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11:20 AM ET, November 11, 2011

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San Francisco Chronicle:
Man shot to death near Occupy Oakland camp  —  (11-10) 19:11 PST OAKLAND — A man was shot and killed this evening near the Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall, inflaming debate over whether the month-old gathering should be allowed to remain.  —  The man, whom several Occupy campers …
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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:
Discussion: JustOneMinute and OWS Exposed
KGO-TV:
Shots fired near ‘Occupy Oakland,’ one dead … OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — One person has been killed after a gunfight near the Occupy Oakland camp at Frank Ogawa Plaza Thursday evening.  —  Six gunshots rang out shortly before 5 p.m. several feet from the 12th Street BART station adjacent …
Aimee Allison / City Brights:
Occupy Oakland: Video Eyewitness Account of Shooting Aftermath
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 …
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.
Michael Isikoff / msnbc.com:
Paterno contacts criminal defense lawyer, source tells NBC News  —  Former Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky's Grand Jury indictment paints the disturbing portrait of a man who used his position to target and sexually abuse young boys over a long period of time.
Discussion: CBS News, The BLT, Law Blog and CBS Chicago
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Michael Hurley / NESN.com:
Jerry Sandusky Rumored to Have Been ‘Pimping Out Young Boys to Rich Donors,’ Says Mark Madden
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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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Keystone pipeline route in Nebraska to be reassessed
Discussion: Hot Air and Booman Tribune
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Obama delays Keystone decision until after 2012 reelection bid
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
For Occupy Wall Street, Health Is a Growing Concern  —  The chorus began quietly at a recent strategy session inside Zuccotti Park, with a single cough from a security team member, a muffled hack between puffs on his cigarette.  Then a colleague followed.  Then another.
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
Joe Paterno and the Nation-State  —  From yesterday's comments: … There's more along these lines in the thread.  But I think this sort of thinking is pretty helpful.  It also helps me in considering how we build our identities around entities that are given the power of violence …
Discussion: Prairie Weather and THEROOT.COM
Matt Bai / The Caucus:
The Other Problem With Perry's ‘Oops’ Moment  —  There's really no arguing with the consensus view that, after repeatedly courting calamity in prior debates, Rick Perry did grave damage to his presidential campaign Wednesday night.  First the guy says that anyone who disagrees …
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Grace Wyler / Business Insider:
Rick Perry's Collapse Is The Best Thing That Could Have Happened To Him
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
You Want Mayo on that Waitress Sandwich?  —  The ruckus over Herman Cain's alleged sexual harassment has summoned forth the efforts of the Senior Directorate of the Femintern to stamp their feet and say “it is too a big deal!”  It's become a wonderful excuse for a reunion of the “I Believe Anita Hill” potluck Tupperware parties.
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Slate:
Mississippi's Personhood Defeat Reveals the Gap Between “Anti-Choice” and “Pro-Life” … - Why Is the Grad Assistant Who Says He Saw Sandusky Rape a Boy Not in Trouble?  - Surprise!  NCIS Is the Smartest Procedural on Television.  — One of Cain's Accusers Settled for $45,000.
Discussion: Eschaton
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David Weigel / Slate:
Newt Hits Perry on the Way Down
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Hot Air
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
David Catanese / The Politico:
Paul Ryan backs Todd Akin's Senate bid  —  Missouri Democrats no longer have to worry about branding Rep. Todd Akin as for “the Ryan plan.”  —  He's now actually Paul Ryan's candidate.  —  The Wisconsin House Budget Committee chairman endorsed Akin's bid for U.S. Senate Wednesday …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Lee Habeeb / National Review:
Remembering a Soldier's Soldier  —  The stellar example of Maj. Dick Winters  —  Every American should know his name and his story.  And, thanks to a great book by Stephen Ambrose — Band of Brothers — and an equally great HBO television series, many do.
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 …
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Eric Holder ‘sorry’ for murder of border agent  —  Eric Holder has told the grieving family of slain U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry that he is “sorry for the loss of your son” and offered to meet with them, according to a private letter from the Attorney General obtained by POLITICO.
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New York Times:
Newly Released Transcripts Show a Bitter and Cynical Nixon in '75
Discussion: Prairie Weather
New York Post:
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
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Retreats on Privacy
Rolling Stone:
Finally, a Judge Stands up to Wall Street
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Not Safe to Display an American Flag in an American High School
Nathan Manske / The Huffington Post:
True LGBTQ Stories: Houston Mayor Annise Parker's Young and Forbidden Love (VIDEO)
Discussion: Jezebel
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
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Perilous Perry Pattern
Discussion: Political Mojo and Hot Air