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1:20 PM ET, November 15, 2011

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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.
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.
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Getting Kicked Out Of Zuccotti Park Is Probably Good For Occupy Wall Street  —  Cops poured into Zuccotti Park to forcibly remove the original Occupy Wall Street encampment.  Naturally, people aren't happy.  But realistically I think this was the best possible endgame for the group.
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) …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Bloomberg served with temporary restraining order requiring reopening of Zuccotti Park to protesters at 7:50 a.m.  —  BREAKING: Bloomberg served with temporary restraining order requiring reopening of Zuccotti Park to protesters at 7:50 a.m. |  At 6:30 a.m. this morning …
NY Daily News:
NYC, Occupy Wall Street headed into court for legal showdown after Zuccotti Park evictions  —  Protesters take over public space owned by Trinity Church  —  An unidentified Occupy Wall Street protestor is wrestled to the ground then hauled off by police.  —  Hours after baton-wielding …
www.thetakeaway.org:
After Ouster, Occupy Oakland Protesters Return  —  Police in New York cleared the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park in the early hour of Tuesday morning, in what could possibly a coordinated effort to break up Occupy protests in Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland, and, notably, Oakland.
Wall Street Journal:
Police Clear Zuccotti Park
Robert Mackey / The Lede:
Occupy Movement Could Declare ‘Victory’ and Scale Back Camps, Founder Suggests
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:   Occupy Wall Street's Eviction Was a Lucky Break—Now What?
nlgnyc.org:
BREAKING NEWS - Judge Orders Protesters Be Allowed Back in Park With Their Belongings
Discussion: Gothamist
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Bloomberg: Zuccotti Park closed while city reviews court order
Discussion: Washington Post
Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:
Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Day 59, Occupy Wall Street Camp Is Gone
Discussion: New York Post
Adbusters:
TACTICAL BRIEFING #18  —  Occupy the High Ground!
Discussion: Verum Serum
News: News blog:
Occupy Wall Street: police evict protesters - live updates
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 …
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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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 …
Wall Street Journal:
ObamaCare and the Limits of Government
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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New York Times:
More Accusations Surface in Penn State Abuse Case  —  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Close to 10 additional suspected victims have come forward to the authorities since the arrest of the former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on Nov. 5 on 40 counts of sexually abusing young boys, according to people close to the investigation.
Tim Perone / New York Post:
Sandusky lawyer impregnated teenage girl: report
Discussion: Maggie's Notebook
Charles P. PiercePOSTED / Grantland:
The Brutal Truth About Penn State
Jroot / Rick Perry for President 2012:
Text of Gov. Perry's Uproot and Overhaul Washington Speech  —  *NOTE: Gov. Perry sometimes deviates from prepared remarks  —  Thank you.  It is great to be here at Schebler in Bettendorf, Iowa.  —  I want to say a special thanks to Jim Anderson, your president, for opening your facility to us …
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
What Is the Quickest Way to Make Congress More Corrupt?
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Perry gets populist: ‘Tear down’ Washington
Discussion: CNN and GOP 12
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.
Discussion: Free exchange
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Monkey Cage and Betsy's Page
 
 
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Telegraph:
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Occupy The Bundesbank  —  Jens Weidmann, who heads the Bundesbank …
Discussion: Financial Times
Associated Press:
Eurozone economy grows paltry 0.2 percent in Q3
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