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8:35 PM ET, November 11, 2011

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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 …
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Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: Romney retakes lead in GOP race, Gingrich moves to second  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican presidential race is being shaken up again, with Mitt Romney retaking the lead, Newt Gingrich surging into second place, and Herman Cain dropping to third place, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll released Friday.
Brent Budowsky / Pundits Blog:
Mitt Romney: Cancel the coronation — how conservatives can defeat him  —  For those who believe the current commentariat consensus that Mitt Romney should be coronated as the inevitable Republican nominee, consider the excellent story by Alicia Cohn in The Hill about conservatives uniting to defeat Romney …
Daniel Strauss / Ballot Box:
Poll: Gingrich jumps to second place, Cain drops to third while Romney leads
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Gingrich attacks Romney with ‘faint praise’
Discussion: Hot Air
Rasmussen Reports:
Just 25% Have Favorable Opinion of Rick Perry
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
White House delivers Solyndra docs, rebuffs full GOP subpoena  —  The White House on Friday rejected House Republicans' subpoena for all internal communications related to the $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee, instead providing 135 pages of documents that administration officials say meet the …
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Obama warns he'll block attempt to avoid debt deal triggers  —  President Obama has warned leaders of the supercommittee he will not accept any effort to turn off a mechanism enforcing spending cuts if the panel fails to reach a deal to reduce the deficit.  —  In a Friday phone call …
Discussion: The Politico and Hot Air
Eamon Javers / CNBC:
Congress Members Took Part in Insider Trading: Abramoff  —  As many as a dozen members of Congress and their aides took part in insider trading based on foreknowledge of market moving information on Capitol Hill, disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff told CNBC in an interview.
Paul V. Kane / New York Times:
To Save Our Economy, Ditch Taiwan  —  WITH a single bold act, President Obama could correct the country's course, help assure his re-election, and preserve our children's future.  —  He needs to redefine America's mindset about national security away from the old defense mentality …
Jo Becker / New York Times:
Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Governor, Couldn't Discuss Inquiry  —  For months, Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania had reason to suspect a sexual abuse scandal was going to explode at Penn State University.  He also had no way to talk about it, or to prepare for it.
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John McWhorter / The New Republic:
Herman Cain Played the Race Card, But Liberals Are the Ones Who Dealt It  —  Let us imagine for a moment that a woman came forth claiming that Barack Obama had sexually harassed her fifteen years ago.  What would the reaction be from liberal partisans, and assorted other supporters?
Pat Reavy / KSL-TV:
Man found dead in Pioneer Park, Occupy SLC ordered to leave both camps  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Hours after a man was found dead inside a tent at Pioneer Park, Salt Lake Police Chief Chris Burbank announced Friday he could no longer allow camping in the park or anywhere in the city.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Anita Hill has ‘no comment’ on Cain  —  Anita Hill refused to comment directly on the Herman Cain sexual harassment charges but said she felt “gratified” that a more mature discussion about the issue could take place in 2011.  —  Speaking as a member of Time magazine's Person of the Year panel earlier …
Discussion: CNN
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
James O'Keefe Is Capitalizing on the Cult of Journalistic Objectivity  —  His latest sting is yet more evidence that pretending reporters have no opinions or biases is no longer tenable  —  Here's how Brooke Gladstone, host of the NPR show On the Media, summed up one obligation of professional journalists …
Discussion: Rod Dreher
Reggie Love / Associated Press:
Panetta sounds warning on military action against Iran over its growing nuclear ambitions  —  WASHINGTON — Military action against Iran could have unintended consequences, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday, sounding the administration's strongest reservations about a strike since …
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Yochi J. Dreazen / NationalJournal.com:
Panetta Plays Last Card, Warns Defense Cuts Could Lead to Attack on the U.S.
Jpye / United Liberty:
Occutards show up at BlogCon (more video below)  —  As was anticipated, Occupy Denver showed up at BlogCon, though a little earlier than expected.  A handful of them tried to force their way into the conference, but they were turned away; but not before engaging some of us.
Kevin Drum / Political Mojo:
Corporations Hate Regulation, Until They Love It  —  The “Volcker rule” is a simple thing.  Basically, it says that if you're a bank that takes deposits and benefits from federal deposit insurance, you can't also make risky trades that might blow up your bank and cost the taxpayers a bundle.
Garret Ellison / MLive.com:
Senate candidate Clark Durant: 'I am Debbie Stabenow's worst nightmare'  —  GRAND RAPIDS — U.S. Senate candidate Clark Durant told a group of students at Calvin College on Thursday that he had “three comments” he wanted to make about Rick Perry's foot-in-mouth performance in last night's GOP debate at Oakland University.
Dylan Byers / Ben Smith's Blog:
Occupy Wall Street is winning  —  Whatever the objectives of protesters involved in Occupy Wall Street, they have succeeded in engaging the country in a conversation about income inequality.  —  A quick search of the news—including print articles, web stories and broadcast transcripts …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Gingrich Says God Forgave Him  —  Newt Gingrich told the Christian Broadcast Network that he sought God's “forgiveness” for his extramarital affairs.  —  Said Gingrich: “There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country …
Quinnipiac University:
Mack Attack Sweeps Florida GOP Senate Pack, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Rubio Untouched By Family History Challenge  —  By tossing his hat into the ring, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack has transformed the campaign for Florida's U.S. Senate seat, putting him far ahead of the field …
Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:
Perry Makes $1 Million Ad Buy on Fox News  —  In an aggressive move to pull his campaign out of the trough after his Wednesday night debate performance, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has effectively bought himself a chunk of the Fox News Channel, buying nearly $1 million of advertising time on the network.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Explaining to Mitch McConnell why better isn't worse  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said something the other day that got me thinking.  As part of a larger condemnation of President Obama's handling of the economy, McConnell presented the Republican vision as best as he could:
Discussion: Angry Bear
Dan Beucke / Business Week:
Unemployment for Young Vets: 30%, and Rising  —  On Veterans Day in America, it's sobering to realize just how badly the job market has turned against the men and women who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Their rate of unemployment was 12.1 percent in October, vs. 9 percent for the U.S. overall.
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Stevens on His ‘Most Unpopular Opinion’  —  WASHINGTON—Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens defended what he called his “most unpopular opinion”—a 2005 ruling upholding government's power to condemn private property—against the recent attack of colleague Antonin Scalia …
Discussion: Law Blog and The Volokh Conspiracy
 
 
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No, Tax Expenditures Will Never Go Away
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Employer-Based Health Insurance Continues to Trend Down
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Reuters
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Romney eyes vouchers for veterans
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