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2:10 PM ET, October 16, 2011

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Kurt Schlichter / Washington Examiner:
Sunday Reflection: Protestors should try occupying reality for real change  —  Right now, idealistic young Americans are gathered together to fight injustice and build a better world.  —  Sure, they're a little dirty, and maybe some of their language is a bit rough, but they've left behind family …
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Adrian Chen / Gawker:
Meet the Guy Who Snitched on Occupy Wall Street to the FBI and NYPD  —  The Occupy Wall Street protests have been going on for a month.  And it seems the FBI and NYPD have had help tracking protesters' moves thanks to a conservative computer security expert who gained access …
Karla Adam / Washington Post:
Occupy Wall Street protests go global
Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Times Square Is Now Occupied
Discussion: The Mahablog
ZIP / Weasel Zippers:
American Nazi Party Declares Its Full Support For Occupy Wall Street's “Courage” …
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Cain: People Will Demand 999 Even Though It Raises Their Taxes  —  2012 GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain has risen in the polls recently, and his 999 tax plan was the star of the GOP primary debate last week (with the number nine warranting 85 different mentions).
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The Caucus:
Cain Says His Deadly Fence Plan Was ‘a Joke’  —  Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy  —  At two campaign rallies in Tennessee on Saturday night, the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said that part of his immigration policy would be to build …
Imtiyaz Delawala / ABCNEWS:
Obama Strategist David Axelrod Slams Mitt Romney for Changing Positions  —  Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod slammed Mitt Romney for changing positions on major issues throughout his political career, questioning the “core principles” of the presumptive front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.
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Los Angeles Times:
Financial filings show differences in Perry and Romney efforts  —  Both campaigns rely on big-dollar donors, but Romney has been spending much more on staffing and direct mail.  —  Rick Perry, left, and Mitt Romney, right, are raising far more money than their rivals in the Republican presidential campaign.
Discussion: State of the Union and CNN
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Axelrod: Electorate unsure of Romney's ‘core principles’
Discussion: ABCNEWS
New York Post:
Con Ed says it will evict Ground Zero mosque unless developer pays $1.7 million in back rent  —  Pay up or get out.  —  Con Ed has given the Ground Zero mosque an ultimatum: Pay the $1.7 million you owe in back rent, or we'll terminate your lease and take back our property.
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Where Did Global Warming Go?  —  Elisabeth Rosenthal is a reporter and blogger on environmental issues for The New York Times.  —  IN 2008, both the Democratic and Republican candidates for president, Barack Obama and John McCain, warned about man-made global warming and supported legislation to curb emissions.
Dawn Rhodes / Chicago Tribune:
175 Chicago protesters arrested after being told to leave Grant Park  —  Chicago police arrested about 175 Occupy Chicago protestors in Congress Plaza just after 1 a.m. Sunday, about 90 minutes after police issued their first warning that the group was violating municipal code.
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Long Ties to Koch Brothers Key to Cain's Campaign  —  Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation's capital.  But Cain's economic ideas, support and organization have close ties …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In California, Going All Out to Bid Adieu to Foie Gras  —  LOS ANGELES — A line up of people streamed into an unmarked, dimly lighted storefront on Fairfax Avenue as night fell Friday, on a mash-up Los Angeles block catering to religious Jews and hungry hipsters.  Before long, a smattering of protesters arrived.
Anthony York / Los Angeles Times:
California Medical Assn. calls for legalization of marijuana  —  The doctor group questions the medical value of pot and acknowledges some health risk from its use but urges it be regulated like alcohol.  A law enforcement official harshly criticizes the new stance.
Discussion: The Raw Story and Mediaite
The Huffington Post:
Iraq Withdrawal: U.S. Abandoning Plans To Keep Troops In Country … Iraq War , Iraq , Military , Obama , Obama Administration , U.S. Military , Department Of Defense , Iraq Troops , Pentagon , World News  —  BAGHDAD — The U.S. is abandoning plans to keep U.S. troops in Iraq past …
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Rrichardson / MasonBuzz.com:
Huckabee jokes: Stop Issue 2 opponents from voting
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
D.C. marchers rally for jobs and justice
Anthony Martin / Examiner:
Big media outlets ignore subpoena of entire top tier of Obama Administration
A.Killough / CNN:
Rep. Lewis reflects on MLK's impact
Discussion: The Politico
John Naughton / Guardian:
Steven Pinker: fighting talk from the prophet of peace
 Earlier Items: 
Morgen / Verum Serum:
Video: Occupy Portland Protesters Sing “F*ck the USA”
Discussion: americanthinker.com and Power Line
Marooned In Marin:
Al Shaprton & Unions' Rally For Obama's “Jobs” Bill Masquerades As MLK Memorial
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit