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Nia-Malika Henderson / Washington Post:
Cain camp considering legal action against Politico — A Herman Cain aide said Thursday that the Cain campaign is considering its legal options over the original Politico story, which revealed that the former head of the National Restaurant Association was accused of sexually harassing at least two women during his tenure in the 1990s.
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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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Don Surber, Guardian, Prairie Weather, The Caucus, New York Times, blogs.telegraph.co.uk and The Politico
The Politico:
Sources reveal new details about Cain allegation — Herman Cain flatly denies the most serious allegation facing him - that he made an unwanted sexual advance toward a female employee at a work event - but POLITICO has learned new details making clear there were urgent discussions …
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Hot Air and Washington Post
The Politico:
Sources reveal new details about Cain allegation — The details put a woman's account even more sharply at odds with Cain's.
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, Freedom's Lighthouse, Mediaite, American Spectator and Saint Petersblog
Richard Pollock / PJ Media:
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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The Daily Caller, Los Angeles Times, The Moderate Voice, ABCNEWS, Booman Tribune, Ballot Box, The Lonely Conservative, FishbowlDC, RedState, neo-neocon, American Spectator, Gawker, The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Iowa Caucuses, The Right Scoop, The Other McCain, Patterico's Pontifications, TBogg, National Review, The Daily Dish, CBS News, New York Magazine, New York Times and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Lawyer for Cain accuser hopes to release statement Friday — Washington (CNN) - The lawyer for one of Herman Cain's alleged accusers hopes on Friday to be able to release a one-page press release defending his client's reputation. — The statement would rebut denials made by Cain …
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The Other McCain and RedState
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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The Spectacle Blog, Weekly Standard, Freedom's Lighthouse, Washington Wire, Don Surber, Guardian, GOP 12, Saint Petersblog and Hullabaloo
Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:
Gloria Cain Won't Do Fox Appearance
Gloria Cain Won't Do Fox Appearance
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msnbc.com, blogs.telegraph.co.uk and Saint Petersblog
David Weigel / Slate:
Cainaquiddick: Where Source-Based Journalism Goes to Die
Cainaquiddick: Where Source-Based Journalism Goes to Die
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Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Caucus, National Review, RedState, Erick's blog and Taylor Marsh
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Cain says Forbes concluded Perry camp was source of harassment leak
Cain says Forbes concluded Perry camp was source of harassment leak
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Radio Iowa, The Lonely Conservative and CNN
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Politico Is Tawdry — Rich, I continue to think the real story …
Politico Is Tawdry — Rich, I continue to think the real story …
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TBogg, Pundit & Pundette and Washington Monthly
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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Sky Dancing, Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars, The Raw Story, Gawker, Feministing, Daily Kos, Salon, US Politics and Suburban Guerrilla
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
‘South Park’ mocks Occupy Wall Street, Michael Moore [VIDEO] — Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of Comedy Central's “South Park,” have a history of taking on politics in their animated series — even when it means mocking liberal causes. On their Wednesday broadcast …
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Michelle Malkin, Mediaite, Hot Air, Hit & Run, OWS Exposed, Whiskey Fire and Weasel Zippers
Timothy Egan / Opinionator:
Political Class Clowns — For a Republican Party that has spent the better part of its presidential campaign proving that most of its candidates are not smarter than a fifth grader, the real scandal around frontrunner-of-the-moment Herman Cain is not what he knows. It's what he doesn't know.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
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NY Daily News:
Mayor Bloomberg says White House candidates must believe in evolution, global warming
Mayor Bloomberg says White House candidates must believe in evolution, global warming
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The Gateway Pundit, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Gawker
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Cain Adviser Walks Back Perry Accusation
Cain Adviser Walks Back Perry Accusation
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New York Times and The Daily Dish
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Top Iowa supporter for Herman Cain blames Mark Block for fumbled response
Top Iowa supporter for Herman Cain blames Mark Block for fumbled response
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The Right Scoop, National Review, ABCNEWS, The Other McCain, Hot Air and The PJ Tatler
Jana Winter / Fox News:
ACORN Officials Scramble, Firing Workers and Shredding Documents, After Exposed as Players Behind Occupy Wall Street Protests — Officials with the revamped ACORN office in New York — operating as New York Communities for Change — have fired staff, shredded reams of documents and told workers …
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Journalism.org, Betsy's Page, Weasel Zippers and The Lonely Conservative
Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
Boehner: Debt deal will include new tax revenues — House Speaker John Boehner addressed one of the biggest sticking points for the 12 member Congressional “supercommittee” today, acknowledging that any bipartisan agreement will need to include some new tax revenue.
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Los Angeles Times, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, National Review and The Lonely Conservative
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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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The Politico and Indecision Forever
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Man charged for phone threats against Rep. Eric Cantor's family — The FBI charged a man on Thursday for allegedly threatening House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.). — The FBI said that Glendon Swift was charged for leaving threatening messages on Cantor's work voicemail in Richmond …
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The United States Department … and The Politico
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John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
Caller Accused of Rep. Cantor-Kill Threat
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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Campaign 2012
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Joshua Holland / AlterNet:
OWS Oakland Takes Over City, Shutting Down One of the Biggest Ports in the Country …
OWS Oakland Takes Over City, Shutting Down One of the Biggest Ports in the Country …
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The Huffington Post
Chip Somodevilla / ABCNEWS:
Cain Shows Initial Resilience in the Face of Controversy — Herman Cain is showing initial resilience in the face of allegations of sexual impropriety: More than half of potential Republicans voters say the controversy is not serious, fewer than a quarter say it makes them less likely to support Cain …
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Taegan Goddard's …
PewResearch.org:
The Generation Gap and the 2012 Election — Angry Silents, Disengaged Millennials — Not since 1972 has generation played such a significant role in voter preferences as it has in recent elections. Younger people have voted substantially more Democratic in each election since 2004 …
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Los Angeles Times and Firedoglake
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Mitt Romney: 'I've been as consistent as human beings can be' — Mitt Romney, under fire from all sides on the strength of his political convictions, said Thursday he has been as consistent as a person can be during his political career. — “I've been as consistent as human beings can be …
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CNN, ABCNEWS, The Politico, Liberal Values, Weasel Zippers and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Oligarchy, American Style — Inequality is back in the news, largely thanks to Occupy Wall Street, but with an assist from the Congressional Budget Office. And you know what that means: It's time to roll out the obfuscators! — Anyone who has tracked this issue over time knows what I mean.
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Prairie Weather, Paul Krugman and Economist's View