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8:30 AM ET, October 6, 2011

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John Markoff / New York Times:
Steve Jobs, Apple's Visionary, Dies at 56  —  Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then did nothing less than lead a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age …
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
A Jobs Agenda  —  I don't know what Steve Jobs's politics were, I don't much care, and in any case they are beside the point.  The late Mr. Jobs stood for something considerably better than politics.  He stood for the model of the world that works.  The model that made this:  —  into this:
Wall Street Journal:
Apple's Steve Jobs Is Dead  —  Steven P. Jobs, the Apple Inc. chairman and co-founder who pioneered the personal computer industry and changed the way people think about technology, died Wednesday at the age of 56.  —  His family, in a statement released by Apple, said Mr. Jobs …
Ned Potter / ABCNEWS:
Steve Jobs Dies: Apple Chief Created Personal Computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone  —  Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said.  Jobs was 56.  —  “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” read a statement by Apple's board of directors.
Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Steve Jobs dies; Apple co-founder was 56
Discussion: CNN and naked capitalism
Brandon Griggs / CNN:
Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at age 56
Kori Schulman / White House.gov Blog:
President Obama on the Passing of Steve Jobs: “He changed the way each of us sees the world.”
Walt Mossberg / AllThingsD:
The Steve Jobs I Knew
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Steve Jobs dead at 56
Nick Wingfield / Bits:
Jobs, Apple Co-Founder and Visionary, Is Dead
Sarah Palin / marklevinshow.com:
BREAKING NEWS: SARAH PALIN'S 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT  —  Sarah Palin will NOT be running for the 2012 Presidency  —  Listen to Mark Levin speak exclusively with Sarah Palin on her decision:  —  Features Player  —  The former Alaska Governor and VP candidate sent the following letter to her supporters on Wednesday:
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Z. Byron Wolf / ABCNEWS:
Sarah Palin Will Not Run for President  —  ABC News' Polson Kanneth reports:  —  Sarah Palin will not run for president.  She made the announcement in a letter to supporters Wednesday night.  —  Read Palin's letter here:
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Palin not running for president; Update: Audio added; Update: A smart call  —  All I have at the moment is this tweet from Mark Levin: … No audio yet.  Stand by for updates.  —  Update: Full statement from ABC: … Apparently she told Levin that she's ruled out a third-party bid as well.
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Palin Says She's Not Running  —  UPDATE, 6:35 p.m.: Sarah Palin is not running for president.  —  Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, ended her inscrutable cat-and-mouse game with the political establishment on Wednesday afternoon by saying that she would not join the field …
Claire Suddath / Time:
Q&A with Palin Advisor-Turned-Novelist Nicolle Wallace  —  Nicolle Wallace knows her politics.  She served as White House communications chief under George W. Bush and also worked as a senior advisor on the McCain-Palin 2008 campaign.  Her second novel, It's Classified …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Rejoice!  —  Our Three Year National Nightmare Is Over!
The Right Scoop:
Full interview added - BREAKING: Sarah Palin NOT running for president
Discussion: Riehl World View and The Politico
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
What They've Come to Find at Occupy Wall Street Is America  —  THE DIN BEYOND THE DRUM CIRCLE /// “You know, this is sort of an anarchistic bunch — kids — but I really am amazed for the respect they have,” says unofficial Zuccotti Park librarian Eric Seligson (right).  “They entertain everything.”
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MyFox New York:
Occupy Wall Street Arrests; Fox 5 Crew and Protesters Hit by Mace, Batons  —  Protest broadens scope  —  MYFOXNY.COM - While covering the Occupy Wall Street protests on Wednesday night, Fox 5 photographer Roy Isen was hit in the eyes by mace from a police officer and Fox 5 reporter Dick Brennan was hit by an officer's baton.
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The four habits of highly successful social movements  —  (On Monday, I asked Rich Yeselson for his thoughts on Occupy Wall Street.  Yeselson, a research coordinator at Change to Win, is a skilled organizer and a thoughtful historian of social movements in America and Europe.
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
Is CBS News Silencing Fast and Furious Reporter?  —  Yesterday, CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson told radio show host Laura Ingraham that the White House yelled and swore at her over her reporting on the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal tied to the deaths of two U.S. law enforcement agents.
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The Hill:
White House defends Holder amid Fast and Furious accusations
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and New York Times
ATF Online:
ATF ACTING DIRECTOR JONES ANNOUNCES NEW STAFF ASSIGNMENTS  —  WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Acting Director B. Todd Jones today announced key staff changes aimed at refocusing the bureau's direction on its core mission.
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Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times:
ATF officials reassigned in latest Fast and Furious fallout
Chuck Sudo / Chicagoist:
Board of Trade has a message for Occupy Chicago  —  Someone at the Board of Trade is getting cheeky with the Occupy Chicago protests.  This photo was taken by someone at the protests.  It shows offices at the Board of Trade Building eight stories up with “We Are The 1%” taped to the windows.
Julian Pecquet / Healthwatch:
President embraces ObamaCare label  —  President Obama is embracing the term “ObamaCare” on the campaign stump, attempting to turn the tables on critics who use it in a derogatory way.  —  “They call it ObamaCare?” the president told supporters at a St. Louis fundraiser Tuesday evening.  “I do care!
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Maggie Haberman / Reuters:
Top GOP bundler to Romney camp  —  Paul Singer, the financier who's one of the biggest “gets” in the Republican bundler community and was among those hoping for a Chris Christie campaign, has committed to Mitt Romney — promising to tap his vast donor network and move to get others off the sidelines, POLITICO has learned.
Discussion: GOP 12
Emily Yehle / New York Times:
Green Jobs Training Program Falls Short, Should Return Funds — IG  —  A $500 million green jobs program at the Department of Labor has so far provided only 15 percent of current participants with jobs, leading the agency's inspector general to recommend that the bulk of the money be returned to the Treasury.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Dept of Labor IG: Obama's green-jobs training program a flop
Discussion: Big Government
 
 
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Palin: GOP hopefuls calling already
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Julia Pyper / New York Times:
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Matt Farwell / At War:
Back Home, and Homeless  —  Mid-June, 2011: I find myself alone …
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City Room:
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Mikerobinsonpc / RedState:
Washington Post Staff Writer Who Wrote Rick Perry Attack Piece Has Criminal Past
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