memeorandum: Former Business Partner: Ginger White Never Mentioned Herman Cain (Laura Reddy/ABCNEWS)

12:45 AM ET, November 30, 2011

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BREAKING: Cain ‘Reassessing’ Candidacy — In a conference call this morning, Herman Cain told his senior staff that he is “reassessing” whether to remain in the race. He will make his final decision “over the next several days.” — UPDATE: National Review was on the call. It lasted five minutes.

Justin Sink / The Hill:

Herman Cain's exit may be coming soon — There were growing signs Tuesday that Herman Cain's beleaguered presidential campaign could be drawing toward a close. — The former restaurant executive told supporters that he is reassessing “where we stand” in the race for the White House amid …

Discussion: The Politico

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Gingrich still rising — Last night we went into the field in Florida and Montana- we'll have the results of those polls out tomorrow after another night of calls but the early indications are that Newt Gingrich will have a double digit lead in both states- he has not peaked yet and is still on an upward curve.

Discussion: The Caucus, ABCNEWS, weaskamerica.com, The American Prospect, The Politico, Ballot Box, The Augusta Chronicle, Pat Dollard, Iowa Caucuses, Weasel Zippers, Daily Kos, Ricochet Conversations Feed and The Hill

Laura Reddy / ABCNEWS:

Former Business Partner: Ginger White Never Mentioned Herman Cain — The female bodybuilder who once ran a bicycle business with latest Herman Cain accuser Ginger White says the Atlanta woman never mentioned the Republican presidential candidate, who she says was her lover for 13 years.

Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs, We are respectable negroes and Gothamist

Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain abandoned by conservatives

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Jason Noble / Iowa Caucuses:
Michele Bachmann offers take on Herman Cain controversy in Iowa radio interview

Discussion: Ballot Box, Weasel Zippers, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Washington Post and Mediaite

Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Herman Cain “reassessing” candidacy after affair claim

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Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Jon Huntsman: Herman Cain should consider dropping out over latest sexual allegation

Discussion: Hot Air, The Hill, Los Angeles Times and CNN

Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Cain Reassessing Candidacy Amid New Allegations

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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:

Rick Perry gets U.S. voting age wrong in New Hampshire — At a town hall meeting at the Institute of Politics at New Hampshire's Saint Anselm's College Tuesday, Rick Perry asked that all of the college students in the crowd who will be 21 by Nov. 12 support his bid for the presidency. — Say what?

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unionleader.com:
I like Perry. But... Texas Gov. Rick Perry is campaigning …

Discussion: The New Republic and CNN

Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
21 or 18? Rick Perry misses the mark on voting age

Discussion: Daily Kos and Opinion L.A.

Nile Gardiner / The Heritage Foundation:

Does Obama Know the Difference between Great Britain and England? — It is gratifying to see President Barack Obama condemn the disgraceful storming of the British Embassy in Tehran by thugs acting at the behest of the Iranian regime. After all, Obama has been notoriously slow in the past …

Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools

BBC:
Iran protesters storm UK embassy in Tehran

Megan Carpentier / The Raw Story:

10 things the iPhone Siri will help you get instead of an abortion — Ask the Siri, the new iPhone 4 assistant, where to get an abortion, and, if you happen to be in Washington, D.C., she won't direct you to the Planned Parenthood on 16th St, NW. Instead, she'll suggest you pay a visit …

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Digby / Hullabaloo:

What's the matter with Mitt? — I wish I fully understood why so many commentators are unwilling to admit that this is part of Mitt Romney's problem: … 42% of Americans of all stripes have discomfort with a Mormon? That's a lot of people. And yet, as Romney continues …

Discussion: Eschaton

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney's Fading Popularity

Discussion: Indecision Forever, DownWithTyranny!, GOP 12, Taylor Marsh and The Daily Dish

Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
DNC Ad Misleads on Romney and the Stimulus

Discussion: Democratic National Committee, Washington Post, Democracy in America, Ben Smith's Blog and Politifact.com Truth …

Toddstarnes / Fox News:

Rhode Island Outraged Over “Holiday Tree” — A Rhode Island lawmaker is calling Gov. Lincoln Chafee “Governor Grinch” after he defied lawmakers and decided that the state would have a “holiday tree” instead of a “Christmas tree.” — FOLLOW TODD ON FACEBOOK!

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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:

Holder lashes out at The Daily Caller while refusing to address growing calls for his resignation — Embattled Attorney General Eric Holder today demanded The Daily Caller stop publishing articles about the growing calls in Congress for his resignation because of the failed Operation Fast and Furious gun-walking program.

Discussion: Big Journalism, Bob Owens and Atlas Shrugs

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:

More Now Disagree with Tea Party - Even in Tea Party Districts — Since the 2010 midterm elections, the Tea Party has not only lost support nationwide, but also in the congressional districts represented by members of the House Tea Party Caucus. And this year, the image of the Republican Party …

Discussion: New York Times, Liberal Values, Washington Wire and Hotline On Call

Ronald Goldfarb / Pundits Blog:
The V Party — The move from T to V is short, alphabetically.

Discussion: The Politico

Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:

Newt Gingrich: 'I Call On The President To Repudiate The Concept Of The 99 And The 1′ — 2012 GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich today, during an event in South Carolina, said that he repudiates the very idea behind the Occupy Wall Street movement — that the economy should work for everyone …

Discussion: Roll Call, Washington Monthly, Right Wing Watch, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Towleroad News #gay and American Glob

Max Read / Gawker:

A Reader's Guide to Andrew Sullivan's Defense of Race Science — Oh, dear. America's favorite stoner blogger, Andrew Sullivan, is worried that “p.c. egalitarianism” has “strangled” “the study of intelligence.” But what does that mean? Let us help you translate!

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Paul Bedard / US News:

Obama's Job Approval Drops Below Carter's — President Obama's slow ride down Gallup's daily presidential job approval index has finally passed below Jimmy Carter, earning Obama the worst job approval rating of any president at this stage of his term in modern political history.

Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, CANNONFIRE, Pat Dollard, Gallup, Weasel Zippers, Don Surber, Patterico's Pontifications, The Hill and Campaign 2012

Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Blog:

Our Commitment to the Facebook Community — I founded Facebook on the idea that people want to share and connect with people in their lives, but to do this everyone needs complete control over who they share with at all times. — This idea has been the core of Facebook since day one.

Discussion: Mashable!, Opinion L.A., GigaOM, The Politico, TechCrunch and Wall Street Journal, more at Techmeme »

Federal Trade Commission:
Facebook Settles FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers By Failing To Keep Privacy Promises

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Gawker, The Daily Caller, Blog of Rights, Concurring Opinions, GigaOM, Mashable!, TechCrunch and New York Times, more at Techmeme »

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

The Buyer's Remorse Primary — One of the features of this year's Republican nomination calendar is an unusually large gap separating the first few voting states from the larger block of states that vote in March. The gap resulted because Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina moved …

Discussion: The Daily Dish

Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:

Naked Scarlett Johansson: ‘It Would Be Irresponsible’ Not to Support Obama — A story I missed: Somebody hacked her cell phone and got hold of naked photos Johansson had taken of herself and sent to her (now ex-)husband Ryan Reynolds. I only learned about this yesterday because I glanced …

Discussion: Pirate's Cove and Weasel Zippers

A.Killough / CNN:

GOP backs payroll tax extension but rejects surtax on millionaires — (CNN) - Senate Republicans for the first time Tuesday indicated they would back an extension of the payroll tax cut, which some in the party argued had failed to provide enough economic bang for the buck as the Obama administration …

Discussion: The Politico and Taylor Marsh

Dr. Richard D. Land / Christian News …:

Dr. Richard Land: An Open Letter to Newt Gingrich — Mr. Speaker, Well done! You have risen beyond relevancy to serious competiveness by your grip, erudition and intelligence. You have come back from the political equivalent of Hospice care to become a serious contender for the Republican nomination for president.

Discussion: Right Wing Watch, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and National Review

Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:

How Can Europe Possibly Save Itself? — Well, things are getting a little gnarly in Europe. When you're down to the point of celebrating that Italy managed to place some debt at the low, low price of 7.6% . . . well, it's two for one drinks specials at the first class bar on the Titanic!

Discussion: Reuters and Wall Street Journal

Compass Direct News:

At Least 45 Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria — Ethnic Fulanis crying ‘Allahu akbar!’ attack church, communities. — Fulani Muslim herdsmen along with Muslim soldiers have killed at least 45 ethnic Berom Christians in Plateau state in the past week, Christians in this northern-central Nigerian town said.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch

Tamar Lewin / New York Times:

Duncan Calls for Urgency in Lowering College Costs — Education Secretary Arne Duncan in a speech Tuesday pushed higher education officials to “think more creatively — and with much greater urgency — about how to contain the spiraling costs of college and reduce the burden of student debt on our nation's students.”

Discussion: Portland Mercury

Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:

American Airlines Enters Bankruptcy — American Airlines filed for bankruptcy this morning, despite the fact that they have more than $4 billion in cash. They were the last major US airline to have avoided the bankruptcy courts. — This certainly took me by surprise.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Atlas Shrugs

Rena Steinzor / Grist:

Behind closed doors, Obama administration politicizes the regulatory process — When former Harvard Law Professor and eclectic intellectual Cass Sunstein was named administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), conservative, industry-oriented Wall Street Journal …

Discussion: Firedoglake and Hullabaloo

Glen Johnson / Boston Globe:

Jon Huntsman refuses to rule out possibility of independent candidacy for president — Republican Jon Huntsman today refused to rule out running as an independent candidate for president should he fail in his quest for his party's 2012 nomination. — Asked, “Is there any situation …

Discussion: The New Republic, Dean's World, National Review and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Investor's Business Daily:

Ezra Klein: From ‘Journolist’ To Liberal Activist — Media Bias: In the early days of the Gulf War, pundits marveled at the specter of Iraqi troops surrendering to journalists. Well, now it's even worse: Journalists are giving the Democratic Party its talking points.