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CBS New York:
OWS Protesters Chant ‘Follow Those Kids!’ As Small Children Try To Go To School On Wall Street — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — They were caught in the middle of madness. — Some grade school students were forced to walk a gauntlet of screaming “Occupy Wall Street” protesters just to get to school on Thursday.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
James O'Keefe's plans derailed by infighting, lack of funding — After pulling off the brazen hidden camera sting credited with bringing down the liberal organizing group ACORN, James O'Keefe dreamt up an even bolder plan: to build a permanent undercover video operation that would expose institutions of the American left.
Discussion:
The Political Carnival, Poynter, CNN, US Politics, Ballot Box and Weasel Zippers
Fox News:
Crowd Marches on Brooklyn Bridge After Day of Escalating Violence at ‘Occupy’ Protests in NYC — Demonstrations in New York City continued with nightfall, as thousands of “Occupy” protesters massed at a downtown plaza and then peacefully marched across the Brooklyn Bridge …
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The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Pat Dollard, CNN and OWS Exposed
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Rolling Stone:
Woman Gets Jail For Food-Stamp Fraud; Wall Street Fraudsters Get Bailouts
Woman Gets Jail For Food-Stamp Fraud; Wall Street Fraudsters Get Bailouts
Discussion:
CANNONFIRE and Political Mojo
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Protesters Clash With Police in Lower Manhattan
Protesters Clash With Police in Lower Manhattan
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ThinkProgress, PolitickerNY, Metropolis, OWS Exposed, Jammie Wearing Fools and City Room
A.Killough / CNN:
Gingrich contrasts tea party, ‘Occupy’ protesters
Gingrich contrasts tea party, ‘Occupy’ protesters
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Hot Air, The Politico, Business Insider, The Hill and Washington Examiner
Robinson / nation.foxnews.com:
‘Occupy Wall Street’ Gets Bloody
‘Occupy Wall Street’ Gets Bloody
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Moonbattery, Center for American Progress, The Confluence, OWS Exposed, The Right Scoop and Capital New York
Ashley Perks / The Hill:
Republicans want Obama to break the supercommittee's logjam — Republicans are calling for President Obama to jump into the deficit-reduction talks gripping Washington, reflecting the widespread view that the congressional supercommittee is now headed for a failure.
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The Hill, msnbc.com, The Politico, Sky Dancing, Reuters and Prairie Weather
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Failure Is Good — It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a complete turkey! It's the supercommittee! — By next Wednesday, the so-called supercommittee, a bipartisan group of legislators, is supposed to reach an agreement on how to reduce future deficits.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Northern Reflections and Prairie Weather
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Spending's ascending — with or without a budget sequester
Spending's ascending — with or without a budget sequester
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Ricochet Conversations Feed, TalkLeft, Hit & Run, ThinkProgress, National Review and Political Mojo
Mary Jo Pitzl / Arizona Republic:
Court orders reinstatement of redistricting official — The Arizona Supreme Court Thursday evening reinstated the chairwoman of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, rebuffing Gov. Jan Brewer⊃1;s unprecedented action earlier this month. — The ruling came less than three hours …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
In win for Democrats, Arizona redistricting commissioner reinstated — Arizona's Supreme Court reinstated the independent redistricting commissioner Republicans had voted to remove, giving Democrats a win for both short-term political messaging and for drawing the House redistricting map for the next decade.
Discussion:
The Politico and CNN
Eric Ostermeier / Smart Politics:
Untouchable: Is the GOP Field Afraid to Criticize Newt Gingrich in Debates? — The former House Speaker is the only candidate yet to be attacked at the seven debates conducted since Rick Perry joined the GOP field — With increased media scrutiny on new GOP presidential co-frontrunner …
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GOP 12
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Sarah B. Boxer / CBS News:
Herman Cain says OWS out to “destroy” America — NASHUA, N.H. — Mitt Romney and Herman Cain both used unusually harsh language to denounce the Occupy Wall Street movement as the left-wing insurgency celebrated its second-month anniversary with a series of protests in cities across the country.
Discussion:
The Other McCain, The Moderate Voice, Libertarian Republican, Associated Press and Hot Air
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Herman Cain Cancels Interview After Making Unusual Requests [UPDATE]
Herman Cain Cancels Interview After Making Unusual Requests [UPDATE]
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msnbc.com, Taylor Marsh, THEROOT.COM, The Moderate Voice, The Stranger … and 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
The Herman Cain Meltdown
The Herman Cain Meltdown
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The Politico, ABCNEWS and Guardian
Jonathan Bernstein / Washington Post:
Obama never secretly killed the public option. It's a myth. — Did Obama secretly kill the public option? — The question is still an important one for many liberals. The claim lives on to this day, and is still seen as perhaps the clearest evidence from Obama's first term …
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Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post, Booman Tribune, TalkLeft, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Mahablog and Campaign Stops
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Jonathan Bernstein / A plain blog about politics:
The NYT Should Be Ashamed of Itself (Again)
The NYT Should Be Ashamed of Itself (Again)
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American Prospect and Matt Glassman
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Secret Service confirms Cain protection — Washington (CNN) - Presidential candidate Herman Cain will receive protection from the United States Secret Service, the agency confirms to CNN. — Cain will be the first candidate in the race for the Republican presidential nomination …
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Washington Post, Outside the Beltway and Business Insider
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Sarah Palin / Wall Street Journal:
How Congress Occupied Wall Street — Politicians who arrive in Washington as men and women of modest means leave as millionaires. Why? — Mark Twain famously wrote, “There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” Peter Schweizer's new book, “Throw Them All Out …
Discussion:
The Politico, Daily Kos and The Crawdad Hole
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Bachmann gives students a 101 on issues, then gets lectured — Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - With the air of a college instructor, Michele Bachmann essentially gave college students a Conservative 101 on the economy, national and foreign affairs and other important issues on Thursday in Iowa.
Discussion:
Zandar Versus The Stupid
Paul Krugman:
Demand, Demand, Demand — Calculated Risk sends us to two papers by Amir Sufi and Atif Mian using county-level data to investigate the causes of the recession. Their work strongly supports the balance-sheet view: a fall in demand from highly indebted households is the big story …
Discussion:
Political Mojo, TheMoneyIllusion, Bloomberg and Calculated Risk
Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Elizabeth Warren won't sign off on Occupy Harvard — U.S. Senate hopeful and Harvard Law prof Elizabeth Warren, who has claimed she laid the “intellectual foundation” for the Occupy Wall Street movement, is jilting the anti-corporate proteges in her own Ivy League yard, refusing to sign a petition in support of Occupy Harvard.
Discussion:
Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Lonely Conservative, Weasel Zippers and Verum Serum
ESPN:
Syracuse's Bernie Fine placed on leave — Two former Syracuse University ball boys say they were molested by associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine, starting in the late 1970s and continuing into the 1990s. — Police in Syracuse said they have opened an investigation into the allegations.
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The Lonely Conservative, Scared Monkeys, Jammie Wearing Fools, Washington Post and Deadspin
Emily Schultheis / Ben Smith's Blog:
Romney vs. DNC FOIA wars, round two — In response to the Romney campaign's Freedom of Information Act earlier today to highlight the ties between Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and President Obama, the Democratic National Committee is filing a FOIA request of its own …
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CNN
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Jessica Guido / NBC Chicago:
Controversial Professor Bill Ayers Speaks With Occupy Chicago Protesters — Former Weather Underground group member teaches non-violence to protesters — Controversial activist, professor and author Bill Ayers was videotaped recently giving advice about non-violent protesting to Occupy Chicago protesters.
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers and nation.foxnews.com