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Michael Hurley / NESN.com:
Jerry Sandusky Rumored to Have Been ‘Pimping Out Young Boys to Rich Donors,’ Says Mark Madden — In April, Pittsburgh radio host Mark Madden wrote a story revealing Penn State for much of the cover-up of Jerry Sandusky's alleged child rape that has been exposed in the past week.
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A+K:
Twitter Management — Up until today, I have posted virtually every one of my tweets on my own, but clearly the platform has become too big to be managed by a single individual. When I started using twitter, it was a communication platform that people could say what they were thinking …
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Nate Schweber / New York Times:
Penn State Students Clash With Police in Unrest After Announcement — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — After top Penn State officials announced that they had fired Joe Paterno on Wednesday night, thousands of students stormed the downtown area to display their anger and frustration, chanting the former coach's name …
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John Scalzi / Whatever:
Omelas State University — These things should be simple: — 1. When, as an adult, you come come across another adult raping a small child, you should a) do everything in your power to rescue that child from the rapist, b) call the police the moment it is practicable.
Wall Street Journal:
The Paterno Question
The Paterno Question
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CBS News, Fox News, Chicago Tribune, TalkLeft and American Prospect
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Pa. senators no longer support Joe Paterno for Medal of Freedom
Pa. senators no longer support Joe Paterno for Medal of Freedom
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The Politico and Gawker
David Weigel / Slate:
Newt Hits Perry on the Way Down … - One of Cain's Accusers Settled for $45,000. Is That a Lot for a Sexual Harassment Payout? — The Beautiful, Painful Love Affair at the Heart of J. Edgar - Surprise! NCIS Is the Smartest Procedural on Television.
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Grace Wyler / Business Insider:
Rick Perry's Collapse Is The Best Thing That Could Have Happened To Him — Within seconds of Rick Perry's onstage collapse last night, the political world had almost unanimously declared the time of death for the Texas Governor's presidential campaign. — But Perry's spectacular meltdown …
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The PJ Tatler, GOP 12 and Towleroad News #gay
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Perry Tries to Recover From His ‘Oops’ Moment
Perry Tries to Recover From His ‘Oops’ Moment
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The League of Ordinary …, Connecting.the.Dots and The Politico
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich mocks Perry over ‘oops’ moment at Detroit campaign stop
Gingrich mocks Perry over ‘oops’ moment at Detroit campaign stop
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CNN, Washington Examiner and Hot Air
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
When Rick Perry Remembered: How His ‘Oops’ Was Supposed To Sound
When Rick Perry Remembered: How His ‘Oops’ Was Supposed To Sound
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Wonkette
The Politico:
Obama punts Keystone XL pipeline — The State Department will take another look at the route of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, pushing President Barack Obama's difficult decision on the project until after the 2012 election. — Environmental groups have been protesting the pipeline …
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The Hill, The Lonely Conservative, Taylor Marsh, Gawker, CNN, The PJ Tatler and The Future of Capitalism
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Keystone pipeline route in Nebraska to be reassessed
Keystone pipeline route in Nebraska to be reassessed
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Hot Air and Booman Tribune
Kirit Radia / ABCNEWS:
Obama Administration Delays Keystone XL Pipeline 12-18 Months, Punts Past Election
Obama Administration Delays Keystone XL Pipeline 12-18 Months, Punts Past Election
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Political Mojo and The New Republic
Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Why Barack Obama Has a Good Chance of Winning a Second Term — And why Nate Silver may have underestimated his chances — According to the Time-for-Change forecasting model, which has correctly predicted the winner of the popular vote in every presidential election since 1988 …
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Bnyhan / Brendan Nyhan:
Forecasting 2012: How much does ideology matter? — One year in advance of the 2012 election, New York Times blogger Nate Silver published a presidential forecasting model. The model includes measures of presidential approval and economic performance — standard variables in election forecasting models …
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American Prospect
Cbstbella / CBS Atlanta:
Tuberculosis Breaks Out At Occupy Atlanta's Base — ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) - The home base for Occupy Atlanta has tested positive for tuberculosis. — The Fulton County Health Department confirmed Wednesday that residents at the homeless shelter where protesters have been occupying have contracted the drug-resistant disease.
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Dear Herman Cain — I owe you a good bit of my present career in radio. You leaving opened the door for me. — I still believe you can win the Republican nomination. — I still believe you can beat Barack Obama. — I still believe you can be one of the most inspiring Presidents since Ronald Reagan.
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The Daily Caller, Wonkette, Hot Air and Outside the Beltway
Oregonian:
Occupy Portland: Mayor Sam Adams orders camps cleared at 12:01 a.m. Sunday — Mayor Sam Adams this morning gave the Occupy Portland encampment an eviction notice of 12:01 a.m Sunday. — At a press conference at City Hall, Adams, standing with Chief Mike Reese and City Commissioner Nick Fish …
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Frank Mungeam / KGW-TV:
Gresham bills Occupy Portland for vandalism
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Al Franken Fact Checks Chuck Grassley: Marriage Has Evolved Over Time — This morning, in a vote of 10 to 8, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and allow the federal government to provide benefits to couples in same-sex marriages.
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Firedoglake and Towleroad News #gay
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Seung Min Kim / The Politico:
Senate Dems move to repeal DOMA
Senate Dems move to repeal DOMA
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CNN, Law Blog, American Prospect and NewsMax.com
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Fire Eric Holder — It's tempting to get distracted with the horse race aspect of electoral politics during a primary season. But as pundits talk about “who's up and who's down” in the 24 hour news cycle, we must keep our eye on the ball with the Obama administration.
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Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Cain's Lawyer On Accusing: ‘Think Twice’ — L. Lin Wood, the lawyer hired by the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain to fend off sexual harassment accusations, has warned that any other women who might be considering coming forward with similar allegations “should think twice.”
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Anti-Cain hoax exposed
Anti-Cain hoax exposed
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Herman Cain PAC, American Spectator and The Gateway Pundit
Free / Burlington Free Press:
Breaking: Police investigate shooting at Occupy Burlington encampment — A 35-year-old man died of a gunshot wound at the scene of the Occupy Burlington encampment, according to the mayor. — Police said it will be several hours before they know more, but did say there is no danger to the public.
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Crooks and Liars, WCAX-TV, CBS News, nation.foxnews.com, OWS Exposed, The Raw Story, Big Government, National Review and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
Resenting Israel, Not Netanyahu — Barack Obama's dislike of Benjamin Netanyahu was not a state secret prior to the publication of his candid exchange about the Israeli prime minister with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. So the fact the two have a low opinion of Netanyahu and consider dealing …
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Israel Matzav and Betsy's Page
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama's Influential Mideast Envoy to Resign
Obama's Influential Mideast Envoy to Resign
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Swampland, The PJ Tatler and Ben Smith's Blog
Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Dem concedes in cliffhanger Va. race — Republicans eked out a narrow win in the last remaining Virginia state Senate race Thursday, after Democratic state Sen. Edd Houck conceded to challenger Bryce Reeves. — Houck said Thursday he will not contest Tuesday's election results …
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CNN, Richmond Times-Dispatch, www2.starexponent.com and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Dems blast Cain's ‘Princess Nancy’ comment — Democrats are trying to raise indignation over Herman Cain's nickname for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — and possibly raise some money off of it. — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Thursday included …
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Weasel Zippers and nation.foxnews.com
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Perilous Perry Pattern — I just got back from Fox where several people were talking up the fact that Perry is using last night's gaffe to his “advantage.” Bill Hemmer even asked me about it on air. Apparently Perry is available to any media outlet that wants him today.
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Hot Air and Political Mojo
myfoxny.com:
EMT Assaulted At OWS — MYFOXNY.COM - A wild scuffle at Zuccotti Park early Thursday morning ended with an Occupy Wall Street protester under arrest for assault and an FDNY EMT in the hospital. — Officers and EMTs were called to the park for a report of a disturbed person.
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Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Breitbart.tv:
CITIZEN JOURNALIST VIOLENTLY ASSAULTED AT #OCCUPYSANDIEGO — Enough is enough, Time to end this. use real bullets — This is great,thank you POTUS, your whole party has embraced these idiots! Unbelievable Shame on you thugs! — Why is this, once again, NOT a surprise - The Socialist Leftists being violent.
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The Gateway Pundit and Fire Andrea Mitchell!