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Jon Cohen / Washington Post:
Cain rises in Post-ABC poll despite scandal; most Republicans dismiss allegations — Businessman Herman Cain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are running nearly even atop the field of 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows …
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Cain accuser cites series of ‘advances’; NRA confirms harassment complaint — Attorney Joel Bennett issued a statement Friday afternoon from one of the women who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment in the 1990s, standing by the complaint and confirming that it involved a …
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CNN, The Other McCain, The Caucus, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Freedom's Lighthouse and Sky Dancing
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama, Romney Tied Nationally and in Swing States — Romney fares better vs. Obama than Perry, Cain — PRINCETON, NJ — Registered voters nationally and in 12 key swing states are evenly divided in their preferences for president in the 2012 election between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney.
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Firedoglake, CNN, Hot Air, The Moderate Voice, National Review, The Daily Dish, Saint Petersblog and USA Today
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Cain Accuser Won't Go Public — In Friday afternoon media availability, lawyer for Cain accuser says the Georgian made “a series of inappropriate behaviors and unwanted advances” towards his client. … National Restaurant Association confirms allegations:
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Caller and The PJ Tatler
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
Attorney: Multiple instances of sexual harassment by Herman Cain
Attorney: Multiple instances of sexual harassment by Herman Cain
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US Politics
Kevinliptak / CNN:
BREAKING: Cain accuser won't go public
BREAKING: Cain accuser won't go public
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New York Times and Hot Air, more at Mediagazer »
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Herman Cain allegation: Accuser breaks silence
Herman Cain allegation: Accuser breaks silence
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Wesley Pruden / Washington Times:
Herman Cain and innuendos
Herman Cain and innuendos
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The Spectacle Blog and Instapundit
Peter Overby / NPR:
Cain Has Long Ties To Koch Brothers-Linked Group … Republican Herman Cain, facing allegations of sexual harassment, returns Friday to a familiar, and presumably friendly, venue — the annual convention of Americans for Prosperity, the conservative group founded by billionaire businessmen David and Charles Koch.
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CREW, Gawker, Daily Kos, GOP 12 and Prairie Weather
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Peter H. Stone / iWatch News:
Koch-related group is reviewing financial transactions with Cain aide's charity
Koch-related group is reviewing financial transactions with Cain aide's charity
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Ballot Box, msnbc.com, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Caller and The Caucus
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Cain's Campaign Aide Faces Tough Questions
Cain's Campaign Aide Faces Tough Questions
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ABCNEWS, msnbc.com, Washington Wire, Business Insider, The Raw Story, Iowa Caucuses, The Atlantic Online, The Caucus and Campaign 2012
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Cain: ‘I Am The Koch Brothers’ Brother From Another Mother'
Cain: ‘I Am The Koch Brothers’ Brother From Another Mother'
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The New Republic and DeSmogBlog
CBS Denver:
Moore Lashes Out At CBS4 Over Wealth Questions — Filmmaker Visits Occupy Denver Protesters — DENVER (CBS4) - Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore joined a growing crowd at the “Occupy” Denver protest Thursday evening, but his encounter with CBS4 left him fuming when he was asked …
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The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, NewsBusters.org blogs and OWS Exposed
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
White House counsel says GOP's subpoena is ‘unprecedented’ — The White House blasted House Republicans Friday for subpoenaing internal documents related to the $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee, calling the move “unprecedented and unnecessary.” — White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler …
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Daily Kos and The Politico
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Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
W.H. to House: Solyndra subpoenas seek too much
W.H. to House: Solyndra subpoenas seek too much
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National Review and The Hill
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Solyndra subpoena sent to the White House
Solyndra subpoena sent to the White House
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CNN, Washington Monthly, Grist and The Politico
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
‘As consistent as human beings can be’ — Several weeks ago, in one of the more amusing political claims of the year, Mitt Romney boasted, “I stand by my positions. I'm proud of them.” Given Romney's record of abandoning every policy position he's ever taken, it was hard not to marvel at his shamelessness.
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CNN, Conservatives4Palin and Liberal Values
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Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Huckabee defends Romney on abortion
Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
Antiabortion movement hoping for electoral victory in Miss.
Antiabortion movement hoping for electoral victory in Miss.
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ABCNEWS, Ben Smith's Blog, Hullabaloo and Hot Air
Ezra Klein / New York Review of Books:
Obama's Flunking Economy: The Real Cause — Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President — Harper, 515 pp., $29.99 — Ron Suskind's Confidence Men is not a calm first draft of history. It is not an impartial or unbiased look at the Obama administration's first two years.
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The Atlantic Online and Biased BBC
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Barack Obama's Fatal Error: Monetary Policy
Barack Obama's Fatal Error: Monetary Policy
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Political Mojo
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Deadbeat Rep. Joe Walsh, Who Owes $100k In Child Support, Receives ‘Pro-Family’ Award From Family Research Council — In July, the press learned that Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), a Tea Party freshman in Congress, owed $117,000 in unpaid child support to his ex-wife.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Moderate Voice
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Abdon M. Pallasch / Chicago Sun Times:
Rep. Walsh lauded by group for being pro-family, though accused of owing child support
Rep. Walsh lauded by group for being pro-family, though accused of owing child support
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Little Green Footballs, Wonkette and The Raw Story
DealBook:
As Regulators Pressed Changes, Corzine Pushed Back, and Won — Months before MF Global teetered on the brink, federal regulators were seeking to rein in the types of risky trades that contributed to the firm's collapse. But they faced opposition from an influential opponent: Jon S. Corzine …
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Peter Lattman / DealBook:
Corzine Is Said to Hire Criminal Lawyer
Corzine Is Said to Hire Criminal Lawyer
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ABCNEWS, CNNMoney.com, Business Insider, CBS News, Michelle Malkin, ProPublica, Reuters and The PJ Tatler
Alyssa Rosenberg / ThinkProgress:
Threat of the Day — This blog's seen a recent really unpleasant uptick in trolling and now, violent threats. When I started posting some of the things people were saying on Twitter, Fast Company editor Nancy Miller suggested that bloggers start tweeting the harassment they get …
The Politico:
More on POLITICO — Yaaawwwnnn...give it up, Politico. Your Dan Rather-esque hatchet job is falling apart and you've been exposed as the DNC boot licking liberals you truly are. The American people aren't falling for it. You've devolved into a complete laughing stock.
The Atlantic Online:
The Ally From Hell — Pakistan lies. It hosted Osama bin Laden (knowingly or not). Its government is barely functional. It hates the democracy next door. It is home to both radical jihadists and a large and growing nuclear arsenal (which it fears the U.S. will seize).
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Hot Air, Danger Room and Political Mojo
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Kevin Fasick / New York Post:
Deranged homeless man goes on violent rampage in Zuccotti Park — This is the new face of Zuccotti Park! — A deranged homeless man who has been squatting among the Occupy Wall Street protesters in lower Manhattan went on a violent, early-morning rampage yesterday, cursing incoherently and kicking down tents.
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Runnin' Scared, Gothamist, Booman Tribune, New York Magazine, Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
Christopher Drew / New York Times:
Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It's Just So Darn Hard) — LAST FALL, President Obama threw what was billed as the first White House Science Fair, a photo op in the gilt-mirrored State Dining Room. He tested a steering wheel designed by middle schoolers to detect distracted driving and peeked inside a robot that plays soccer.
Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Obama Admin Opposes Prayer at WWII Memorial — Republican lawmakers and conservative activists are expressing outrage after the Obama administration announced its objection to adding President Franklin Roosevelt's D-Day prayer to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Henry K. Lee / San Francisco Chronicle:
Developer with shotgun scared off Oakland rioters — OAKLAND — Oakland developer Phil Tagami is used to working behind the scenes to broker some of the biggest deals in town. Late Wednesday, he was using different persuasive skills - holding a loaded shotgun to scare away rioters trying to get into a downtown building.
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Don Surber, Sister Toldjah, National Review, Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, Pundit & Pundette, Campaign 2012 and The Right Scoop
MaryAnn Spoto / New Jersey Online:
N.J. judge says lawsuit to recognize gay marriage can go on — TRENTON — A Superior Court judge let a lawsuit seeking marriage for same-sex couples in New Jersey proceed, but she sharply pared down the number of allegations in the case against the state. — If the law creating civil unions does …
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ThinkProgress and Towleroad News #gay
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
A Democratic convention tests a right-to-work state [UPDATED] — As the Democratic National Convention gets rolling in Charlotte, the tensions between the party's labor allies and North Carolina's fiercely anti-labor political and business leaders remains on the surface.
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aglanon's blog, Weasel Zippers, Daily Kos and The Impolitic
Katy Stech / Wall Street Journal:
Dippin' Dots Files for Bankruptcy — The future of ice cream is having trouble surviving today. — Dippin' Dots Inc., the self-described “ice cream of the future,” filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Paducah, Ky., near its headquarters …
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