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Richard Pollock / PJ Media:
BREAKING: PJM Sources Report Details of Alleged Cain Incident … Adding to the ongoing Herman Cain sexual harassment controversy, two sources have now confirmed to PJ Media that a female employee of the National Restaurant Association told associates she had been brought by Mr. Cain to his Crystal City …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Cain accuser got $45,000 — The woman who received the payout is the staffer who Cain has acknowledged formally lodged a complaint.
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Los Angeles Times, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Caucus, Harry's Place, Mediaite, Daily Kos and msnbc.com
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
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.
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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Bernie Goldberg / Fox News:
Cain Harassment Issue: Who Said What to Whom?
Cain Harassment Issue: Who Said What to Whom?
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The Daily Dish, Philly.com and The Reaction
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Embarrassed and disgusted
Embarrassed and disgusted
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Riehl World View
The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren Heckled By Tea Party Supporter … BROCKTON, Mass. — Moments into a speech before volunteers here Wednesday evening, Elizabeth Warren was interrupted by a Tea Party supporter who hurled a gender-based epithet at the Senate candidate. The man, who said he'd been unemployed …
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The Raw Story, Gawker, The Political Carnival, US Politics and Suburban Guerrilla
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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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Firedoglake, The Mahablog, The Politico, Shakesville, rubber hose, Scared Monkeys, ThinkProgress, The Enterprise Blog, Daily Kos, Metropolis and nation.foxnews.com
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 …
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.
New York Times:
Greek Leader Calls Off Referendum on Bailout Plan — ATHENS — After a tumultuous day of political gamesmanship, Prime Minister George Papandreou called off his plan to hold a referendum on Greece's new loan deal with the European Union, opened talks on a unity government with his conservative opponents …
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New York Magazine, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Free exchange and Marginal Revolution
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John Hudson / The Atlantic Wire:
Greek Referendum on Bailout Called Off
Greek Referendum on Bailout Called Off
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Guardian, BBC, Washington Post, Vox Popoli and National Review
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
30 Major Corporations Paid No Income Taxes In The Last Three Years, While Making $160 Billion — One of the driving forces behind the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests is the fact that corporations have not been paying their fair share in taxes. A new report from Citizens for Tax Justice …
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Washington Post and Washington Monthly
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David Kocieniewski / New York Times:
Biggest Public Firms Paid Little U.S. Tax, Study Says
Biggest Public Firms Paid Little U.S. Tax, Study Says
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Booman Tribune and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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Guardian and Campaign 2012
David Weigel / Slate:
Boehner on Norquist, the “Random Person” … - The Three Reasons Republicans Are Fervently Defending Herman Cain - Bank of America Learns It Must Be More Subtle About Screwing Its Customers - Ruth Madoff's Nationwide Sympathy Tour: Does Anyone Feel Bad for Her?
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Washington Monthly, The Politico, Washington Post, Grasping Reality … and Political Mojo
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Boehner calls anti-tax crusader Norquist ‘some random person’
Boehner calls anti-tax crusader Norquist ‘some random person’
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Indecision Forever
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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Dealbreaker, Gawker, Above the Law, Outside the Beltway, newsfeed.time.com, New York Magazine and Runnin' Scared
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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The Atlantic Online, National Review and New York Times
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Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
The Smartest People In Washington Are 100% Wrong About Stimulating The Economy
The Smartest People In Washington Are 100% Wrong About Stimulating The Economy
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National Review and The New Republic
Rasmussen Reports:
National Poll: Cain 26%, Romney 23%, Gingrich 14% — Georgia businessman Herman Cain, who continues to battle past allegations of sexual harassment, draws the most support nationally for the Republican nomination. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey …
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GOP 12, Freedom's Lighthouse, Washington Wire, Don Surber and Hullabaloo
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.
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 …
Shirley Galdino / Flying Teapot:
Interview: Founder of group that ‘heals homosexuals’ out of the closet — Translation: Sérgio Viula — Founder of group that ‘heals homosexuals’ reveals: “Nobody quit being gay, there were relationships even within the group” — Nothing better than an example to rebuke …
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ThinkProgress and Towleroad News #gay
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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Saint Petersblog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Washington Post, Political Mojo, Prairie Weather and Balloon Juice
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Herman Cain campaign is an insult to my mother — On my first day at an all-white school in North Plainfield, N.J., and then again in Hazlet, N.J. and then again before I took off for college in Northfield, Minn., my mother delivered a lecture not unfamiliar to other kids of color (and women, for that matter).
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New York Times, FrumForum, Mediaite, The Politico, Daily Kos, The Hill, Weasel Zippers, Opinionator and Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I
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!
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Jenny Sanford / The State:
A fresh face, a bold message, and a choice — History is filled with tales of newcomers running for political office or candidates who “don't have a chance” and are written off by the media. Yet sometimes such candidates connect or spark a fire among the electorate and then actually get the attention of the media.
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Washington Wire and msnbc.com
Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Rick Perry, in Silicon Valley, defends NH speech — SAN JOSE — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, on a fundraising swing in California, spoke at length for the first time Wednesday about his eyebrow-raising address in New Hampshire last week that has gone viral on the Internet, saying it was …
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CNN, Washington Post, Hot Air, The Raw Story and ABCNEWS
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Senate GOP Responds To Democratic Jobs Bill By Proposing To Cripple The Government's Ability To Regulate — Today, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the infrastructure investment portion of President Obama's American Jobs Act. Senate Republicans are planning to block the bill …
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Washington Monthly
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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ABCNEWS, The Raw Story, Guardian, Nation Now, Law Blog, newsfeed.time.com, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Mediaite