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• 2012 race likely to be close, tough, maybe brutal (AP)
• In GOP campaign cooperative tone arises amid risks (AP)
• Harassment claim off limits in Gingrich-Cain forum (AP)
• Accusations not yet costing Cain in early states (AP)
• Greek premier struggles to end political deadlock (AP)
• A year out, Obama campaign makes volunteer push (AP)
• Herman Cain set for Jimmy Kimmel show Monday (AP)
• Cain lies low, snags endorsement (Politico)
• Humorist Andy Rooney dies at 92 (Politico)
• Amid allegations against Cain, rivals ignore issue (AP)
• Former SD Gov. Janklow says he's dying of cancer (AP)
• Firebombed French paper posts blog after site hack (AP)
• Virginia state Senate election may be signal for Obama (Reuters)
• Left-wing foundation influence disclosed among FCC rule-change petitioners (Daily Caller)
• David Brooks: Cain nothing more than ‘an entertaining very likable TV show’ (Daily Caller)
• Pension reform hot-button issue in SF mayor's race (AP)

2012 race likely to be close, tough, maybe brutal (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 11:23 AM PDT AP - One year to go until Election Day and the Republican presidential field is deeply unsettled, leaving President Barack Obama only to guess who his opponent will be. But the race's contours are starting to come into view.

In GOP campaign cooperative tone arises amid risks (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 06:24 AM PDT AP - Republican presidential contenders courting an intensely partisan GOP primary electorate are promoting their experience in working with home-state Democrats to tackle big problems.

Harassment claim off limits in Gingrich-Cain forum (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 02:22 PM PDT AP - The two-man debate between GOP presidential candidates Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich had one off-limit topic — the decade-old sexual harassment allegations that have dogged Cain's campaign.

Accusations not yet costing Cain in early states (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 09:24 AM PDT AP - Republicans in Iowa and other early voting states seem to be giving presidential candidate Herman Cain the benefit of the doubt for now. But they say they need to know more about accusations that he sexually harassed women who worked for him in the 1990s.

Greek premier struggles to end political deadlock (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 10:17 AM PDT AP - Greece's prime minister struggled Saturday to form a temporary coalition government in the near-bankrupt country, extending a political deadlock threatening billions in international rescue funds.

A year out, Obama campaign makes volunteer push (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 08:02 AM PDT AP - Volunteers flocked to Barack Obama last time. This time, the president's campaign is in recruiting mode.

Herman Cain set for Jimmy Kimmel show Monday (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:27 PM PDT AP - Herman Cain is taking his campaign to a new platform: late-night television.

Cain lies low, snags endorsement (Politico) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 08:01 AM PDT Politico - Cain is laying low as he prepares for Saturday evening’s head-to-head debate with Gingrich.

Humorist Andy Rooney dies at 92 (Politico) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 04:26 AM PDT Politico - Rooney spent more than 30 years talking about the oddities of life for “60 Minutes.”

Amid allegations against Cain, rivals ignore issue (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:05 PM PDT AP - Herman Cain's presidential rivals focused Friday on anything but the decade-old sexual harassment allegations dogging the Georgia businessman's campaign.

Former SD Gov. Janklow says he's dying of cancer (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:23 PM PDT AP - With a fresh incision curving along his hairline from temple to ear visible to all, former South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow broke down and cried Friday as he announced that he's dying of brain cancer.

Firebombed French paper posts blog after site hack (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:44 AM PDT AP - The satirical French newspaper whose offices were firebombed this week fought back Friday against efforts to interrupt its operations, starting a blog and publishing more copies of a controversial edition.

Virginia state Senate election may be signal for Obama (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 09:16 AM PDT Reuters - Virginia's state Senate elections next week are shaping up as an early signal for President Barack Obama ahead of national elections next year.

Left-wing foundation influence disclosed among FCC rule-change petitioners (Daily Caller) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:53 PM PDT Daily Caller - The Campaign Legal Center and the Sunlight Foundation last week supported the FCC's proposed requirement for full disclosure of broadcast campaign ad funding. Both organizations acknowledge recent funding from prominent progressive foundations while either publishing research in support of the FCC's proposed rule change or actually petitioning the FCC for the change.

David Brooks: Cain nothing more than ‘an entertaining very likable TV show’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 11:29 AM PDT Daily Caller - On Friday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” David Brooks was asked by host Robert Siegel if the surfacing of sexual allegations from the late 1990s reported by Politico last week was “the beginning of the end” for Cain’s run.

Pension reform hot-button issue in SF mayor's race (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:12 PM PDT AP - Mayoral candidate Jeff Adachi stands accused of being anti-labor, an enemy of the blue collar and in cahoots with tea party types.

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