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10:05 AM ET, November 15, 2011

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New York Times:
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” …
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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.
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.
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
Associated Press:
Police arrest 70 Wall Street protesters
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 …
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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
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.
New York Times:
More Accusations Surface in Penn State Abuse Case
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 …
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Michael C Bender / The Buzz Florida Politics Feed:
Romney counting on Florida to win GOP nomination, White House
Discussion: GOP 12
Journalistdee / CNN:
What's behind Gingrich's jump in the polls
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.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Brutal: Cain blanks on Libya, supports collective bargaining for public employee unions
Discussion: msnbc.com and Betsy's Page
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 …
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Ilya Shapiro / Cato @ Liberty:
Obamacare Is Bigger than Roe v. Wade
Discussion: Power Line and The Other McCain
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Herman Cain Libya Comments Draw Criticism  —  Herman Cain became badly flustered on Monday when asked to assess President Obama's policy toward Libya, raising new questions about his command of foreign policy as he lurched over five minutes from awkward pauses to halting efforts to address the issue.
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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Herman Cain's Brain Fart
Discussion: Mediaite and The Moderate Voice
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Views on Herman Cain Increasingly Negative
Discussion: Hot Air, Campaign 2012 and The 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 …
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ABCNEWS:
President Obama Golfing With Pal Nabbed in Prostitution Sting
Discussion: The Right Scoop
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 …
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
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 …
Fox News:
Herman Cain's Wife Stands By Her Husband Against Sex Harassment Allegations: 'That's Not the Person He Is'  —  This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” November 14, 2011.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.  —  GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Campaign 2012
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Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
The Iron Lady: Meryl Streep is ‘cashing in’ on Thatcher, say friends of former PM  —  It is the most eagerly awaited film performance of the year, but is also already proving to be the most controversial.  —  The Iron Lady, a new biopic starring Meryl Streep as Baroness Thatcher …
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.
 
 
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Alan Travis / Guardian:
UK border checks were waived for travellers in private jets, emails reveal
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Gabrielle Giffords wants to run again, Mark Kelly says
Discussion: ThinkProgress and CNN
David Rogers / The Politico:
Congress slashes financial watchdog
Discussion: The New Republic
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Jon Huntsman speaks at Brookings
Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Cain sinks in major realignment of GOP race
 Earlier Items: 
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
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Howard Beck / New York Times:
Players Reject N.B.A. Offer and Opt to Disband Union
Discussion: ESPN, Law Blog, Gothamist, Inside TV and WJLA-TV
Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Bill O'Reilly: ‘Enemies’ trying to hurt my book
Dylan Byers / Ben Smith's Blog:
Obama defends hot mic moment
Discussion: Israel Matzav