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9:55 PM ET, November 4, 2011

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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 …
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
Attorney: Multiple instances of sexual harassment by Herman Cain  —  An attorney for a former employee of the National Restaurant Assn. affirmed today his client filed a written complaint against Herman Cain in 1999 for “a series of inappropriate behaviors and unwanted advances.”
Discussion: US Politics
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Herman Cain allegation: Accuser breaks silence  —  One of the women who has accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment said through her attorney Friday that she stands by her claims, but she declined to reveal her identity or detail the nature of the “inappropriate behavior” and “unwanted advances” …
Kevinliptak / CNN:
BREAKING: Cain accuser won't go public
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 …
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Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:   WH rejects subpoena request for Solyndra docs
Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
W.H. to House: Solyndra subpoenas seek too much
Discussion: National Review
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
White House counsel says GOP's subpoena is ‘unprecedented’
Discussion: Daily Kos
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Solyndra subpoena sent to the White House
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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Abdon M. Pallasch / Chicago Sun Times:
Rep. Walsh lauded by group for being pro-family, though accused of owing child support  —  Republican Rep. Joe Walsh was the only Illinois congressman to be named a “True Blue” member of Congress for “unwavering support of the family” by the Family Research Council Action committee Thursday.
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 …
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 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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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
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
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 …
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.
Discussion: Sky Dancing and Wake up America
Jason Clayworth / Iowa Caucuses:
Iowa Poll: Many think Cain's 9-9-9 plan would help them  —  Two-thirds of likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers earning less than $50,000 a year believe they personally would be better off or in the same situation under Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan, The Des Moines Register's new Iowa Poll shows.
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Thomas Beaumont / seattlepi.com:   Romney automated calls assail Perry in Iowa
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.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
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
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: .net and Feministe
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.
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.
Associated Press:
Bishops' aide resigns over gay devil column  —  BOSTON (AP) — The author of a newspaper column suggesting the devil may be responsible for homosexuality has resigned from his job with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.  —  A spokeswoman for the Roman Catholic bishops said Friday …
Katy Stech / Wall Street Journal:
Dippin' Dots Tries to Avoid Meltdown  —  The ice cream of the future is struggling to survive.  —  After a four-year battle with its biggest lender, Dippin' Dots Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Paducah, Ky., to avoid foreclosure.
 
 
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Kieran Nicholson / Denver Post:
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Discussion: Power Line and Coloradoan Online
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Cain Lurves the Race Card
Geoffrey T. Smith / Wall Street Journal:
‘Bucket’ List: G-20 Panel Names Top Global Banks
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U.S. Approaches $15 Trillion Debt Limit
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N.J. judge says lawsuit to recognize gay marriage can go on
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Gingrich Cracks Double Digits in ABC-Post News Poll
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State Department training Islamic political parties in Egypt
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