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7:40 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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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.
Laura Reddy / ABCNEWS:
Former Business Partner: Ginger White Never Mentioned Herman Cain  —  The female bodybuilder who once ran a bicycle business with latest Herman Cain accuser Ginger White says the Atlanta woman never mentioned the Republican presidential candidate, who she says was her lover for 13 years.
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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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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Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
21 or 18? Rick Perry misses the mark on voting age
Discussion: Opinion L.A. and Daily Kos
unionleader.com:
I like Perry.  But...  Texas Gov. Rick Perry is campaigning …
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 …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
What's the matter with Mitt?  —  I wish I fully understood why so many commentators are unwilling to admit that this is part of Mitt Romney's problem: … 42% of Americans of all stripes have discomfort with a Mormon?  That's a lot of people.  And yet, as Romney continues …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Eschaton
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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
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.
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
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 …
Discussion: The Caucus and Prairie Weather
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
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!
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: The Politico and Taylor Marsh
Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Senate rejects effort to ease terrorist detainee policy in defense bill  —  The Senate rejected an amendment on Tuesday that would have removed a provision from the pending Defense spending bill to toughen U.S. policy towards suspected terrorists captured on the battlefield or on the home front.
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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.
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 …
Federal Trade Commission:
Facebook Settles FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers By Failing To Keep Privacy Promises  —  The social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private …
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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
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Dish
 
 
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Izabella Kaminska / FT Alphaville:
Italy's very own special liquidity programme?
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Susanna Kim / Yahoo! News:
Tech Firm Implements Employee ‘Zero Email’ Policy
Loren Thompson / blogs.forbes.com/lorenthompson:
Why Defense Cuts Could Doom Obama's Re-election Bid
Rena Steinzor / Grist:
Behind closed doors, Obama administration politicizes the regulatory process
Discussion: NPR, Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
American Airlines Enters Bankruptcy
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Rep. Frank breaks from retirement talk to jab GOP candidates
Discussion: The Politico, CNN and The Hill
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
FCC to allow AT&T to drop application for T-Mobile deal
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Naked Scarlett Johansson: ‘It Would Be Irresponsible’ Not to Support Obama
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Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
Gingrich and the Destruction of Congressional Expertise
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Mitt and Maureen
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