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The Cheat Sheet, November 10: Say it Ain't So, Joe

It occurs to me this isn’t the first time the word orgasm has come up when discussing a Democrat administration. But Joe Biden? Emails among George Kaiser, head of the George Kaiser Family Foundation; Ken Levit, the executive director of

Thursday Open Thread: Paterno-Infamy Edition

Actions have consequences. Winning games matters little if you lose your moral compass. For 9 years, Joe Paterno has gone to bed knowing a child rapist was on the loose and, yet, did nothing. Perhaps Hell has a football team.

GOP Debate Open Thread

The fun starts at 8pm EST on CNBC. The business news network has titled the event, “Your Money, Your Vote,” focusing questions on the economy. We’ll see how that works out. For several candidates, this could be the final elimination

Emails Show Obama 'Bundler' Lobbied White House on Solyndra

From The Hill: House Republicans released emails Wednesday that show a major fundraiser for President Obama discussed the $535 million loan guarantee for the solar company Solyndra during a meeting with White House officials. George Kaiser, a “bundler” for Obama’s

#OccupyOakland Protests Wells Fargo, then Opens an Account

From The San Francisco Examiner: Last week, one or more Occupy Oakland protesters smashed the windows of a Wells Fargo branch. This week, the group’s general assembly agreed — in a near-unanimous vote Monday — to temporarily place $20,000 of

Is Cain Able to Answer Accusations?

The Herman Cain campaign has scheduled a press conference today at 5pm EST. Will he be able to address the increasing number of questions about his past behavior. If he can answer the allegations, his campaign will continue to gather

#Occupy the Highway: #OWS Plans March to DC

From #OccupyWallSt: On November 23rd, the Congressional Deficit Reduction Super-Committee will meet to decide on whether or not to keep Obama’s extension to the Bush tax-cuts – which only benefit the richest 1% of Americans in any kind of significant

Appeals Court Upholds Obama Healthcare Law

WASHINGTON (AP) – A conservative-leaning panel of federal appellate judges on Tuesday upheld President Barack Obama’s health care law as constitutional, helping set up a Supreme Court fight. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of

The Cheat Sheet, November 8: Farewell, Smokin' Joe

The world lost a great champion last night, Smokin’ Joe Frazier is sparring with the angels, now. Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in

Cain's 4th Accuser Has a History of Legal Squabbles

From The Chicago Tribune: The emerging portrait of Herman Cain’s most recent accuser shows a suburban homemaker with a history of financial and legal troubles, but one who supporters say has the guts to do the right thing. Sharon Bialek,

Rep. Issa Calls for Probe into ACORN Role in #OccupyWallStreet

From FoxNews: House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is calling for an investigation into allegations that ACORN-related group New York Communities for Change “engaged in fraud through its participation in the Occupy Wall Street protests.” In a letter dated Monday,

#OccupyTV: #OccupyWallSt Buying TV Ads Now

From The Village Voice: Insert “the revolution will not be televised” joke here. This Occupy Wall Street ad, which first surfaced a few weeks ago and is the work of David Sauvage, has appeared widely this weekend on ESPN, CBS,

Capitalists Have Last Laugh, Cash in on #Occupy Movement

From The Guardian (UK): The revolution could be trademarked in the US as more entrepreneurs seek to profit from the Occupy demonstrations. T-shirts began to appear days after the first protest on 17 September, a march through lower Manhattan. Now