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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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New York Post:
NYPD raiders roust OWS rabble — Good riddance! — The NYPD arrested 70 protesters as they moved in on Zuccotti Park early this morning and began clearing out the thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters who had taken over the space for nearly two months.
Wall Street Journal:
Police Clear Zuccotti Park — Occupy Wall Street Protesters Arrested in Unannounced Raid — Police brought the two-month-old Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park to an abrupt end early Tuesday morning, as hundreds of officers swept in and cleared out protesters and their tents.
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Mj Lee / Reuters:
Occupy Wall Street protesters cleared from Zuccotti park
Occupy Wall Street protesters cleared from Zuccotti park
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Chris Francescani / Reuters:
Protesters hope to shut down New York's Wall Street
Protesters hope to shut down New York's Wall Street
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Associated Press:
Police arrest 70 Wall Street protesters
Police arrest 70 Wall Street protesters
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Peter Walker / News: News blog:
Occupy Wall Street: police evict protesters - live updates
Occupy Wall Street: police evict protesters - live updates
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msnbc.com:
Jerry Sandusky to Bob Costas in exclusive ‘Rock Center’ interview: 'I shouldn't have showered with those kids.' — By Jessica Hopper — UPDATED: Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky admitted to showering and horsing around with young boys, but said he is not a pedophile …
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Charles P. PiercePOSTED / Grantland:
The Brutal Truth About Penn State — The problem can't be solved by prayer or piety — and it's far more widespread than we think — “But you, when you pray, go into your inner chamber and, locking the door, pray there in hiding to your Father ...” — It was midway through the pregame prayer session that the gorge hit high tide.
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Tim Perone / New York Post:
Sandusky lawyer impregnated teenage girl: report
Sandusky lawyer impregnated teenage girl: report
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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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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Herman Cain's Brain Fart — I'm not sure how to describe this. I've seen it described on Twitter as Herman Cain out-Rick Perrying Rick Perry, but it goes so much deeper than that. — In this interview, Herman Cain is asked a relatively simple question — at least, to the extent …
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Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Cain sinks in major realignment of GOP race
Cain sinks in major realignment of GOP race
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Gingrich takes the lead
Gingrich takes the lead
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Views on Herman Cain Increasingly Negative
Views on Herman Cain Increasingly Negative
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Journalistdee / CNN:
What's behind Gingrich's jump in the polls
What's behind Gingrich's jump in the polls
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Eric Kleefeld / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — New National Polls Show Newt Leading In GOP Race (Yes, Really)
TPM2012 — New National Polls Show Newt Leading In GOP Race (Yes, Really)
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Don Walker / JSOnline:
Cain stumbles on Libya question — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, in the midst of a Midwestern campaign swing, stumbled Monday when answering a question about whether he agreed or disagreed with President Barack Obama's approach to handling the Libyan crisis.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Brutal: Cain blanks on Libya, supports collective bargaining for public employee unions — You won't believe me until you click play but this is much worse than Perry's brain lock at the debate last week. Perry lost his train of thought; Cain doesn't have a train at all here …
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Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Cain Continues Being Very Authentic
Cain Continues Being Very Authentic
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Dems fear Supreme Court will rule against Obama on healthcare reform — Democrats on Capitol Hill are worried that the Supreme Court will rule against President Obama's healthcare reform law. — Over the last couple weeks, congressional Democrats have told The Hill that the law faces danger …
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Ilya Shapiro / Cato @ Liberty:
Obamacare Is Bigger than Roe v. Wade
Obamacare Is Bigger than Roe v. Wade
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Obama golfs with friend who was arrested in prostitution sting — President Obama golfed on Monday with his long-time friend Robert Titcomb, who in May plead no contest to soliciting a prostitute, according to the White House pool report. — “The president's fourball at the Mamala Bay Golf Course includes …
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Andrea Seabrook / NPR:
On Capitol Hill, Rand's ‘Atlas’ Can't Be Shrugged Off … Ayn Rand is best known for her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. The ideas behind them — her philosophy — have sunk so deeply into our political thought, most people don't even recognize them as her ideas anymore.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Students Lose Zeal for Aiding Obama Again — LAS VEGAS — For much of the presidential election of 2008, Barack Obama's campaign was Emma Guerrero's life. She was one of a dozen volunteers who showed up at an Obama campaign office here every night, taking time from her studies at the University of Nevada …
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Tom Coburn, M.D., United States Senator from Oklahoma:
Dr. Coburn Releases Report Exposing Billions in Giveaways for Millionaires — (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) today released a new report “Subsidies of the Rich and Famous” illustrating how, under the current tax code, the federal government is giving billions …
Noelle Crombie / Oregonian:
Occupy Portland: Parks employees get first look at deserted Chapman and Lownsdale squares — A dozen city employees today plan to finish clearing Chapman and Lownsdale squares of debris and trash so engineers and horticulture experts can survey damage to the parks' structures and trees.
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Jon Huntsman speaks at Brookings — The road to the Republican nomination does not typically run through the Brookings Institution. — Yet that's where Jon Huntsman found himself Monday afternoon, the first — and so far only — Republican candidate to accept the invitation.
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
‘Secret farm bill’ primed for passage in debt deal — Lawmakers on the House and Senate Agriculture committees are trying to write a new five-year farm bill through the supercommittee process. — The legislators are using the supercommittee to avoid what would be a more public …
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Ex-boyfriend of Cain accuser backs her story — Dr. Victor Zuckerman said today he backs ex-girlfriend Sharon Bialek's allegation that Herman Cain “touched her in an inappropriate manner.” — Zuckerman, a pediatrician, came forward after Cain last week denied knowing Bialek.