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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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Susan Archer / ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain to Address Fourth Accuser — In the midst of a barrage sexual harassment allegations, including a forth accuser speaking out today, Herman Cain made an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC. — Kimmel devoted much of his opening monologue to the allegations made by Sharon Bialek …
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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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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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WLS-TV:
Chuck Goudie — More: Bio, Facebook, Twitter, News Team — MUNDELEIN, Ill.) (WLS) — Sharon Bialek, who lives in suburban Mundelein, said Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain reached under her skirt 14 years ago when she was asked him about a job. — In this Intelligence Report: Who is Sharon Bialek?
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Accuser urges Cain to ‘end this’ as candidate denies charges — Herman Cain accuser Sharon Bialek, appearing on three morning shows Tuesday, pushed back against the candidate's denial that he had groped and sexually harassed her in 1997, saying Cain could “end this” by admitting to the alleged transgressions.
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The Caucus:
Woman Accuses Cain of Lewd Behavior; He Denies It
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The Politico:
GOP urges Herman Cain to address accusations
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Cain emails his list: ‘Media obsessed’ with harassment story
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Tom Cohen / CNN:
Cain faces new claim of sexual misconduct
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Lisa Black / Chicago Tribune:
Cain accuser has history of financial troubles, legal squabbles
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Zeke Miller / Business Insider:
Cain Campaign Attacks Latest Accuser, Candidate Will Hold Press Conference On Tuesday
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Fresh allegations are tipping point for Herman Cain, Iowa conservatives say
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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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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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Yann Le Guernigou / Reuters:
Sarkozy tells Obama Netanyahu is a “liar”
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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 …
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
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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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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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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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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 …
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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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Doctor Is Guilty in Michael Jackson's Death — LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson, among the most famous performers in pop music history, spent his final days in a sleep-deprived haze of medication and misery until finally succumbing to a fatal dose of potent drugs provided by the private physician …
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Alan Duke / CNN:
Conrad Murray found guilty in Michael Jackson trial
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Joshua Gans / Digitopoly:
Moore's Law in solar energy — In today's NYT, Paul Krugman highlights the subsidy being given to the ‘fracking’ methods of fossil fuel extraction: basically, another example where costs are socialized although, let's face it, the most common example. The story of an old technology using non-market means …
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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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