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Robert Costa / National Review:
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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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 …
I like Perry. But... Texas Gov. Rick Perry is campaigning …
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Jason Noble / Iowa Caucuses:
Michele Bachmann offers take on Herman Cain controversy in Iowa radio interview
Michele Bachmann offers take on Herman Cain controversy in Iowa radio interview
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain abandoned by conservatives
Herman Cain abandoned by conservatives
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Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Jon Huntsman: Herman Cain should consider dropping out over latest sexual allegation
Jon Huntsman: Herman Cain should consider dropping out over latest sexual allegation
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Bachmann: ‘Not for me to say’ whether Cain should drop out
Bachmann: ‘Not for me to say’ whether Cain should drop out
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Report: Cain “reassessing” whether to stay in race
Report: Cain “reassessing” whether to stay in race
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Walter C. Jones / The Augusta Chronicle:
Gingrich takes lead in SC poll
Gingrich takes lead in SC poll
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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 …
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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.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
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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Richard Teitelbaum / Bloomberg:
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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Felix Salmon:
Hank Paulson's inside jobs
Hank Paulson's inside jobs
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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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Mr. Banana Grabber / The Abortioneers:
What's the Deal with Siri?
What's the Deal with Siri?
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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.
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Obama Approval Remains at 43% Through Thanksgiving Week
Obama Approval Remains at 43% Through Thanksgiving Week
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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 …
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Ronald Goldfarb / Pundits Blog:
The V Party — The move from T to V is short, alphabetically.
The V Party — The move from T to V is short, alphabetically.
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BBC:
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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Robin Pomeroy / Reuters:
Iranian protesters storm British embassy
Iranian protesters storm British embassy
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Tim Mak / The Politico:
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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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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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 …
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Nicholas Ballasy / The Daily Caller:
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 …
Hoover Institution:
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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Mj Lee / The Politico:
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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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
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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BBC:
Norway massacre: Breivik declared insane — Norwegian prosecutor Svein Holden: “The observed person was psychotic at the time the offences were committed” — Psychiatrists assessing self-confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik have concluded that he is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.
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Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
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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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
FCC to allow AT&T to drop application for T-Mobile deal — Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officials said Tuesday they will allow AT&T to withdraw its application to buy T-Mobile. — AT&T says it has not given up on completing the $39 billion deal but wants to focus on fending off …
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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.
Yochi J. Dreazen / NationalJournal.com:
Senate OKs Controversial Detainee Provision, Setting Up Fight With White House — The Senate soundly defeated a move to strip out controversial language requiring mandatory detention of some terror suspects, voting it down 61 to 37 and escalating a fight with the Obama administration over the future course of the war on terror.
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