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Washington Examiner:
Fifth woman raises questions about Cain's behavior — A former employee of the United States Agency for International Development says Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain asked her to help arrange a dinner date for him with a female audience member following a speech he delivered nine years ago.
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Report: Cain sought dinner date with fifth woman — A former USAID worker claims Herman Cain asked her to set up dinner with a woman who attended a speech he gave in 2002, the Washington Examiner is reporting tonight. — The worker - 40-year-old Donna Donella, of Arlington …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Fresh allegations are tipping point for Herman Cain, Iowa conservatives say
Fresh allegations are tipping point for Herman Cain, Iowa conservatives say
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CNN, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler, National Review and Guardian
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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Lisa Black / Chicago Tribune:
Cain accuser has history of financial troubles, legal squabbles — Her father, fiance say they stand with her — The emerging portrait of Herman Cain's most recent accuser shows a suburban homemaker with a history of financial and legal troubles, but one who supporters say has the guts to do the right thing.
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Chuck Goudie — More: Bio, Facebook, Twitter, News Team
Chuck Goudie — More: Bio, Facebook, Twitter, News Team
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Accuser urges Cain to ‘end this’ as candidate denies charges
Accuser urges Cain to ‘end this’ as candidate denies charges
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Woman: Herman Cain put hand up my skirt
Woman: Herman Cain put hand up my skirt
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The Politico:
GOP urges Herman Cain to address accusations
GOP urges Herman Cain to address accusations
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Zeke Miller / Business Insider:
Cain Campaign Attacks Latest Accuser, Candidate Will Hold Press Conference On Tuesday
Cain Campaign Attacks Latest Accuser, Candidate Will Hold Press Conference On Tuesday
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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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Los Angeles Times, Jezebel, US Politics, Hot Air and The Moderate Voice
Tom Cohen / CNN:
Cain faces new claim of sexual misconduct
Cain faces new claim of sexual misconduct
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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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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
On a hot mic (or not), no love for Bibi — They're just waking up in Paris, so it's understandable that a White House spokesman I reached just now didn't have any comment in the report in a French publication that Presidents Obama and Sarkozy had been overheard by a half-dozen reporters during the G20 …
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Israel Matzav, US Politics, Outside the Beltway and The Page
Yann Le Guernigou / Reuters:
Sarkozy tells Obama Netanyahu is a “liar” — (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “a liar” in a private conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama that was accidentally broadcast to journalists during last week's G20 summit in Cannes.
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Ballot Box, ABCNEWS, White House Dossier and The PJ Tatler
Guardian:
Microphones pick up Sarkozy and Obama's Netanyahu gaffe — French president called Israeli PM a liar in exchange with US president inadvertently shared with journalists — The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, described the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, as a “liar” …
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Campaign 2012
Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Top Obama Aide Takes Step Back — WASHINGTON—William M. Daley was hired to help resuscitate Barack Obama's presidency after deep Democratic losses in 2010. Ten months into his tenure as chief of staff, Mr. Daley's core responsibilities are shifting, following White House missteps …
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Bill Daley, White House chief of staff, to hand off some responsibilities
Bill Daley, White House chief of staff, to hand off some responsibilities
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
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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The Politico, ABCNEWS, GOP 12, Business Insider and The Daily Caller
Chika Oduah / theGrio:
Poll: Black Americans more optimistic, enthused about 2012 … Nearly half of African-Americans remain optimistic, despite a stubbornly high black unemployment rate. And African-Americans are more enthusiastic about voting in 2012 than in previous elections.
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Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Finds Voters Deeply Torn
Poll Finds Voters Deeply Torn
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msnbc.com and Business Insider
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
WSJ/NBC Poll: Most Americans Say U.S. Economy Favors ‘Small Portion of the Rich’
WSJ/NBC Poll: Most Americans Say U.S. Economy Favors ‘Small Portion of the Rich’
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Weasel Zippers and Campaign 2012
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dem leaders set to drive a harder bargain than Obama on deficit — Democratic leaders are signaling to worried colleagues and their party's base that they are now in charge of deficit-reduction talks and will be tougher negotiators than President Obama. — Senate Democratic Policy Committee …
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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.
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: Romney embraces the public option
Wonkbook: Romney embraces the public option
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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.
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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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Outside the Beltway and Weasel Zippers
Washington Examiner:
Obama faces choice on Keystone pipeline: Big Labor or Big Green — President Obama lamented recently that Americans have “lost our ambition, our — our imagination, and — and — our willingness to do the things that built the Golden Gate Bridge.” There are at least two facts that must be pointed out here.
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Keystone XL Pipeline Decision to Be Investigated
Keystone XL Pipeline Decision to Be Investigated
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Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Joe Frazier, Ex-Heavyweight Champ, Dies at 67 — Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in boxing history, died Monday night. He was 67. — His business representative, Leslie Wolff …
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Gothamist and Scared Monkeys
Speaker:
132 American Economists Say GOP Jobs Strategy Better Than “Stimulus” for Job Creation in Both Short- & Long-Term — House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today released a list of 132 American economists who believe the job creation strategy used in the House GOP Plan for America's Job Creators …
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