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Morgen / Verum Serum:
OWS Protester: In a Few Days You're Going to See What a Molotov Cocktail Can Do to Macy's — Just in time for the Thanksgiving Day parade! The headlined quote comes at about a minute in, but there is plenty more of the sort of “non-violent” talk OWS has become known for leading up to this point.
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Atlas Shrugs, RedState and The Lonely Conservative
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New York Times:
Jolted, Wall St. Protesters Face Challenge for Future
Jolted, Wall St. Protesters Face Challenge for Future
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News Desk, City Room, BBC, PolitickerNY, naked capitalism, Booman Tribune, Mother Jones, Guardian and Mashable!
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
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New York Times, City Room, CBS New York, www.thetakeaway.org and Jammie Wearing Fools
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems criticize eviction of Occupy protesters
Dems criticize eviction of Occupy protesters
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ThinkProgress and Weasel Zippers
Harry Siegel / NY Daily News:
How Bloomberg and Kelly's aggressive crackdown at Zuccotti Park will backfire
How Bloomberg and Kelly's aggressive crackdown at Zuccotti Park will backfire
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Ben Smith's Blog, Runnin' Scared and Business Insider
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
NY Daily News:
Bravo to Bloomberg's Occupy Wall Street eviction from Zuccotti Park, finally reclaiming public space …
Bravo to Bloomberg's Occupy Wall Street eviction from Zuccotti Park, finally reclaiming public space …
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Pierre Thomas / Yahoo! News:
DC Shooting Suspect Could Be Threat to Obama, Police Say — ABC News has learned authorities are increasingly concerned that a man sought in connection with a bizarre shooting incident on the Washington Mall last week may pose a threat to President Obama. — The Secret Service now suspects …
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The Jawa Report, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air and Jammie Wearing Fools
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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 …
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Mediaite, Mikeb302000, Towleroad News #gay and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Associated Press:
Secret Service says bullet hit White House
Secret Service says bullet hit White House
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The Hill, Michelle Malkin, The Politico, CNN, PolitickerNY, Gizmodo and Business Insider
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
White House opposes GOP-led balanced budget amendment
Bloomberg:
Gingrich Said to Be Paid at Least $1.6 Million by Freddie Mac — Newt Gingrich made between $1.6 million and $1.8 million in consulting fees from two contracts with mortgage company Freddie Mac, according to two people familiar with the arrangement. — The total amount is significantly larger …
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New York Times:
Paterno Turns Home Over to Wife for $1 — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno transferred full ownership of his house to his wife, Sue, for $1 in July, less than four months before a sexual abuse scandal engulfed his Penn State football program and the university.
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Associated Press, Outside the Beltway and The Quad
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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)
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Sara Ganim / PennLive.com:
Mike McQueary says he stopped attack on child and told PSU police of Sandusky sex abuse allegations — A new email from Mike McQueary, obtained by The Patriot-News, describes in greater detail what he saw when he allegedly witnessed a boy being assaulted by Jerry Sandusky in 2002.
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Crooks and Liars, Outside the Beltway and The Daily Dish
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — Top GOPer On Super Committee Says No New Revenue, Games Out Strategy If Panel Fails — It's hard to see how the Super Committee can possibly reach a consensus by this time next week after Republican co-chair Jeb Hensarling's appearance on CNBC Tuesday night.
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid: Grover Norquist Is Thwarting Super Committee … WASHINGTON — A new wave of pessimism colored super committee talks on Tuesday as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) blasted anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist for meddling with the panel's progress and suggested that the American public “impeach” him.
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Crooks and Liars, The Hill, Sky Dancing, Suburban Guerrilla and Daily Kos
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats gain upper hand in deficit-reduction negotiations
Democrats gain upper hand in deficit-reduction negotiations
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New York Times and Prairie Weather
The Politico:
Supercommittee on the brink — It's one week from a drop-dead moment …
Supercommittee on the brink — It's one week from a drop-dead moment …
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The Democrats' peculiar negotiating strategy
The Democrats' peculiar negotiating strategy
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The Moderate Voice and Hullabaloo
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 …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Cain's Fall, Gingrich's Rise Result in Tie for High Intensity Score
Cain's Fall, Gingrich's Rise Result in Tie for High Intensity Score
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The Strata-Sphere and The Moderate Voice
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Tilt Toward Favoring Repeal of Healthcare Law — Nation is divided on whether ensuring health coverage is the government's responsibility — PRINCETON, NJ — Given a choice, 47% of Americans favor repealing the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, while 42% want it kept in place.
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ThinkProgress, Campaign 2012 and The Politico
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Candidates' Gaffes Dismay Some Republicans — The Republican presidential candidates have served comedians a full platter of laughs this year — a steady diet of gaffes, misstatements, puzzled looks and long, awkward pauses. — To a remarkable degree, the candidates have turned …
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Washington Monthly, Business Insider and The Caucus
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Oh. Homeland security AND the FBI — “If you build it” update: … Obviously unconfirmed, but in light of what the Oakland mayor said this morning, certainly not unlikely. — I'm not surprised by this, but I am curious as to how they are going to justify the federal government's interest?
Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: Four Enduring Truths of American Elections — We are just a few weeks from the first primaries and caucuses, when Republican voters will begin choosing a nominee. In light of this, I'd like to offer some advice for their consideration — specifically, four enduring truths …
Mrs. Polly / Rumproast:
Urgent Message to the Rumproast and Blogging Communities Concerning StrangeAppar8us — We have a sad and urgent message about our dear friend and Rumproast blogger StrangeAppar8us: for the past ten days, he has been hospitalized and fighting for his life. He is stabilized now to some degree …
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Balloon Juice and Zandar Versus The Stupid