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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Occupier Devolution  —  If you have ever wondered what would happen in a society consisting entirely of liberals, the Occupier movement is providing the answer: devolution.  It is almost impossible to keep up with the downward spiral, but here are some of the highlights of the last 24 hours:
Aimee Allison / City Brights:
Occupy Oakland: Video Eyewitness Account of Shooting Aftermath
Discussion: The Snitch and Verum Serum
CBS News:
Poll: Cain tops 3-way race with Romney, Gingrich  —  CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.  —  In the Republican race for the presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich's support continues to slowly grow …
Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
Stunning Triumph for 99%: Obama Sends Keystone XL Back to State for Review, McKibben Calls This “A Very Important Day” … That's Bill McKibben's headline at Tar Sands Action (full statement below).  —  In a stunning reversal of a “done deal,” the Obama administration has sent …
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Obama delays Keystone decision until after 2012 reelection bid  —  The Obama administration announced Thursday it would delay a politically explosive decision on the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline until after the 2012 elections.  —  The pipeline is especially treacherous waters …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama's Influential Mideast Envoy to Resign
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Keystone pipeline route in Nebraska to be reassessed
Discussion: Hot Air and Booman Tribune
Michael Hurley / NESN.com:
Jerry Sandusky Rumored to Have Been ‘Pimping Out Young Boys to Rich Donors,’ Says Mark Madden  —  In April, Pittsburgh radio host Mark Madden wrote a story revealing Penn State for much of the cover-up of Jerry Sandusky's alleged child rape that has been exposed in the past week.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Legends of the Fail  —  This is the way the euro ends — not with a bang but with bunga bunga.  Not long ago, European leaders were insisting that Greece could and should stay on the euro while paying its debts in full.  Now, with Italy falling off a cliff, it's hard to see how the euro can survive at all.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
David Weigel / Slate:
Newt Hits Perry on the Way Down … - One of Cain's Accusers Settled for $45,000.  Is That a Lot for a Sexual Harassment Payout?  — The Beautiful, Painful Love Affair at the Heart of J. Edgar - Surprise!  NCIS Is the Smartest Procedural on Television.
Discussion: CNN
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Amanda Marcotte / Slate:
Mississippi's Personhood Defeat Reveals the Gap Between “Anti-Choice” and “Pro-Life”
Discussion: Eschaton
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich mocks Perry over ‘oops’ moment at Detroit campaign stop
Discussion: CNN, Washington Examiner and Hot Air
Antonio Maria Delgado / MiamiHerald.com:
Noriega: Chávez cancer progressing faster than expected  —  A former official in the Bush administration said in a column that President Hugo Chávez is in worse health than he has let on.  —  ADELGADO@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM  —  President Hugo Chávez's cancer is spreading faster …
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Fire Eric Holder  —  It's tempting to get distracted with the horse race aspect of electoral politics during a primary season.  But as pundits talk about “who's up and who's down” in the 24 hour news cycle, we must keep our eye on the ball with the Obama administration.
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Charlie Rose and Gayle King in CBS ‘Early’ Plan  —  Coming soon to CBS: Charlie Rose, Gayle King and a complete makeover of “The Early Show,” the network's low-rated morning television show.  —  The network is putting the finishing touches on a two-hour news show, expected to be announced …
Nathan Manske / The Huffington Post:
True LGBTQ Stories: Houston Mayor Annise Parker's Young and Forbidden Love (VIDEO)  —  Lgbt , I'm From Driftwood , Annise Parker , Annise Parker Gay , Annise Parker Houston , Annise Parker Lesbian , Houston Annise Parker , Lgbt Stories , Lgbtq Stories , True Lgbt Stories , Gay Voices News
Discussion: Jezebel
Cbstbella / CBS Atlanta:
Tuberculosis Breaks Out At Occupy Atlanta's Base  —  ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) - The home base for Occupy Atlanta has tested positive for tuberculosis.  —  The Fulton County Health Department confirmed Wednesday that residents at the homeless shelter where protesters have been occupying have contracted the drug-resistant disease.
Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Why Barack Obama Has a Good Chance of Winning a Second Term  —  And why Nate Silver may have underestimated his chances  —  According to the Time-for-Change forecasting model, which has correctly predicted the winner of the popular vote in every presidential election since 1988 …
Discussion: US Politics
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Bnyhan / Brendan Nyhan:
Forecasting 2012: How much does ideology matter?
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Dear Herman Cain  —  I owe you a good bit of my present career in radio.  You leaving opened the door for me.  —  I still believe you can win the Republican nomination.  —  I still believe you can beat Barack Obama.  —  I still believe you can be one of the most inspiring Presidents since Ronald Reagan.
Associated Press:
News conference of Cain accusers on hold for now  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney who represents one of the women who filed a sexual harassment complaint against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain says plans for a joint news conference of Cain's accusers have been shelved.
Discussion: The Page
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Not Safe to Display an American Flag in an American High School  —  Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School District (N.D. Cal.), decided the day before yesterday, upholds a California high school's decision to forbid students from wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo.
Rolling Stone:
Finally, a Judge Stands up to Wall Street  —  Federal judge Jed Rakoff, a former prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney's office here in New York, is fast becoming a sort of legal hero of our time.  He showed that again yesterday when he shat all over the SEC's latest dirty settlement …
 
 
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Newly Released Transcripts Show a Bitter and Cynical Nixon in '75
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NYPD sends elite detectives to Wall St. protests
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
On Payroll Tax Cut, Obama Administration Plotting Year-End Showdown
Discussion: Business Insider and US Politics
Tod Kelly / The League of Ordinary Gentlemen:
Crushing Our Better Angels: How Tribalism & Self-Identity Force Us to Support Penn State, Herman Cain and Rick Perry
Grace Wyler / Business Insider:
Rick Perry's Collapse Is The Best Thing That Could Have Happened To Him
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Oregonian:
Occupy Portland: Mayor Sam Adams orders camps cleared at 12:01 a.m. Sunday
Discussion: Hot Air
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In MF Global's Wake, Regulators to Audit All Futures Firms
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Al Franken Fact Checks Chuck Grassley: Marriage Has Evolved Over Time
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The European Central Bank Is Planning To Fail
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Perilous Perry Pattern
Discussion: Political Mojo and Hot Air
Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
Resenting Israel, Not Netanyahu
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