For reasons I'm not sure I can explain or understand, Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich held a one on one debate this evening in Texas, which they dubbed a 'Lincoln/Douglas style' debate. Here's our report on what happened.

With the passing of Andy Rooney today, I couldn't help but notice one thing. In addition to taking your fish oil supplements, monitoring your colesterol and having a dog your best shot at living a long life seems to be working at 60 Minutes.

Now I hope this doesn't sound too flippant. I'm sure an analysis of everyone who's ever worked at the show over 40+ years would show a more balanced picture. And longtime 60 veteran Ed Bradley died a few years ago of leukemia at 65. Still, the folks who most stick out in my mind as associated with the show, the folks associated with the brand for decades, lived or are living to ripe old ages.

Let's run down a few examples.

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CBS News has announced the death of Andy Rooney. He was 92.

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Reports are very sketchy. But something pretty dramatic seems to have happened in DC tonight with the 'Occupy' protestors. I'm piecing together what happened from the Twitter feed of Washington Post reporter Tim Craig.

From what I can make out, Occupy protestors tried to blockade the Koch Brothers backed conference (Americans for Prosperity) put on today in DC -- blockade in the sense of keep people from leaving the convention hall. Then someone drove a car into protestors acting as this sort of human blockade.

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As you know, we debuted the beta version of our new site design yesterday evening. You can see it here and switch over to the new design now. But I also wanted to walk people through how the new sections of the site work and why we made the decisions we made in the redesign process. So join me after the jump for a quick video explaining the new TPM design.

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'An Alabama couple who considered themselves 'sovereign citizens' -- who required their tenants to pay rent in silver coins and buried $350,000 worth of gold coins in their backyard -- were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and three counts of tax evasion on Friday.' And there's more.

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Herman Cain really needed his accusers and their lawyers, or the press -- or, heck, even the National Restaurant Association -- to be demonstrably more tawdry than the allegations against him. None of the other actors on this stage are proving to be up to that role

Politico and other media covering the story haven't overreached. The NRA is conducting itself with prudence and caution. The accusers have avoided the spotlight. And now the one accuser's lawyer to have ventured into the glare of national TV seems neither grasping nor self serving.

It leaves Herman Cain alone on the stage very much exposed. He doesn't strike me as someone who will notice or much care. But at some point even his supporters will see it, whether they are willing to acknowledge it or not.

Things are still a bit muddled but it looks like the lawyer for one of Herman Cain's accusers is going to be making a statement to the press shortly. We're still nailing down specifics, but we have a reporter heading to the site of purported press conference. That's where things stand at the moment. We should have a better handle on it shortly. We'll keep you posted here.

Questioned about his ties to the Koch brothers, Herman Cain tells reporters: I'm a Koch "brother from another mother."

Anti-Hindu Kentucky Republican clarifies: I'm not criticizing Hindus, I'm inviting them to "love and know Jesus."

Notorious dead-beat-dad congressman receives Family Research Council award for "unwavering support of the family."

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Cain campaign manager says campaign has "discussed" suing Politico.

Corzine retains criminal defense attorney.

This is for real -- not mere editorializing.

An amusing compendium of the most off-the-wall attempts to distract from the underlying sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain.

My favorite, from Cain himself: "They ought to be asking questions to President Obama about his relationship with Bill Ayers, not asking me."

Michigan Republicans insert provision into state's new anti-bullying law exempting any bullying based on "moral convictions."

This is a special note for our most avid readers. TPM's coming up on its 11th anniversary. Next week we're celebrating the official launch of our new TPM2012 site vertical. And today we're rolling out our first full-scale site redesign in more than four years. Last night we launched it in beta. So you're probably not seeing it now. But one click and you'll be there.

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We're excited about the new look. And I'll be sharing more with you shortly about our aims with the new design and look. For now though, we're mainly interested in your reaction. Take a look and tell us what you think.