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Cantor responds carefully to Perry’s criticism of Social Security
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) "responded delicately" Thursday to questions about Texas Gov. Rick Perry's comments on Social Security in the GOP presidential debate, blogs Naftali Bendavid at Washington Wire.

Where on earth does Rick Perry stand on his books’ controversial views?
Greg Sargent at The Plum Line tries to figure out where Perry stands on his book Fed Up! following apparently conflicting recent comments.

Jon Stewart vs Sen. McCaskill on email, post office
"Daily Show" comedian Jon Stewart critiques Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) over the Postal Service, Joel Gehrke blogs at Beltway Confidential.

Paul: 9/11 talk left out of debate
GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul thought Wednesday's debate should have included more about the effects of Sept. 11, 2001, writes Mary Stegmeir at Iowa Caucuses.

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:

Kyl threatens to quit supercommittee over further defense cuts
Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), a member of the deficit-reduction "supercommittee, warned against defense cuts on Thursday, John T. Bennett reports for The Hill.

GOP's Eric Cantor: Three ways we can work with Obama on jobs
Cantor offered a path forward to bipartisan effort to create jobs, Peter Grier reports for The Christian Science Monitor.