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9:50 AM ET, November 9, 2011

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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Cain aide wrongly insists they've ‘confirmed’ accuser's son works for POLITICO  —  Herman Cain campaign manager Mark Block, in an appearance with Sean Hannity on Fox News just now, insisted that a relative of the second woman to publicly accuse the candidate of sexual harassment in the 1990s works at POLITICO.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Mark Block: Did you know that the son of Cain's accuser works for Politico?  —  I did not know that.  He's, er ... not thinking of Josh Kraushaar, is he? … Josh Kraushaar is tweeting in disbelief tonight: … Could a man who accused Rick Perry on national television of a “despicable” …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
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.
James V. Grimaldi / Washington Post:
Karen Kraushaar now wants to go public with other women with allegations against Herman Cain  —  One of the women who accused GOP presidential contender Herman Cain of sexual harassment in the 1990s said she wants to go public — now that her name has been revealed — and hold a joint news conference …
Kevinliptak / CNN:
TRENDING: Karen Kraushaar calls Herman Cain ‘a serial denier’  —  Washington (CNN) - Karen Kraushaar, who went public earlier Tuesday confirming she was one of the women who previously filed a sexual harassment claim against Herman Cain, told CNN she is considering releasing the details of her allegations against Cain.
The Caucus:
A Second Accuser Goes Public Against Cain
New York Times:
Herman Cain Denies Harassment Accusations; Second Woman Speaks Out
Jeff Biggers / The Huffington Post:
Arizona Topples Senate President Russell Pearce, SB 1070 Immigration Law Architect, in Historic Recall Vote  —  Arizona , Jan Brewer , President Obama , Tea Party , Jerry Lewis , Randy Parraz , Citizens For a Better Arizona , Immigration Reform , Russell Pearce , Sb 1070 , Politics News
Discussion: thump and whip and Mercury Rising
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Arizona Republic:
Russell Pearce on verge of historic loss in recall  —  Russell Pearce, one of the most influential state politicians in the nation and a powerful voice on illegal immigration, was on the verge of losing his Senate seat in Tuesday's unprecedented recall election.
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
A Very Good Night for Democrats  —  In state elections across the country Tuesday, voters rejected Republican attempts to pursue a far right-wing agenda  —  Democrats had a very good election night on Tuesday.  —  Their cherished causes prevailed, they kept their statehouses …
Discussion: The Reaction
Amanda J. Crawford / Bloomberg:   Arizona Senate's Immigration-Law Author Pearce Loses in Recall Election
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Anti-abortion ‘personhood’ amendment fails in Mississippi  —  A constitutional amendment that would have defined a fertilized egg as a person failed on the ballot in Mississippi on Tuesday, dealing the so-called “personhood” movement another blow.  —  Amendment 26 supporter Sandy Comer puts …
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Ginger Gibson / The Politico:
Election results 2011: Democrats do well
Discussion: Daily Kos and CNN
Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Mississippi voters reject controversial ‘personhood’ initiative
Discussion: Associated Press, Jezebel and TalkLeft
The Huffington Post:
Mississippi ‘Personhood’ Amendment Vote Fails
David S. Addington / The Heritage Foundation:
Obama Couldn't Wait: His New Christmas Tree Tax  —  President Obama's Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees.
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Michael Doyle / MiamiHerald.com:   Christmas tree farmers hope ads will stem growth of artificial trees
Associated Press:
Ohio Voters Reject Republican-Backed Union Limits  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state's new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment.
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Ohio Turns Back a Law Limiting Unions' Rights
WXIX-TV:
AP: Ohio voters reject Issue 2
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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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Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:   House Republican lawmakers want out of Norquist tax pledge
Washington Post:
GOP poised to take over Virginia Senate  —  RICHMOND — Republicans were on the verge of taking over the Virginia Senate on Tuesday night and clinching control of all of state government for only the second time in more than a century.  —  The GOP appeared to have picked up two seats in the Senate …
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Washington Post:
Va. elections: GOP Senate takeover hangs on 86 votes
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Bloomberg defends New York's Occupy protesters  —  Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City on Wednesday, saying that his city has not had the “the kinds of things you see in other cities where people are running in the streets and destroying commerce.”
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Adam Martin / The Atlantic Wire:
Occupy Wall Street Gets Its Generators Back
Dorothy Rabinowitz / Wall Street Journal:
Why Gingrich Could Win  —  Herman Cain's prospects were good until this week brought accusatory testimony from a woman who showed up in person, with detail.  —  Newt Gingrich's rise in the polls—from near zero to the third slot in several polls—should come as no surprise to people …
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
GOP Rep. Joe Walsh Melts Down, Screams At Constituents: ‘Dont Blame Banks!...I Am Tired Of Hearing That Crap!’  —  Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) erupts at a constituent who asked about the bank lobby  —  Freshman Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) is known for his anti-Obama rhetoric on cable television and his inability to pay his child support payments.
Discussion: Open Congress and The Raw Story
New York Times:
Italy's Debt Crisis Deepens Despite Berlusconi's Pledge to Quit  —  ROME — Italy's financial crisis deepened on Wednesday despite a pledge by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign once Parliament passes austerity measures demanded by the European Union.
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Financial Times:
Berlusconi pledge fails to calm markets
Discussion: Brad DeLong and Mercury Rising
Leslie Williams / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Man found dead in Occupy New Orleans encampment  —  A 53-year-old man was found dead Tuesday inside a tent pitched at the Occupy New Orleans encampment at Duncan Plaza across from City Hall.  He appears to have been living in the tent inside the occupation zone, said John Gagliano …
Univision News Tumblr:
Univision News poll: Obama holds advantage with Latino voters, leaving GOP with uphill battle  —  President Obama leads his chief GOP rivals by two-to-one margins among Latino voters, according to a new Univision News/Latino Decisions poll.  But it's far from certain that Latinos will turn …
Discussion: GOP 12 and The Page
 
 
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Tim Eaton / Austin American-Statesman:
D.C. court orders trial in redistricting case
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George Avalos / Mercury News:
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
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