Top Items:
New York Post:
Judge rules OWS protesters can't return to Zuccotti Park with tents, overnight gear — Protesters will not be allowed to bring tents and overnight gear to Zuccotti Park, a Manhattan judge ruled today, dealing a huge blow to the Occupy Wall Street movement that had called the place home for the past two months.
Discussion:
Pat Dollard, Campaign 2012, Weekly Standard, Jammie Wearing Fools and The Page
RELATED:
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems criticize eviction of Occupy protesters — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's (I) decision to evict Occupy Wall Street protesters from a Lower Manhattan park is a blow to free speech, several House Democrats said. — Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), co-chairman …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers
James Downie / Washington Post:
Bloomberg's disgraceful eviction of Occupy Wall Street — Early Wednesday morning, New York police raided and evicted the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zucotti Park in southern Manhattan. The behavior of the NYPD and the mayor's office, in ordering this brazen action while blocking …
Discussion:
Balkinization, PolitickerNY, Taylor Marsh, Weasel Zippers, Firedoglake, ThinkProgress, In These Times and Gawker
NY Daily News:
Judge Lucy Billings, who signed Occupy Wall Street order, is an ACLU veteran
Judge Lucy Billings, who signed Occupy Wall Street order, is an ACLU veteran
Discussion:
Hit & Run, Runnin' Scared, Metropolis, Weasel Zippers, The Mahablog, Verum Serum and Jammie Wearing Fools
Josh Harkinson / Mother Jones:
Exclusive Video: Inside Police Lines at the Occupy Wall Street Eviction
Exclusive Video: Inside Police Lines at the Occupy Wall Street Eviction
Discussion:
Guardian, Hullabaloo, Poynter, MoJo Articles and Political Mojo, more at Mediagazer »
John Del Signore / Gothamist:
City Claims Occupy Wall Street Protesters Were Stockpiling Weapons, Fights Court Order To Reopen Park
City Claims Occupy Wall Street Protesters Were Stockpiling Weapons, Fights Court Order To Reopen Park
Discussion:
DownWithTyranny!, NY Daily News and OWS Exposed
J. David Goodman / City Room:
Updates on the Clearing of Zuccotti Park
Updates on the Clearing of Zuccotti Park
Discussion:
Above the Law, The New York Observer, New York Times, laborunionreport's Diary, TheBlaze.com, Weasel Zippers, National Review, Outside the Beltway, Pat Dollard, The New Republic, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*, www.thetakeaway.org, Grist, nlgnyc.org, Gothamist, Runnin' Scared, William K. Wolfrum Chronicles, The Maddow Blog, Hollywood Reporter, naked capitalism, The Right Scoop, DealBook, Truthdig, American Spectator, Prairie Weather, Gizmodo, Political Mojo, FT Alphaville, Hot Air, Daily Kos, Media Decoder, ThinkProgress, ProPublica, News Desk, The Daily What, msnbc.com, GalleyCat, OccupyWallSt News, Althouse, New York Post, Boing Boing, Firedoglake, Crooked Timber, Crooks and Liars, thenation.com/blogs/180, Atlas Shrugs, The PJ Tatler, PRI and Business Week, more at Mediagazer »
Jared Malsin / New York Times:
Video: Reporter for The Local Is Arrested During Occupy Wall Street Clearing
Video: Reporter for The Local Is Arrested During Occupy Wall Street Clearing
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Reporters Say Police Denied Access to Protest Site
Reporters Say Police Denied Access to Protest Site
Discussion:
Telegraph, nyc.gov, OccupyWallSt News, New York Times, Gothamist, The Political Carnival, Business Week, ThinkProgress, Philly.com, ACS Blog, naked capitalism, Firedoglake, Paul Krugman, The Politico, Daily Kos, The Maddow Blog, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Wall Street Journal and www.thetakeaway.org, more at Mediagazer »
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Labor rallies to Occupy movement
Labor rallies to Occupy movement
Discussion:
Washington Post and Weasel Zippers
Hunter Walker / PolitickerNY:
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez Arrested, Injured at Occupy Wall Street Raid
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez Arrested, Injured at Occupy Wall Street Raid
Discussion:
The New York Observer, Guardian, Runnin' Scared, National Memo and Gawker
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The Democrats' peculiar negotiating strategy — Over the past year, Republicans have learned something important about negotiating budget deals with Democrats: If you don't like their offer, just wait a couple of months. — The first budget showdown came in the lame-duck Congress …
Discussion:
Hullabaloo
RELATED:
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Republicans Lose Way by Misreading Bush History: Ramesh Ponnuru — In 2006 and 2008, voters inflicted on Republicans the worst back-to-back electoral drubbing any party has received since the Great Depression, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt all but destroyed the Party of Hoover.
Discussion:
driftglass, American Spectator, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Supercommittee members face rising pressure from all sides
Supercommittee members face rising pressure from all sides
Discussion:
FrumForum
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: Gingrich scores best vs. Obama among voters today — WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich is the strongest Republican candidate when matched head to head against Democratic President Barack Obama, according to a McClatchy-Marist Poll released Tuesday. — The former speaker of the House …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, TBogg, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Hot Air and Taegan Goddard's …
RELATED:
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Cain's Fall, Gingrich's Rise Result in Tie for High Intensity Score — Cain's score has fallen 12 points in two weeks — PRINCETON, NJ — Herman Cain's Positive Intensity Score is 17, down from 29 immediately before news broke in late October about past sexual harassment allegations against him.
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice and Ben Smith's Blog
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Herman Cain's Libya stumble: How much damage did he do? — It was the silence heard around the political world. — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain talks to reporters before greeting supporters at a fund raising event before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers …
Discussion:
Associated Press, CNN, ABCNEWS and The Moderate Voice
RELATED:
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain offered Henry Kissinger secretary of state post — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has posted a new set of Herman Cain videos online, including one in which the Republican presidential candidate says he offered Henry Kissinger a place in his administration, but was politely rebuffed by the former secretary of state.
Discussion:
CNN, Ricochet Conversations Feed, Mediaite, Hot Air, Gawker, Washington Post and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »
Allentown Morning Call / Morning Call:
McQueary on alleged rape: ‘I did stop it,’ did have discussions with police — 2011 file photo of Penn State Nittany Lions wide receiver coach Mike McQueary. McQueary is seen here during Penn State action against the Temple Owls at Lincoln Financial Field. (HOWARD SMITH / US PRESSWIRE / November 15, 2011)
Discussion:
CBS News, News Desk, Deadspin, msnbc.com, Hot Air, TalkLeft, The Smoking Gun, www.thetakeaway.org and New York Post
Simon Lazarus / Slate:
The Medicaid Ambush — The Supreme Court's unexpected and astounding reasons for wanting to hear a challenge to Obamacare. — The Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act could contain a few surprises. — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a challenge to the Affordable Care Act …
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Political Mojo, Washington Post, The Huffington Post and ACS Blog
RELATED:
Rick Ellis / Examiner:
‘Occupy’ crackdowns coordinated with federal law enforcement officials — Like this? Subscribe to get instant updates. — Over the past ten days, more than a dozen cities have moved to evict “Occupy” protesters from city parks and other public spaces. As was the case in last night's move …
Discussion:
Hullabaloo and Balloon Juice
RELATED:
Clea Benson / Bloomberg:
Gingrich Said Paid by Freddie Mac to Win Allies — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said during a Nov. 9 debate that he earned a $300,000 fee to advise Freddie Mac as a “historian” who warned that the mortgage company's business model was “insane.”
CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama ranks low among recent incumbents — Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama's overall approval rating remains in the mid-40s, where it has been since July, and he continues to receive much higher marks for foreign policy than for domestic issues, according to a new national survey …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Solyndra: Energy Dept. pushed firm to keep layoffs quiet until after midterms — The Obama administration urged officers of the struggling solar company Solyndra to postpone announcing planned layoffs until after the November 2010 midterm elections, newly released e-mails show.
John McWhorter / The New Republic:
Words, Mere Words: Newt Gingrich Speaks Well. But Is He Smart? — If Newt Gingrich's career in public service proves anything, it is that he will never be caught saying “Oops.” Gingrich is currently rising to frontrunner status in the Republican presidential primary largely because he's willing …
Discussion:
Political Mojo and Democracy in America
The Caucus:
Perry Proposes Overhaul of Washington — BETTENDORF, Iowa — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas announced a proposal on Tuesday that ranks among the most radical plans to alter the federal government offered by any major Republican presidential candidate this year — and one that legal analysts …
RELATED:
Seth McLaughlin / Washington Times:
Perry calls for a part-time Congress, term-limited judges
Perry calls for a part-time Congress, term-limited judges
Discussion:
blogs.telegraph.co.uk and Rick Perry for President 2012
Thomas Tobin / NBC Washington DC:
Bullet hits White House Window — Round of Ammunition Stopped by Ballistic Glass — The Secret Service is investigating how a bullet hit an exterior window of the White House. A round was stopped by ballistic glass behind the historic exterior glass. The Secret Service also tells News4 …
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland
The Daily Beast:
How Visa Courted Nancy Pelosi, Hoping to Forestall Swipe-Fee Changes — Even when the credit-card giant couldn't persuade the then-House speaker to oppose credit-card reform in 2008, her campaign coffers, a former aide, and her husband's stock portfolio were rewarded.
Discussion:
CBS News, Right Wing News, ProfessorBainbridge.com, Big Government, Cato @ Liberty and Power Line