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Jonathan Martin / Reuters:
Herman Cain's campaign a study in ineptitude — Herman Cain is in the midst of “reassessing” whether to continue his 2012 bid, but its legacy is already settled: His campaign will go down as one of the most hapless and bumbling operations in modern presidential politics …
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Daily Kos, Washington Post, The Strata-Sphere, The Politico, Metro and ABCNEWS
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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 …
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The Impolitic, The Other McCain, UrbanGrounds, Wizbang, Wall Street Journal, ABCNEWS, The Politico and Daily Kos
ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain Would Not Make a ‘Good President,’ Ginger White Says
Herman Cain Would Not Make a ‘Good President,’ Ginger White Says
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National Review and The Raw Story
The Enquirer / Cincinnati.com:
Herman Cain campaigns in West Chester today
Herman Cain campaigns in West Chester today
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Balloon Juice and Zandar Versus The Stupid
Laura Reddy / ABCNEWS:
Former Business Partner: Ginger White Never Mentioned Herman Cain
Former Business Partner: Ginger White Never Mentioned Herman Cain
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NewsBusters.org blogs and Gothamist
Philly.com:
Police clear Occupy encampment, dozens arrested — Police swarmed around City Hall and rousted Occupy Philadelphia protesters from their encampment overnight, more than two days after a deadline passed for them to leave. — The occupiers responded by roaming around Center City …
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L.A. NOW, Nation Now, Booman Tribune, Balloon Juice and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Reuters:
Police dismantle anti-Wall Street's LA camp
Police dismantle anti-Wall Street's LA camp
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The Politico, americanthinker.com and Facebook
Simone Wilson / The Informer:
Occupy L.A. Eviction: Is LAPD Restricting Coverage With Last-Minute ‘Pool Media’?
Occupy L.A. Eviction: Is LAPD Restricting Coverage With Last-Minute ‘Pool Media’?
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L.A. NOW, Poynter, The BRAD BLOG and Firedoglake, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Gingrich Gave Push to Clients, Not Just Ideas — Newt Gingrich is adamant that he is not a lobbyist, but rather a visionary who traffics in ideas, not influence. But in the eight years since he started his health care consultancy, he has made millions of dollars while helping companies promote …
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ABCNEWS, Indecision Forever, No More Mister Nice Blog, Prairie Weather, The Caucus and White House Dossier
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Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:
Gingrich and Romney: Same health plan, different candidate
Gingrich and Romney: Same health plan, different candidate
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Associated Press, ThinkProgress and ABCNEWS
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Building a Better Mitt Romney-Bot — “Your story about dust regulation captures my interest,” Mitt Romney said to the farmer, sounding as if he actually meant it. It was a late October afternoon in Treynor, Iowa, the setting for one of those campaign meta-events at which a presidential candidate enjoys …
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Iowa Caucuses, Hotline On Call and The Caucus
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Gingrich, Romney Outstrip Paul in Popularity Within the GOP — Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are maintaining broad popularity in the Republican Party, both far outstripping GOP rival Ron Paul in basic favorability. But among independents - crucial swing voters in the general election - the advantage is Romney's.
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GOP 12, The Page and Outside the Beltway
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney's Fading Popularity
Romney's Fading Popularity
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Indecision Forever, DownWithTyranny!, Taylor Marsh, GOP 12 and The Daily Dish
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Ruth Marcus reveals another journalistic value — The Post columnist demands an apology from a high school student for harshly criticizing her governor — Yesterday, The New York Times' Roger Cohen displayed a core value of American political journalism — love of government secrecy …
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TalkLeft, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Atlantic Online and AlterNet
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Emma Sullivan's potty-mouthed tweet has a lesson for all of us
Emma Sullivan's potty-mouthed tweet has a lesson for all of us
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Balloon Juice, The Atlantic Online and ThinkProgress
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 …
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Jammie Wearing Fools, UrbanGrounds, americanthinker.com, Right Wing News, White House Dossier and Washington Post
Naftali Bendavid / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Set to Back Payroll-Tax Cut — Republican leaders said Tuesday they would join Democrats in supporting an extension of the 2011 payroll-tax cut despite some reluctance within the GOP, virtually assuring that American wage-earners will continue to receive the benefit next year.
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Firedoglake, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, The White House, Campaign 2012, msnbc.com, ABCNEWS and Calculated Risk
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Richard Cowan / Reuters:
U.S. Republicans back payroll tax cut extension
U.S. Republicans back payroll tax cut extension
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, The Right Sphere, The Loyal Opposition and Lawyers, Guns & Money
A.Killough / CNN:
GOP backs payroll tax extension but rejects surtax on millionaires
GOP backs payroll tax extension but rejects surtax on millionaires
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The Politico and Taylor Marsh
Joe Eskenazi / The Snitch:
Happy Meal Ban: McDonald's Outsmarts San Francisco — On Thursday, Dec. 1, the city's de facto ban of the Happy Meal commences. San Francisco has accomplished what the Hamburglar could not. Or has it? — In order to include a toy with a meal, restaurants must now comply with city-generated nutritional standards.
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Hit & Run and Weasel Zippers
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Receding Democratic Majority? — Obama has a “path to 270.” Republicans hope he makes it even farther. — Back in 2002, John Judis and Ruy Teixeira published a book titled “The Emerging Democratic Majority,” in which they argued that demographic trends were the Democrats' friends …
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Brookings Institute, Samizdata.net, Democratic Strategist and The Mahablog
Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
Bret Baier Q&A shows why Mitt Romney shies away from media asking about his record — Mitt Romney has received his share of grief for ducking reporters, with fellow Republican opponent Jon Huntsman releasing a “Scared Mittless” web ad that poked fun at the candidate's penchant for avoiding the news media.
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msnbc.com and The Caucus
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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.
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Hot Air, The Sundries Shack, Right Wing News, Big Journalism, Nice Deb, Bob Owens and Atlas Shrugs
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Report: Three Out Of Four Americans With HIV Don't Receive Regular Health Care — Medical progress now ensures that HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence, but only for those who can access good medical care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that almost three …
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PinkNews.co.uk, Sky Dancing and Joe. My. God.
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Betsy McKay / Wall Street Journal:
Most HIV Patients Lack Needed Care
Most HIV Patients Lack Needed Care
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MyFox Atlanta and CBS News
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Netanyahu Government Suggests Israelis Avoid Marrying American Jews — The Netanyahu government's Ministry of Immigrant Absorption is sponsoring advertisements in at least five American communities that warn Israeli expatriates that they will lose their identities if they don't return home.
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Ben Smith's Blog and Business Insider
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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The Politico, Scared Monkeys, Associated Press and MyFox Atlanta
Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
Despite earmark ban, lawmakers try to give money to hundreds of pet projects — Members of the House and the Senate attempted to pack hundreds of special spending provisions into at least 10 bills in the summer and fall, less than a year after congressional leaders declared a moratorium on earmarks, congressional records show.
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Prairie Weather and The Hill
Susanna Kim / Yahoo! News:
Tech Firm Implements Employee ‘Zero Email’ Policy — You've got mail-not. Employees of tech company — Atos — will be banned from sending emails under the company's new “zero email” policy. — CEO — Thierry Breton of the French — information technology company
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Brilliant at Breakfast and US Politics
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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ThinkProgress, Mediaite, News Hounds, The Other McCain, The New Republic, Gawker, The Politico, Indecision Forever, Crooks and Liars and Shakesville