memeorandum: Attorney general says gun-walking ‘should never have happened’ (Dustin Weaver/The Hill)

12:35 PM ET, November 8, 2011

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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.

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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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

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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Can Herman Cain's campaign weather latest sexual harassment allegations?

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The Politico:
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

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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Accuser urges Cain to ‘end this’ as candidate denies charges

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Finds Voters Deeply Torn

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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 …

First Read / msnbc.com:

First Thoughts: Four storylines you shouldn't miss — Four storylines you shouldn't miss in from our new NBC/WSJ poll: 1) Perry's candidacy is in serious trouble... 2) Obama still enjoys incredible support among African Americans... 3) Obama's weakness with the middle of the country... 4) …

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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Bill Daley, White House chief of staff, to hand off some responsibilities

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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:

Wall Street Transaction Tax Would Raise $350 Billion … Wall Street , Video , Tax Revenue , Transaction Tax , Wall Street Reform , Financial Transaction Tax , Occupy , Occupy Movement , Occupy Wall Street , Occupy Wall Street Movement , Ows , Tax Revenues , Tax Wall Street , Taxing Wall Street …

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Jana Winter / Fox News:
House Oversight Chairman Calls for Probe into ACORN Role in Occupy Wall Street

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Susanne Craig / DealBook:
Wall St. Pay Expected to Fall 20% to 30%

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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
WSJ/NBC Poll: Most Americans Say U.S. Economy Favors ‘Small Portion of the Rich’

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Campaign 2012

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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Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner:

FOIA reveals NASA's Hansen was a paid witness — “We're going to punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends,” President Obama famously told Hispanics in a Univision interview before last year's midterm election. And as Dr. James Hansen has just learned, your status as Obama's “friend” or “enemy” can flip fast.

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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.

Discussion: Pat Dollard, Outside the Beltway and Weasel Zippers

Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:

Saving the euro is the wrong goal — As the European ship heads for the rocks, so the officers in charge are being thrown overboard. This week could see the departure of the prime ministers of both Greece and Italy. But while politicians may come and go, European leaders insist that one thing will remain eternal - the euro.

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Robin Harding / Financial Times:
European crisis hits US bank lending

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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:

Dems breathe sigh of relief as Heitkamp enters race for Conrad's Senate seat — Democratic hopes for retaining the open Senate seat in North Dakota were given a major lift Tuesday as Heidi Heitkamp, a former state attorney general, announced her bid to replace retiring Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.).

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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:

Best Value Law Schools — The November 2011 issue of the National Jurist includes a ranking of the 60 Best Value Law Schools, based on tuition, average student indebtedness, two-year average bar passage rate, and two-year employment rate. Here are the Top 20: — Georgia State — BYU

Dustin Weaver / The Hill:

Attorney general says gun-walking ‘should never have happened’ — Attorney General Eric Holder admitted Tuesday that a federal gun tracking operation was “flawed” and said it “should never have happened.” — In prepared testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee …

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb / New York Times:

End Bonuses for Bankers — I HAVE a solution for the problem of bankers who take risks that threaten the general public: Eliminate bonuses. — More than three years since the global financial crisis started, financial institutions are still blowing themselves up.

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