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November 15, 2011 | | NPR STING He generated a lot of headlines, but conservative activist James O’Keefe may be losing the people closest to him in the process. The two men who pulled off the NPR sting are now criticizing O’Keefe, for what one calls a “hit job.” They tell The Daily Beast’s Howard Kurtz why they feel exploited. Occupy Wall St. Is this the end of Occupy Wall Street? The NYPD cleared the protesters’ headquarters in Zuccotti Park early Tuesday. At 1 a.m., cops began handing out notices from the park’s owners that it had to be evacuated so it could be cleaned; the protesters could return later, police said, but without sleeping bags, tarps, or tents. Most protesters left, but about 100 built a barricade at the park’s center and some chained themselves together. By 4:30 the park had been cleared and 70 people had been arrested. Protesters had been planning to “Shut Down Wall Street” on Thursday to celebrate their two-month anniversary. ‘HORSING AROUND’ The former Penn State assistant coach admitted to some regrets in his first interview since his arrest—but he insisted he was guilty only of “horsing around” in the shower with some boys. “I enjoy young people,” he told NBC’s Bob Costas Monday night. The Daily Beast’s Jessica Bennett and Jacob Bernstein break down Sandusky’s excruciating words. MOMENT IN THE SUN As Herman Cain flubbed a question on Libya, Newt Gingrich surged ahead in the polls. Gingrich leads the GOP field in a new survey by Public Policy Polling, which shows him at 28 percent versus 25 percent for Cain. A separate CNN poll showed Gingrich within the margin of error, trailing Romney’s 24 percent with 22 percent. The Daily Beast’s Michael Tomasky writes that Gingrich is just the latest to benefit from the GOP’s endless quest for a candidate more right wing than Newt. Middle East Violence in Syria spiked Monday and Tuesday, with more than 70 people killed in a 24-hour stretch. Of the dead, 27 were civilians who were shot while 34 were soldiers and 12 were suspected army deserters. Most of the clashes took place in the southern province of Deraa, which has been the site of much of the country’s violence since unrest began. Meanwhile, King Abdullah of Jordan called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and a delegation of Syrian opposition officials traveled to Russia to urge the foreign minister there to drop his opposition to punitive measures against Assad’s government. | | 
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