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CBS News:
Andy Rooney dead at 92 — Andy Rooney, the “60 Minutes” commentator known to generations for his wry, humorous and contentious television essays - a unique genre he is credited with inventing - died Friday night in a hospital in New York City of complications following minor surgery.
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New York Times:
Andy Rooney, Mainstay on ‘60 Minutes’, Dead at 92 — Andy Rooney, whose prickly wit was long a mainstay of CBS News and whose homespun commentary on “60 Minutes,” delivered every week from 1978 until 2011, made him a household name, died Friday in New York City.
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Mashable!
myfoxdc WTTG FOX 5:
Car Plows into Crowd of Occupy D.C. Protesters in Northwest — WASHINGTON - At least three Occupy D.C. protesters have been hit by a car at 7th and K Streets in northwest around 9:50 on Friday night. — Police say the car hit the first group, then kept driving, and hit a third person before it was stopped.
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The Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo and Suburban Guerrilla
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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.
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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Crooks and Liars and Weasel Zippers
Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
Under Herman Cain, NRA launched sex harassment fight — When sexual harassment complaints against Herman Cain unfolded at the National Restaurant Association in the late 1990s, the issue was an all too familiar one for the trade association. — In the wake of the televised 1991 Clarence …
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NewsBusters.org, Riehl World View, NewsBusters.org blogs, THEROOT.COM and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Cain Lurves the Race Card
Cain Lurves the Race Card
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Outside the Beltway and The Atlantic Online
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Cain accuser cites series of ‘advances’; NRA confirms harassment complaint
Cain accuser cites series of ‘advances’; NRA confirms harassment complaint
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CNN, The Caucus, Big Journalism, The Other McCain, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, New York Magazine, Hot Air and Freedom's Lighthouse
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Herman Cain allegation: Accuser breaks silence
Herman Cain allegation: Accuser breaks silence
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WJXT-TV, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and CNN
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The unnecessary ‘jack-booted thugs’ uproar — There was a bit of a stir yesterday on some far-right blogs, which claimed that EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson called conservatives “jack-booted thugs” in a speech. — That's not what happened. … To be sure, this was a popular lie among Republicans …
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Patrick Reis / The Politico:
Lisa Jackson ‘thugs’ misquote sparks uproar — Republicans are in an Internet uproar over an erroneous media report quoting EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson as calling them “jack-booted thugs” during a speech at the University of California at Berkeley. — Trouble is, Jackson didn't level the term at Republicans.
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nation.foxnews.com, JunkScience.com and Balloon Juice
Thomas Walkom / Toronto Star:
Europe falls victim to a classic Greek tragedy … Like all Greek tragedies, the euro crisis is a story of noble intention poisoned by overweening arrogance. And like all Greek tragedies, it promises to end badly. — Friday's combination of parliamentary drama and farce in Athens has served …
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The Moderate Voice
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CEPR:
WAPO Ombudsman Defends Hit Job on Social Security — If there were ever any doubts that “Fox on 15th Street” was a fitting label for the Washington Post, Patrick Pexton, the paper's ombudsman removed them with his defense of the Post's front page piece on Social Security last Sunday.
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Washington Post, Hullabaloo and Lawyers, Guns & Money
TheDenverChannel.com:
Occupy Protester Arrested In $10M Arson Fire — Fire Burned Two Buildings In Fort Collins — FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Police have arrested an Occupy Fort Collins protester in connection with a $10 million arson fire that damaged dozens of condominiums and businesses in Fort Collins.
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Scared Monkeys and Verum Serum
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Kieran Nicholson / Denver Post:
Fort Collins man arrested as arson suspect in $10 million downtown fire
Fort Collins man arrested as arson suspect in $10 million downtown fire
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Coloradoan Online and Power Line
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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americanthinker.com and The Other McCain
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Solyndra Subpoena Rejected By Obama Administration
Solyndra Subpoena Rejected By Obama Administration
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, The Politico and Daily Kos
Fox News:
White House Fires Back at ‘Overbroad’ Subpoena on Solyndra Documents
White House Fires Back at ‘Overbroad’ Subpoena on Solyndra Documents
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Michelle Malkin, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
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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The Politico, CNN and Washington Monthly
Ira Stoll / The Future of Capitalism:
Occupy Boston Occupies Israeli Consulate — A contingent from the Occupy Boston “Occupy” protest camp marched late yesterday afternoon to the building that houses the Israeli consulate in Boston and held a brief sit-in in the building's lobby. Video is here and embedded below.
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Power Line
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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The Gateway Pundit
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Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Occupy Oakland: second Iraq war veteran injured after police clashes
Occupy Oakland: second Iraq war veteran injured after police clashes
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Occupy Together, Gawker, naked capitalism, Booman Tribune, The Raw Story and US Politics
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Demand Denialism — I got to thinking about Frédéric Bastiat again yesterday since I saw an edition of some of his books in a bookshop window. So I went back and read his “What Is Seen And What Is Not Seen,” which I've seen a lot of people cite as the foundation for their opposition to stimulus policies.
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Brad DeLong
Reity O'Brien / Philly.com:
Occupy Philly protests fund-raiser for Romney — Members of Occupy Philadelphia and other groups protested late Friday afternoon outside a fund-raiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. — More than 100 people marched from the Occupy Philly tent city at Dilworth Plaza …
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Crooks and Liars and The Raw Story
Brendan Sasso / Ballot Box:
Gingrich: I'd trail Obama around 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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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Politico, Booman Tribune, The Moderate Voice, CNN, Weekly Standard, American Spectator, Hot Air and ABCNEWS