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5:55 PM ET, November 8, 2011

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The Daily:
Another Cain accuser only doing right thing, family and friends say  —  Herman Cain claims sexual harassment accusations threatening to derail his presidential campaign are a smear campaign.  But friends and family of one accuser say she is a principled and dedicated professional who was only trying …
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Washington Examiner:
Fifth woman raises questions about Cain's behavior  —  A former employee of the United States Agency for International Development says Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain asked her to help arrange a dinner date for him with a female audience member following a speech he delivered nine years ago.
Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
Witness: Cain accuser hugged him during Tea Party meeting a month ago  —  The Cain Encounter ...  They hugged each other backstage in a full embrace like old friends.  —  She grabbed his arm and whispered in his left ear.  —  She kept talking as he bent to listen, and he kept saying “Uh, huh.
New York Post:
Jobless & shameless gal going for gold  —  Gold diggers — unite!  —  Sharon Bialek is 50, out of work and, according to one who knows her, she's a smooth operator living way above her means.  From the look of her heavily painted face, she's also soon to be in acute need of a new tub of eyeliner.
The Caucus:
A Second Accuser Goes Public Against Cain  —  Karen Kraushaar, one of the two women who settled sexual harassment claims with the National Restaurant Association, said on Tuesday that she has decided to talk publicly about her allegations against the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.
Lisa Black / Chicago Tribune:
Cain accuser has history of financial troubles, legal squabbles  —  Her father, fiance say they stand with her  —  The emerging portrait of Herman Cain's most recent accuser shows a suburban homemaker with a history of financial and legal troubles, but one who supporters say has the guts to do the right thing.
Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Calls Allegations Against Cain “Particularly Disturbing”  —  Mitt Romney today for the first time characterized sexual harassment allegations facing fellow GOP candidate Herman Cain as “particularly disturbing.”  —  “These are serious allegations, George,” said Romney in an exclusive interview …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Cain's Image Showing Signs of Decline Amid Allegations
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Rove: Allred adds credibility to accusation
Discussion: Hot Air
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Cain said accuser is lying, can't recall knowing her
Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain: Accuser Sharon Bialek is Lying About Sexual Harassment
Discussion: Reuters, Hot Air and Campaign 2012
Katrina Trinko / National Review:
Cain Camp Questions Bialek's Background
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Verum Serum
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Mitt Romney as the Nominee: Conservatism Dies and Barack Obama Wins  —  Mit Romney will not go on Special Report with Brett Baier to answer the tough questions as the other candidates have done.  No worries.  Conservatives will bitch and moan for a few days and Romney will claim it was a scheduling issue …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Serious One  —  In the Marx Brothers movie that is the Republican presidential race, Mitt Romney is Zeppo.  He doesn't spin out one-liners.  He's not the rambunctious one.  He's just the earnest, good-looking guy who wants to be appreciated.  —  But Romney continues to run an impressive presidential campaign.
Keith Laing / The Hill:
New Democratic ad hits Romney in Michigan for opposing auto bailout
Discussion: CNN and The Raw Story
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Four storylines you shouldn't miss  —  Four storylines you shouldn't miss in from our new NBC/WSJ poll: 1) Perry's candidacy is in serious trouble... 2) Obama still enjoys incredible support among African Americans... 3) Obama's weakness with the middle of the country... 4) …
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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Obama threatens to veto net-neutrality repeal  —  President Obama will veto an attempt to repeal the Federal Communications Commission's net-neutrality rules if it passes the Senate, the White House said Tuesday.  —  “The Administration strongly opposes Senate passage of S.J. Res. 6 …
Discussion: The Politico, Reuters and RedState
Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Top Obama Aide Takes Step Back
Al Franken / The Huffington Post:
Net Neutrality is Under Attack... Again
Ian / CBS Los Angeles:
SoCal Street Cart Vendors Hurting After ‘Occupy’ Group Splatters Blood, Urine  —  SAN DIEGO (CBS) — A pair of Southland street cart vendors who were forced to shut down their businesses after “Occupy” protesters vandalized their carts are hoping to get some help from local residents.
Bill Mears / CNN:
Health care law held constitutional in latest appeals court ruling  —  Washington (CNN) — The sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama was upheld as constitutional by another federal appeals court Tuesday.  —  The decision is not part of a half-dozen other appeals pending at the Supreme Court.
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Yann Le Guernigou / Reuters:
Sarkozy tells Obama Netanyahu is a “liar”  —  (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “a liar” in a private conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama that was accidentally broadcast to journalists during last week's G20 summit in Cannes.
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New York Times:
Penn State Said to Be Planning Paterno's Exit Amid Scandal  —  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno's tenure as coach of the Penn State football team will soon be over, perhaps within days or weeks, in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal that has implicated university officials …
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Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Occupy Atlanta Encamps In Neighborhood To Save Police Officer's Home From Foreclosure  —  Occupy Atlanta has repeatedly run into hurdles, as it has been evicted from Woodruff Park in Atlanta multiple times by the city's unsympathetic mayor, Kasim Reed.  Yet the group was invigorated yesterday …
Discussion: ABCNEWS
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Joel Anderson / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Occupy Atlanta comes to Snellville to stop foreclosure
Discussion: Shakesville
Reuters:
Berlusconi will resign, says Italian president  —  (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will resign following a humiliating vote in parliament on Tuesday, President Giorgio Napolitano said.  —  The president said after meeting Berlusconi that the 75-year-old prime minister …
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New York Times:
Italy's Leader, Berlusconi, Offers to Resign With Conditions
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Bill Clinton: Let presidents serve three terms  —  Three times could be a charm - but not for him.  —  Former president Bill Clinton said Tuesday that presidents should be able to run for a third term so long as they take off some time after their second term.
Ellen McGregor / WEWS-TV:
Voter in Cuyahoga County says he was bitten on the nose by poll worker  —  Man says he got involved in a fight over signs  —  BROOKLYN, Ohio - A voter in Cuyahoga County told NewsChannel5 he was bitten in the nose by an Election Day rover.  —  The alleged physical assault happened …
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Holder Refuses To Apologize For Murder Of Border Agent; Says Fast & Furious Didn't Lead To Death  —  Attorney General Eric Holder tells Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) that he has not apologized to the family of Brian Terry, the U.S. Border Patrol agent murdered by a weapon used in the Fast & Furious operation now being investigated.
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Gingrich Admits Deregulation Of Wall Street In The '90s Was ‘Probably A Mistake’  —  Several of the GOP's 2012 presidential hopefuls have called — loudly and often — for the repeal of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, which is aimed at preventing a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.
 
 
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