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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Herman Cain allegation: Accuser breaks silence
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
Attorney: Multiple instances of sexual harassment by Herman Cain
Discussion: US Politics
Jon Cohen / Washington Post:
Cain rises in Post-ABC poll despite scandal; most Republicans dismiss allegations
Kevinliptak / CNN:
BREAKING: Cain accuser won't go public
Discussion: Hot Air
Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
WH rejects subpoena request for Solyndra docs  —  President Obama's attorney sent a letter to Congressional investigators on Friday, saying the White House would not cooperate with a subpoena requesting documents related to its doling out a $535 million loan guarantee to now bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra.
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Fox News:
White House Fires Back at ‘Overbroad’ Subpoena on Solyndra Documents  —  The White House on Friday all but refused to turn over the documents House Republicans have subpoenaed on bankrupt solar firm Solyndra, firing off a letter saying the request would put an “unreasonable burden …
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
White House counsel says GOP's subpoena is ‘unprecedented’
Discussion: CNN and Daily Kos
Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
W.H. to House: Solyndra subpoenas seek too much
Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Occupy Oakland: second Iraq war veteran injured after police clashes  —  Kayvan Sabehgi in intensive care with a lacerated spleen after protests in Oakland, a week after Scott Olsen was hurt.  He says police beat him with batons  —  A second Iraq war veteran has suffered serious injuries …
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Tihanna McCleese / KGO-TV:
Second veteran injured in ‘Occupy Oakland’ violence  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — There are fresh charges of police brutality against a war veteran arrested near an Occupy Oakland demonstration.  —  The veteran, 32-year-old Kayvan Sabeghi, underwent surgery on Friday for a ruptured spleen.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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Brendan Sasso / Ballot Box:
Gingrich to follow Obama around the country until he accepts debate-challenge  —  Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich promised on Friday evening in Iowa that if he wins his party's nomination, he will follow President Obama around the country until Obama accepts a challenge to participate in Lincoln-Douglas style debates.
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
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Elicia Dover / ABCNEWS:
Gingrich Cracks Double Digits in ABC-Post News Poll
Discussion: Hot Air
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Cain: ‘I Am The Koch Brothers’ Brother From Another Mother'  —  Herman Cain may be the billionaire Koch brothers' favorite presidential candidate, with strong ties between his campaign and the wealthy conservative patrons, and Cain hasn't been shy about about showing his love for the pair.
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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.
Discussion: Reuters and Daily Kos
Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Obama's Sarkozy remark offends French  —  CANNES, France — President Obama came, he saw, he insulted.  —  “Obama insults Sarkozy,” blared the headline on one French website, taking umbrage at Mr. Obama's wayward remark at the G-20 summit here about the physical appearance of French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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 …
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).
Discussion: Danger Room, Political Mojo and Hot Air
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Zachary M. Seward / Metropolis:
Occupy Wall Street Pays $8,000 for a Home on the Web  —  Occupy Wall Street, seeking a more formal Web presence for the coterie of protesters who have set up camp in downtown Manhattan, is acquiring the domain name occupywallstreet.net for $8,000, according to parties on both sides of the transaction.
James Crugnale / Mediaite:
Traders From Chicago Board Of Trade Dump McDonald's Applications On Occupy Chicago Protesters  —  In the middle of an Occupy Chicago teach-in this week, traders at the Chicago Board of Trade dumped several sheets of paper on top of the heads of protesters below.
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Cain Lurves the Race Card … DONATE Email Print Send to Instapaper  —  You want some race card?  Well here is some race card:  —  That's not messing around.  Note that this is not from the Cain campaign but from “Americans for Herman Cain,” a group created to support his candidacy.
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.
Discussion: Biased BBC and The Atlantic Online
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Barack Obama's Fatal Error: Monetary Policy
Discussion: Political Mojo
Ben Howe / aglanon's blog:
EPA Chief Lisa Jackson Calls Republicans “Jack-Booted Thugs” [UPDATE: Nope, she didn't.]  —  [UPDATE (Moe Lane): Turns out that E&E/Greenwire completely took the quote out of context: EPA Director Jackson was sarcastically referring to her own employees with the jack-booted thugs comment.
OccupyWallSt News:
Occupy Wall Street: Improving Quality of Life for the 99%  —  The participants of Occupy Wall Street are working for a better quality of life for the 99%.  We are everyday Americans who want our voices and every voice to count in the political process.  We want policy that looks …
Discussion: Nation Now, City Room and Gothamist
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
OWS Protesters Attempt to Storm AFP Defending the American Dream Summit  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.  —  “Occupy DC” protesters just attempted to force their way into the Washington Convention Center where the Americans for Prosperity Foundation is holding its Ronald Reagan tribute dinner for the “Defending the American Dream Summit.
Pastebin:
OpCartel Proceeds  —  The Anon who had been kidnapped last month by the Zetas has been released, although it appears that the Zetas concerned did not know that the individual was the Anon whose release had been demanded by those who instigated #OpCartel.  As such, no bargain has been fulfilled.
Discussion: World Now and msnbc.com
Matthew Jaffe / ABCNEWS:
U.S. Approaches $15 Trillion Debt Limit  —  It will be the latest sobering economic milestone that few were hoping to see: The U.S. national debt - any day now - will soar above the $15 trillion mark.  —  As of this writing, the total debt is $14.97 trillion, so moving beyond the symbolic $15 trillion is a foregone conclusion.
Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
Gov. Jan Brewer Can't Explain Her Partisan Political Tampering In Arizona's Redistricting Process  —  Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has been under fire recently for her dramatic political move to interfere with the state's bipartisan redistricting commission.  Annoyed that the commission …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Daily Kos
Kieran Nicholson / Denver Post:
Fort Collins man arrested as arson suspect in $10 million downtown fire  —  A Fort Collins man has been arrested as a suspect in a $10 million fire along Mason Street in downtown Fort Collins.  —  Benjamin David Gilmore, 29, was taken into custody Thursday night.
Discussion: Coloradoan Online and Power Line
French Presidency of the G20:
G20 LEADERS SUMMIT - FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ  —  Communiqué  —  1. We, the Leaders of the G20, met in Cannes on 3-4 November 2011.  —  2. Since our last meeting, global recovery has weakened, particularly in advanced countries, leaving unemployment at unacceptable levels.
 
 
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Geoffrey T. Smith / Wall Street Journal:
‘Bucket’ List: G-20 Panel Names Top Global Banks
MaryAnn Spoto / New Jersey Online:
N.J. judge says lawsuit to recognize gay marriage can go on
Jason Clayworth / Iowa Caucuses:
Iowa Poll: Many think Cain's 9-9-9 plan would help them
ThinkProgress:
Michigan City Removes Streetlights In Desperate Budget Cut
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Associated Press
Richard Simon / Los Angeles Times:
House to launch ethics investigation of Rep. Laura Richardson
Discussion: Washington Post
Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Obama Admin Opposes Prayer at WWII Memorial
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Huckabee defends Romney on abortion
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Threat of the Day  —  This blog's seen a recent really unpleasant …
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New York Times:
Bleak Portrait of Poverty Is Off the Mark, Experts Say
Christopher Drew / New York Times:
Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It's Just So Darn Hard)
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: 2007 memo mentioned gun-walking probe
Capitol Confidential / Big Government:
Democrat Blanche Lincoln Turns on Obama Over Small Business Regs
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Dippin' Dots Tries to Avoid Meltdown
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

 
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