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3:55 PM ET, November 13, 2011

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ABCNEWS:
Bachmann, Paul Call Debate Moderators ‘Disgraceful’  —  SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Fireworks were few and far between at the GOP's foreign policy debate tonight, but if any issue provoked the ire of some candidates it was not each other but rather how CBS News' moderator Scott Pelley ran the event.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
CBS panned for Republican debate performance  —  The first broadcast network presidential debate this year, which ended its national telecast and switched to a choppy livestream feed two-thirds of the way through the event, produced a storm of complaints from viewers across the country …
Marc A. Thiessen / National Review:
The Big Loser of the Night: CBS  —  If there was a loser on the debate stage tonight, it was CBS.  First, they scheduled their debate on a Saturday night between two major football games.  Then they decide to only broadcast the first hour of their 90-minute debate.  Then their Internet feed failed for the final 30 minutes.
A.Killough / CNN:
TRENDING: Bachmann cries ‘bias’ after Saturday debate
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Child Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State; Super Committee Deadlocked?  —  Special Guests: Gov. Tom Corbett, Franco Harris, T.J. Bard, Sen. Pat Toomey, Rep. James Clyburn … CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: I'm Chris Wallace.  —  A child sex abuse scandal rocks Penn State.
Discussion: National Review and Campaign 2012
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Devil and Joe Paterno  —  WHEN I think about the sins of Joe Paterno, and the ignominious ending of his long and famous career, I think about Darío Castrillón Hoyos.  —  Castrillón is a Colombian, born in Medellín, who became a Catholic priest and then a bishop during …
William Deresiewicz / New York Times:
Generation Sell  —  EVER since I moved three years ago to Portland, Ore., that hotbed of all things hipster, I've been trying to get a handle on today's youth culture.  The style is easy enough to describe — the skinny pants, the retro hats, the wall-to-wall tattoos.  But style is superficial.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Althouse
Matthias Gafni / Mercury News:
Police: Occupy San Francisco protesters attack officers  —  SAN FRANCISCO — One San Francisco police officer was slashed by a razor and another had his uniform torn and cheek cut in a clash with Occupy San Francisco protesters Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
Washington Post:
The epic global leadership fail  —  I'm very excited to announce that Wonkblog will be republishing Pulitzer-prize winner Steve Pearlstein's Sunday Business column.  Steve has long been an inspiration for my work and, more recently, a mentor to me, and I couldn't be prouder to be showcasing his pieces.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Modeled Behavior
Daniel Foster / National Review:
Will on Wife's New Job at Perry Campaign  —  On ABC's This Week, George Will addressed the new role his wife, former Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole adviser Mari Maseng, has taken on at the Perry campaign.  Maseng will advise Perry on “messaging and debate preparation” — a timely addition to be sure.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
U.S., EU pressure Netanyahu to scrap proposed bill against Israeli NGOs  —  EU ambassador to Israel, Andrew Standley, warns prime minister's national security adviser, Yaakov Amidror that passage of legislation could harm Israel's standing.  —  The European Union and the United States …
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Adrian Blomfield / Telegraph:
Israel refuses to tell US its Iran intentions
Candice M. Giove / New York Post:
Occupy Wall Street costs local businesses $479,400!  —  It makes no cents.  —  The Occupy Wall Street movement has cost surrounding businesses $479,400 so far, store owners said.  —  A Post survey of a dozen restaurants, jewelry shops, beauty salons, a chain store and mom …
Discussion: Don Surber and Mediaite
Ynetnews:
US blog: Mossad behind Iran blast  —  Blogger Richard Silverstein claims Israel orchestrated explosion that killed 17 at Iranian missile storage facility, in collaboration with local militant group  —  Dudi Cohen  —  US blogger Israel was the mastermind behind the
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Israel Matzav
Charles Dharapak / ABCNEWS:
President Obama to CEOs: 'We've Been a Bit Lazy'  —  For the second time in as many months, President Obama has taken the nation that elected him president to task for its own lackadaisical economic performance on the global stage.  —  Obama told a group of CEOs today that the United States has gotten …
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Gay TV star: I was assaulted for being associated with Ann Coulter  —  A cast member of the gay reality TV show “A-List Dallas” tells The Daily Caller that he was punched to the ground and bloodied Friday night by someone vandalizing his car because he's a gay conservative associated with commentator Ann Coulter.
Jane M. Von Bergen / Philly.com:
Families say Sandusky had free rein  —  No one said no to Jerry Sandusky.  —  That's the underlying message from those closest to the alleged victims in the child-molestation scandal that has engulfed Pennsylvania State University.  —  After all, Jerry Sandusky, once the heir apparent …
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
After a Romney Deal, Profits and Then Layoffs  —  By the green-hued yardsticks of Wall Street, the 1990s buyout of an Illinois medical company by Mitt Romney's private equity firm was a spectacular success.  —  Mr. Romney's company, Bain Capital, sent in a team of 10 turnaround experts …
 
 
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Rep. Hensarling still focused on large deficit-reduction deal, but not optimistic
Discussion: CNN
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Foreign policy drops from view in '12 race
Harry Esteve / Oregonian:
Occupy Portland: Several hundred protesters prepare for midnight eviction
Kurt Schlichter / Big Government:
Lessons From the Battle of BlogCon 2011: The Occupiers Deserve Derision
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An Elegy for Berlusconi, the Man Who Ruined Italy (Again)
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