voters Viewing Occupy Wall St. Unfavorably — A sign that the Occupy Wall Street movement isn't the best long-term vehicle for Democrats to connect themselves with: A new Quinnipiac poll, showing a plurality of voters viewing the group unfavorably. — The poll, released today …
Leary / nation.foxnews.com:
Oakland on Fire: Obama Gets Class War He Asked For
Oakland on Fire: Obama Gets Class War He Asked For
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Chris Good / The Atlantic Online:
Picture of the Day: Men's Wearhouse Stands With Occupy Wall Street
Picture of the Day: Men's Wearhouse Stands With Occupy Wall Street
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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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Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Report: White Oakland Driver Hits Two Black Protesters With Car; Police Allow Man To Drive Off
Report: White Oakland Driver Hits Two Black Protesters With Car; Police Allow Man To Drive Off
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Campaign 2012 and Gawker
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Lew: Don't write off supercommittee yet — White House budget director Jack Lew said Thursday that it would be premature to write the obituary of the deficit supercommittee which is struggling to find a debt deal by Nov. 23. — “I think we have a habit in this town of writing obituaries …
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
House GOP votes to subpoena White House Solyndra documents
House GOP votes to subpoena White House Solyndra documents
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Ben Smith / Reuters:
Barack Obama's campaign style: Go negative, stay clean
Barack Obama's campaign style: Go negative, stay clean
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The Politico and The Hill
New York Times:
Greek Leader Hints He May Drop Plan for Referendum — ATHENS — Prime Minister George Papandreou appeared to be backing away from his plan to hold a referendum on Greece's new loan deal with the European Union. — Before going into an emergency cabinet meeting, Mr. Papandreou suggested …
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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.
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ThinkProgress, Guardian, Online NewsHour, The Source, Business Insider, rubber hose, New York Times, Biased BBC and Outside the Beltway
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.
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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Michele Bachmann Owes President Obama An Apology — This little gem was dropped last Friday during Michele Bachmann's interview with Wolf Blitzer. I understand that politics involves a war of words, but Bachmann went too far on this. Way too far. — Here's the snippet …
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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Joseph Berger / New York Times:
Suit Against Photographer Seeks Re-creation of Wedding After Divorce — Of all the many things that make up a wedding, few are more important than the photographs. — Long after the last of the cake has grown stale and the tossed bouquet has wilted, the photos endure …
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Gawker, Outside the Beltway, New York Magazine and Runnin' Scared
David Kocieniewski / New York Times:
Biggest Public Firms Paid Little U.S. Tax, Study Says — Warren E. Buffett, take note. It is not just a few wealthy individuals paying unusually low taxes to the federal government. Corporate America is not far behind. — A comprehensive study released on Thursday found that 280 …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Booman Tribune
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
30 Major Corporations Paid No Income Taxes In The Last Three Years, While Making $160 Billion
30 Major Corporations Paid No Income Taxes In The Last Three Years, While Making $160 Billion
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Washington Post and Washington Monthly
David Beckworth / The New Republic:
Tight Budgets, Loose Money: Why Both Liberals and Conservatives Are Wrong About How to Fix the Economy — Both the left and the right have been consistently peddling the wrong prescriptions for our economy. Most liberals are focused on the need for additional fiscal stimulus …
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Business Insider
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Polling the ‘sabotage’ question — To one degree or another, the “sabotage” question has been generating some debate for about a year now. It is, admittedly, a provocative subject: are Republicans trying to hurt the nation's economy on purpose, simply to undermine the Obama presidency?
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Washington Post, Saint Petersblog, Political Mojo and Prairie Weather
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Two Days After Reporting Deadline, Secret Conservative Donor Funnels $250,000 To Repeal Maine Voting Rights — This is the third installment in an ongoing series on voting rights leading up to Election Day 2011. — Next week, Maine citizens will vote on a ballot initiative to strike …
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Crooks and Liars, Sun Journal, Public Policy Polling and Bangor Daily News
James McWilliams / The Atlantic Online:
McFib: The Awful Conditions at McDonald's McRib Pork Supplier — The Humane Society has filed a complaint alleging that Smithfield Foods, McDonald's pork supplier, stuffs its pigs in tiny gestation crates — Perhaps you've heard the news: The McRib is back!
CNN:
Texas judge confirms video of him beating daughter, says ‘I lost my temper’ — Dallas (CNN) — A Texas judge faces a police investigation and judicial probe after a video showing him beating his then-16-year-old disabled daughter was posted on the Internet.
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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.
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Balloon Juice
Fox News:
Wisconsin Senators Pass Controversial Bill Pushing Abstinence Over Contraception in Sex Ed — MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin school teachers would have to promote abstinence and marriage over contraception in sex education classes, under a controversial bill passed by the state Senate on Wednesday night.
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