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2:40 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 …
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.
Martin F. Nolan / Boston Globe:
Kennedy dead at 77  —  Liberal lion of the Senate, symbol of family dynasty succumbs to brain cancer  —  Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who carried aloft the torch of a Massachusetts dynasty and a liberal ideology to the citadel of Senate power, but whose personal and political failings …
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:
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 The Note
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.
Bob Shrum / Time:
Bob Shrum on Ted Kennedy's Greatest Speech
Boston Globe:
Mass. governor supports Kennedy request for change in succession rules
Discussion: Boston Herald and Ben Smith's Blog
BREITBART.COM:
Kennedy health reform ‘dream’ will be real this year: Pelosi
The Corner on National Review Online:   A Kennedy's Life — By: NRO Staff
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Conservatives on Kennedy: ‘A Wellstone memorial on steroids’
Discussion: MoJo Blog Posts and MyDD
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
FILLING THE KENNEDY VACANCY.... Replacing Sen. Edward Kennedy is …
Discussion: Grist and D-Day
Julian E. Zelizer / CNN:
Commentary: Ted Kennedy was a true believer
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Washington Wire:
Kennedy's Death Spurs Calls to Pass Health Legislation
Discussion: American Power and The Greenroom
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
McCain on Kennedy
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Teddy Kennedy's death will be used to rekindle the old argument …
Discussion: NO QUARTER and The Jawa Report
Steve LeBlanc / Associated Press:
Gov. would OK law change for Kennedy successor
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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.
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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 …
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Ezra Klein:
The Pressure on Chuck Grassley  —  Most of the commentary on Chuck Grassley's truculence and back-pedaling has focused on his potential primary challenge and fear of the Iowa electorate.  But that's not terribly convincing: According to Survey USA, Grassley has a 62 percent approval rating …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Paging Grassley's Gumption
Discussion: The Plank and Commentary
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 …
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.) …
Steven Pearlstein / Washington Post:
The New Republican Plan to Bankrupt America  —  Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, this week revealed a secret Republican plan that would end up eliminating all federal farm subsidies; closing down Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks; selling off the interstate highway system …
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 …
Megan McArdle:
Are Guns at Protests Really Dangerous?  —  So is this guy a terrifying threat to democracy?  Or just a civic-minded citizen?  If you think that his position on healthcare changes the likelihood that he will discharge that weapon, is this a rational belief?  —  I think carrying guns to protests is entirely counterproductive.
Discussion: The Plank and msnbc.com
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: Commentary and Moe_Lane's blog
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.
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.
 
 
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
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Washington Post:
On Afghanistan, Obama Torn Between Generals Urging Buildup and His Party's Base
Discussion: BLACKFIVE and MoJo Blog Posts
Charles Hurt Dc / New York Post:
‘FORGETFUL’ CHARLIE FINDS ANOTHER 780G
Discussion: New York Times and City Room
Jon R. Gabel / New York Times:
Congress's Health Care Numbers Don't Add Up
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Subprime Lenders Getting U.S. Subsidies, Report Says
Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Florida high school students sent home for wearing ‘Islam is of the devil’ t-shirts.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
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Discussion: TalkLeft and The New Republic
Rasmussen Reports:
24% Say Democrats Should Pass Health Care Reform Without GOP Votes
Discussion: HotAirPundit
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Discussion: Washington Wire
 

 
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