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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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ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain Would Not Make a ‘Good President,’ Ginger White Says — Ginger White, who says she was involved in a 13 or 14 year “on and off” affair with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, today told me she does not think he is fit to be president.
Chip Somodevilla / ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain: ‘They Are Trying to Do Character Assassination On Me’
Herman Cain: ‘They Are Trying to Do Character Assassination On Me’
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For release at 8:00 a.m. EST — The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing coordinated actions to enhance their capacity to provide liquidity support to the global financial system.
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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Central Banks Take Joint Action to Ease Debt Crisis — WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve moved Wednesday with other major central banks to buttress financial markets by increasing the availability of dollars outside the United States, reflecting growing concern about the fallout of the European debt crisis.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Here's to Potty-Mouthing, and the Real Lesson for All of Us — It is very clear that Emma Sullivan of Shawnee Mission East High School is a late-charging entrant for Person of the Year at the blog here. If there was ever any doubt, it was erased when Ruth Marcus, an “opinion writer” …
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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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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: While defending himself, Perry steps in it again — (CNN) - Rick Perry sought to defend a recent gaffe in an interview Wednesday, but in the same appearance made another. — On Tuesday, the Republican presidential candidate incorrectly said the voting age in the U.S. is 21 instead …
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Amanda Gaines / WMAL 105.9 FM/AM 630:
LISTEN: GOP Rep. Allen West Calls Cain a ‘Distracter’ in Republican Race
LISTEN: GOP Rep. Allen West Calls Cain a ‘Distracter’ in Republican Race
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TheAustralian:
A second Iranian nuclear facility has exploded, as diplomatic tensions rise between the West and Tehran — SHEERA FRENKEL - … AN IRANIAN nuclear facility has been hit by a huge explosion, the second such blast in a month, prompting speculation that Tehran's military and atomic sites are under attack.
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Global Guerrillas, Yourish.com and Israel Matzav
Ryan Young / WSB-TV:
Movers, deputies refuse to evict 103-year-old woman — ATLANTA, Ga. — A 103-year-old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were just moments from being evicted from their home Tuesday, when sheriff's deputies and the moving company hired by the bank decided not to go through with the action.
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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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Hunter Walker / PolitickerNY:
Mayor Bloomberg: ‘I Have My Own Army’ — In a speech at MIT last night to discuss the packed sweepstakes to build a tech campus in New York City, Mayor Bloomberg said he prefers City Hall to the White House. Almost immediately after Mayor Bloomberg dampened recent speculation he's eyeing a White House bid …
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
Obama Admin Seals Records of Murdered Border Patrol Agent Implicated in Fast and Furious — And to think that Attorney General Eric Holder is getting testy about congressional calls for his resignation. After all, the Justice Department has nothing to hide, right?
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William Lajeunesse / Fox News:
‘Fast and Furious’ Whistleblowers Struggle Six Months After Testifying Against ATF Program — Six months ago, several agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives stood before Congress to testify about the details of a U.S. government program that armed Mexico's largest drug cartel …
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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 …
Russell Berman / The Hill:
GOP leaders to rank and file: Don't blow our advantage on taxes — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Wednesday that Republicans support extending the payroll tax cut but that “there's no debate” about whether the measure should be paid for. — “We're going to continue to seek common ground …
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Naftali Bendavid / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Set to Back Payroll-Tax Cut
GOP Set to Back Payroll-Tax Cut
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
McConnell's Positive Words on Extending Payroll Tax Cut Ignores a Host of Issues
McConnell's Positive Words on Extending Payroll Tax Cut Ignores a Host of Issues
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Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Hullabaloo
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Democrat says Senate leaders don't want vote on earmark ban — Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) told reporters Wednesday that she does not think Senate leaders from either party want to bring her permanent earmark ban up for a vote. — McCaskill and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) teamed up to introduce the earmark ban Wednesday.
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Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
Despite earmark ban, lawmakers try to give money to hundreds of pet projects
Despite earmark ban, lawmakers try to give money to hundreds of pet projects
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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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Wake up America, Sense of Events, Weasel Zippers and Hit & Run
Walter C. Jones / Florida Times Union:
Poll: Newt Gingrich soars in Florida — ATLANTA - Newt Gingrich is the current favorite in Florida's Jan. 31 Republican presidential primary, picking up supporters who fled Herman Cain to claim 41 percent in a poll conducted Tuesday night for the Florida Times-Union.
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Paul Bedard / US News:
Declassified Memo Hinted of 1941 Hawaii Attack — Three days before the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt was warned in a memo from naval intelligence that Tokyo's military and spy network was focused on Hawaii, a new and eerie reminder of FDR's failure to act on a basket load of tips that war was near.
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kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — November 2011 — The November Health Tracking Poll takes a closer look at public opinion and knowledge about specific provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Findings include: — After taking a negative turn in October …
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Washington Monthly, Firedoglake, ABCNEWS and Swampland
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Reasons to Worry About the Prospects for a European Bailout — I've been asked to explain my reservations about the idea that “we know what will work” in Europe. Why wouldn't a eurobond/ECB intervention work? After all, it worked here? — I should emphasize that I am by no means sure that it wouldn't work—I just sort of wonder.
Mike Beaudet / MyFox Boston:
Teacher was a porn star — BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - Kevin Hogan is an English teacher and crew coach at a top-rated Massachusetts public high school, but he brings some unusual experience to the job: until recently, he was starring in pornographic movies.
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msnbc.com:
Foreclosure fraud whistleblower found dead — A notary public who signed tens of thousands of false documents in a massive foreclosure scam before blowing the whistle on the scandal has been found dead in her Las Vegas home. — NBC station KSNV of Las Vegas reported that the woman …
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Bill Estep / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Pike church takes stand against interracial couples — A small Pike County church has voted not to accept interracial couples as members or let them take part in some worship activities. — The decision has caused sharp reaction and disapproval in the Eastern Kentucky county.
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