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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
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 …
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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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New York Times:
Jolted, Wall St. Protesters Face Challenge for Future
Jolted, Wall St. Protesters Face Challenge for Future
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Skschust / CBS New York:
OWS Protesters Calling For ‘Day Of Action’ Following Loss Of Camp In Zuccotti Park
OWS Protesters Calling For ‘Day Of Action’ Following Loss Of Camp In Zuccotti Park
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Michael / Occupy Wall Street Library:
State of Seized Library
State of Seized Library
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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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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems criticize eviction of Occupy protesters
Dems criticize eviction of Occupy protesters
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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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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:
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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
Harry Reid: Grover Norquist Is Thwarting Super Committee
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems gain upper hand in deficit talks
Dems gain upper hand in deficit talks
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Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
GOP Supercommittee Co-Chair Jeb Hensarling Suggests He Would Reject ‘Any Penny’ In New Revenue
GOP Supercommittee Co-Chair Jeb Hensarling Suggests He Would Reject ‘Any Penny’ In New Revenue
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Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
GOP leaders preparing rank-and-file for deal on new tax revenues
GOP leaders preparing rank-and-file for deal on new tax revenues
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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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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.
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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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Thomas Tobin / NBC Washington DC:
Bullet hits White House Window
Bullet hits White House Window
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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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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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Allentown Morning Call / Morning Call:
McQueary on alleged rape: ‘I did stop it,’ did have discussions with police
McQueary on alleged rape: ‘I did stop it,’ did have discussions with police
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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 …
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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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Craig Gilbert / JSOnline:
Cain took campaign on wild ride through Wisconsin — By Craig Gilbert of the Journal Sentinel — Aboard the Herman Cain Bus - It was a crazy, surreal, potentially disastrous day inside the Cain for President Campaign. — Or maybe it was a perfectly normal one.
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NBC Chicago:
Teacher Masturbated in Class: Police — Investigators said they believe Paul LaDuke may have engaged in activity several times in the last decade — A teacher at a northwest suburban Christian school has been charged with with sexual exploitation of a child for allegedly masturbating during class …
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Shiv Malik / Guardian:
Young jobseekers told to work without pay or lose unemployment benefits — People taking up work experience places - providing up to 30 hours a week of unpaid labour - face losing benefits if they quit — Job scheme internships: tell us your story — Britain's young unemployed …
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