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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Newser Happy Hour 6-pack - Herman Cain to Protesters: If 'You're Not Rich, Blame Yourself'

The day's six most popular stories, in time to unwind.

Herman Cain to Protesters: If 'You're Not Rich, Blame Yourself'

(Newser) - Mitt Romney may think Occupy Wall Street is dangerous "class warfare," but Herman Cain's criticism of the protesters gets personal: "Don’t blame Wall Street, don’t blame the big banks, if you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame yourself,"... More »

Romney Calls Occupy Wall Street 'Class Warfare'

(Newser) - Occupy Wall Street protesters are unlikely to find a friend in Mitt Romney. While speaking to a retirement community in Florida last night, the presidential candidate responded to a question about the anti-Wall Street protests with a brief but decidedly unsupportive comment, as reported by the National Journal : "I... More »

Clint Eastwood Grilled FBI on Hoover's Sexuality

(Newser) - Was purported straight-shooter J. Edgar Hoover really a cross-dressing sexual blackmailer? Director Clint Eastwood needed to know about Hoover's sexual proclivities for his new film on the G-man—so he asked the FBI. He and star Leonardo DiCaprio were told by officials: "Vague rumors and fabrications have cropped... More »

Probation Report: Casey Anthony Jobless, Drinking

(Newser) - The job market in Florida is tough these days—and presumably a lot tougher if your name is Casey Anthony. The 25-year-old has told her probation officer that she is unemployed, has no income, and is drinking alcohol, although not to excess, the Palm Beach New Times reports. Anthony, who... More »

Anonymous Threatens to 'Erase' NY Stock Exchange

(Newser) - Is Anonymous planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange? A video supposedly from the hacking collective threatens to "erase" the NYSE next Monday, CNBC reports. "NYSE shall be erased from the Internet. On October 10, expect a day that will never, ever be forgotten," warns... More »

Alzheimer's May Be Contagious

(Newser) - Alzheimer's disease may, in some cases, be contagious, according to surprising results from a new study. "Some of the sporadic Alzheimer's cases may arise from an infectious process" similar to mad cow disease, a researcher says. In the study, mice that were injected with human brain tissue... More »