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12:55 PM ET, October 8, 2011

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New York Times:
Prominent Pastor Calls Romney's Church a Cult  —  WASHINGTON — A Texas pastor introduced Rick Perry at a major conference of Christian conservatives here on Friday as “a genuine follower of Jesus Christ” and then walked outside and attacked Mitt Romney's religion, calling the Mormon Church …
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A.Killough / CNN:   Perry on pastor's Mormonism remark: 'I don't think it is' a cult
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Santorum unveils zero-zero-zero plan
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Perry gets warm reception as surrogate attacks Romney's Mormon faith
Discussion: CNN
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Wall Street Weeks  —  The Occupy Wall Street encampment in Lower Manhattan is covered with damp sleeping bags, interspersed among piles of wet, abandoned clothes.  Molding stuff is everywhere.  It looks like a scene from “Outdoor Hoarders.”  —  “How about one big cleaning day?” someone asks during a morning meeting.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Rand Paul blames Obama for ‘inflaming’ Occupy Wall Street protests, worries of ‘lawlessness’  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Friday that he believes the Occupy Wall Street protests stem from divisive rhetoric from President Obama, who has called for the richest Americans to pay increased taxes to help close the budget deficit.
Bernie Becker / Ballot Box:
Bachmann to social conservatives: Choosing a candidate is no time to settle
Discussion: CNN
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO: Deficit is on track to be $1.3 trillion  —  The Congressional Budget Office on Friday said that the federal budget deficit is on track to be $1.3 trillion this year, $14 billion more than the deficit CBO predicted in August.  —  Despite all the wrangling in the spring between Republicans …
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO: Obama jobs bill reduces budget deficit  —  The Congressional Budget Office on Friday confirmed that President Obama's jobs bill would be fully paid for over ten years and also gave its seal of approval to Senate Democrats' version that includes a surtax on millionaires.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and The Hill
ABCNEWS:
Obama Fundraiser Pushed Solyndra Deal From Inside  —  An elite Obama fundraiser hired to help oversee the administration's energy loan program pushed and prodded career Department of Energy officials to move faster in approving a loan guarantee for Solyndra, even as his wife's law firm …
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Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
Solyndra loan supported by Obama fundraiser
Discussion: Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Tim Funk / The Charlotte Observer:
U.S. State Dept. contacts Khan family  —  An official from the U.S. State Department has called the Charlotte family of al-Qaida propagandist Samir Khan to offer the government's condolences on his death in a U.S. drone attack last week in Yemen, according to a family spokesman.
Floyd Norris / New York Times:
After a Rating Downgrade, U.S. Treasuries Turn a Profit  —  TWO months ago, Standard & Poor's downgraded the bond rating of the United States government.  So far, at least, the move has done wonders for investors in the very bonds that the rating agency disparaged.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
A.Killough / CNN:
GOP lauds pro-trade proposals, ignores Obama's pitch for jobs bill  —  Washington (CNN) - This week's radio spokesperson for the Republican Party said he is “glad to see that President Obama finally” did something to his liking.  —  South Dakota Sen. John Thune during the weekly Republican address …
Discussion: WJLA-TV and The Politico
Emily B. Hager / City Room:
Meet the Contraption That Wants to Replace Central Park Horses  —  The faux-vintage electric car that horse advocates want to replace Central Park's carriage horses has classic white-walled tires, running boards, mahogany and an “ah-hoogah” horn.  —  On Thursday, in a fourth-floor conference room …
Philly.com:
ABOUT CHRIS BRENNAN AND CATHERINE LUCEY  —  Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999.  He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.
Mary Beth Sheridan / Washington Post:
State Department readies Iraq operation, its biggest since Marshall Plan  —  The State Department is racing against an end-of-year deadline to take over Iraq operations from the U.S. military, throwing up buildings and marshalling contractors in its biggest overseas operation since the effort to rebuild Europe after World War II.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Robert / Columbus Go Home:
Karl Rove, Erik Paulsen Glitter Bombed at Anti-Gay Conference [VIDEOS]  —  BLOOMINGTON, MN — At the Minnesota Faith and Freedom Coalition strategy session about the upcoming ballot measure seeking to re-write the state constitution to ban marriages for same-sex couples, Republican Party hit-man Karl Rove …
Associated Press:
Romney: century of American dominance ahead  —  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Friday the next president would face complex foreign policy decisions but offered few details on his plan for one of the nation's most protracted international entanglements — the decade-old Afghanistan war.
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Journalistdee / CNN:
Romney's foreign policy blueprint
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and The Politico
 
 
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