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10:30 PM ET, October 18, 2011

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Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama: Occupy Wall Street ‘Not That Different’ From Tea Party Protests  —  President Obama, who has become a target of the Occupy Wall Street protests sweeping the country, today embraced the economic frustration voiced on the streets and said in an exclusive interview with ABC News that his vision …
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The Politico:
Wall Street to Dems: you can't have it both ways  —  After the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent a recent email urging supporters to sign a petition backing the wave of Occupy Wall Street protests, phones at the party committee started ringing.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Doug Schoen Grossly Misrepresents His Own Poll Results To Smear Occupy Wall Street  —  In this morning's Wall Street Journal, Doug Schoen reports on the results of a poll he conducted of Occupy Wall Street protesters.  Here is the nut graph:
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Will Nolan's ‘Dark Knight Rises’ occupy Wall Street?  —  “The Dark Knight Rises,” Christopher Nolan's third film in the Batman trilogy, has been shooting in Los Angeles in recent weeks.  But the Christian Bale-led production is now set to make a trip to New York and could be heading to a fraught locale: the Occupy Wall Street protests.
Alex Klein / New York Magazine:
Are You Smarter Than a Wall Street Occupier?  —  Over the past month, the crusaders at Zuccotti Park have braved the elements, tussled with police, and stood their ground against Mayor Bloomberg.  But how much do the protesters actually know about the economic system that they're fighting to change?
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs and Mogulite
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama on ‘Fast and Furious’: ‘People Who Have Screwed Up Will Be Held Accountable’  —  As the Justice Department investigates how U.S. guns were allowed to flow illicitly into Mexico under the watchful eyes of federal agents, President Obama said today in an exclusive interview with ABC News that …
New York Post:
Thieves preying on fellow protesters  —  It's a den of thieves!  —  Occupy Wall Street protesters said yesterday that packs of brazen crooks within their ranks have been robbing their fellow demonstrators blind, making off with pricey cameras, phones and laptops — and even a hefty bundle of donated cash and food.
Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Obama nixes parley with ‘Occupy’ activists  —  President Obama has taken nearly every opportunity lately to express support for the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters, but he failed to meet with some of the movement's activists when he had the chance on his Southern bus trip.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Charlie Spiering / Campaign 2012:
Christie equates Occupy Wall Street with Tea Party
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Occupy Wall Street Is Not Anti-Semitic
Discussion: Harry's Place and Mediaite
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Celebrated redistributionists discover healthy respect for private property
Discussion: The Right Sphere and Pajamas Media
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Barney Frank To Occupy Wall Street: Where Were You During The Last Midterms?
Discussion: THEROOT.COM and nation.foxnews.com
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Wall Street lobbyists rage at Dems for supporting Occupy Wall Street
Discussion: Gawker and Balloon Juice
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Occupying children's minds: 'Radical children's literature' at Wall Street protests
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Candidates go all-in for Las Vegas debate  —  Las Vegas (CNN) - Former Godfather's Pizza executive Herman Cain was at the center of a pile-on Tuesday night at the presidential debate hosted by CNN and the Western Republican Leadership Conference, as his GOP rivals took turns picking apart his …
Discussion: The Politico and The Other McCain
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Sarah Huisenga / CBS News:
Herman Cain acknowledges his electric border fence idea isn't a joke after all  —  PHOENIX - After first apologizing for suggesting an electric fence along the border, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain told reporters here Monday that he still thinks it's a good idea for controlling illegal immigration.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Herman Cain: Sure, I can see myself releasing everyone at Gitmo in exchange for one U.S. POW  —  Via Greg Hengler and Guy Benson, if this answer doesn't destroy him, nothing will.  I get the sense watching it that he's so unsure of how to answer this exceedingly easy question that he defaults …
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Immigration sparks war of words between Romney, Perry at GOP debate  —  In an already testy debate, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry got into an all-out squabble over Romney's use of a lawn-mowing company that had hired undocumented immigrants in the past.  —  “Those people that hire illegals ought …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
An architect of Cain's 9-9-9 plan says he should drop sales tax  —  Superstar WaPo blogger Jen Rubin is not a fan of Herman Cain's tax plan and its VATastic aspect: … A few thoughts here: a) I come down on the side that the Europe has embraced value-added taxes to fund its love of big government …
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Howard Gleckman / TaxVox:
Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Would Cut Taxes for the Rich, Raise Taxes for Almost Everyone Else
Laura Geller / WWBT-TV:
Thieves steal truck with President's equipment  —  HENRICO, VA (WWBT) - NBC12 has uncovered one of those stories that makes you think: “How in the world does that happen?!”  A truck filled with President Obama's podiums and audio equipment was stolen in Henrico just days before his visit to Chesterfield.
United States Department of Health and Human Services:
Obama Administration's regulatory reductions to save health care system nearly $1.1 billion  —  Scaling back outdated rules is part of Administration's effort to cut red tape  —  New proposed rules released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would reduce unnecessary …
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Robert Pear / New York Times:   Administration Seeks to Roll Back Hospital Rules
Carol J. Williams / Los Angeles Times:
9th Circuit finds police stun gun use excessive in 2 cases  —  The ruling could prompt police to reexamine rules and practices for the temporarily debilitating weapons.  —  Police used excessive force when they fired Tasers at a pregnant woman in Seattle and a victim of domestic abuse in Maui …
Discussion: Seattle Times, Hit & Run and Hullabaloo
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Carol J. Williams / Los Angeles Times:
Obama nominates L.A. attorney for 9th Circuit post
Robert Jeffress / Washington Post:
Why a candidate's faith matters  —  Hearing Mitt Romney's surrogate Bill Bennett refer to me as a bigot and Jon Huntsman call me a “moron” last week after my controversial comments on Mormonism, amid calls for civility and tolerance in public discourse, reminds me of the exclamation: “We will not tolerate intolerance!”
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Occupy Wall Street Protests Are Focusing Attention On Inequality
Discussion: Salon.com and Salon
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Cain: If Al Qaeda Demanded It, I'd Consider Freeing Every Gitmo Prisoner For The Release Of An American Soldier  —  Israeli soldier Galid Shalit returned home today five years after Hamas fighters captured him during a military conflict with Israeli Defense Forces in 2006.
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
It's Not How Many Followers You Have, It's Who Follows You  —  Felix Salmon adds to the growing legend of the world's least-likely protest sign: … But herein lies one of the secrets of the faux-meritocracy of the internet.  Furnas may appear to be a mild-mannered law student with only 325 Twitter followers.
Reuters:
World's first malaria vaccine works in major trial  —  SEATTLE/LONDON (Reuters) -An experimental vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline halved the risk of African children getting malaria in a major clinical trial, making it likely to become the world's first shot against the deadly disease.
Discussion: Reuters
 
 
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