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A Second Accuser Goes Public Against Cain — Karen Kraushaar, one of the two women who settled sexual harassment claims against Herman Cain with the National Restaurant Association, spoke publicly for the first time on Tuesday about her allegations against him.
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Jonathan Martin / Reuters:
Karen Kraushaar, second Cain accuser wants ‘joint press conference’ — A second woman — Karen Kraushaar, a communications official at the Treasury Department - has come forward to identify herself as a woman who says she was sexually harassed by Herman Cain.
The Daily:
Another Cain accuser only doing right thing, family and friends say — Herman Cain claims sexual harassment accusations threatening to derail his presidential campaign are a smear campaign. But friends and family of one accuser say she is a principled and dedicated professional who was only trying …
New York Post:
Jobless & shameless gal going for gold — Gold diggers — unite! — Sharon Bialek is 50, out of work and, according to one who knows her, she's a smooth operator living way above her means. From the look of her heavily painted face, she's also soon to be in acute need of a new tub of eyeliner.
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Reuters, Hot Air, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Strata-Sphere, Political Mojo, Ben Smith's Blog, The Gateway Pundit, Big Government and WLS-TV
Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
Witness: Cain accuser hugged him during Tea Party meeting a month ago — The Cain Encounter ... They hugged each other backstage in a full embrace like old friends. — She grabbed his arm and whispered in his left ear. — She kept talking as he bent to listen, and he kept saying “Uh, huh.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Cain's Image Showing Signs of Decline Amid Allegations — Positive Intensity Score at 25; lower since harassment claims surfaced — PRINCETON, NJ — Herman Cain's image among Republicans is starting to get worse amid claims that he sexually harassed several women in the 1990s.
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The Atlantic Online, The Moderate Voice, The Hill and Donklephant
Kevinliptak / CNN:
First on CNN: GOP senator says Cain should quit if allegations are true
First on CNN: GOP senator says Cain should quit if allegations are true
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Ballot Box, ABCNEWS, The Politico, The Moderate Voice, Weasel Zippers, Washington Monthly, Iowa Caucuses and Washington Wire
Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Calls Allegations Against Cain “Particularly Disturbing”
Romney Calls Allegations Against Cain “Particularly Disturbing”
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Hot Air, The New Republic, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Caucus, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Campaign 2012 and National Review
Kevinliptak / CNN:
TRENDING: Herman Cain accuser identified
TRENDING: Herman Cain accuser identified
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National Review, Taylor Marsh, Saint Petersblog and The Politico
New York Times:
Herman Cain Goes After Accuser's Credibility
Herman Cain Goes After Accuser's Credibility
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Valley Fever, The Caucus and Outside the Beltway
The Politico:
For Herman Cain, two named accusers; one flat denial
For Herman Cain, two named accusers; one flat denial
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ABCNEWS, The Iowa Republican and CNN
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain campaign launches attack on accuser Sharon Bialek
Herman Cain campaign launches attack on accuser Sharon Bialek
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ABCNEWS, CNN, neo-neocon, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway and The Daily Caller
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Mitt Romney as the Nominee: Conservatism Dies and Barack Obama Wins — Mit Romney will not go on Special Report with Brett Baier to answer the tough questions as the other candidates have done. No worries. Conservatives will bitch and moan for a few days and Romney will claim it was a scheduling issue …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Serious One — In the Marx Brothers movie that is the Republican presidential race, Mitt Romney is Zeppo. He doesn't spin out one-liners. He's not the rambunctious one. He's just the earnest, good-looking guy who wants to be appreciated. — But Romney continues to run an impressive presidential campaign.
Keith Laing / The Hill:
New Democratic ad hits Romney in Michigan for opposing auto bailout
New Democratic ad hits Romney in Michigan for opposing auto bailout
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CNN, ABCNEWS and The Caucus
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Republicans offer tax deal to break debt impasse; Democrats dismiss it — Congressional Republicans have offered to increase tax revenue by nearly $300 billion over the next decade through an overhaul of the tax code, a significant concession aimed at breaking a long-standing impasse in negotiations over the federal debt.
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ThinkProgress, Political Mojo, Prairie Weather and Wall Street Journal
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Bill Mears / CNN:
Health care law held constitutional in latest appeals court ruling — Washington (CNN) — The sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama was upheld as constitutional by another federal appeals court Tuesday. — The decision is not part of a half-dozen other appeals pending at the Supreme Court.
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ThinkProgress, Crooks and Liars, Political Mojo, Reuters and The PJ Tatler
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Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:
D.C. Court upholds health reform law
D.C. Court upholds health reform law
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Indecision Forever and Addicting Info
Stephanie Cutter / White House.gov Blog:
Another Legal Victory for Health Reform
Another Legal Victory for Health Reform
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Washington Wire, Associated Press, New York Times and ACS Blog
New York Times:
Penn State Said to Be Planning Paterno's Exit Amid Scandal — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno's tenure as coach of the Penn State football team will soon be over, perhaps within days or weeks, in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal that has implicated university officials …
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The Hill, Don Surber, ABCNEWS, The Politico, Michelle Malkin and Outside the Beltway
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Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Why do Sarkozy and Obama hate Netanyahu? — Binyamin Netanyahu seems to have been the target of some ugly — if off the record — barbs from President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Speaking privately (they thought) following a news conference in Cannes last week, Sarkozy said …
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American Spectator, National Review and Balloon Juice
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Patrick B. Pexton / Washington Post:
Post Roast: Jennifer Rubin's retweet — Is a news organization responsible for what its journalists put out on Twitter? And what if those journalists are opinion writers? Those questions came up in October when The Post's Right Turn opinion blogger, Jennifer Rubin, retweeted a controversial tweet …
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Ben Smith's Blog, ThinkProgress and Balloon Juice
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Obama threatens to veto net-neutrality repeal — President Obama will veto an attempt to repeal the Federal Communications Commission's net-neutrality rules if it passes the Senate, the White House said Tuesday. — “The Administration strongly opposes Senate passage of S.J. Res. 6 …
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The Politico, Reuters and RedState
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Al Franken / The Huffington Post:
Net Neutrality is Under Attack... Again
Net Neutrality is Under Attack... Again
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TMZ.com:
Heavy D — Dead at 44 — 5:12 PM: An associate of Heavy D's just told us the rapper had pneumonia. — 4:28 PM: Law enforcement tell TMZ ... Heavy D had just returned from shopping and walked up some stairs when he began having trouble breathing. Adam Mills, a designer who was in the building …
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theGrio, newsfeed.time.com, The Wire and msnbc.com
Steve Randy Waldman / interfluidity:
The negative unnatural rate of interest — David Andolfatto points out that US five-year real interest rates are now negative. Nick Rowe discusses the possibility that the so-called “natural” real interest rate could be negative, referring us to Frances Woolley's discussion of the drag demographics might exert on real returns.
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Modeled Behavior, Political Mojo and ThinkProgress
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Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Occupy Atlanta Encamps In Neighborhood To Save Police Officer's Home From Foreclosure — Occupy Atlanta has repeatedly run into hurdles, as it has been evicted from Woodruff Park in Atlanta multiple times by the city's unsympathetic mayor, Kasim Reed. Yet the group was invigorated yesterday …
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ABCNEWS
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Joel Anderson / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Occupy Atlanta comes to Snellville to stop foreclosure
Occupy Atlanta comes to Snellville to stop foreclosure
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Daily Kos, Shakesville and ThinkProgress
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Hobbyist Photographer Describes Assault in Zuccotti Park — It always helps to put a face to a name, even if it is a bruised and bloodied one. Here is such a face. It belongs to Bruce Fancher, a hobbyist photographer who lives “a few blocks” from the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Lower Manhattan.
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The Impolitic and Verum Serum
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Ian / CBS Los Angeles:
SoCal Street Cart Vendors Hurting After ‘Occupy’ Group Splatters Blood, Urine — SAN DIEGO (CBS) — A pair of Southland street cart vendors who were forced to shut down their businesses after “Occupy” protesters vandalized their carts are hoping to get some help from local residents.
Ellen McGregor / WEWS-TV:
Voter in Cuyahoga County says he was bitten on the nose by poll worker — Man says he got involved in a fight over signs — BROOKLYN, Ohio - A voter in Cuyahoga County told NewsChannel5 he was bitten in the nose by an Election Day rover. — The alleged physical assault happened …
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Indecision Forever and Saint Petersblog
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Bill Clinton: Let presidents serve three terms — Three times could be a charm - but not for him. — Former president Bill Clinton said Tuesday that presidents should be able to run for a third term so long as they take off some time after their second term.
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Pat Dollard, Outside the Beltway, Indecision Forever and Weasel Zippers