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10:40 AM ET, November 4, 2011

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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 …

Discussion: Washington Wire, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Power Line, National Review, Don Surber, Guardian, Prairie Weather, Balloon Juice, Rasmussen Reports, Associated Press, The Caucus, New York Magazine, New York Times, Gawker, blogs.telegraph.co.uk and The Politico

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.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Hot Air and GOP 12

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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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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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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Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:
Gloria Cain Won't Do Fox Appearance

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Saint Petersblog, blogs.telegraph.co.uk and msnbc.com

NY Daily News:
Mayor Bloomberg says White House candidates must believe in evolution, global warming

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Susan Page / USA Today:
Swing States poll: Obama's path to 2nd term an uphill climb

Discussion: Freedom's Lighthouse, Ballot Box, The Politico, Business Insider and Saint Petersblog

Reuters: Herman Cain allegation: Sources reveal new details

Kevinliptak / CNN:
Lawyer for Cain accuser hopes to release statement Friday

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The Politico:
Sources reveal new details about Cain allegation

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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 …

Discussion: Journalism.org, The Jawa Report, Weasel Zippers, iOwnTheWorld.com, Betsy's Page and The Lonely Conservative

Mj Lee / The Politico:

Sarah Palin: ‘Occupy Wall Street’ wants a bailout — Sarah Palin says the Occupy Wall Street protesters are just clamoring for the same “bailout” that the “fat cats” in the financial industry received from the government. — “They say, 'Wall Street fat cats got a bailout …

Discussion: CNN, Associated Press and Mediaite

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Palin slams ‘entitled’ Occupy Wall Street protesters

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The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren Heckled By Tea Party Supporter

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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
‘South Park’ mocks Occupy Wall Street, Michael Moore [VIDEO]

Discussion: Mediaite, Whiskey Fire, OWS Exposed, Hit & Run, Hot Air and Weasel Zippers

Peter Lattman / DealBook:

Corzine Is Said to Hire Criminal Lawyer — Jon S. Corzine has hired Andrew J. Levander, a leading white-collar criminal defense lawyer, according to three people briefed on the matter, as the former New Jersey governor deals with fallout from the collapse of MF Global, the brokerage firm he has run since last year.

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 …

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Confluence, Shakesville and Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I

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.

Discussion: Power Line, Booman Tribune and The Gateway Pundit

Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:

Jobs report hints at some improvement — (Reuters) - U.S. employment rose less than expected in October, but a drop in the jobless rate to a six-month low of 9.0 percent and upward revisions to prior months' job gains pointed to a strengthening labor market.

Discussion: New York Times, The Politico, New York Magazine and americanthinker.com

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.

Discussion: Prairie Weather, Paul Krugman and Economist's View

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.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, Campaign 2012, Pundit & Pundette and The Jawa Report

Richard Kim / The Nation:

The Audacity of Occupy Wall Street — This article appeared in the November 21, 2011 edition of The Nation. — Recommended by — First Page - | - Web Letter (0) - | - Write a Letter - | - Take Action - | - Subscribe Now — A few years ago, Joe Therrien …

Discussion: Don Surber, National Review, Vox Popoli, Hit & Run and Rod Dreher

Matt Cover / CNSNews:

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Saying Life Begins at Conception Is ‘Extreme and Radical’ — (CNSNews.com) - Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.), chair of the Democratic National Committee, said Thursday that for states to enact constitutional amendments that say human life begins at conception is “an extreme and radical step.”

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit

Emily Goodin / The Hill:

Report: Ethics panel launches investigation into Rep. Richardson — The House Ethics Committee voted Thursday to launch an investigation into Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.), according to a report. — The committee is looking into whether the three-term lawmaker pressured her congressional staff …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times

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.

Discussion: Hot Air, Los Angeles Times, Weasel Zippers, National Review and The Lonely Conservative

Mick Gregory / Breitbart.tv:

‘60 MINUTES’ AMBUSHES... NANCY PELOSI? — “60 Minutes” challenged Nancy Pelosi on her conflict of interest while Speaker and facilitating financial reform while being involved with credit card companies.

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative, Maggie's Notebook and Big Journalism

Evan Perez / Washington Wire:

Lawmakers Seek Information on ‘Fast And Furious’ Leaks — Lawmakers investigating a botched federal gun probe are pressing the Justice Department to provide information about media leaks discrediting a whistleblower who alerted Congress to investigative tactics that allowed firearms to be smuggled to Mexico.

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

Can Santorum move up? — On Friday in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will give what his campaign bills as a major policy speech. Noteworthy is his intention to lead off with and stress social issues in contrast to others candidates who have largely stressed the economy.

Discussion: The Politico and TBogg

Wall Street Journal:

U.S. Tightens Drone Rules — The Central Intelligence Agency has made a series of secret concessions in its drone campaign after military and diplomatic officials complained large strikes were damaging the fragile U.S. relationship with Pakistan. — The covert drones are credited …

Discussion: Micah Zenko

The Daily Beast:

So What If Perry Tipped the Press? — Whether or not Perry is behind Cain's sexual-harassment troubles, there's nothing “despicable” about giving reporters a tip about a candidate's impropriety, says Paul Begala. — Herman Cain's camp can't seem to figure out which way is up.

Discussion: msnbc.com, Taegan Goddard's … and The Politico