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12:05 PM ET, October 6, 2011

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John Markoff / New York Times:
Steven P. Jobs, 1955-2011: Steve Jobs of Apple Dies at 56  —  Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died Wednesday.
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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:
Brian Lam / The Wirecutter:
Steve Jobs Was Always Kind To Me (Or, Regrets of An A**hole)  —  I met Steve Jobs while I worked at Gizmodo.  He was always a gentleman.  Steve liked me and he liked Gizmodo.  And I liked him back.  Some of my friends who I used to work with at Gizmodo refer to those days as the Good Old Days.
Christopher John Farley / Speakeasy:
Steve Jobs Knew The End Was Near Weeks Ago, Says Coming Biography
Michelle Malkin:
From “I, Pencil” to iPhone: The spontaneous order of capitalism
David Frum / FrumForum:
Palin: Already Almost Forgotten  —  “I will continue driving the discussion for freedom and free markets...”  — From Sarah Palin's statement announcing her decision not to run for president.  —  Um, probably not.  Sarah Palin's political voice had dwindled well before she announced her decision not to run.
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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:
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:
Scott Olson / ABCNEWS:
Sarah Palin's Die Hard Supporters ‘Stunned,’ ‘Disappointed’
Richard Adams / Guardian:
Sarah Palin: the end of an error
Discussion: Associated Press and The Reaction
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Palin: GOP hopefuls calling already
Discussion: The Page
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.
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Who will be the GOP messiah?  —  Barack Obama is so doomed politically that he sits behind his desk in the Oval Office with a vulture on each shoulder.  And every day at noon, Joe Biden comes in dressed as the Grim Reaper and they all play gin.  —  I know this because the poll gods tell me this.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Pollster: 'Trend isn't good' for Obama  —  More Americans than ever say they disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling his job, a new poll shows.  —  A majority of voters — 55 percent — told Quinnipiac University they don't like how Obama is doing his job.
CNN:
Live: Obama holds news conference  —  President Barack Obama will speak live at 11 a.m. ET Thursday.  Join CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Suzanne Malveaux and Gloria Borger on CNN TV and CNN.com/Live for full coverage.  —  Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama urged Congress to act on his jobs plan Thursday …
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Senate Dems' jobs plan won't eliminate oil tax breaks  —  Senate Democrats have jettisoned President Obama's proposal to help pay for jobs legislation by eliminating billions of dollars in oil-and-gas industry tax breaks.  —  Obama had proposed stripping roughly $40 billion over a decade …
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Democrats shift the definition of ‘rich’ in battle over taxes
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Rachel Maddow: How This Wonky-Tonk Woman Won TV … “Thank you for coming,” says Rachel Maddow to a visiting reporter.  “Why are we doing this?”  —  It's the last Friday in September, and we are walking briskly — at 5-foot-11, Maddow always moves at a near-jog — toward the elevator …
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Embattled ATF shakes up staff  —  The head of the ATF announced a major shakeup Wednesday in the wake of the botched Fast and Furious gun program.  —  “We are going to hit the reset button,” acting Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director B. Todd Jones …
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Secret panel can put Americans on “kill list'  —  (Reuters) - American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials.
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.
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Erik Eckholm / The Caucus:
Romney to Speak Before Controversial Figure
Fred A. Bernstein / New York Times:
Derrick Bell, Law Professor and Racial Advocate, Dies at 80  —  Derrick Bell, a legal scholar who worked to expose the persistence of racism in America through his books and articles and his provocative career moves — he gave up a Harvard Law School professorship to protest the school's hiring practices …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Jay Carney's Message To Reporters ‘Screamed At’ By Sources: Toughen Up  —  At Wednesday's White House daily briefing, Fox News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry asked Press Secretary Jay Carney to respond to a report that a White House official had “screamed and cussed at” …
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Noah Bierman / Boston Globe:
Scott Brown quips about Elizabeth Warren's appearance on Boston radio show  —  Republican Senator Scott Brown made a crack about Democrat Elizabeth Warren's physical appearance on a radio show this morning.  —  Brown was responding to a crack Warren made in Tuesday's debate …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Swampland
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Interviewing Rick Perry On Illegal Immigration  —  Texas is an agriculture-friendly border state, and its population is roughly 37% Hispanic.  In a state like that, where the Texas version of the DREAM Act was genuinely popular on both sides of the aisle, you can't realistically expect …
Discussion: UrbanGrounds and YID With LID
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
CBO to Super Committee: Full Employment Would Reduce Deficit By A Third  —  Many Democrats would like to see the deficit Super Committee's forthcoming fiscal plan scored for its expected impact on economic growth.  The idea is that if the Congressional Budget Office says the plan is a job killer …
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Email: ‘Time to kill the wealthy’  —  Several influential New York lawmakers have received threatening emails saying it is “time to kill the wealthy” if they don't renew the state's tax surcharge on the millionaires, according to reports.  —  “It's time to tax the millionaires!” reads the email, according to WTEN in Albany.
 
 
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Washington Post:
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