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2:40 AM ET, September 18, 2009

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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Pelosi Chokes Up Warning Against Political “Violence”  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “I have concerns about some of the language that is being used because I saw ... I saw this myself in the late '70s in San Francisco,” Pelosi said, choking up and with tears forming in her eyes.
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The Note:
Nancy Pelosi Chokes Up Amid Fears of Political Violence  —  ABC News' Rick Klein reports:  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today that she's worried that angry words directed at President Obama could incite political violence — and cited incidents of violence in her hometown of San Francisco in the 1970s in expressing her concern.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Pelosi chokes up over potential for political violence
Discussion: GayPatriot
Paul Kane / Capitol Briefing:
Republicans Denounce Pelosi for Warning Against ‘Incitement’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Pelosi: Democrats facing toughest midterms ever
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and TPMDC
theblogprof:
Video: Nancy Pelosi Worries About Tea Protest Violence. …
Discussion: Riehl World View and Fausta's Blog
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Baucus bill booed at Obama health rally  —  President Obama's mention of Sen. Max Baucus's healthcare proposal drew boos Thursday at a healthcare rally at the University of Maryland.  —  By contrast, the left-leaning crowd cheered Obama when he endorseed a public health insurance option …
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Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
GRASSLEY'S OUT OFFICIALLY; BLAMES OBAMA  —  From NBC's Ken Strickland and Domenico Montanaro  —  Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley said he “resents” some of the things the administration and President Obama said and did during the August recess.  In particular, Grassley took umbrage …
Igor / Wonk Room:
Republicans Move Goal Posts On Baucus Health Bill
Discussion: Daily Kos and Think Progress
Ezra Klein:
Max Baucus's Legitimacy Problem
Discussion: Bloomberg, Firedoglake and TalkLeft
Pointofview / Media Matters for America:
How Time magazine enables Glenn Beck's lies  —  Four years ago, Time magazine devoted its cover story to a puff-piece profile of Ann Coulter, the right-wing ideologue best known for serial lies and wishing death upon those she disagrees with (journalists included).
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David Von Drehle / Time:
Mad Man: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America?  —  On Sept. 12, a large crowd gathered in Washington to protest ... what?  The goals of Congress and the Obama Administration, mainly — the cost, the scale, the perceived leftist intent.  The crowd's agenda was wide-ranging, so it's hard to be more specific.
Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Beck vs. Limbaugh  —  GOP media strategist Mark McKinnon thinks there are two people in the world who fear Glenn Beck — even if “neither will admit it.”  —  The first is Barack Obama.  —  The second is Rush Limbaugh.  —  Beck is on a huge roll.  Over the last month …
Discussion: Hot Air
Associated Press:
AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb  —  VIENNA (AP) - Experts at the world's top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead, according to a secret report seen by The Associated Press.
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The Corner on National Review Online:
Obama on Missile Defense: Alarming and Dangerous — By: NRO Staff
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Democrats to Obama: Um, what exactly are we getting for selling …
Publius / Big Government:
HOUSE VOTES TO DEFUND ACORN-FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL  —  FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 718 (Democrats in roman; Republicans in italic; Independents underlined)  —  H R 3221 RECORDED VOTE 17-Sep-2009 2:06 PM  —  QUESTION: On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
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Oklahoma City, OK:
75 Percent of Oklahoma High School Students Can't Name the First President of the U.S.  —  OKLAHOMA CITY — Only one in four Oklahoma public high school students can name the first President of the United States, according to a survey released today.  —  The survey was commissioned …
Matt Viser / Boston Globe:
Mass. House approves bill that would fill Kennedy seat  —  House lawmakers tonight approved legislation that gives Governor Deval Patrick the power to appoint a temporary successor to the late Edward M. Kennedy in the US Senate, putting Massachusetts on track to have a new senator in place by next week.
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Srhee / Boston Globe:
Mass. House gives initial nod to temporary fill-in for Kennedy seat
Discussion: The Caucus and Doug Ross
Associated Press:
Analysis: ‘Racist’ claims defuse word's power  —  With the word being used so often, it's harder to define its meaning  —  Everybody's racist, it seems.  —  Republican Rep. Joe Wilson?  Racist, because he shouted “You lie!” at the first black president.  Health care protesters, affirmative action supporters?
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Expand the House?  —  WASHINGTON — In America, democracy follows the simple principle of one person, one vote, right?  —  Unless, that is, you live in Montana, where your vote carries a little more than half as much weight in the House of Representatives as that of someone living in Rhode Island.
Bob Driehaus / New York Times:
Ohio Plans to Try Again as Execution Goes Wrong  —  CINCINNATI — The State of Ohio plans to try again next week to execute a convicted rapist-murderer, after a team of technicians spent two hours on Tuesday in an unsuccessful effort to inject him with lethal drugs.
John Schwartz / New York Times:
Indiana Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law  —  An Indiana appellate court on Thursday struck down a state law requiring voters to show identification — a law that the United States Supreme Court declared constitutional just last year.  —  The court said the law violated the Indiana constitution by not treating all voters impartially.
Ashley Fantz / CNN:
Obama as witch doctor: Racism or satire?  —  (CNN) — Posters portraying President Obama as a witch doctor may be racist, organizers of Tea Party protests say, but they reflect anger about where he is leading the country.  —  The posters, showing Obama wearing a feather headdress …
Discussion: Salon and American Power
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
FOX News Poll: Americans Prefer Current System to Obama's Health Care Plan  —  Most Americans see no upside for their family in the health care reforms being considered in Washington and don't believe President Obama when he says his plan won't add “one dime” to the federal deficit.
Discussion: Hot Air and Don Surber
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos:
O'Reilly backs government health insurance option  —  File this one under things you never expected to hear:  —  Who knows if O'Reilly was endorsing exchanges, or a public option, or even if he had any clue what he was talking about.  At the very least, though, it's a recognition …
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Texas Republican Primary  —  Hutchison Catches Perry to Make Texas GOP Gov Race a Toss-Up  —  The volatile 2010 Republican Primary race for governor in Texas has become a toss-up, with Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison currently inching ahead of incumbent Rick Perry by two points - 40% to 38%.
CNN:
FBI quizzes Coloradan again in terror probe  —  DENVER, Colorado (CNN) — A Colorado resident at the center of a federal terrorism probe met with FBI agents for a second day Thursday as his lawyer disputed a report that bomb-making plans were found on the man's computer.
Discussion: CBS4Denver, TalkLeft and CBS News
Timothy Egan:
Working Class Zero  —  The first nine years of the new century have yet to find a defining label, something as catchy as Tom Wolfe's “Me Decade” of the 1970s or the “Silent Generation” of 1950s men in gray flannel suits.  Bookmarked by the horror of 9/11 and the history of a black president, the aughts certainly don't lack for drama.
 
 
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