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New York Times:
Police Clear Zuccotti Park of Protesters — Hundreds of New York City police officers cleared Zuccotti Park of the Occupy Wall Street protesters early Tuesday, arresting dozens of people there after warning them that the nearly two-month-old camp would be “cleared and restored” …
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J. David Goodman / City Room:
Updates on the Clearing of Zuccotti Park — Overnight, hundreds of New York City police officers cleared Zuccotti Park of the Occupy Wall Street protesters and arrested dozens of people, forcing the two-month-old protest that had spawned a movement into a new and uncertain phase.
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NY Daily News:
Judge Lucy Billings, who signed Occupy Wall Street order, is an ACLU veteran — Hearing on the order to be held Tuesday with different judge — When the cops raided Zuccotti Park, lawyers for Occupy Wall Street immediately woke up a judge with a civil liberties background and asked for help.
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Gregg Levine / capitoilette:
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Admits Cities Coordinated Crackdown on Occupy Movement — Oakland Mayor Jean Quan (photo: Ella Baker Center) — Embattled Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, speaking in an interview with the BBC (excerpted on The Takeaway radio program-audio of Quan starts at the 5:30 mark) …
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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.
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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
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Getting Kicked Out Of Zuccotti Park Is Probably Good For Occupy Wall Street
Getting Kicked Out Of Zuccotti Park Is Probably Good For Occupy Wall Street
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
Occupy Wall Street's Eviction Was a Lucky Break—Now What?
Occupy Wall Street's Eviction Was a Lucky Break—Now What?
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Labor rallies to Occupy movement
Labor rallies to Occupy movement
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James Downie / Washington Post:
Bloomberg's disgraceful eviction of Occupy Wall Street
Bloomberg's disgraceful eviction of Occupy Wall Street
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Bloomberg served with temporary restraining order requiring reopening of Zuccotti Park …
BREAKING: Bloomberg served with temporary restraining order requiring reopening of Zuccotti Park …
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Hunter Walker / PolitickerNY:
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez Arrested, Injured at Occupy Wall Street Raid
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez Arrested, Injured at Occupy Wall Street Raid
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Republican Candidates in Four-Way Dead Heat — Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are in a dead heat as the top choices for Iowans likely to attend the Jan. 3 Republican presidential caucuses. — A Bloomberg News poll shows Cain at 20 percent, Paul at 19 percent …
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Iowa scientists urge candidates to accept climate change
Iowa scientists urge candidates to accept climate change
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Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Giffords's husband rips Boehner — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's (D-Ariz.) husband scolded House Speaker John Boehner for failing to visit his wounded wife while she was recovering from injuries sustained in a shooting in his and Giffords' new book. — Mark Kelly writes that Boehner (R-Ohio) …
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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.”
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Let's All Feel Superior — First came the atrocity, then came the vanity. The atrocity is what Jerry Sandusky has been accused of doing at Penn State. The vanity is the outraged reaction of a zillion commentators over the past week, whose indignation is based on the assumption …
James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times:
Scalia and Thomas dine with healthcare law challengers as court takes case — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks to a policy forum in Washington last month. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) — The day the Supreme Court gathered behind closed doors to consider the politically divisive question …
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Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Allies Accuse James O'Keefe of ‘Hit Job’ in Undercover NPR Sting — The two men who pulled off James O'Keefe's NPR sting are now criticizing the conservative activist for what one calls a ‘hit job.’ They tell Howard Kurtz exclusively why they feel exploited. — The fake Muslim donor had played his role perfectly.
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Felix Salmon:
Krugman vs Summers: The debate — I'm glad I found myself in Toronto this evening, because tonight's Munk Debate was illuminating and enjoyable. The motion was that “North America faces a Japan-style era of high unemployment and slow growth”; Paul Krugman was arguing for it, while Larry Summers was arguing against.
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
What Is the Quickest Way to Make Congress More Corrupt? — As part of his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Governor Rick Perry wants to “Uproot and Overhaul” Washington D.C. with specific reforms to each branch of government. The proposals include a …
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Seth McLaughlin / Washington Times:
Perry calls for a part-time Congress, term-limited judges
Perry calls for a part-time Congress, term-limited judges
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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.
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