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Reason Morning Links: Pakistan Threatens to Drop Out of the War on Terror, Joe Biden Hints at 2016 Presidential Run, Occupiers Set Their Sights on the DCCC

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  • Vice President Joe Biden on 2016: "I am never ready to close the door on anything. That is a foolish thing to do. I learned a long time ago."
  • Pakistan's foreign minister responding to the most recent accidental drone-murdering of Pakistanis, who were not terrorists: "Enough is enough. The government will not tolerate any incident of spilling even a single drop of any civilian or soldier's blood."
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann demonstrates she knows as much about foreign policy as Herman Cain by promising to close the nonexistent U.S. embassy in Iran. 
  • Egypt is facing the likelihood of an Islamist-dominated parliament. Egyptian liberals are not happy. 
  • European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is pushing European leaders to agree to "a new fiscal compact."
  • Occupy protesters will disrupt an event being held by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
  • AP: "Claims for unemployment insurance unexpectedly rose last week, climbing past the psychologically important 400,000 mark as the jobs market showed signs of more weakness."

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