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3:55 PM ET, November 30, 2011

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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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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: While defending himself, Perry steps in it again  —  (CNN) - Rick Perry sought to defend a recent gaffe in an interview Wednesday, but in the same appearance made another.  —  On Tuesday, the Republican presidential candidate incorrectly said the voting age in the U.S. is 21 instead …
Walter C. Jones / Florida Times Union:
Poll: Newt Gingrich soars in Florida  —  ATLANTA - Newt Gingrich is the current favorite in Florida's Jan. 31 Republican presidential primary, picking up supporters who fled Herman Cain to claim 41 percent in a poll conducted Tuesday night for the Florida Times-Union.
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Political Memo: Presidential Candidates Make Fewer In-Person Appearances
Discussion: The Caucus
Amanda Gaines / WMAL 105.9 FM/AM 630:
LISTEN: GOP Rep. Allen West Calls Cain a ‘Distracter’ in Republican Race
Discussion: Washington Wire and Riptide 2.0
Washington Examiner:
Conservatives should think twice about Newt
Discussion: The Spectacle Blog and Instapundit
Jonathan Martin / Reuters:
Herman Cain's campaign a study in ineptitude  —  Herman Cain is in the midst of “reassessing” whether to continue his 2012 bid, but its legacy is already settled: His campaign will go down as one of the most hapless and bumbling operations in modern presidential politics …
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ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain Would Not Make a ‘Good President,’ Ginger White Says  —  Ginger White, who says she was involved in a 13 or 14 year “on and off” affair with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, today told me she does not think he is fit to be president.
Chip Somodevilla / ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain: ‘They Are Trying to Do Character Assassination On Me’
Justin Sink / The Hill:   Cain mum on ‘reassessment’ in Ohio speech, vows to stay in race
A.Killough / CNN:
Cain to CNN: ‘A decision in the next several days’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For release at 8:00 a.m. EST  —  The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing coordinated actions to enhance their capacity to provide liquidity support to the global financial system.
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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Central Banks Take Joint Action to Ease Debt Crisis  —  WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve moved Wednesday with other major central banks to buttress financial markets by increasing the availability of dollars outside the United States, reflecting growing concern about the fallout of the European debt crisis.
Bloomberg:
Fed, Five Central Banks Cut Dollar Swap Rate
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Here's to Potty-Mouthing, and the Real Lesson for All of Us  —  It is very clear that Emma Sullivan of Shawnee Mission East High School is a late-charging entrant for Person of the Year at the blog here.  If there was ever any doubt, it was erased when Ruth Marcus, an “opinion writer” …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Eschaton
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Ruth Marcus reveals another journalistic value  —  The Post columnist demands an apology from a high school student for harshly criticizing her governor  —  Yesterday, The New York Times' Roger Cohen displayed a core value of American political journalism — love of government secrecy …
TheAustralian:
A second Iranian nuclear facility has exploded, as diplomatic tensions rise between the West and Tehran  —  SHEERA FRENKEL - … AN IRANIAN nuclear facility has been hit by a huge explosion, the second such blast in a month, prompting speculation that Tehran's military and atomic sites are under attack.
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Netanyahu Government Suggests Israelis Avoid Marrying American Jews  —  The Netanyahu government's Ministry of Immigrant Absorption is sponsoring advertisements in at least five American communities that warn Israeli expatriates that they will lose their identities if they don't return home.
Ryan Young / WSB-TV:
Movers, deputies refuse to evict 103-year-old woman  —  ATLANTA, Ga. —  A 103-year-old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were just moments from being evicted from their home Tuesday, when sheriff's deputies and the moving company hired by the bank decided not to go through with the action.
Discussion: The Raw Story and Gawker
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Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:   Movers And Sheriff's Deputies Refuse Bank's Order To Evict 103-Year-Old Atlanta Woman
Hunter Walker / PolitickerNY:
Mayor Bloomberg: ‘I Have My Own Army’  —  In a speech at MIT last night to discuss the packed sweepstakes to build a tech campus in New York City, Mayor Bloomberg said he prefers City Hall to the White House.  Almost immediately after Mayor Bloomberg dampened recent speculation he's eyeing a White House bid …
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William Lajeunesse / Fox News:
‘Fast and Furious’ Whistleblowers Struggle Six Months After Testifying Against ATF Program
Russell Berman / The Hill:
GOP leaders to rank and file: Don't blow our advantage on taxes  —  House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Wednesday that Republicans support extending the payroll tax cut but that “there's no debate” about whether the measure should be paid for.  —  “We're going to continue to seek common ground …
Discussion: The Politico and Daily Kos
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
McConnell's Positive Words on Extending Payroll Tax Cut Ignores a Host of Issues
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Democrat says Senate leaders don't want vote on earmark ban  —  Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) told reporters Wednesday that she does not think Senate leaders from either party want to bring her permanent earmark ban up for a vote.  —  McCaskill and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) teamed up to introduce the earmark ban Wednesday.
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Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
Despite earmark ban, lawmakers try to give money to hundreds of pet projects
Bill Estep / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Pike church takes stand against interracial couples  —  A small Pike County church has voted not to accept interracial couples as members or let them take part in some worship activities.  —  The decision has caused sharp reaction and disapproval in the Eastern Kentucky county.
Joe Eskenazi / The Snitch:
Happy Meal Ban: McDonald's Outsmarts San Francisco  —  On Thursday, Dec. 1, the city's de facto ban of the Happy Meal commences.  San Francisco has accomplished what the Hamburglar could not.  Or has it?  —  In order to include a toy with a meal, restaurants must now comply with city-generated nutritional standards.
kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — November 2011  —  The November Health Tracking Poll takes a closer look at public opinion and knowledge about specific provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).  Findings include:  — After taking a negative turn in October …
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Reasons to Worry About the Prospects for a European Bailout  —  I've been asked to explain my reservations about the idea that “we know what will work” in Europe.  Why wouldn't a eurobond/ECB intervention work?  After all, it worked here?  —  I should emphasize that I am by no means sure that it wouldn't work—I just sort of wonder.
Paul Bedard / US News:
Declassified Memo Hinted of 1941 Hawaii Attack  —  Three days before the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt was warned in a memo from naval intelligence that Tokyo's military and spy network was focused on Hawaii, a new and eerie reminder of FDR's failure to act on a basket load of tips that war was near.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Fischer Wonders How Many Men Died Of AIDS Because Of Barney Frank  —  On Monday, Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank announced that he will not seek reelection next year, and American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer decided to celebrate Frank's retirement by attacking the congressman for being gay.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 
 
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Dylan Stableford / Reuters:
New York Times criticized for revealing too many details about alleged Penn State sex abuse victim …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
The Arab Awakening and Israel
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Elder of Ziyon
Guardian:
Strikes hit services as millions heed unions' call to fight pension cuts
Discussion: Firedoglake
Emily Allen / Daily Mail:
Heathrow has never been more efficient!  Passengers' glee as border agency strike SPEEDS UP passport control
Discussion: BizzyBlog and Don Surber
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Nears Milestone: Net Fuel Exporter
msnbc.com:
Foreclosure fraud whistleblower found dead
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Michele McPhee / WCVB-TV:
City Moving To Remove ‘Occupy Boston’ Protesters
 Earlier Items: 
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Obama won't change automatic spending cuts
Discussion: Daily Kos
Washington Examiner:
FLOTUS dines at Co Co. Sala
Mike Beaudet / MyFox Boston:
Teacher was a porn star
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Building a Better Mitt Romney-Bot
Discussion: Iowa Caucuses and Hotline On Call
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Receding Democratic Majority?
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Gingrich, Romney Outstrip Paul in Popularity Within the GOP