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Know This:

• 2011 Election Day Follow-Up: Arizona: Pearce loses to Lewis in historic recall; Kentucky: Beshear re-elected in landslide; Mississippi: Bryant defeats DuPree, voters reject “personhood amendment”; Ohio: Republican-backed anti-union law overturned; Maine: Voter registration law repealed; New Jersey: Chatham Borough elects country’s first openly gay African-American Republican mayor. 

• Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Accusations: In afternoon press conference, Cain rejects latest allegations, says he’s willing to undergo lie detector test; Cain campaign attacks accuser Sharon Bialek, claims she has “long and troubled history”; Cain accuser Karen Kraushaar, outed by media, gives interview to New York Times; on Hannity, Cain campaign manager Mark Block “confirms” Kraushaar’s nonexistent family ties to Politico.

• Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promises to resign after Parliament passes economic reforms.

• News of the World surveillance scandal grows larger, as evidence shows ex-policeman Derek Webb hired to follow over 100 people including Prince William.

• RIP: Hal Kanter, award-winning creator of landmark TV series Julia, dead at 92. Also: Alleged JFK lover Gunilla von Post, at 79.

Read This:

• President Obama’s health care reform law ruled constitutional.

• White House chief of staff Bill Daley demoted; White House downplays responsibility shift.

• Penn State’s head coach Joe Paterno set to step down: Report.

• Mayor Michael Hancock puts pressure on Occupy Denver to pick leader, protesters elect border collie named Shelby. 

• Prostitutes, marijuana, cock-fighting roosters found in Acapulco jail.

The Other:

• NewsFeed: Massive Alaska Storm Could Be One of the Worst On Record.

• Tea x Time List: Top 10 Bizarre Premature Obituaries.

• Above: Neck-painted students in Bogota protesting privatization of public university hold signs that read “We have the right to be outraged” and “excellent education and for all.” (via.)