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8:05 PM ET, November 13, 2011

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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 …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Debates take toll on Republican field  —  Televised debates have had an outsize impact on this year's Republican presidential race.  But the demands of the debating schedule — Saturday's event in South Carolina was the eleventh major clash — is taking its toll on the candidates, who find themselves constantly preparing for primetime.
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Foreign policy debate highlights differences within Republican field
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
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 …
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.
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Jeffrey D. Sachs / New York Times:
The New Progressive Movement  —  OCCUPY WALL STREET and its allied movements around the country are more than a walk in the park.  They are most likely the start of a new era in America.  Historians have noted that American politics moves in long swings.  We are at the end of the 30-year Reagan era …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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.
Candice M. Giove / New York Post:
Gay-pride parades in Bx. foe's building  —  They're loud, they're proud, and they're moving in.  —  The Bronx's largest gay-rights group is unfurling its rainbow flag tomorrow at its new headquarters — ironically located in a building funded by, and named after, the city's No. 1 gay-marriage opponent, state Sen. Ruben Diaz.
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
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 …
Patricia Leigh Brown / New York Times:
Homework and Jacuzzis as Dorms Move to McMansions in California  —  MERCED, Calif. — Heather Alarab, a junior at the University of California, Merced, and Jill Foster, a freshman, know that their sudden popularity has little to do with their sparkling personalities, intelligence or athletic prowess.
Discussion: Gawker and Calculated Risk
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: Althouse and Daily Kos
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Before Solyndra, a long history of failed government energy projects  —  Solyndra, the solar-panel maker that received more than half a billion dollars in federal loans from the Obama administration only to go bankrupt this fall, isn't the first dud for U.S. government officials trying to play venture capitalist in the energy industry.
Discussion: Instapundit
Adrian Blomfield / Telegraph:
Israel refuses to tell US its Iran intentions  —  Israel has refused to reassure President Barack Obama that it would warn him in advance of any pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear capabilities, raising fears that it may be planning a go-it-alone attack as early as next summer.
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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
U.S., EU pressure Netanyahu to scrap proposed bill against Israeli NGOs
 
 
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Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
Anacostia restaurateur charged in federal drug-trafficking case
Discussion: DCist and WJLA-TV
Jim Brunner / Seattle Times:
New effort to legalize same-sex marriage begins
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
After a Romney Deal, Profits and Then Layoffs
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Gay TV star: I was assaulted for being associated with Ann Coulter
Financial Times:
Bundesbank warns against intervention
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Rep. Hensarling still focused on large deficit-reduction deal, but not optimistic
Discussion: CNN
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Amid ailing economy, members of Congress delve into sports issues
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Whatever Happened to Discipline and Hard Work?
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Holder pushes back on Fast and Furious probe
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Harry Esteve / Oregonian:
Occupy Portland: Several hundred protesters prepare for midnight eviction
 

 
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