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1:35 PM ET, September 11, 2009

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CNN:
Defiant Wilson raises more than $200,000 after outburst  —  (CNN) — Less than a day after Rep. Joe Wilson formally apologized to President Obama over his “you lie” outburst, a campaign aide confirms to CNN the South Carolina Republican has raised “more than $200,000″ in the wake of the now-infamous moment.
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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 …
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.
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.
Jay Newton-Small / Time:
After Obama's Speech, It's Back to Wooing the Skeptics  —  No one in the nation's capital is naive enough to think that President Barack Obama's address before Congress Wednesday evening was somehow, in one fell swoop, going to overcome all the opposition to health-care reform …
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
What's the matter with South Carolina?  —  With two shouted words during the president's speech to Congress Wednesday night, Congressman Joe Wilson cemented South Carolina's status as the geographic center of opposition to the Obama White House.  —  Just under nine months into the president's term …
Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:   Memo: GOP logic behind Wilson “Lie” charge
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Baucus, Conrad Team Up to Surrender to Joe Wilson
Discussion: TalkLeft
Elizabeth Shaw / MLive.com:
Anti-abortion activist shot in front of Owosso High School … OWOSSO, Michigan — State police at the Corunna post have confirmed a well-known anti-abortion activist was shot multiple times and killed this morning in front of Owosso High School.  —  The victim's identity has not yet …
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Fox News:
Anti-Abortion Activist Gunned Down Outside Michigan High School  —  A well-known anti-abortion activist was shot multiple times and killed Friday morning in front of a Michigan high school, and another man was shot and killed just miles away in what police are investigating as related incidents.
Detroit Free Press:
Man in custody for 2 fatal Owosso shootings
Discussion: Hot Air
Taebok / CBS News:
Poll: Obama's Speech Buoyed Public Support  —  President Obama attempt to explain his plans for health care reform to the American public Wednesday night appear to have been successful — to some extent.  —  A CBS News poll shows that Americans now give him the best marks of his presidency …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Following Speech, Support for Health Care Reform Up to 46%  —  President Obama's speech to Congress Wednesday night has provided at least a short-term boost in support for the health care reform plan that he and congressional Democrats have proposed.  But the bounce is partisan in nature …
WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, 2009  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  —  Through the twisted steel of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the scarred walls of the Pentagon, and the smoky wreckage in a field in southwest Pennsylvania …
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Doug Powers / The Powers That Be:
White House Whitewash: 9/11 Was No ‘Tragedy’
Discussion: RedState
Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
Says ‘checking would be good’  —  White House press secretary Robert Gibbs chastised CNN Friday morning for its reporting on a Coast Guard training exercise on ...  ... the Potomac River, which suggested a security incident was in progress in the nation's capital.
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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Washington Post:
Training Exercise on Potomac Creates Media Frenzy
Noahs / The Docket:
Judge angered by special treatment for Andrew Sullivan  —  Political commentator, author and writer for The Atlantic magazine Andrew M. Sullivan won't have to face charges stemming from a recent pot bust at the Cape Cod National Seashore — but a federal judge isn't happy about it.
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Dan / Riehl World View:
Federal Judge: Andrew Sullivan's Pot Bust Raises “Equal Protection Issues”
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Fox News:
Second Video Shows ACORN Officials Helping ‘Pimp,’ ‘Prostitute’ in Washington Office  —  One day after two ACORN officials in Baltimore were fired for offering to help a man and woman posing as a pimp and prostitute to engage in child prostitution and a series of tax crimes …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
How one becomes “crazy” in Washington culture  —  (updated below)  —  Politico has an article on how certain mainstream Republican leaders are worried that “crackpots” are dominating their party's image (h/t reader jv): … While the Republican Party is absolutely dominated by people who are exactly that …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Dime Standard  —  On Wednesday night, Barack Obama delivered the finest speech of his presidency.  The exposition of his health care views was clear and lively.  The invocation of Teddy Kennedy was moving and effective.  The rumination at the end about the American character and the role …
Looking at the Left:
Doctors Against Obamacare - Rally in D.C.  —  On September 10, 2009, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals came to Washington, D.C. from across the country to show their opposition to Obamacare.  This rally exploded the government-created myth that there is unanimity amongst health …
 
 
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Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Report Notes Sexual Misconduct by Prison Workers
Discussion: TalkLeft
Megan Fox / New York Post:
Betraying our dead