memeorandum: NYPD raiders roust OWS rabble (New York Post)

9:20 AM ET, November 15, 2011

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Police Clear Zuccotti Park of Protesters — Hundreds of New York City police officers cleared Zuccotti Park of the Occupy Wall Street protesters early Tuesday, arresting dozens of people there after warning them that the nearly two-month-old camp would be “cleared and restored” …

New York Post:

NYPD raiders roust OWS rabble — Good riddance! — The NYPD arrested 70 protesters as they moved in on Zuccotti Park early this morning and began clearing out the thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters who had taken over the space for nearly two months.

Discussion: Media Decoder, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Jammie Wearing Fools, Atlas Shrugs and The Lonely Conservative, more at Mediagazer »

J. David Goodman / City Room:

Updates on the Clearing of Zuccotti Park — Overnight, hundreds of New York City police officers cleared Zuccotti Park of the Occupy Wall Street protesters and arrested dozens of people, forcing the two-month-old protest that had spawned a movement into a new and uncertain phase.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, William K. Wolfrum Chronicles, Mashable!, Hot Air, Boing Boing, The Maddow Blog, Atlas Shrugs, Gawker, The Raw Story and Capital Tonight, more at Techmeme »

Wall Street Journal:

Police Clear Zuccotti Park — Occupy Wall Street Protesters Arrested in Unannounced Raid — Police brought the two-month-old Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park to an abrupt end early Tuesday morning, as hundreds of officers swept in and cleared out protesters and their tents.

Discussion: americanthinker.com and Law Blog

Mj Lee / Reuters:
Occupy Wall Street protesters cleared from Zuccotti park

Discussion: New York Post and Daily Kos

Associated Press:
Police arrest 70 Wall Street protesters

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Firedoglake and US Politics

Chris Francescani / Reuters:
Protesters hope to shut down New York's Wall Street

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative, Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools

msnbc.com:

Jerry Sandusky to Bob Costas in exclusive ‘Rock Center’ interview: 'I shouldn't have showered with those kids.' — By Jessica Hopper — UPDATED: Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky admitted to showering and horsing around with young boys, but said he is not a pedophile …

Discussion: Hot Air, Associated Press, Nation Now, The Reaction, Scared Monkeys, Gawker, Mediaite, THEROOT.COM, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, TalkLeft, Jammie Wearing Fools and Deadspin

Charles P. PiercePOSTED / Grantland:

The Brutal Truth About Penn State — The problem can't be solved by prayer or piety — and it's far more widespread than we think — “But you, when you pray, go into your inner chamber and, locking the door, pray there in hiding to your Father ...” — It was midway through the pregame prayer session that the gorge hit high tide.

Discussion: Hit & Run, Balloon Juice, Deadspin and Outside the Beltway

Tim Perone / New York Post:

Sandusky lawyer impregnated teenage girl: report — The lawyer for accused pedophile and former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky reportedly impregnated a teenage girl more than a decade ago. — Joe Amendola, 63, was the attorney for Mary Iavasile's emancipation petition from Sept. 3 …

Discussion: Maggie's Notebook

New York Times:

More Accusations Surface in Penn State Abuse Case — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Close to 10 additional suspected victims have come forward to the authorities since the arrest of the former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on Nov. 5 on 40 counts of sexually abusing young boys, according to people close to the investigation.

Discussion: Deadspin and Lawyers, Guns & Money

John McCormick / Bloomberg:

Republican Candidates in Four-Way Dead Heat — Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are in a dead heat as the top choices for Iowans likely to attend the Jan. 3 Republican presidential caucuses. — A Bloomberg News poll shows Cain at 20 percent, Paul at 19 percent …

Discussion: TalkLeft, Washington Post, msnbc.com, Iowa Caucuses, GOP 12, Ballot Box, Taegan Goddard's …, Business Insider and Washington Wire

Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Cain sinks in major realignment of GOP race

Discussion: Pat Dollard, The Stranger …, The Politico and The Right Scoop

Journalistdee / CNN:
What's behind Gingrich's jump in the polls

Discussion: Washington Wire, Daily Kos and The Politico

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Gingrich takes the lead

Don Walker / JSOnline:

Cain stumbles on Libya question — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, in the midst of a Midwestern campaign swing, stumbled Monday when answering a question about whether he agreed or disagreed with President Barack Obama's approach to handling the Libyan crisis.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, JustOneMinute, Zandar Versus The Stupid, National Review, RedState, YID With LID, Michelle Malkin, The Politico, Daily Kos, The PJ Tatler, TalkLeft, The Washington Independent, The Page and The Right Scoop

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Brutal: Cain blanks on Libya, supports collective bargaining for public employee unions

Discussion: msnbc.com and Betsy's Page

Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Cain Continues Being Very Authentic

Discussion: Althouse, Pat Dollard and National Review

Julian Pecquet / The Hill:

Dems fear Supreme Court will rule against Obama on healthcare reform — Democrats on Capitol Hill are worried that the Supreme Court will rule against President Obama's healthcare reform law. — Over the last couple weeks, congressional Democrats have told The Hill that the law faces danger …

Discussion: TalkLeft and The Politico

Ilya Shapiro / Cato @ Liberty:
Obamacare Is Bigger than Roe v. Wade

Discussion: Power Line and The Other McCain

Karoli / Crooks and Liars:

Herman Cain's Brain Fart — I'm not sure how to describe this. I've seen it described on Twitter as Herman Cain out-Rick Perrying Rick Perry, but it goes so much deeper than that. — In this interview, Herman Cain is asked a relatively simple question — at least, to the extent …

Discussion: Mediaite and The Moderate Voice

Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Herman Cain Libya Comments Draw Criticism

Discussion: Washington Monthly, americanthinker.com, msnbc.com, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, The Atlantic Online and Daniel W. Drezner

Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Views on Herman Cain Increasingly Negative

Discussion: Hot Air, Campaign 2012 and The Page

Adam Nagourney / New York Times:

Students Lose Zeal for Aiding Obama Again — LAS VEGAS — For much of the presidential election of 2008, Barack Obama's campaign was Emma Guerrero's life. She was one of a dozen volunteers who showed up at an Obama campaign office here every night, taking time from her studies at the University of Nevada …

Discussion: Betsy's Page

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Obama golfs with friend who was arrested in prostitution sting — President Obama golfed on Monday with his long-time friend Robert Titcomb, who in May plead no contest to soliciting a prostitute, according to the White House pool report. — “The president's fourball at the Mamala Bay Golf Course includes …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, The Politico and Scared Monkeys

ABCNEWS: President Obama Golfing With Pal Nabbed in Prostitution Sting

Tom Coburn, M.D., United States Senator from Oklahoma:

Dr. Coburn Releases Report Exposing Billions in Giveaways for Millionaires — (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) today released a new report “Subsidies of the Rich and Famous” illustrating how, under the current tax code, the federal government is giving billions …

Discussion: RedState, Fox News, American Spectator, Americans for Tax Reform …, National Review, Campaign 2012, The Lonely Conservative, Business Insider and Washington Post

Andrea Seabrook / NPR:

On Capitol Hill, Rand's ‘Atlas’ Can't Be Shrugged Off … Ayn Rand is best known for her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. The ideas behind them — her philosophy — have sunk so deeply into our political thought, most people don't even recognize them as her ideas anymore.

Discussion: Hit & Run, The Lonely Conservative, National Review, The Other McCain and Cato @ Liberty

Mj Lee / The Politico:

Gabrielle Giffords wants to run again, Mark Kelly says — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's husband Mark Kelly made the strongest indication yet Tuesday morning that his wife hopes to run for re-election next year, while dismissing the possibility that he would ever take her place. — “Yes, absolutely.

Discussion: CNN

Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:

Jon Huntsman speaks at Brookings — The road to the Republican nomination does not typically run through the Brookings Institution. — Yet that's where Jon Huntsman found himself Monday afternoon, the first — and so far only — Republican candidate to accept the invitation.

Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots, The Caucus and The Page

Erik Wasson / The Hill:

‘Secret farm bill’ primed for passage in debt deal — Lawmakers on the House and Senate Agriculture committees are trying to write a new five-year farm bill through the supercommittee process. — The legislators are using the supercommittee to avoid what would be a more public …

RealClearPolitics Video Log:

CNN Reporter Asks Obama: Are GOP Candidates “Uninformed, Out Of Touch, Or Irresponsible?” — “Last night at the Republican debate, some of the hopefuls, they hope to get your job, they defended the practice of waterboarding which is a practice you banned in 2009.

Discussion: Sister Toldjah, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, PoliPundit.com and Maggie's Farm