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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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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.
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Firedoglake, CNN, Hot Air, The Moderate Voice, National Review, The Daily Dish, Saint Petersblog and USA Today
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Cain accuser cites series of ‘advances’; NRA confirms harassment complaint — Attorney Joel Bennett issued a statement Friday afternoon from one of the women who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment in the 1990s, standing by the complaint and confirming that it involved a …
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The Caucus, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Freedom's Lighthouse, Sky Dancing and The Other McCain
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Cain Accuser Won't Go Public — In Friday afternoon media availability, lawyer for Cain accuser says the Georgian made “a series of inappropriate behaviors and unwanted advances” towards his client. … National Restaurant Association confirms allegations:
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Caller and The PJ Tatler
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.”
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US Politics
Kevinliptak / CNN:
BREAKING: Cain accuser won't go public
BREAKING: Cain accuser won't go public
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The Politico, New York Times and Hot Air, more at Mediagazer »
Wesley Pruden / Washington Times:
Herman Cain and innuendos
Herman Cain and innuendos
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The Spectacle Blog and Instapundit
Peter Overby / NPR:
Cain Has Long Ties To Koch Brothers-Linked Group … Republican Herman Cain, facing allegations of sexual harassment, returns Friday to a familiar, and presumably friendly, venue — the annual convention of Americans for Prosperity, the conservative group founded by billionaire businessmen David and Charles Koch.
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CREW, Gawker, Daily Kos, GOP 12 and Prairie Weather
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Peter H. Stone / iWatch News:
Koch-related group is reviewing financial transactions with Cain aide's charity — GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain Carolyn Kaster/AP — The conservative grassroots goliath, Americans for Prosperity, has confirmed that it had financial transactions with at least one charity …
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Ballot Box, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, msnbc.com, The Daily Caller and The Caucus
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Cain: ‘I Am The Koch Brothers’ Brother From Another Mother'
Cain: ‘I Am The Koch Brothers’ Brother From Another Mother'
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The New Republic and DeSmogBlog
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Cain's Campaign Aide Faces Tough Questions
Cain's Campaign Aide Faces Tough Questions
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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 …
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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.
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The Atlantic Online and Biased BBC
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Barack Obama's Fatal Error: Monetary Policy
Barack Obama's Fatal Error: Monetary Policy
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Political Mojo
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 …
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Peter Lattman / DealBook:
Corzine Is Said to Hire Criminal Lawyer
Corzine Is Said to Hire Criminal Lawyer
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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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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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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
Rep. Walsh lauded by group for being pro-family, though accused of owing child support
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Little Green Footballs, Wonkette and The Raw Story
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
White House counsel says GOP's subpoena is ‘unprecedented’ — The White House blasted House Republicans Friday for subpoenaing internal documents related to the $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee, calling the move “unprecedented and unnecessary.” — White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler …
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Daily Kos and The Politico
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Solyndra subpoena sent to the White House
Solyndra subpoena sent to the White House
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The Politico, Washington Monthly and Grist
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Huckabee defends Romney on abortion — Mike Huckabee was on Fox News today, where he talked about Mitt Romney's position on abortion, as well as the DNC's new attack ad, linking Mitt to an anti-abortion measure in Mississippi. — Huckabee: … Two comments.
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Washington Post and Hot Air
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
‘As consistent as human beings can be’
‘As consistent as human beings can be’
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CNN, Conservatives4Palin and Liberal Values
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.
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Gothamist, Runnin' Scared, New York Magazine, Booman Tribune, Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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 …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Palin slams ‘entitled’ Occupy Wall Street protesters
Palin slams ‘entitled’ Occupy Wall Street protesters
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Weasel Zippers
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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Zandar Versus The Stupid
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Thomas Beaumont / seattlepi.com:
Romney automated calls assail Perry in Iowa
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.
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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Christopher Drew / New York Times:
Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It's Just So Darn Hard) — LAST FALL, President Obama threw what was billed as the first White House Science Fair, a photo op in the gilt-mirrored State Dining Room. He tested a steering wheel designed by middle schoolers to detect distracted driving and peeked inside a robot that plays soccer.
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.
Katy Stech / Wall Street Journal:
Dippin' Dots Files for Bankruptcy — The future of ice cream is having trouble surviving today. — Dippin' Dots Inc., the self-described “ice cream of the future,” filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Paducah, Ky., near its headquarters …
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The Atlantic Online, Nashville Scene and Gothamist
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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Sister Toldjah, Campaign 2012, Hot Air, National Review, Pundit & Pundette, Michelle Malkin and The Right Scoop
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.”
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LifeNews.com, Weasel Zippers, National Review and The Gateway Pundit
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.
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aglanon's blog, Weasel Zippers, Daily Kos and The Impolitic