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9:55 AM ET, September 27, 2011

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Karen McVeigh / Guardian:
Occupy Wall Street: ‘Pepper-spray’ officer named in Bush protest claim  —  Anthony Bologna, NYPD officer named in pepper-spray incident, is accused of civil rights violations at the time of the 2004 Republican national convention protests  —  A senior New York police officer accused …
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Jeanne Mansfield / Boston Review:
Why I Was Maced at the Wall Street Protests  —  My boyfriend Frank and I are heading toward Liberty Square to check out what's going on at the Occupy Wall Street protest, when we stumble upon the afternoon march toward Union Square.  So we join up and walk along behind.
Democracy Now:
Occupy Wall Street Protest Enters Second Week; 80 Arrested at Peaceful March
Discussion: Firedoglake
Shushannah Walshe / Politics:
Sarah Palin Threatens to Sue ‘Rogue’ Book Publisher  —  Sarah Palin's family attorney John Tiemessen has written a letter to Maya Mavjee, the publisher of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, that Palin may sue her, the company, and the book's author Joe McGinniss …
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
MSNBC Is Close to Falling to Third Place in Cable News Ratings  —  How badly has MSNBC been hurt by the loss of Keith Olbermann?  Enough, apparently, to be on the verge of falling back into third place among the cable news networks.  —  The ratings results for the month of September show that CNN …
Burgess Everett / The Politico:
McGinniss attacks media over alleged snubs  —  Joe McGinniss attacked what he called the mainstream media “herd animal” on Sunday, accusing TV and radio outlets of avoiding coverage of his book, “The Rogue: Searching for Sarah Palin.”  —  Even before its Sept 20. release, “The Rogue” …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and CNN
New York Times:
In Turn to Politics, Facebook Starts a PAC  —  Facebook wants more friends.  And it is willing to pay for them.  —  The Silicon Valley social media company has for the first time formed an old-fashioned political action committee and will use it to distribute cash to candidates in the coming elections.
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Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Facebook raises its game in Washington by forming its own PAC
Discussion: Guardian
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Facebook to form its own PAC to back political candidates
Ben White / The Politico:
Obama out West: Opens slashing re-election effort - No shutdown ... for now - Top talker: Coca-Cola CEO says U.S. losing edge - Geithner on Europe: Move fast  —  OBAMA OUT WEST: OPENS SLASHING RE-ELECTION EFFORT - President Obama last night kept up the sharp line he has taken against Republicans during …
Discussion: DealBook and Business Insider
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Alan Rappeport / Financial Times:
Coca-Cola chief criticises US tax rules
Discussion: Business Insider
A.Killough / CNN:
Perry moves to reassure Republicans in Iowa, South Carolina  —  Washington (CNN) - As he faces growing scrutiny about his conservative credentials, Texas Gov. Rick Perry called grassroots activists in the key early states of Iowa and South Carolina on Monday evening to address his record and take questions.
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Perry tries to sooth worried Iowa and SC activists
Discussion: The Page
Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
In Praise of Extremism  —  What good did bipartisanship ever do anybody?
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Huntsman Spot in Oct. 18 Debate Endangered  —  Jon Huntsman, the former governor of Utah, has been in every presidential debate since he threw his hat in the ring last June.  —  Now, that may change.  —  CNN, which is hosting a debate in Las Vegas on Oct. 18, has set criteria for participation …
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Tom Hamburger / Los Angeles Times:
Obama advisors raised warning flags before Solyndra bankruptcy  —  Treasury chief Timothy F. Geithner and others were worried that the selection process for federal loan guarantees fell short and raised the risk that funds could be going to the wrong firms.  —  Reporting from Washington
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Post
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Aamer Madhani / USA Today:
Critic of Obama clean-energy loans lobbied Energy Department
Discussion: The Politico
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Reagan Library speech fuels talk about Christie entering presidential race  —  With speculation rampant that New Jersey governor Chris Christie is eyeing entrance into the Republican presidential primary, those in the political world will be watching a speech Tuesday at the Reagan Library with keen interest.
Discussion: The Politico
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate leaders announce bipartisan agreement to avert government shutdown  —  Senate leaders announced a bipartisan agreement Monday evening that would keep government agencies funded until Nov. 18, potentially ending a contentious dispute over how to pay for disaster funds.
Julie Mason / The Politico:
POTUS testy in BET interview  —  Making the cross face: Obama sits down with Emmett Miller  —  President Obama, slipping in the polls among black supporters and under fire from black Democratic leaders for policies they say fail to address black poverty and unemployment …
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Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
Audience Member Asks Obama: ‘Would You Please Raise My Taxes?’  —  President Obama is currently fielding questions from a town hall audience in Mountain View, California, hosted by LinkedIn.  At one point, a man stood and asked Obama, “Would you please raise my taxes?”
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Euan Mearns / The Oil Drum:
A Brief Economic Explanation of Peak Oil  —  The following is a guest posting by Chris Skrebowski, the ex Editor of Petroleum Review and longtime ASPO and ODAC member.  Chris is the founder and Director of Peak Oil Consulting Ltd. The article was published on the ODAC website on 16th September.
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
The Charlotte Observer:
Wallace Kuralt's era of sterilization  —  Mecklenburg's impoverished had few, if any, rights in the '50s and '60s as he oversaw one of the most aggressive efforts to sterilize certain populations  —  Compassionate.  Visionary.  A champion of women and the poor.
Adam Bink / Prop 8 Trial Tracker:
What happened at Rev. Lou Sheldon's press conference opposing the FAIR Education Act  —  A guest piece from Courage Campaign's National Field Director Arisha Michelle Hatch on what happened at the Traditional Values Coalition's press conference today -Adam  —  Rev. Louis Sheldon …
Discussion: Good As You and Joe. My. God.
Holly Yan / CNN:
Pay-by-race bake sale at UC Berkeley still on, student Republican group says  —  (CNN) — It's meant to be racist, and it's meant to be discriminatory.  —  And the controversial “Increase Diversity Bake Sale” hosted by the Berkeley College Republicans is still on, the club's president said …
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Nanette Asimov / San Francisco Chronicle:
UC Berkeley student senators respond to bake sale
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Unrelenting Downturn Is Redrawing America's Economic Map  —  When the unemployment rate rose in most states last month, it underscored the extent to which the deep recession, the anemic recovery and the lingering crisis of joblessness are beginning to reshape the nation's economic map.
 
 
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Max Fisher / The Atlantic Online:
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Wall Street Journal:
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