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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 — Emergency-service trucks rumbled up Broadway to positions on two sides of Zuccotti Park. Powerful klieg lights blinked on, illuminating about 220 protesters in tents and sleeping bags. The one-square-block plaza was as bright as day.
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News Desk, City Room, BBC, naked capitalism, Booman Tribune, PolitickerNY, Mother Jones, Guardian and Mashable!
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems criticize eviction of Occupy protesters
Dems criticize eviction of Occupy protesters
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ThinkProgress and Weasel Zippers
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
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New York Times, CBS New York, City Room, National Review and Jammie Wearing Fools
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
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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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, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Towleroad News #gay
Associated Press:
Secret Service says bullet hit White House
Secret Service says bullet hit White House
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The Hill, Michelle Malkin, CNN, PolitickerNY, The Politico, Gizmodo and Business Insider
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
White House opposes GOP-led balanced budget amendment
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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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
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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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
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, The Heritage Foundation and The Politico
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Wall Street Journal:
Another ObamaCare Glitch
Another ObamaCare Glitch
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Weasel Zippers, Betsy's Page and The Volokh Conspiracy
Investor's Business Daily:
Elena Kagan Must Be Recused In ObamaCare Case
Elena Kagan Must Be Recused In ObamaCare Case
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Patterico's Pontifications and Althouse
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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Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama Loses to Romney in New Hampshire Poll — Driven down by economic forces, President Barack Obama is running poorly in New Hampshire, a state he carried in 2008 and one that has been a swing state in recent presidential elections. — Obama trails Republican Mitt Romney among likely …
Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg:
Romney Leads in New Hampshire Where Voters Can Deliver Surprises
Romney Leads in New Hampshire Where Voters Can Deliver Surprises
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Taegan Goddard's … and Hot Air
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, Daniel W. Drezner, Business Insider, Foreign Policy 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?
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Sky Dancing, Wonkette, No More Mister Nice Blog, Associated Press, Balloon Juice, AlterNet, The Big Picture, Examiner and The Moderate Voice
BBC:
Obama visit: Australia agrees US Marine deployment plan — Julia Gillard and Barack Obama announce details of the new military arrangement — Australia has agreed to host a full US Marine task force in the coming years, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced at a news conference with US President Barack Obama in Canberra.
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Indecision Forever, The Page and Outside the Beltway
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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 …