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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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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:
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.
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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Weasel Zippers, Michelle Malkin and Verum Serum
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.
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Did Bloomberg do Occupy Wall Street a favor? — (EMMANUEL DUNAND - AFP/GETTY IMAGES) At about 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, hundreds of New York City police officers raided Zuccotti Park. Police tore down tents and, according to witnesses, used tear gas, pepper spray, and at about 3 a.m., a sound cannon.
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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Hot Air
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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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Reporters Say Police Denied Access to Protest Site
Reporters Say Police Denied Access to Protest Site
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www.thetakeaway.org:
After Ouster, Occupy Oakland Protesters Return
After Ouster, Occupy Oakland Protesters Return
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Bloomberg: Zuccotti Park closed while city reviews court order
Bloomberg: Zuccotti Park closed while city reviews court order
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NY Daily News:
NYC, Occupy Wall Street headed into court for legal showdown after Zuccotti Park evictions
NYC, Occupy Wall Street headed into court for legal showdown after Zuccotti Park evictions
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Booman Tribune and Jammie Wearing Fools
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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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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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Dems fear Supreme Court will rule against Obama on healthcare reform
Dems fear Supreme Court will rule against Obama on healthcare reform
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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 …
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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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The Daily Dish and 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.
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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ThinkProgress, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite and The Political Carnival
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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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.
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Alicia M. Cohn / Ballot Box:
Gary Johnson files FEC, FCC complaints over debate exclusion — Gary Johnson's presidential campaign is filing an official complaint with both the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over their candidate's exclusion from the most recent GOP debate, Johnson's campaign announced Tuesday.
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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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David Brody / The Brody File:
Newt Gingrich to Brody File: Republican politicians 'don't rely enough on actually knowing things' — Newt Gingrich is a serious contender for the GOP presidential nomination. The Brody File is releasing more clips of my interview with Newt Gingrich done in Iowa late last month.
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: What to watch in the ‘supercommittee’ — We're just over a week from the Nov. 23 deadline for the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction — better known as the “supercommittee” — to report out a deal. In fact, there's less time than that, as anything the panel comes up with must …
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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 …
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