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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.
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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 …
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.
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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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.
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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Kevinliptak / CNN:
First on CNN: GOP senator says Cain should quit if allegations are true
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Cain's Image Showing Signs of Decline Amid Allegations
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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Calls Allegations Against Cain “Particularly Disturbing”
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain campaign launches attack on accuser Sharon Bialek
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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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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
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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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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.
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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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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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Obamacare Wins Another Round in Court
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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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Al Franken / The Huffington Post:
Net Neutrality is Under Attack... Again
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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.
Reuters:
Berlusconi will resign, says Italian president — (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will resign following a humiliating vote in parliament on Tuesday, President Giorgio Napolitano said. — The president said after meeting Berlusconi that the 75-year-old prime minister …
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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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Joel Anderson / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Occupy Atlanta comes to Snellville to stop foreclosure
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Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — Why The Super Committee Is Heading For Super Catastrophe — As of Tuesday morning, betting on the Super Committee to succeed would be playing the odds. — A key member of the Senate Democratic leadership team has openly predicted the panel will gridlock and fail, and placed the blame squarely on Republicans.
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Dan Friedman / NationalJournal.com:
Senate GOP: Willing to Accept Up to $300 Billion in Net Tax Increases
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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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Pat Dollard, Outside the Beltway, Weasel Zippers and Indecision Forever
TMZ.com:
Heavy D — Dead at 44 — Rap legend Heavy D — one of the most influential rappers of the '90s — died earlier today ... TMZ has learned. — Heavy D — real name Dwight Arrington Myers — was rushed to an L.A. hospital around noon today ... and was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1 PM.
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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) …
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Labor bets it all on Ohio — In case you need another sign of just how big a deal a win in Ohio would be for labor today, an AFL-CIO official sends over some statistics tallying up just how massive the union federation's ground game has been in this fight: — * 4.1 million worksite fliers
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