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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 Other McCain, CNN, The Caucus, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, New York Magazine and Freedom's Lighthouse
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Herman Cain allegation: Accuser breaks silence
Herman Cain allegation: Accuser breaks silence
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WJXT-TV and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Cain Accuser Won't Go Public
Cain Accuser Won't Go Public
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler and americanthinker.com
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
Attorney: Multiple instances of sexual harassment by Herman Cain
Attorney: Multiple instances of sexual harassment by Herman Cain
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US Politics
Tihanna McCleese / KGO-TV:
Second veteran injured in ‘Occupy Oakland’ violence — OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — There are fresh charges of police brutality against a war veteran arrested near an Occupy Oakland demonstration. — The veteran, 32-year-old Kayvan Sabeghi, underwent surgery on Friday for a ruptured spleen.
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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 …
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The Raw Story, naked capitalism, Booman Tribune and US Politics
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
OWS Protesters Attempt to Storm AFP Defending the American Dream Summit — WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Occupy DC” protesters just attempted to force their way into the Washington Convention Center where the Americans for Prosperity Foundation is holding its Ronald Reagan tribute dinner for the “Defending the American Dream Summit.
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Americans for Prosperity, Ed Driscoll, The Gateway Pundit, Power Line, The Lonely Conservative and Verum Serum
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Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Occupy D.C. protesters block streets near convention center
Occupy D.C. protesters block streets near convention center
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Weasel Zippers and Talking Points Memo
Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
WH rejects subpoena request for Solyndra docs — President Obama's attorney sent a letter to Congressional investigators on Friday, saying the White House would not cooperate with a subpoena requesting documents related to its doling out a $535 million loan guarantee to now bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra.
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
White House counsel says GOP's subpoena is ‘unprecedented’
White House counsel says GOP's subpoena is ‘unprecedented’
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CNN, Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
W.H. to House: Solyndra subpoenas seek too much
W.H. to House: Solyndra subpoenas seek too much
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The Hill, CNN and National Review
Brendan Sasso / Ballot Box:
Gingrich to follow Obama around the country until he accepts debate-challenge — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich promised on Friday evening in Iowa that if he wins his party's nomination, he will follow President Obama around the country until Obama accepts a challenge to participate in Lincoln-Douglas style debates.
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The Politico, CNN and Weekly Standard
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Elicia Dover / ABCNEWS:
Gingrich Cracks Double Digits in ABC-Post News Poll
Gingrich Cracks Double Digits in ABC-Post News Poll
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The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, American Spectator and CBS News
Spiegel Online:
Euro Crisis — Related articles, background features and opinions about this topic. — IMF Babysitter for Berlusconi — Italy Becomes Next Euro Battleground — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is losing support in Rome — and elsewhere. — Greece is a problem for the European common currency.
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AMERICAN FUTURE
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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.
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JustOneMinute, The PJ Tatler and Weasel Zippers
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Cain Lurves the Race Card … DONATE Email Print Send to Instapaper — You want some race card? Well here is some race card: — That's not messing around. Note that this is not from the Cain campaign but from “Americans for Herman Cain,” a group created to support his candidacy.
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Outside the Beltway and The Atlantic Online
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.
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Daily Kos, Wonkette, The Raw Story and Little Green Footballs
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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 New Republic, DeSmogBlog and The Impolitic
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Peter Overby / NPR:
Cain Has Long Ties To Koch Brothers-Linked Group
Cain Has Long Ties To Koch Brothers-Linked Group
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CREW, Gawker, Daily Kos and Prairie Weather
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.
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.
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Wake up America and The Lonely Conservative
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.
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JammieWearingFool, The Jawa Report, Gothamist and Althouse
Ben Howe / RedState:
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.
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nation.foxnews.com, Weasel Zippers, The Politico and JunkScience.com
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 …
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Nation Now, City Room and Gothamist
Pastebin:
OpCartel Proceeds — The Anon who had been kidnapped last month by the Zetas has been released, although it appears that the Zetas concerned did not know that the individual was the Anon whose release had been demanded by those who instigated #OpCartel. As such, no bargain has been fulfilled.
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).
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Danger Room, Hot Air, Political Mojo and Wall Street Journal