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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Woman: Herman Cain put hand up my skirt — Defense attorney Gloria Allred and her client, Sharon Bialek, held a news conference detailing inappropriate sexual behavior by GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain. Some of the highlights are below. We'll have more soon.
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The Caucus:
Woman Accuses Cain of Lewd Behavior; He Denies It — Updated A Chicago woman alleged on Monday that Herman Cain grabbed her in a sexually aggressive way when she sought his help after losing her job at the National Restaurant Association in the late 1990s. — Sharon Bialek …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Cain Ties Romney Atop GOP Field — Republicans tilt toward position that charges against Cain are not true — PRINCETON, NJ — Herman Cain now ties Mitt Romney as the leader for the GOP presidential nomination in USA Today/Gallup polling on Republican preferences conducted Nov. 2-6.
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Allred: Cain offered client ‘his idea of a stimulus package’ — The Herman Cain scandal finally has a name and a face. — Superlawyer Gloria Allred introduced her client, Sharon Bialek, at a press conference in New York Monday afternoon, telling reporters that the woman formerly employed …
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CNN, American Spectator, The New Republic, Above the Law and Daily Kos
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Romney, Cain tied, but there are red flags for both — WASHINGTON - Accusations of sexual harassment against Herman Cain haven't cost him his spot at the top of the Republican field in a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. The former corporate CEO is tied with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney at 21% each.
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The Atlantic Online, 2012 Decoded, Taegan Goddard's … and Saint Petersblog
Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Fresh allegations are tipping point for Herman Cain, Iowa conservatives say — Sharon Bialek arrives for her news conference in New York today where she accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of making an unwanted sexual advance against her in 1997.
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The PJ Tatler and National Review
T. A. Frank / New York Times:
On the Ropes With Herman Cain — As a math major, Herman Cain undoubtedly knew from the start that running for president, if you're already rich and your main interest is in enhancing your revenue stream, makes no sense as a career move. Or, to cite the erstwhile presidential contender Mike Huckabee …
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New York Magazine, Guardian, Riehl World View and The Caucus
Juana Summers / The Politico:
Sharon Bialek says Herman Cain made inappropriate advances — A woman who worked with Herman Cain in the 1990s says he made unwanted advances toward her when she sought his help looking for a new job. — The woman, Sharon Bialek, said she met Cain for dinner in the summer of 1997 …
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CNN, Verum Serum, The Atlantic Online, The New Republic, American Spectator, Gothamist, The Hill, Chicagoist and msnbc.com
Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg:
Cain Denies Claim He Groped Woman — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain denied a former employee's allegation that he groped her after she sought his help in finding a job in 1997. — Sharon Bialek, a single mother from Chicago, is the latest woman to accuse Cain …
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Big Government, CNN, Wizbang, The Atlantic Online and National Review
Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Cain Blasts Media after Fourth Accuser Surfaces — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain issued a blistering attack on the mainstream media today just hours after a fourth woman surfaced to accuse Cain of sexual harassment. — Cain accused the media of being “obsessed with nonsense; the voters and I are not.”
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Say Anything and Hot Air
Tony Radar / RADAR:
New Woman Accusing Herman Cain Of Sexual Harassment Hires Gloria Allred
New Woman Accusing Herman Cain Of Sexual Harassment Hires Gloria Allred
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Cain emails his list: ‘Media obsessed’ with harassment story
Cain emails his list: ‘Media obsessed’ with harassment story
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Little Green Footballs
CNN:
Cain accuser says candidate groped her in 1997
Cain accuser says candidate groped her in 1997
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The Hill, Weasel Zippers and Booman Tribune
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ poll: Cain allegations don't matter to majority of Republicans
NBC/WSJ poll: Cain allegations don't matter to majority of Republicans
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CNN, Crooks and Liars, Hot Air, Truthdig, Say Anything, Business Insider, USA Today and Saint Petersblog
David Remnick / New Yorker:
DECLINE AND FALL — Sometime in the future, when a twenty …
DECLINE AND FALL — Sometime in the future, when a twenty …
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Washington Post, The Hill, Don Surber, msnbc.com and Saint Petersblog
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: One year out — One year out: NBC's battleground map …
First Thoughts: One year out — One year out: NBC's battleground map …
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weaskamerica.com, Business Insider, Mediaite, Associated Press, Jeff Mapes on Politics and Taegan Goddard's …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
First woman goes public with harassment claim against Cain; Update: “Very similar,” says other accuser's lawyer
First woman goes public with harassment claim against Cain; Update: “Very similar,” says other accuser's lawyer
Ynetnews:
Report: Sarkozy calls Netanyahu ‘liar’ — Microphones accidently left on after G20 meeting pick up private conversation between US, French presidents. Sarkozy admits he 'can't stand' Israeli premier. Obama: You're fed up with him? I have to deal with him every day! — Ynet
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Mediaite, aglanon's blog, The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, NewsBusters.org, National Review and Atlas Shrugs
Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Thumbs down for Occupy, Tea Party in new nationwide poll — The Occupy Wall Street movement may be starting to lose its luster with the American public, with four in ten now saying they have an unfavorable view of the protests, a new nationwide UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll shows.
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Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
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Zeke Miller / Business Insider:
Conservatives Launch ‘Not Mitt Romney’ Campaign, Warn Of Dire Consequences If Romney Is The GOP Nominee — A coalition of conservatives have launched a campaign against Republican front-runner Mitt Romney's candidacy to prevent him from becoming the GOP nominee next year.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Not Mitt Romney, The PJ Tatler, The Daily Dish and Des Moines Register
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Emmarie Huetteman / The Caucus:
An Aloof Romney in a Plane Encounter
An Aloof Romney in a Plane Encounter
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Indecision Forever, Business Insider, Mediaite and Hot Air
BBC:
NoW placed hacking lawyers under surveillance — Mr Lewis told Newsnight that he was “devastated” to hear the revelations — The News of the World (NoW) hired an ex-police officer early last year to carry out surveillance on two prominent lawyers representing victims of phone hacking, BBC Newsnight has learned.
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Deadline.com, The Lede and New York Magazine
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Nick Davies / Guardian:
Paper hired investigators to spy on lawyers
Paper hired investigators to spy on lawyers
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The Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Independents and moderates agree: GOP deliberately sabotaging Obama's jobs policies — Ever since Obama began aggressively calling out the GOP for obstructing his jobs policies, insisting that Republicans are “putting party before country,” pundits have ominously warned that he risks alienating …
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Washington Monthly, Indecision Forever, Political Mojo, American Prospect, Daily Kos, The Hill, US Politics and Saint Petersblog
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, Politico's Jonathan Martin snicker at journalism's ‘code of ethics’ [VIDEO] — The Society of Professional Journalism's code of ethics is unknown to, and easily dismissed by, MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. On “Andrea Mitchell Reports” Monday, the anchor introduced …
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Washington Post, Fire Andrea Mitchell! and Pat Dollard
msnbc.com:
Victims speak out about North Carolina sterilization program, which targeted women, young girls and blacks — By Michelle Kessel and Jessica Hopper — Elaine Riddick was 13 years old when she got pregnant after being raped by a neighbor in Winfall, N.C., in 1967.
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Jezebel, Pirate's Cove and Shakesville
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages — WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic images including dead and diseased smokers on their cigarette packages.
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Say Anything, Hot Air and Gothamist
New York Post:
Big labor's backlash — All eyes should be on Ohio tomorrow as voters decide whether to roll back Gov. John Kasich's bold public-employee reforms. Passed this year, the much-needed course correction sharply curtailed collective-bargaining privileges for the state's 350,000 taxpayer-funded workers …
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National Review
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Here Comes the Sun — For decades the story of technology has been dominated, in the popular mind and to a large extent in reality, by computing and the things you can do with it. Moore's Law — in which the price of computing power falls roughly 50 percent every 18 months …
Paul Krugman:
Wishful Thinking And The Road To Eurogeddon — Gavyn Davies has a very good piece today offering another way to think about the euromess. I say “another way to think” advisedly — his analysis of the basics is, as far as I can tell, identical to mine, but he offers a different angle …
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ThinkProgress and Political Mojo
Jenny Anderson / New York Times:
National Study Finds Widespread Sexual Harassment of Students in Grades 7 to 12 — Nearly half of 7th to 12th graders experienced sexual harassment in the last school year, according to a study scheduled for release on Monday, with 87 percent of those who have been harassed reporting negative effects …
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Gothamist, Sky Dancing, Via Meadia, ThinkProgress, Althouse, Jezebel, Feministing and Prairie Weather
New York Times:
Should Voting Be Mandatory? — Or are there already too many people casting ballots? — Understanding Nonvoters … What would happen if everybody voted? In a careful study from 1999, the political scientists Benjamin Highton and Raymond Wolfinger wrote: “Analyses of survey data show …
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American Prospect
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Living a lie — Joe Paterno issued a statement yesterday regarding the apparent fact that for 43 years Paterno's PSU program harbored a serial child rapist (Jerry Sandusky joined Paterno's staff in 1966 and was running football camps at PSU for ten-year-old boys as late as 2009). Here it is in full:
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CNN
Jason O. Gilbert / The Huffington Post:
Waiting For The Cable Guy Cost U.S. Almost $40 Billion In 2010: Survey … Internet , Cable , Cable Companies , Cable Guys , Installation , Survey , Toa Technologies , Tv , Wait For Cable , Waiting For Cable , Zogby , Technology News — Waiting for the cable guy isn't just frustrating …