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11:55 AM ET, November 4, 2011

Top Items:

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 …

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: CNN, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, National Review, USA Today, GOP 12 and Saint Petersblog

The Politico:

Sources reveal new details about Cain allegation — The details put a woman's account even more sharply at odds with Cain's.

Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller, msnbc.com, Valley Fever, Freedom's Lighthouse, The Daily Dish, The Spectacle Blog, The Lonely Conservative, Mediaite, Hot Air, American Spectator, Saint Petersblog and Business Insider

Nia-Malika Henderson / Washington Post:
Cain camp considering legal action against Politico

Discussion: CNN, The Moderate Voice, Scared Monkeys, Sky Dancing, The Gateway Pundit, Big Journalism, Hot Air, iOwnTheWorld.com, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider and The Reaction, more at Mediagazer »

Wesley Pruden / Washington Times:
Herman Cain and innuendos

Discussion: The Spectacle Blog

Robert Pear / New York Times:
Woman Said to Have Felt Hostility at Work After Complaining About Cain

Discussion: The Politico, Business Insider, The Hill and The Caucus

Peter H. Stone / iWatch News:
Koch-related group is reviewing financial transactions with Cain aide's charity

Discussion: Ballot Box, msnbc.com, Washington Post and The Huffington Post

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

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

Timothy Egan / Opinionator:
Political Class Clowns

Discussion: ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and No More Mister Nice Blog

Reuters:
Herman Cain allegation: Sources reveal new details

Discussion: Instapundit

Chip Somodevilla / ABCNEWS:
Cain Shows Initial Resilience in the Face of Controversy

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Online NewsHour and Taegan Goddard's …

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

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Politico, The Other McCain and RedState

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

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:

Palin slams ‘entitled’ Occupy Wall Street protesters — Sarah Palin blasted the Occupy Wall Street protest movement on Thursday night for wanting the same thing they protest: A government bailout. — “The nation's dividing line today is how you answer this question: Are you entitled to other people's money?

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

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 and Mediaite

Associated Press:
Palin: Wall Street protesters seeking bailout

Discussion: 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 …

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

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.

Discussion: Business Insider

Matt Egan / FOXBusiness.com:
With Questions Mounting, Corzine Steps Down From MF Global, Hires Lawyer

Discussion: Hot Air, Fox News Insider and Washington Post

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: The Politico, americanthinker.com and New York Magazine

Associated Press:
Economy generates 80,000 jobs in October; unemployment rate falls to 9 pct.

Discussion: Economix, Gothamist, Prairie Weather and Guardian

Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
Report Shows a Mere 80,000 Jobs Added in U.S. in October

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Firedoglake, Washington Monthly, Money & Company, Online NewsHour, The Caucus and Outside the Beltway

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, Campaign 2012, Pundit & Pundette and The Jawa Report

San Francisco Chronicle:

Oakland council leans toward ending Occupy camp — (11-04) 01:03 PDT Oakland — A majority of the Oakland City Council indicated late Thursday that they would like an end to the Occupy Oakland encampment in front of City Hall, but they did not vote on any proposals.

Discussion: Campaign 2012, americanthinker.com, Hot Air and New York Times

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

Juana Summers / The Politico:

Rick Santorum to talk moral values in Iowa — At his Iowa campaign headquarters on Friday, Rick Santorum will kick off a series of three speeches on moral and cultural policies he'd pursue as president. — Part of Santorum's “Faith, Family and Freedom” tour, the speech will address topics meant …

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Can Santorum move up? — On Friday in Iowa, Republican …

Discussion: TBogg

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

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

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, National Review and The Gateway Pundit

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

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, The Lonely Conservative and The Other McCain

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: The Volokh Conspiracy, Outside the Beltway, The Heritage Foundation and Micah Zenko