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6:35 PM ET, November 29, 2011

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Robert Costa / National Review:
BREAKING: Cain ‘Reassessing’ Candidacy  —  In a conference call this morning, Herman Cain told his senior staff that he is “reassessing” whether to remain in the race.  He will make his final decision “over the next several days.”  —  UPDATE: National Review was on the call.  It lasted five minutes.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Rick Perry gets U.S. voting age wrong in New Hampshire  —  At a town hall meeting at the Institute of Politics at New Hampshire's Saint Anselm's College Tuesday, Rick Perry asked that all of the college students in the crowd who will be 21 by Nov. 12 support his bid for the presidency.  —  Say what?
unionleader.com:
I like Perry.  But...  Texas Gov. Rick Perry is campaigning in New Hampshire today, which gives cause for some reflections on his candidacy.  —  When Perry was considering whether to enter the race, I hoped he would.  I thought the race could benefit from a strong, conservative (not to mention Southern) voice.
Discussion: CNN, The New Republic and GOP 12
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Jon Huntsman: Herman Cain should consider dropping out over latest sexual allegation
Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Hot Air and Los Angeles Times
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Bachmann: ‘Not for me to say’ whether Cain should drop out
Discussion: CNN
First Read / msnbc.com:
Perry wants votes—from those over 21
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Report: Cain “reassessing” whether to stay in race
Walter C. Jones / The Augusta Chronicle:
Gingrich takes lead in SC poll
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Newt Gingrich: 'I Call On The President To Repudiate The Concept Of The 99 And The 1′  —  2012 GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich today, during an event in South Carolina, said that he repudiates the very idea behind the Occupy Wall Street movement — that the economy should work for everyone …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Gingrich still rising  —  Last night we went into the field in Florida and Montana- we'll have the results of those polls out tomorrow after another night of calls but the early indications are that Newt Gingrich will have a double digit lead in both states- he has not peaked yet and is still on an upward curve.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney's Fading Popularity  —  You want to know the biggest reason Mitt Romney hasn't surged at any point in the Republican Presidential race this year?  It's because the more GOP primary voters across the country have been exposed to him, the less they've liked him.
Richard Teitelbaum / Bloomberg:
How Paulson Gave Hedge Funds Advance Word  —  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson stepped off the elevator into the Third Avenue offices of hedge fund Eton Park Capital Management LP in Manhattan.  It was July 21, 2008, and market fears were mounting.  Four months earlier …
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Megan Carpentier / The Raw Story:
10 things the iPhone Siri will help you get instead of an abortion  —  Ask the Siri, the new iPhone 4 assistant, where to get an abortion, and, if you happen to be in Washington, D.C., she won't direct you to the Planned Parenthood on 16th St, NW.  Instead, she'll suggest you pay a visit …
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Mr. Banana Grabber / The Abortioneers:
What's the Deal with Siri?
Discussion: Feministing and BuzzFeed
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
More Now Disagree with Tea Party - Even in Tea Party Districts  —  Since the 2010 midterm elections, the Tea Party has not only lost support nationwide, but also in the congressional districts represented by members of the House Tea Party Caucus.  And this year, the image of the Republican Party …
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Ronald Goldfarb / Pundits Blog:
The V Party  —  The move from T to V is short, alphabetically.
Discussion: The Politico
Paul Bedard / US News:
Obama's Job Approval Drops Below Carter's  —  President Obama's slow ride down Gallup's daily presidential job approval index has finally passed below Jimmy Carter, earning Obama the worst job approval rating of any president at this stage of his term in modern political history.
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BBC:
Iran protesters storm UK embassy in Tehran  —  Militant students are said to have removed the British flag, burnt it and replaced it with Iran's flag.  State TV showed youths smashing embassy windows.  —  The move comes after Iran resolved to reduce ties following the UK's decision to impose further sanctions on it.
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Tim Mak / The Politico:
Ann Coulter bleeped on ‘Morning Joe’  —  Ann Coulter was bleeped on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” show on Monday but the censoring didn't work and the conservative pundit could be heard using some words not fit for TV.  —  Coulter appeared to make the comments when talking about deceased Democratic …
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Chris Christie: President Obama's just a ‘bystander’  —  Gov. Chris Christie on Monday tore into President Barack Obama in the aftermath of the supercommittee's failure to reach an agreement on debt reduction last week, asking the president, “What the hell are we paying you for?”
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Christie rips Obama over deficit talks: ‘What the hell are we paying you for?’
Max Read / Gawker:
A Reader's Guide to Andrew Sullivan's Defense of Race Science  —  Oh, dear.  America's favorite stoner blogger, Andrew Sullivan, is worried that “p.c. egalitarianism” has “strangled” “the study of intelligence.”  But what does that mean?  Let us help you translate!
Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Blog:
Our Commitment to the Facebook Community  —  I founded Facebook on the idea that people want to share and connect with people in their lives, but to do this everyone needs complete control over who they share with at all times.  —  This idea has been the core of Facebook since day one.
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Naked Scarlett Johansson: ‘It Would Be Irresponsible’ Not to Support Obama  —  A story I missed: Somebody hacked her cell phone and got hold of naked photos Johansson had taken of herself and sent to her (now ex-)husband Ryan Reynolds.  I only learned about this yesterday because I glanced …
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and Weasel Zippers
Nicholas Ballasy / The Daily Caller:
Exclusive: Obama in 2006: I ‘stole’ book title ‘Audacity of Hope’ from Rev. Wright, ‘my pastor’ [VIDEO]  —  Video obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller shows Illinois Senator Barack Obama, then campaigning for Democrats before the 2006 midterm elections, praising Reverend Jeremiah Wright …
Discussion: Mediaite and Gawker
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Failing to appreciate the GOP's extremism  —  Michael Gerson, the conservative Washington Post columnist and former Bush speechwriter, is willing to concede that Mitt Romney took President Obama out of context last week.  Gerson, however, is not especially troubled by Romney's dishonesty.
Hoover Institution:
Curing the Unemployment Blues  —  by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)  —  Deregulation is our last, best hope.  —  One of the enduring faiths of modern progressive thought is that omniscient policy makers …
Josh Lederman / The Hill:
Retirements hit Dem aspirations for a House takeover in 2012  —  Rep. Barney Frank's (D-Mass.) announcement Monday that he won't seek reelection — coming on the heels of Rep. Charles Gonzalez's (D-Texas) weekend announcement to the same effect — threw another stumbling block in the way of Democrats …
Discussion: CNN, Moe Lane, The Politico and HotAirPundit
Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Sens. Paul, McCain clash over terrorist detainee amendment  —  Republican Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.) and John McCain (Ariz.) battled on the Senate floor Tuesday over a proposed amendment to the pending defense authorization bill that could allow American citizens who are suspected of terrorism to be denied a civilian trial.
 
 
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Timothy Williams / New York Times:
As Public Sector Sheds Jobs, Blacks Are Hit Hardest
Discussion: Via Meadia, Gothamist and Gawker
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Predicts President Obama Will Launch War With Iran To Get Elected
Meghan Keneally / Daily Mail:
Recession hits families hard as half of Americans fear they won't be able to do their holiday shopping
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Weasel Zippers
Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
Gingrich and the Destruction of Congressional Expertise
Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Are CEOs paid their value added?
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Loved by media, Barney Frank Helped Cause Financial Crisis
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BBC:
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Pete Souza / ABCNEWS:
Obama Supporters Worried He May Grant Contraception Exemptions to Catholic Hospitals
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Strauss-Kahn and the Dancing Men
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