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12:20 PM ET, November 16, 2011

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Occupy Wall Street Favor Fading — The Occupy Wall Street movement is not wearing well with voters across the country. Only 33% now say that they are supportive of its goals, compared to 45% who say they oppose them. That represents an 11 point shift in the wrong direction …

Discussion: Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, Weasel Zippers, No More Mister Nice Blog, Campaign 2012, Verum Serum and Jammie Wearing Fools

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.

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs, UrbanGrounds and The Lonely Conservative

Harry Siegel / NY Daily News:

How Bloomberg and Kelly's aggressive crackdown at Zuccotti Park will backfire — Occupy Wall Street was waning, but now it has fresh life — Cops and Occupy Wall Street demonstrators battling in lower Manhattan at Zuccotti Park Tuesday. — Ironically enough, Mayor Bloomberg's early-morning eviction …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, Runnin' Scared and Business Insider

New York Times:
Jolted, Wall St. Protesters Face Challenge for Future

Discussion: City Room, News Desk, BBC, naked capitalism, Booman Tribune, PolitickerNY, Mother Jones, Guardian and Mashable!

Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems criticize eviction of Occupy protesters

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Big Government and Weasel Zippers

Michael / Occupy Wall Street Library:
State of Seized Library

Discussion: GalleyCat, The Maddow Blog, The New York Observer and BBC, more at Mediagazer »

James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Better Late Than Never

Discussion: New York Times, CBS New York, National Review, City Room and Jammie Wearing Fools

Joanna Molloy / NY Daily News:
Despite Bloomberg's actions, there's no silencing Occupy Wall Street

Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools, Village Voice, Simply Left BehindThe …, Countdown with Keith Olbermann and Lawyers, Guns & Money

New York Times:
Police Clear Zuccotti Park With Show of Force, Bright Lights and Loudspeakers

Discussion: Hullabaloo, The Reaction, Gothamist, naked capitalism, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Associated Press, Prairie Weather, Media Decoder and ThinkProgress, more at Mediagazer »

John Del Signore / Gothamist:
City Claims Occupy Wall Street Protesters Were Stockpiling Weapons, Fights Court Order To Reopen Park

Discussion: Big Government, NewsBusters.org, americanthinker.com, DownWithTyranny!, NY Daily News, New York Times, OWS Exposed, City Room, The Atlantic Online and Hot Air

NY Daily News:
Bravo to Bloomberg's Occupy Wall Street eviction from Zuccotti Park, finally reclaiming public space …

Discussion: Telegraph, Salon.com, Media Decoder, nyc.gov, The Huffington Post, Nation Now, New York Times, Opinion L.A. and ThinkProgress, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

O.Kay Henderson:

Newt responds to $1.6 M Freddie Mac payment (audio) — GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich answered questions about this Bloomberg News story for about three minutes this morning. Gingrich called it a fee for “strategic advice.” Here is the key part of the exchange with reporters:

Discussion: The Hill, msnbc.com, GOP 12 and The Page

Ryan J. Reilly / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Report: Housing ‘Historian’ Newt Gingrich Was Paid $1.6M By Freddie Mac

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Raw Story, Political Mojo, The PJ Tatler, Balloon Juice, The Political Carnival and Bloomberg

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.

Discussion: Associated Press, Outside the Beltway and The Quad

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.

Discussion: 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)

Discussion: CBS News, McClatchy Washington Bureau, CNN, Deadspin, News Desk, USA Today, msnbc.com, TalkLeft, Hot Air, New York Post and The Smoking Gun

William Petroski / Iowa Caucuses:
Santorum: Penn State shouldn't play in bowl game

Discussion: USA Today and The Hill

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 …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, New York Times, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air and Jammie Wearing Fools

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 …

Discussion: Mediaite, Mikeb302000, Towleroad News #gay and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Associated Press:
Secret Service says bullet hit White House

Discussion: The Hill, Michelle Malkin, PolitickerNY, CNN, The Politico, The Gateway Pundit and Business Insider

Erik Wasson / The Hill: White House opposes GOP-led balanced budget amendment

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.

Discussion: Don Surber, Crooks and Liars, The Hill, Sky Dancing, Suburban Guerrilla and Daily Kos

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.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Hill, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Brilliant at Breakfast, Hullabaloo, Firedoglake and US Politics

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats gain upper hand in deficit-reduction negotiations

Discussion: Booman Tribune, New York Times and Prairie Weather

The Politico:
Supercommittee on the brink — It's one week from a drop-dead moment …

Discussion: Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

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 …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Hot Air and The Hill

Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: Gingrich scores best vs. Obama among voters today

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, The Page, Don Surber, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, TBogg, Hot Air, Taegan Goddard's …, Melanie Phillips, The Week Magazine and The Huffington Post

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box: SEIU endorses Obama for reelection

Kevinliptak / CNN:
Endorsing Obama, SEIU says president for 99%

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

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.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Campaign 2012, The Heritage Foundation, Hot Air and The Politico

Wall Street Journal:

Another ObamaCare Glitch — Congress made a legal mistake while rushing through the health law. Now it's come back to haunt the administration. — Even if ObamaCare survives Supreme Court scrutiny next spring, its trials will be far from over. That's because the law has a major glitch that threatens its basic functioning.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers, Betsy's Page and The Volokh Conspiracy

Investor's Business Daily:
Elena Kagan Must Be Recused In ObamaCare Case

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications and Althouse

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 …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Daniel W. Drezner, Business Insider, Foreign Policy and The Caucus

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.

Discussion: Indecision Forever, The Page and Outside the Beltway

New York Times:
As U.S. Looks to Asia, It Sees China Everywhere

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Washington Post

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?