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5:10 PM ET, August 26, 2009

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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies  —  Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and who will be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died Tuesday night.
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ABCNEWS:
Ted Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 77  —  ‘Liberal Lion’ of the Senate Led Storied Political Family After Deaths of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy  —  Sen. Edward Moore Kennedy, the youngest Kennedy brother who was left to head the family's political dynasty …
Nick Gillespie / Reason:
Ted Kennedy and the Death (Hopefully) of an Era  —  With the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), two points immediately come to mind.  —  First is the endless, generally uncritical encomia that journalists and other public commenters immediately generate whenever any major figure, especially a controversial one, dies.
Discussion: ABCNEWS and EconLog
Sarah Wheaton / New York Times:
Kennedy's Death Raises Issues of Succession  —  The death of Edward M. Kennedy immediately raises the question of who will succeed the senator — and how quickly — as Congress is embroiled in a bitter battle over plans to overhaul the nation's health care system.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Byrd wants health bill renamed for Kennedy  —  Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the only senator to have served longer than the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), mourned his friend Wednesday, saying his “heart and soul weeps.”  —  Byrd said he hoped healthcare reform legislation in the Senate would be renamed in memoriam of Kennedy.
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Rush Was Right: Dems Call For “The Kennedy Memorial Health Bill”  —  How to react to Ted Kennedy's death?  There certainly is an initial inclination to react the way so many left-wing blogs reacted to the death of Robert Novak, such as this post at the prominent Crooks and Liars:
Ezra Klein:
The Cause of Ted Kennedy's Life
Discussion: American Prospect and The Mahablog
Dana Houle / Daily Kos:
Ted Kennedy's Greatest Accomplishment: He Created Americans
Discussion: Open Left and D-Day
Michael Calderone / The Politico:   Not all Kennedy critics hold fire
Washington Wire:
Kennedy's Death Spurs Calls to Pass Health Legislation
Discussion: American Power and The Greenroom
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Looking Forward  —  This morning, Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) …
Discussion: TPMDC
The Huffington Post:
Mike Enzi, Gang Of Six Republican, Admits He's Simply Blocking Health Care Reform  —  Mike Enzi, one of three Republicans ostensibly negotiating health care reform as part of the Senate's “Gang of Six,” told a Wyoming town hall crowd that he had no plans to compromise with Democrats and was merely trying to extract concessions.
Discussion: Hullabaloo, D-Day and BuzzFlash.org
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Associated Press:   Enzi gets earful on health care plan
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
ENZI EXPLAINS HIS APPROACH TO NEGOTIATIONS.... Sen. Mike Enzi …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
The State:
Bauer: I won't run in 2010 if Sanford resigns  —  EXCLUSIVE - Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer plans to call on embattled Gov. Mark Sanford to step down during a noon news conference today.  Bauer will also renew his pledge to bow out of the 2010 gubernatorial race should Sanford resign within a month or so.
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Michelle Malkin:
Marshall C. Sanford, will you PLEASE GO NOW!
Discussion: Greenville News
Peter Hamby / CNN:
‘Writing is on the wall,’ ally warns Sanford
Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Successor plan gains steam  —  Speaker Robert A. DeLeo ok with giving Gov. Patrick appoint power  —  House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo has given his behind-closed-doors blessing to an effort to hand Gov. Deval Patrick the power to appoint a temporary successor to U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, sources say.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and TPMDC
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Steve LeBlanc / Associated Press:
Gov. would OK law change for Kennedy successor
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Allison Hoffman / Tablet Magazine:
Broken Watch  —  On July 15, David Bernstein published an op-ed …
Daily Mail:
The babies born in hospital corridors: Bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets  —  Thousands of women are having to give birth outside maternity wards because of a lack of midwives and hospital beds.  —  The lives of mothers and babies are being put …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The American Way Of Torture  —  Greg Sargent notes another document secured by the ACLU.  (Yes, Greenwald is right that it's bizarre the media in this country are second to the ACLU in demanding information from the government.)  This document gives a detailed account of the torture techniques used …
Gerry Shih / New York Times:
Downturn Dims Prospects Even at Top Law Schools  —  This fall, law students are competing for half as many openings at big firms as they were last year in what is shaping up to be the most wrenching job search season in over 50 years.  —  For students now, the promise of the big law firm career …
Discussion: Dealscape
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Vocal minority greet Howard Dean at town hall  —  RESTON, Va. — Supporters of healthcare reform showed Tuesday night that they can pack a room, too.  —  Groups backing President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul filled the 2,700-seat gymnasium where Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) …
Jessica Fender / Denver Post:
'08 race worker held in damage to Colorado Democratic HQ  —  One of two people suspected of shattering 11 windows Tuesday morning at the state Democratic Party headquarters has an arrest record and a history of helping a Democratic political candidate, public records show.
Rasmussen Reports:
24% Say Democrats Should Pass Health Care Reform Without GOP Votes  —  If Democrats agree on a health care reform bill that is opposed by all Republicans in Congress, 24% of voters nationwide say the Democrats should pass that bill.  —  But a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
Discussion: Hot Air and HotAirPundit
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Top Bush Terrorism Adviser Admits CIA Docs Didn't Prove Torture Worked  —  Okay, this should settle it, but of course it won't: We now have a former homeland security official under George W. Bush who has contradicted the claim by conservatives that the CIA docs released yesterday proved torture worked, as Dick Cheney said they would.
Discussion: Think Progress
Washington Post:
New Deficit Estimates Require Obama to Offer a Plan for Fiscal Sustainability  —  NO ONE LIKES to be the bearer of bad news — especially when it could threaten your multibillion-dollar health-care reform bill.  And so the Obama administration did not exactly rush to publish yesterday's …
Dan Gerstein / Forbes:
Their Own Worst Enemy  —  Democrats have no one to blame for the health care debacle but themselves.  —  With the political prognosis for health care reform turning from poor to likely terminal, many of my fellow Democrats are grieving through grievance.  They're lashing out at friends and foes alike …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Shawn Neisteadt / KCLO-TV:
Some Surprised By ‘Clunker’ Tax  —  The Cash For Clunkers program is adding to the activity at treasurers' offices all around South Dakota.  First, people were asking for proof of ownership, so they could show they owned their vehicle for a full year, allowing them to cash it in.
 
 
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
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The First Congressional Website  —  Apparently Ted Kennedy …
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