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3:20 PM ET, March 13, 2009

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Eric March / Indecision Forever:
Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer: The Extended Daily Show Interview  —  Jim Cramer and Jon Stewart went toe-to-toe last night.  It was just like Ali-Foreman, only with more head trauma.  But you didn't see everything.  Much of the interview had to be cut for time.  But this is the internet, where all we have is time.
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Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
Economic Meltdown Not a Laughing Matter  —  It wasn't a “Brawl Street,” or a thrilla in vanilla.  It wasn't a “Daily Show” friendly feud or even much of a discussion.  Mostly, the much-hyped Thursday night showdown between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer, the mercurial host of “Mad Money” on CNBC, felt like a Senate subcommittee hearing.
James Fallows:
It's true: Jon Stewart has become Edward R. Murrow  —  Through karmic guidance, I sprang awake at the exact moment Jon Stewart was beginning his [merciless demolition of] interview with Jim Cramer of CNBC's “Mad Money.”  —  Yes, it is cliched to praise Stewart as the “true” voice of news …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
To Catch A Predator  —  I watched the Daily Show with growing shock last night.  Did you expect that?  I expected a jolly and ultimately congenial discussion, after some banter.  What Cramer walked into was an ambush of anger.  He crumbled from the beginning.
Discussion: TheZoo
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
There's nothing unique about Jim Cramer  —  Jon Stewart is being widely celebrated today and Jim Cramer/CNBC widely mocked — both rightfully so — for Stewart's devastatingly adversarial interview of Cramer (who, just by the way, is a Marty Peretz creation).
Discussion: TalkLeft and Firedoglake
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
After Being Eviscerated By Jon Stewart, Cramer Skips Morning Show Appearance  —  Last night, CNBC's Jim Cramer had a brutal face-off with The Daily Show's Jon Stewart.  “I understand that you want to make finance entertaining, but it's not a f*cking game,” Stewart told Cramer.
The Huffington Post:
Jim Cramer On “Daily Show”: Jon Stewart Hits Hard (VIDEO)  —  HuffingtonPost/AP  —  SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO EXCERPT  —  NEW YORK — Jon Stewart hammered Jim Cramer and his network, CNBC, in their anticipated face-off on “The Daily Show,” repeatedly chastising the “Mad Money” host for putting entertainment above journalism.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
White House: Greed will help  —  The nation's economy used to have too much greed and not enough fear of the future, but now has too much fear and could use a little more “greed” - spending.  —  Lawrence H. Summers, the White House economic adviser, calls it “the paradox at the heart of the financial crisis. ”
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David Leonhardt / Economix:
Lawrence Summers on the Crisis
Discussion: marbury
Frank James / The Swamp:
Larry Summers: Economy wouldn't fix itself
Discussion: The Politico
Washington Wire:   Remarks by Lawrence Summers at the Brookings Institution
Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling to Earth  —  It is simply wrong for commentators to continue to focus on President Barack Obama's high levels of popularity, and to conclude that these are indicative of high levels of public confidence in the work of his administration.
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Washington Wire:
McCain Threatens to Oppose Interior Nominee Over Reagan Remark  —  Stephen Power reports on politics.  —  Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain today denounced as “highly offensive” remarks about Ronald Reagan made by President Barack Obama's nominee for the number two spot at the Department of the Interior.
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Jennifer Parker / George's Bottom Line:
“Twitterview” With Sen. John McCain Tuesday
Discussion: New York Magazine
Philly.com:
Memo to McCain: There are no saints in America, not even St. Ronnie
Discussion: Associated Press
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Beck: People ‘Pushed To The Wall’ By ‘Political Correctness’ Launch Spree Killings  —  There was a remarkable segment on Glen Beck's show yesterday, thankfully captured by Matt Corley in which Beck was basically outlining his view that the reason you see spree killings like the one in Alabama …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and PoliGazette
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Waters fights back  —  Rep. Maxine Waters, under fire for a potential conflict of interest involving a bank in which she has a financial interest, is pushing back hard on the allegations with a long, unapologetic statement justifying her advocacy for minority owned banks.
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Leslie H. Gelb / New York Times:
How to Leave Afghanistan  —  ONLY if our troop levels hit 100,000 and fighting floods over into Taliban havens in Pakistan will Washington be likely to look hard at the alternative policy for Afghanistan — withdrawing most American forces and refocusing our power on containing …
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New York Times:
China's Leader Says He Is ‘Worried’ Over U.S. Treasuries  —  BEIJING — The Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, expressed unusually blunt concern on Friday about the safety of China's $1 trillion investment in American government debt, the world's largest such holding, and urged …
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Joe McDonald / Associated Press:
China “worried” about US Treasury holdings
Portfolio:
Ann Coulter's Book Sales Head South  —  Though never exactly shy, Ann Coulter has been especially noisy in her self-promotion lately, inventing a beef with NBC News, arguing with Keith Olbermann over the meaning of a Cornell degree and taking her act on the road with Bill Maher as foil.
James Traub / New York Times:
The Academic Freedom Agenda  —  WHEN A MARINE HELICOPTER bore George W. Bush away from the Capitol the afternoon of Jan. 20, the American people turned their attention, and desperate hopes, to his successor.  Bush, meanwhile, moved into a new home in Dallas and took up the work of his post-presidency.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Ali Frick / Think Progress:
SC student Ty'Sheoma Bethea's hopes dashed by Sanford's decision to reject $500m in education funds.  —  Yesterday, ThinkProgress reported that Gov. Mark Sanford's (R-SC) decision to reject $700 million of stimulus funds could result in the firing of up to 7,500 teachers across the state …
Discussion: CNN and Washington Monthly
David Rogers / The Politico:
Ya can't make it up: House praises pi  —  With the world swirling about it, the House took a moment Thursday to honor pi, the Greek letter symbolizing that great constant in mathematics representing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
Discussion: QandO and Betsy's Page
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
LA-Sen: Perkins Turns Down Vitter Primary Challenge  —  This hasn't been a very good week for Louisiana Sen. David Vitter but it's ending on a positive note: Family Research Council president Tony Perkins has decided not to challenge him in next year's Republican primary.
 
 
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