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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.
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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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ThinkProgress, The New Republic, Mediaite, Gawker and The Raw Story

I like Perry. But... Texas Gov. Rick Perry is campaigning in New Hampshire today, which gives cause for some reflections on his candidacy. — When Perry was considering whether to enter the race, I hoped he would. I thought the race could benefit from a strong, conservative (not to mention Southern) voice.
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CNN, The New Republic and GOP 12


Herman Cain abandoned by conservatives
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Gawker, Business Insider, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS and CNN

Michele Bachmann offers take on Herman Cain controversy in Iowa radio interview
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Jon Huntsman: Herman Cain should consider dropping out over latest sexual allegation
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CNN, The Hill, Hot Air and Los Angeles Times

Bachmann: ‘Not for me to say’ whether Cain should drop out
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Report: Cain “reassessing” whether to stay in race
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Shakesville, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Moderate Voice

Gingrich takes lead in SC poll
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Hot Air, No More Mister Nice Blog, Ballot Box, GOP 12 and National Review

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 …
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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.

Romney's Fading Popularity — You want to know the biggest reason Mitt Romney hasn't surged at any point in the Republican Presidential race this year? It's because the more GOP primary voters across the country have been exposed to him, the less they've liked him.
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Indecision Forever, DownWithTyranny!, GOP 12, The Daily Dish and Taylor Marsh


How Paulson Gave Hedge Funds Advance Word — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson stepped off the elevator into the Third Avenue offices of hedge fund Eton Park Capital Management LP in Manhattan. It was July 21, 2008, and market fears were mounting. Four months earlier …
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Hank Paulson's inside jobs
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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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Mediaite, ECHIDNE of the snakes, Verum Serum and Teddy Partridge's myFDL diary
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What's the Deal with Siri?
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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 …
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Hotline On Call, Washington Wire and The Caucus
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The V Party — The move from T to V is short, alphabetically.
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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.
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Obama Approval Remains at 43% Through Thanksgiving Week
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Iran protesters storm UK embassy in Tehran — Militant students are said to have removed the British flag, burnt it and replaced it with Iran's flag. State TV showed youths smashing embassy windows. — The move comes after Iran resolved to reduce ties following the UK's decision to impose further sanctions on it.
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Iranian protesters storm British embassy
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Ann Coulter bleeped on ‘Morning Joe’ — Ann Coulter was bleeped on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” show on Monday but the censoring didn't work and the conservative pundit could be heard using some words not fit for TV. — Coulter appeared to make the comments when talking about deceased Democratic …
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Chris Christie: President Obama's just a ‘bystander’ — Gov. Chris Christie on Monday tore into President Barack Obama in the aftermath of the supercommittee's failure to reach an agreement on debt reduction last week, asking the president, “What the hell are we paying you for?”
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Washington Monthly, Weasel Zippers, Right Wing News, National Review and Business Insider
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Christie rips Obama over deficit talks: ‘What the hell are we paying you for?’
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Bob Owens, The Gateway Pundit, Shakesville and americanthinker.com


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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The Daily Dish, Balloon Juice, pandagon.net, driftglass, TalkLeft, The Atlantic Online and Dr. X's Free Associations

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.
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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 …
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Pirate's Cove and Weasel Zippers

Exclusive: Obama in 2006: I ‘stole’ book title ‘Audacity of Hope’ from Rev. Wright, ‘my pastor’ [VIDEO] — Video obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller shows Illinois Senator Barack Obama, then campaigning for Democrats before the 2006 midterm elections, praising Reverend Jeremiah Wright …

Failing to appreciate the GOP's extremism — Michael Gerson, the conservative Washington Post columnist and former Bush speechwriter, is willing to concede that Mitt Romney took President Obama out of context last week. Gerson, however, is not especially troubled by Romney's dishonesty.
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New York Magazine and Washington Post


Curing the Unemployment Blues — by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force) — Deregulation is our last, best hope. — One of the enduring faiths of modern progressive thought is that omniscient policy makers …
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Ricochet Conversations Feed, TBogg and Whiskey Fire

Retirements hit Dem aspirations for a House takeover in 2012 — Rep. Barney Frank's (D-Mass.) announcement Monday that he won't seek reelection — coming on the heels of Rep. Charles Gonzalez's (D-Texas) weekend announcement to the same effect — threw another stumbling block in the way of Democrats …
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CNN, Moe Lane, The Politico and HotAirPundit

Sens. Paul, McCain clash over terrorist detainee amendment — Republican Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.) and John McCain (Ariz.) battled on the Senate floor Tuesday over a proposed amendment to the pending defense authorization bill that could allow American citizens who are suspected of terrorism to be denied a civilian trial.
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Hit & Run, Global Guerrillas and EconomicPolicyJournal.com