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4:00 PM ET, October 7, 2011

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Confronting the Malefactors  —  There's something happening here.  What it is ain't exactly clear, but we may, at long last, be seeing the rise of a popular movement that, unlike the Tea Party, is angry at the right people.  —  When the Occupy Wall Street protests began three weeks ago …
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Harry Siegel / Runnin' Scared:
Mayor Bloomberg: Occupy Wall Street ‘Trying To Destroy the Jobs of Working People’  —  ​Mayor Bloomberg said Friday that the Occupy Wall Street protesters would be better off aiming their fire at government rather than the banks.  And he fired a warning shot at the public sector unions who've backed …
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Cantor Smears Occupy Wall Street As A ‘Mob’  —  Speaking at the social conservative Value Voters Summit today, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) maligned the Occupy Wall Street protests and the wider 99 percent movement as a “mob” that is out to “divide Americans”: … Watch it:
Michelle Fields / The Daily Caller:
Organizer admits to paying ‘Occupy DC’ protesters [VIDEO]  —  A liberal organizer told the Daily Caller on Thursday afternoon that he paid some Hispanics to attend “Occupy DC” protests happening in the nation's capital.  —  TheDC attended the protest event, an expansion of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement that began in New York City.
Patrick George / Austin American-Statesman:
Occupy Austin protesters air grievances without drawing police ire
James Plummer / The Daily Caller:
‘Kill the cops!’ shout reported during ‘Occupy New Orleans’ protest
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid's ‘nuclear option’ changes rules, ends repeat filibusters  —  In a shocking development Thursday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) triggered a rarely used procedural option informally called the “nuclear option” to change the Senate rules.
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Sarah Binder / The Monkey Cage:
Did the Senate Just Go Nuclear?  —  I sat down tonight to read …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Nuclear Option?! What Really Happened On The Senate Floor, And Why It Matters
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet  —  A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America's Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots' every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones.  —  The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago …
New York Times:
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women  —  LONDON — The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded on Friday to three women from Africa and the Arab world in acknowledgment of their nonviolent role in promoting peace, democracy and gender equality.  The winners were President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf …
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf / Nobelprize.org:
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011  —  The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 is to be divided in three equal parts between Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights …
Discussion: Opinio Juris, Colorlines and BBC
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
After Adding Some Jobs, U.S. Economy Still Uncertain  —  As an increasing number of economists have warned of a possible dip back into recession, the Labor Department said Friday that American employers added 103,000 net new jobs in September, indicating that the economy is at least not weakening for now.
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Karin Tanabe / The Politico:
Moviegoing habits: Republicans vs. Democrats  —  In the Hollywood and politics issue of the The Hollywood Reporter, there's a piece looking at the moviegoing tendencies of Republicans and Democrats.  It focuses on Morgan Freeman's recent comments about the tea party and racism …
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Dan Hirschhorn / The Politico:
Iowa caucus date tentatively set for Jan. 3  —  Iowa Republican leaders have tentatively agreed to hold their caucus on Jan. 3, leaving New Hampshire as the only unsettled piece of the presidential nominating schedule.  —  Members of the party's state central committee reached a consensus agreement …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
Jan. 3 is tentative date for Iowa caucus
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
GOP Candidates Hardly Household Names  —  Interest and Coverage On Par with 2008 Campaign  —  OVERVIEW  —  As in previous Republican presidential campaigns, most Americans (54%) are able to name at least one of the GOP candidates unprompted.  However, smaller percentages name …
Discussion: Guardian, Washington Wire and CNN
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Pew: GOP field little known to Americans
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Brewer defends health exchange request  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Republican Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona said Thursday that despite opposition from legislators from within her own party, she's seeking money from the federal government to implement a key part of the health care overhaul she opposes …
Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
W.H. challenging Ala. immigration law  —  The Obama administration filed a challenge Friday to Alabama's tough new immigration law, asking an appeals court to block enforcement of the controversial measure because it tramples on federal powers.  —  The Dept. of Justice filed an emergency request …
Discussion: ABCNEWS
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Washington Wire:
Text of Mitt Romney's Speech on Foreign Policy at The Citadel  —  Here is the text of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's speech on foreign policy as prepared for delivery Friday at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.:  —  Mr. Romney: It's a great honor to be in South Carolina …
Producer Rob / CBS Sacramento:
Some ‘Occupy Sacramento’ Protesters Lash Out At Questions  —  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Cesar Chavez Park on Thursday to stand in solidarity with the growing nationwide demonstrations aimed at corporate greed, but some members of the peaceful event showed hostility …
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Sarah Palin: Hank Williams Jr. a victim of ‘hypocrisy’  —  'It's a one way street and we're always walking on eggshells, aren't we?'  Palin says.  AP Photo  —  Sarah Palin says Hank Williams Jr. is the victim of the media's double standard.  —  “Hank Williams and what he is going through now …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Radley Balko / The Huffington Post:
U.S. Drug Policy Would Be Imposed Globally By New House Bill … Drug War , House Judiciary Committee , Rep. Lamar Smith , Amsterdam , Conspiracy , Federal Law , Lamar Smith , Lamar Smith Drug Law , Lamar Smith Drugs , Marijuana , United States Drug Policy , Us Drug Policy , Us Drug War , War On Drugs , Politics News
Discussion: The Raw Story
Dave Wedge / Boston Herald:
Occupy's pass steams Tea Party  —  City, state OK with lack of permits  —  The Hub's hands-off approach to unpermitted Occupy Boston protests has Tea Partiers up in arms and has even rankled a top civil libertarian who said all groups should be subject to the same rules — regardless of the cause.
Kim Willsher / Los Angeles Times:
France bans ketchup in cafeterias  —  Well, it's allowed with one side dish (guess which one).  But putting it on veal or boeuf bourguignon is now interdit at schools nationwide.  —  Reporting from Paris— First France built a wall around its language to protect it from pernicious Anglo-Saxon invaders.
 
 
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Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
Slovakia unsettles Europe's rescue plan
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Dan Merica / CNN:
TRENDING: Biden: GOP ‘strong enough to beat us’
Discussion: Hot Air
Rep. Pete Stark / The Huffington Post:
A Decade in Afghanistan: Thousands Dead, Billions of Dollars Wasted
Peter Marsh / Financial Times:
China labour costs push jobs back to US
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Via Meadia
John Zaremba / Boston Herald:
Tale of Hub teacher's job struggle stretches truth
Associated Press:
Feds order pot shops to close within 45 days
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The Shrinking Public Sector
Discussion: Rortybomb and New Deal 2.0
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Tax Pledges Lose Allure as Eyes Turn to Reform
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Balloon Juice
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Ex-Gay Advocates Urge Families To Reject Gay ‘Lifestyle’ And ‘Homofascism’ At Values Voter Summit
Daily Mail:
Warning over France's Islamic suburbs which are becoming ‘separate communities in a divided nation’
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
U.S. Panel Advises Against Routine Prostate Test
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Don Surber
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Race-Based Names Dot the Landscape
 

 
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