Today's News 10/21

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Ron Paul:
Washington Times - Ron Paul: The last honest Republican standing (video)
Real Clear Politics - Palin Praises Ron Paul For Foreign Policy Position On Libya

DMR - Reminder: Ron Paul in Iowa Friday and Saturday
WQAD (Davenport, IA) - Ron Paul to visit Davenport and Burlington
NewsMax - Rasmussen Poll: Cain Leads Romney, Paul in Iowa

State Sentinel - Ron Paul’s Budget Plan and Federal Employment
Hot Air - The Paul plan: Lots of zeros, little explanation

CBS - Paul launches $2M ad campaign in early voting states
Death + Taxes - Ron Paul Spends $2 Million on Attack Ads: Is This Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel?
Digital Journal - Revolution PAC Seeks to Own 2012 Web Campaigning

Ology - Rick Perry, Ron Paul Sought Energy Subsidies They Now Condemn
Opposing Views - Ron Paul: Herman Cain's "9-9-9" Tax Plan "Dangerous"

Times Call - TC Line: Ron Paul pleases everybody
Rock Mountain Collegian - Mainstream Media Continues Suppression of Ron Paul to Benefit Cuckoo's Nest
Daily Iowan - Ron Paul wrongfully ignored by nat'l media
State Column - Anderson Cooper Responds to Ron Paul’s Media Blackout Comments
Digital Journal - Ron Paul releases 'consistent' television ad in large media buy

Rick Perry:
WaPo - Flat-tax proposals may fall flat for Perry and Cain
USA Today - Tea Party ally: Flat tax could be good for Rick Perry

WaPo - Will Romney’s Mormonism hurt him in Republican primaries?
New American - Rick Perry's Islamist Connections
My San Antonio - Selection process that amounts to bigotry


Politico - Illegal immigrant attack on Mitt Romney persists
WSJ - Perry Campaign Chartered a Plane Used in Drug-Smuggling Ring
Chron - Perry: Texas health care coverage a matter of choice
BusinessWeek - Rove-Inspired Party Switch Leads to Perry Presidential Candidacy
Greenville Online - Rick Perry to campaign in Gray Court
Mitt Romney:
WaPo - CNN yanks Romney Web ad targeting Perry
Reuters - Tempers flare anew between Romney, Perry camps
WaPo - Romney and Perry headed for tax war
WSJ - One-Two Punch: Perry, Democrats Release Videos Attacking Romney
WaPo - Mitt Romney’s unexplored vulnerability: His millionaire tax rate
WSJ - Romney Rips Huntsman’s Tax Plan

LA Times - Mitt Romney steps up campaign for Iowa
WaPo - Mitt Romney makes a cautious return to Iowa
CBS - Mitt Romney talks about Obama, Qaddafi and Mormonism in Iowa
WaPo - GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney sees Iowa opening, talks of winning after low-key start

LA Times - Mitt Romney isn't inclined to defend his Mormon faith
Politico - Tim Kaine defends Mitt Romney over religion

CSM - Foreclosures: Don't slow them, Romney says
Las Vegas Sun - Romney may sound callous, but he may also be right

DMR - Romney to businesspeople: “I spent my life doing what you do”
NY Daily News - Mitt Romney showed signs of life, brief weakness during Las Vegas debates, but still came out on top
Boston Herald - Mitt Romney finally slips... for Pete’s sake
Fox News - Geraldo Rivera: Mitt Romney's Macho Time Bomb
Bradenton Times - GOP speed daters ready to go steady with Romney?

Herman Cain:
Fox News - Cain Adds to ‘9-9-9’ Plan, Angering Unions
Technorati - Unraveling Hermann Cain’s Money Laundering Scheme
Seattle Times - Cain tweaks tax 9-9-9 tax plan to allow exemptions
Forbes - Flat, Fair And Progressive Taxes?
WSJ - Flat Tax Seen as Savings Booster
MSNBC - Herman Cain to scrap minimum wage in poorest areas?

HuffPo - Herman Cain's Abortion Comments Roil Iowa Republicans
Politico - Herman Cain says he took Piers Morgan's abortion question literally

WaPo - Herman Cain’s black card
The Town Talk - Page: Cain's call for self-help belittles minorities

American Spec - Cain in the Cross-Hairs
News Max - Herman Cain an Elusive Target for His Rivals

ABC - Hillary Clinton Mocks Herman Cain
SF Gate - Herman Cain's Nine of Hearts Bumps Tim Pawlenty Out of Politicards Deck
Politico - 'A disturbing pattern' by Cain
Deseret -Herman Cain tells Deseret News the numbers show U.S. economy needs help
Politico - Herman Cain: 'Lots of brothers from another mother'
Hot Air - Left resurrects Herman Cain’s claim that Jesus was “the perfect conservative”

Michele Bachmann:
Investors Business Daily - In 'emergency' money appeal, Michele Bachmann ignites the illegal immigration issue
SF Gate - Michele Bachmann now officially a footnote in 2012 race? Not a single protester at SF appearance (VIDEO)
Mercury News - Bachmann knocks Occupy movement, praises tea partyers
ABC 7 - Michele Bachmann brings campaign to Bay Area
LA Times - Michele Bachmann gets a tame reception in San Francisco
Grand Views - Bachman history offers insight to presidential run
Jon Huntsman:
Patch - Nashua Rep. Backs Huntsman
National Review - Jon Huntsman’s Financial Reform Agenda
SL Trib - Huntsman on religion
Newt Gingrich:
Star-Telegram - Gingrich pledges to 'dismantle' President Obama's agenda
Catholic Online - Palin says: Gingrich won
Dallas News - Gingrich calls Obama administration radical, incompetent at Dallas tea party gathering
Catholic Online - Newt Gingrich has harsh words on recent GOP debate
Star-Telegram - Gingrich draws Tea Party crowd at North Texas stop
Sunshine State News - Wanna Know a Secret? When 'Melrose Place' Meets Politics
Rick Santorum:
CBS - Santorum, Bachmann hammer Cain on abortion comments
Union Leader - Santorum touts 0-0-0 plan at town hall meeting
International Business Times - Rick Santorum: No Funding for Birth Control, Despite Its Obvious Benefits
Reason - Romney Damns Himself Even When He Tells the Truth About RomneyCare
Reuters - Republican candidates' tax plans may fall flat
Misc.:

ECONOMY
Reuters - Big buyouts stalled in capital markets freeze
BusinessWeek - U.S. Economy: Factories Lead Recovery as Jobs, Housing Flag
Detroit Free Press - Economy could end year on an upswing
JOBS
NYT - The Infrastructure Twofer: Jobs Now and Future Growth
BBC - US jobs plan: Senate blocks key proposal
SL Trib - Utah jobless rate falls but pain of joblessness remains
WSJ - Jobs Machine Sputters in September
HEALTH CARE
DNJ - Rep. Black: Obamacare continues to reveal its many flaws
Reason - Democrats Learned About ObamaCare's Individual Mandate From Watching the GOP
Politico - Another Obamacare front
NPR - Double Take 'Toons: Obamacare Lite?
FOREIGN POLICY
CBS - Syrian protesters take inspiration from Libya
USA Today - Gadhafi era ends: What's next for Libya?
ENERGY
Fox News - Energy Department Defends Loan to Company Building Electric Cars in Finland
BusinessWeek - GE Profit Matches Estimates as Finance Blunts Energy Drop

 

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Rasmussen Poll: Cain Leads Romney, Paul in Iowa

This was post-debate.. I cannot believe that Cain is still winning..

Rick Perry, Ron Paul Sought Energy Subsidies They Now Condemn

And what is this..?

Thank you for the links by the way.

 

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Polls And Trends:
Press-Citizen: Herman Cain leads Mitt Romney by 10 points in Iowa Caucus poll, Paul 12
The Atlantic: What Goes Up: Perry's Fundraising Crashed in September


GOP CANDIDATES


Ron Paul:
WSJ: Ron Paul Plans $2 Million Ad Buy in Early-Voting States
Dallas News: Ron Paul attacks Perry, Romney and Cain on bank bailouts in new ad
Third Age: Ron Paul Spending $2 Million on TV Ads
Ology: Watch This: Ron Paul Launches $2 Million Multi-Ad Campaign

Patch: Paul Earns Most Financial Support From Residents in Q3
WSJ: Ron Paul’s Latest Moneybomb: $2.5 Million and Counting
IBT: Ron Paul Money Bomb Raises Millions of Dollars
The Hill: Paul raises more than $2.5 million in 'media blackout' moneybomb

Huff Post: What Republican Presidential Candidates Say About Legalizing Marijuana (SLIDESHOW)

Des Moines Register: In Newton, Ron Paul calls for smaller government, less ‘militarism’
WCF Courier: Ron Paul visits Iowa City on campaign stop
Des Moines Register: Ron Paul sounds off on Gadhafi, 14th Amendment, looming economic collapse on Iowa radio show
KCCI: Paul Makes Another Iowa Stop
Des Moines Register: Scene Setter: Ron Paul in Newton

New American: Paul Drives the Republican Debate

Media Ite: Did Herman Cain Borrow His 9-9-9 Plan From A ’96 Report? Ron Paul Supporters Think So

Sac Bee: Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum Finish On Top in Values Voter Summit Straw Poll

Frum Forum: More Problems With Ron Paul’s Budget
State Column: Anderson Cooper Responds to Ron Paul’s Media Blackout Comments
The Hill: Ron Paul and Rick Perry lobbied for energy subsidies they oppose in the Republican reign of hypocrisy

Rick Perry:
Politifact True: Rick Perry says "Romneycare was model for Obamacare"
Houston Chronicle: The job numbers Perry doesn’t want you to see: his Texas job-approval ratings

The Hill: Jindal breaks with Perry on tuition credits for illegal immigrants
ABC: Jindal Disagrees With Perry on In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

DT Mag: Rick Perry's Campaign Gets High On Drug Plane
LA Times: Washington-hater Rick Perry pays a call on D.C. insiders
Houston Chronicle: Gov. Rick Perry huddles with business executives in Washington
Dallas News: Perry travels to D.C. to meet with lobbying crowd
The Hill: Perry in DC to meet with lobbyists Friday

Washington Post: Rick Perry’s flat tax proposal, aggressive strategy get mixed reception
CS Monitor: How flat will Rick Perry's flat tax be?
CS Monitor: Taxes: Flat isnt always simple and vice versa


Mitt Romney:
Houston Chronicle: Collins: Romney wilts as Perry heats up primary debate
Fox: Iowa Conservatives Complain of Romney Snub, Despite Focus From Campaign
Huff Post: Romney Refines Position On Ethanol Subsidies On His Return To Iowa
The Hill: Iowa conservatives see Romney snub
CBS: Can Romney win Iowa?
Bloomberg: Romney Hints at Boosting Iowa Campaign
IBT: Mitt Romney May Turn His Focus Toward Iowa
ABC: Romney Asks Oklahoma Voters for an ’08 Repeat

AJC: GOP speed daters ready to go steady with Romney?
MSNBC: Romney delivers red meat in 'reddest state'


Michelle Bachmann:
National Journal: Key Bachmann Aide in New Hampshire Quits, Joins Perry
UK Guardian: Michele Bachmann's campaign falters as entire New Hampshire team quits
ABC: Bachmann’s New Hampshire Staff Quits, Latest in String of Campaign Departures
Huff Post: Michele Bachmann 2012 Campaign Staffers In New Hampshire Quit: Report
Patch: Flashback: Patch Declares Bachmann Has the Worst Ground Game in NH
Politico: Michele Bachmann paid New Hampshire staffers quit en masse
Reuters: Bachmann's New Hampshire campaign staff quit
ABC: Report: Michele Bachmann New Hampshire Staffers Quit
IBT: Bachmann's New Hampshire Campaign Staff Quits En Masse: Can She Rebound?
Des Moines Register: Report: Michele Bachmann’s New Hampshire staff quits
USA Today: Reports: Bachmann's entire New Hampshire staff quits
NPR: Citing Frustration With Strategy, Bachmann's Paid N.H. Staff Quits
Yahoo!: Michele Bachmann’s New Hampshire staffers resign en masse
Minnesota Independent: Bachmann’s New Hampshire campaign staffers call it quits
MPR: New Hampshire staffers leave Bachmann campaign
Newsmax: Bachmann's Entire New Hampshire Staff Quits
CNN: New Hampshire shake up for Bachmann staff
The Hill: Report: Bachmann's New Hampshire staff resigns en masse

Minn Post: Bachmann vs. Cravaack? Matchup could happen under citizens' redistricting plan

SF Gate: Fiscal conservative Michele Bachmann favors $21 million-a-mile US-Mex border fence (VIDEO)

Herman Cain:
Huff Post: Herman Cain's Abortion Comments Roil Iowa Republicans
Technorati: Unraveling Herman Cain’s Money Laundering Scheme
New Yorker: When Politicians Buy Their Own Books
CNN: Cain: For the poor, it's '9-0-9'
Huff Post: 9 Reasons the Cain Campaign is Done
Think Progress: Herman Cain Compares Social Security To Slavery

Bloomberg: Cain's 'Simple' Tax Plan Misunderstood by Fans: The Ticker
Washington Post: Herman Cain tweaks 999 plan to help lower-income Americans, and himself
MSNBC: Cain tweaks plan to '9-0-9' for poor Americans
WSJ: Herman Cain Tweaks 9-9-9 Tax to Remove Flat Tax for Poorest Americans
ABC: Cain’s Plan Not as Simple as 9-9-9
Detroit Free Press: In Detroit, Herman Cain defends 9-9-9 tax plan
Chicago Tribune: Cain tweaks 9-9-9 tax plan to allow exemptions
USA Today: Herman Cain tweaks 9-9-9 tax plan
Politico: Herman Cain redefines 9-9-9 plan
AJC: Your morning jolt: Herman Cain to redefine his ‘9-9-9’ plan

Huff Post (some explicit words): Dan Savage Challenges Herman Cain To Prove Being Gay Is 'A Choice'...

Fox: Herman Cain's Life an Inspiration

CP: Cain Shows His Libertarian Streak in Abortion Answer?
Christianity Today: Cain Calls His Abortion Position '100% Pro-Life' After Interviews Raise Doubts
The Week: Herman Cain's 'bizarre' abortion confusion
Texas GOP: Herman Cain Tells Piers Morgan He is Pro-Choice on the Subject of Abortion
NY Mag: Herman Cain Clarifies That He Is Pro-Life, Easily Confused


Newt Gingrich:
Des Moines Register: Newt Gingrich to campaign in Iowa Saturday and Monday

Rick Santorum:
Des Moines Register: Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, plan Iowa pheasant hunts with Congressman King this weekend
Des Moines Register: Santorum recruits 189 Iowans as GOP caucus captains
Politico: Rick Santorum lines up Iowa organizers
SW Iowa News: BREAKING NEWS: Santorum to visit Page County
Post-Gazette: Daily Santorum: The Path
Patch: VIDEO: Santorum Reveals "0-0-0" Plan at New Hampshire Town Hall Event

Jon Huntsman:
Huff Post: Jon Huntsman: 'I Was Totally Embarrassed' By Republican Debate

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Other Candidates.:


Caucus/Primary News:
Time: Caucus Anxiety in Iowa: Looking Out for Number One
Politico: Priebus sides with New Hampshire in calendar spat
WSJ: Sen. Ayotte Keeps Fighting for Military Trials for Terror Suspects
Politico: Primary shuffle troubles RNC


FOREIGN POLICY
Huff Post: Obama Announces Iraq Troops Will Be Withdrawn By End Of 2011

 

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