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9:10 AM ET, September 11, 2009

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Wilson took caffeine pills in 2007  —  Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), who shouted “you lie!” at President Obama during his Wednesday night address to Congress, admitted to regularly consuming caffeine pills in 2007.  —  It is unclear if Wilson still takes NoDoz, a brand of pill that contains 200 milligrams …
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Newsweek Blogs:
Joe Wilson's Dirty Health-Care Secret  —  All in the Family: Rep. Joe Wilson (left) and his son, Alan Wilson, who is running for attorney general in South Carolina.  Both men, and three of Rep. Wilson's other sons, get free military medical coverage.  —  By Adam Weinstein  —  Poor Joe Wilson.
Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown: Special Comment About the Shout of “You Lie”  —  Keith lets Rep. “Wrong-Way” Wilson have it in this Special Comment.
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Richard Simon / Los Angeles Times:
Outrage over Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst isn't dying down  —  Although President Obama accepted the Republican congressman's apology for his ‘You lie’ remark, Democrats are calling for a public mea culpa and using the incident in fundraising appeals.  —  Reporting from Washington …
Fox News:
Rep. Wilson Outburst Leads Senate Dems to Close Loophole in Health Reform Bill  —  In the Senate, Democrats in the so called “Gang of Six,” began moving quickly to close the loophole Rep. Joe Wilson helped bring to light with his outburst during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Shimkus walked on Obama: ‘Frustrated’  —  Rep. Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican who yelled at President Barack Obama during his address to Congress this week, wasn't the only one unhappy with what he heard.  —  Rep. John Shimkus, a Republican from Illinois, walked out.
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
What's the matter with South Carolina?
Discussion: RADAMISTO
Susan Davis / Wall Street Journal:
Rep. Wilson's ‘Lie’ Yell Boosts Rival, Sparks Backlash
Dan / Riehl World View:   Interview: Rep. Joe Wilson (R) SC
The Huffington Post:
Yosi Sergant, Obama Aide, Asked To Resign: Glenn Beck Strikes Again  —  Glenn Beck has struck again.  —  Yosi Sergant, who recently popped up on Beck's radar for his involvement in a conference call on national service, has been asked to resign as communications director by the National Endowment …
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
John Stossel Leaving ABC For Fox  —  First on TVNewser: John Stossel, the longtime ABC News correspondent and co-anchor of “20/20,” is leaving ABC to join Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.  TVNewser has learned Stossel will host a weekly, one-hour program for the 2-year-old business channel.
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John Stossel / John Stossel's Take:
I'm Moving to FOX  —  It's time for a change.  —  In one month, I leave ABC News.  —  In October, I will join the folks at Fox.  —  I plan to do a one hour prime time show every week on FBN, the Fox Business Channel, and contribute to various existing programs on Fox News Channel.
David Paine / The Huffington Post:
The Politicization of 9/11  —  I finally understand what it really means when people say “no good deed goes unpunished.”  —  About seven years ago, the 9/11 community came together to support the wonderful idea that the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on America ought to become …
Discussion: CNN, 4&20 blackbirds and Philly.com
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WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, 2009
Fox News:
2 ACORN Employees Fired, Could Face Criminal Charges  —  The community organizing group ACORN has fired two employees at its Baltimore office who were seen on hidden-camera video giving advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman pretending to be a prostitute, as some legal experts raise questions …
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Fox News:
ACORN Officials Videotaped Telling ‘Pimp,’ ‘Prostitute’ How to Lie to IRS
Associated Press:
Sector Snap: Insurers gain ground after speech  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of health insurers gained some ground Thursday after President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment to reforming the health care system in a televised speech to a joint session of Congress.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Colorado Senate Race  —  Colorado Senate: Bennet in Close Race with Two Potential Challengers  —  Colorado's appointed U.S. Senator Michael Bennet finds himself in a toss-up with two potential Republican challengers, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck and Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier.
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Rasmussen Reports:
44% Favor President's Health Care Plan, 53% Oppose
Oren Yaniv / NY Daily News:
Semenya, forced to take gender test, is a woman ... and a man  —  (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo ImagesGetty Images) Original Filename: 90065429.jpg  —  Tests show that controversial runner Caster Semenya is a woman ...and a man!  —  The 18-year-old South African champ has no womb or ovaries …
Michelle Malkin:
Special report: How Obama cronyism threatens rail security  —  How Obama cronyism threatens rail security  —  Creators Syndicate  —  New Delhi.  Mumbai.  Chechnya.  Madrid.  London.  The question isn't whether America will suffer a jihadi attack on our passenger rail lines, but when.
Discussion: AmSpecBlog and The Other McCain
Megan Fox / New York Post:
Betraying our dead  —  Forgetting the vows we made  —  Eight years ago today, our homeland was attacked by fanatical Muslims inspired by Saudi Arabian bigotry.  Three thousand American citizens and residents died.  —  We resolved that we, the People, would never forget.  Then we forgot.
Discussion: Power Line
New York Times:
Obama Facing Doubts Within His Own Party on Afghanistan  —  WASHINGTON — The leading Senate Democrat on military matters said Thursday that he was against sending more American combat troops to Afghanistan until the United States speeded up the training and equipping of more Afghan security forces.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and The Page
Michael Binyon / Times of London:
Thatcher told Gorbachev Britain did not want German reunification  —  Two months before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Margaret Thatcher told President Gorbachev that neither Britain nor Western Europe wanted the reunification of Germany and made clear that she wanted the Soviet leader to do what he could to stop it.
Discussion: Lean Left and The Daily Dish
Michelle Malkin:
Eight years later: Remembrance and resolve  —  Remember: Project 2,996.  —  Remember: “Let's roll!”  —  Remember: The angels on loan from God.  —  Remember: The 9/11 babies.  —  Remember: Falling Man.  —  Remembrance is worthless without resolve.  Resolve is useless without action.
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and theblogprof
N. R. Kleinfield / New York Times:
Remembering a Future That Many Feared  —  The day dawned different and stayed that way.  Traffic was thin and sidewalks quiet.  The stock exchange didn't open, nor the airports, the schools, Broadway.  People loaded up on bottled water, batteries, canoes.
 
 
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Matthew Jaffe / ABCNEWS:
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Adam Fogle / The Palmetto Scoop:
SCGOP calls for Sanford's resignation
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Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org:
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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