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8:55 AM ET, November 30, 2011

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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Herman Cain's exit may be coming soon  —  There were growing signs Tuesday that Herman Cain's beleaguered presidential campaign could be drawing toward a close.  —  The former restaurant executive told supporters that he is reassessing “where we stand” in the race for the White House amid …
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Laura Reddy / ABCNEWS:
Former Business Partner: Ginger White Never Mentioned Herman Cain
Robert Costa / National Review:
BREAKING: Cain ‘Reassessing’ Candidacy
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Gingrich still rising
Nile Gardiner / The Heritage Foundation:
Does Obama Know the Difference between Great Britain and England?  —  It is gratifying to see President Barack Obama condemn the disgraceful storming of the British Embassy in Tehran by thugs acting at the behest of the Iranian regime.  After all, Obama has been notoriously slow in the past …
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New York Times:
Gingrich Gave Push to Clients, Not Just Ideas  —  Newt Gingrich is adamant that he is not a lobbyist, but rather a visionary who traffics in ideas, not influence.  But in the eight years since he started his health care consultancy, he has made millions of dollars while helping companies promote …
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Rep. Frank breaks from retirement talk to jab GOP candidates
Discussion: The Politico, CNN and The Hill
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?
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Shira Schoenberg / Metro:
In N.H., Perry stumbles on legal voting age
Discussion: Wonkette and New York Magazine
Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
21 or 18? Rick Perry misses the mark on voting age
Discussion: Opinion L.A. and Daily Kos
Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Holder lashes out at The Daily Caller while refusing to address growing calls for his resignation  —  Embattled Attorney General Eric Holder today demanded The Daily Caller stop publishing articles about the growing calls in Congress for his resignation because of the failed Operation Fast and Furious gun-walking program.
Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Rhode Island Outraged Over “Holiday Tree”  —  A Rhode Island lawmaker is calling Gov. Lincoln Chafee “Governor Grinch” after he defied lawmakers and decided that the state would have a “holiday tree” instead of a “Christmas tree.”  —  FOLLOW TODD ON FACEBOOK!
Discussion: MyFox Atlanta
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 …
A.Killough / CNN:
GOP backs payroll tax extension but rejects surtax on millionaires  —  (CNN) - Senate Republicans for the first time Tuesday indicated they would back an extension of the payroll tax cut, which some in the party argued had failed to provide enough economic bang for the buck as the Obama administration …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Politico
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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
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Gingrich, Romney Outstrip Paul in Popularity Within the GOP  —  Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are maintaining broad popularity in the Republican Party, both far outstripping GOP rival Ron Paul in basic favorability.  But among independents - crucial swing voters in the general election - the advantage is Romney's.
Discussion: The Page
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
How Can Europe Possibly Save Itself?  —  Well, things are getting a little gnarly in Europe.  When you're down to the point of celebrating that Italy managed to place some debt at the low, low price of 7.6% . . . well, it's two for one drinks specials at the first class bar on the Titanic!
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Biden in Iraq: A new beginning  —  Speaking in Iraq, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the United States looks forward to a “close partnership” with the country when the U.S. military pulls out later this year.  —  Biden, who arrived Tuesday on a surprise visit …
Discussion: CNN and Associated Press
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Buyer's Remorse Primary  —  One of the features of this year's Republican nomination calendar is an unusually large gap separating the first few voting states from the larger block of states that vote in March.  The gap resulted because Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina moved …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Receding Democratic Majority?  —  Obama has a “path to 270.”  Republicans hope he makes it even farther.  —  Back in 2002, John Judis and Ruy Teixeira published a book titled “The Emerging Democratic Majority,” in which they argued that demographic trends were the Democrats' friends …
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!
Loren Thompson / blogs.forbes.com/lorenthompson:
Why Defense Cuts Could Doom Obama's Re-election Bid  —  When President Obama visits Scranton, Pennsylvania, this week to talk about his jobs bill, one part of the economy he probably won't be discussing is the military-industrial complex.  Defense jobs have become a tough topic for him …
Simone Wilson / The Informer:
Occupy L.A. Eviction: Is LAPD Restricting Coverage With Last-Minute ‘Pool Media’?  —  ​Creating limited media pools at high-profile, heavily policed events isn't an uncommon practice at the Los Angeles Police Department.  —  “When we don't have resources to accomodate every single outlet …
Tamar Lewin / New York Times:
Duncan Calls for Urgency in Lowering College Costs  —  Education Secretary Arne Duncan in a speech Tuesday pushed higher education officials to “think more creatively — and with much greater urgency — about how to contain the spiraling costs of college and reduce the burden of student debt on our nation's students.”
Discussion: Whiskey Fire and Portland Mercury
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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Joe Eskenazi / The Snitch:
Happy Meal Ban: McDonald's Outsmarts San Francisco
Reuven Weiss / Ynetnews:
Israelis save drowning Iranians
Izabella Kaminska / FT Alphaville:
Italy's very own special liquidity programme? [Updated]
Discussion: Modeled Behavior and Guardian
Susanna Kim / Yahoo! News:
Tech Firm Implements Employee ‘Zero Email’ Policy
Digby / Hullabaloo:
What's the matter with Mitt?
Discussion: Firedoglake and Eschaton
Rena Steinzor / Grist:
Behind closed doors, Obama administration politicizes the regulatory process
Discussion: NPR, Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
American Airlines Enters Bankruptcy
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
FCC to allow AT&T to drop application for T-Mobile deal
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Naked Scarlett Johansson: ‘It Would Be Irresponsible’ Not to Support Obama
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and Weasel Zippers
Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
Gingrich and the Destruction of Congressional Expertise
 

 
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