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5:15 PM ET, November 29, 2011

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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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Jason Noble / Iowa Caucuses:
Michele Bachmann offers take on Herman Cain controversy in Iowa radio interview  —  Michele Bachmann weighed in on breaking news concerning rival presidential candidate Herman Cain, took a few shots at incumbent President Barack Obama and reflected on a long-ago visit to Israel during …
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Jon Huntsman: Herman Cain should consider dropping out over latest sexual allegation
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Los Angeles Times
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain abandoned by conservatives
Discussion: Gawker, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS and CNN
Walter C. Jones / The Augusta Chronicle:
Gingrich takes lead in SC poll
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Report: Cain “reassessing” whether to stay in race
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.
Eric Ostermeier / Smart Politics:
Covering the Anti-Romney: A Five-Month Week-by-Week Media Analysis of the GOP Field
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and GOP 12
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Poll: Gingrich would pick up Cain supporters
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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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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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 …
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?
Discussion: Feministing and BuzzFeed
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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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Christie rips Obama over deficit talks: ‘What the hell are we paying you for?’
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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Josh Lederman / The Hill:
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Moe Lane, The Politico and HotAirPundit
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Investor's Business Daily:
Loved by media, Barney Frank Helped Cause Financial Crisis
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Karl Rove / Fox News:
Congress Will Be a Better Place When Barney Frank Is Gone
Discussion: americanthinker.com
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: Washington Wire and The Caucus
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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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Senate Democrats Propose Extending Payroll Tax Cut  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats introduced legislation Monday to extend and expand an expiring payroll tax cut, setting the stage for a showdown with Republicans who are almost certain to reject the Democrats' proposal for paying for the cut.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Financial analyst: Consequences of failure to extend payroll tax cut would be dire
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 …
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 …
DealBook:
American Airlines Parent Files for Bankruptcy  —  The parent company of American Airlines said on Tuesday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection, in an effort to reduce labor costs and shed its heavy debt load.  —  American's parent, the AMR Corporation, was the last major airline …
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Ben Mutzabaugh / USA Today:
American Air parent AMR files for bankruptcy protection
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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