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9:55 AM ET, October 13, 2011

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Wall Street Journal:
Cain Vaults to Lead in Poll  —  Ex-Businessman Passes Perry, Romney Among GOP Voters  —  CONCORD, N.H.—Former restaurant-industry executive Herman Cain has catapulted to the lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, as GOP voters grow disenchanted with Texas Gov. Rick Perry …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Republicans increasingly see Mitt Romney as the ‘inevitable candidate’  —  NASHUA, N.H. — Buoyed by a series of strong debate performances, Mitt Romney is suddenly attracting new support from major donors and elected officials, some of whom had resisted his previous entreaties …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
VIDEO: Mitt Heaps Praise on Romneycare “Parent” Ted Kennedy
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Cain 30, Romney 22, Gingrich 15, Perry 14
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Cain leads nationally
Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Romney leads GOP, Cain second: Reuters/Ipsos
Discussion: Firedoglake and Business Insider
Corky Siemaszko / NY Daily News:
Lech Walesa, former Polish president, to visit New York in support of Occupy Wall Street  —  Solidarity hero Lech Walesa is flying to New York to show his support for the Occupy Wall Street protesters.  —  “How could I not respond,” Walesa told a Polish newspaper Wednesday.
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Occupy Wall Street protester: I want my college tuition paid because that's what I want; Update: Landlord asks cops to clear Zuccotti Park — for cleaning  —  An instant classic from Charles Cooke at NRO, and also the two most excruciating minutes you'll spend today.
Bloomberg:
Buffett's Son Defends Occupy Wall Street  —  Howard Buffett, the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) director and son of Chairman Warren Buffett, said Wall Street protesters were provoked by abuses from corporations amid a widening disparity between rich and poor.
Discussion: Deal Journal
Patricia Zengerle / Yahoo! News:
Most Americans aware of Wall Street protests: Reuters/Ipsos
Discussion: CNN and The Politico
Rolling Stone:
My Advice to the Occupy Wall Street Protesters
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
OWS Protester Wants College Paid for Because That Is What He Wants
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Weasel Zippers
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama campaign reports raising $70 million in third quarter  —  President Obama's reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee reported Thursday raising $70 million in the third quarter.  —  The campaign and the DNC reported that, combined, 606,027 people donated to the campaign …
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Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama Surges Past Money-Making Goal  —  The Obama Campaign and Democratic National Committee raised a combined nearly $70 million for the 2012 campaign from July through September, the groups reported today in an email to supporters.  —  Obama for America brought in $42.8 million …
Discussion: Hot Air and Outside the Beltway
Associated Press:
Obama Raises More Than $70 Million  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's campaign raised more than $70 million combined for his re-election and the Democratic party during the summer, an amount that gives him a clear advantage over his Republican rivals but is less than his initial fundraising effort.
Paul Krugman:
I Am Not Your Mirror Image  —  Russ Roberts tries to debunk my explanation of the reasons to believe in a broadly Keynesian view of the world — and reveals more than he intended.  —  First, a few points.  Roberts treats my statement that we have a lot of evidence on the effects of monetary policy …
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Keynesianism And Big Government
Stephen Clark / Fox News:
Solar Firm That Received $1.2 Billion Federal Loan Plagued by Financial Problems  —  With the Solyndra scandal still swirling, the Obama administration is under pressure to reveal the financial condition of the solar companies that received $4.75 billion in similar federal loan guarantees on the last day of the program.
Associated Press:
Nearly 8-in-10 Americans now see country on the wrong track  —  Somehow, 16% of likely American voters still believe the country is doing swell.  —  Rescue teams are out looking for them right now.  —  Sixteen percent is not much of a political base for President Obama to build a 2012 reelection campaign on.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Japanese Government Nixed Idea of Obama Visiting, Apologizing for, Hiroshima*  —  In September 2009, US Ambassador to Japan John Roos reported to the Obama administration that the Japanese government did not think it was a good idea for President Obama to visit Hiroshima to apologize …
David Frum / FrumForum:
Conceding One to the Critics  —  As readers of this site have no doubt noticed, I'm not one who is greatly troubled by hostile criticism.  —  On the other hand, sometimes the critics make a valid point.  When they do, I'm not too obstinate to concede.  —  For years, I've shared …
Alex Katz / Boston Globe:
Scott Brown web message mirrors 2002 Elizabeth Dole speech  —  WASHINGTON - A Democratic group has unearthed a bit of inspirational autobiography on Senator Scott Brown's official website that was lifted verbatim from a 2002 campaign speech by Elizabeth Dole.
Robert F. Worth / New York Times:
Odd Turn for Mansour Arbabsiar, Suspect in Iranian Plot  —  WASHINGTON — His nickname was Scarface, the legacy of a brutal knife attack on a dark Houston street three decades ago that left his left cheek permanently marred.  Friends and neighbors in Texas said that he could be gruff and intimidating …
Frank Newport / Gallup:
In U.S., Support for Death Penalty Falls to 39-Year Low  —  Fifty-two percent say the death penalty is applied fairly  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Sixty-one percent of Americans approve of using the death penalty for persons convicted of murder, down from 64% last year.
Discussion: The Raw Story and The Politico
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
DOJ: Feds Can Tell Church Who Its Ministers Will Be  —  In yet another stunning attack on freedom of religion, President Barack Obama's Justice Department asked the Supreme Court last week to give the federal government the power to tell a church who its ministers will be.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and Don Surber
Jason Clayworth / Iowa Caucuses:
Five questions for Rick Perry  —  1. You've been criticized over the racial slur that a rock once bore outside the hunting camp you leased, and for opposing removal of Confederate symbols from state buildings.  Do Northerners just not understand the ways of Texans?
Discussion: Washington Post and GOP 12
Nick Davies / Guardian:
Wall Street Journal circulation scam claims senior Murdoch executive  —  Andrew Langhoff resigns as European publishing chief after exposure of secret channels of cash to help boost sales figures  —  One of Rupert Murdoch's most senior European executives has resigned following Guardian inquiries …
Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
The Obamas Subtly Begin to Play Racial Politics  —  Are you a Republican?  Are you a racist?  Because if you ask the Obamas, the answer is that you just might be.  —  Ever so subtly, the Obamas - yes, her too - appear to be playing the race card.  They are turning this into a “values” …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden Warns of More Rapes and Murders If Jobs Bill Is Not Passed  —  In Flint, Michigan, Vice President Joe Biden suggested that more rapes and murders could occur if President Barack Obama's jobs bill is not passed.  —  “In 2008, when Flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force …
 
 
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Laura A. Bischoff / Dayton Daily News:
Ohio TV stations pull pro-Issue 2 ad
Discussion: AFL-CIO NOW BLOG and TPMDC
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Ben Nelson's Ads May Break New Ground
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Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
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Cweiser / Cincinnati.com:
Politicians weigh in on Occupy Cincinnati
Julie Cart / LA Times Environment Blog:
Australia moves closer to law establishing carbon tax
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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 Earlier Items: 
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Congress OKs 3 trade deals
Dick Russ / WKYC-TV:
Holmes County: Two more arrests in Amish attacks
Discussion: Mock, Paper, Scissors
Opinionator:
To the Barricades  —  Gail Collins: David, I was sorry …
Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
ACLU sues on S.C. immigration law
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Deficit super panel is not yet at square one
Discussion: FrumForum, Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Abdon M. Pallasch / Chicago Sun Times:
Rep. Joe Walsh: I had ‘verbal’ deal not to pay child support
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