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2:31 AM ET, September 23, 2009

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Alexander Zaitchik / Salon:
Glenn Beck becomes damaged goods  —  Editor's note: This is Part 2 in a three-part series on Glenn Beck's roots.  Read Part 1 here.  —  Glenn Beck, foreground.  In the background, the scene in Tripoli, Libya, on April 15, 1986, after an American attack.  —  Sept. 22, 2009 |
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Can't all conservatives at least agree that Glenn Beck is not the enemy?  —  Lots of strong reaction to yesterday's dust-up.  Yes, I know Dan Riehl is quoting Wehner, and yes, I know Mark Levin slammed Beck.  That's OK with me.  —  Unlike a certain deranged blogger who sees enemies everywhere …
Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Right-Wing Radio Host Mark Levin Lashes Out At Glenn Beck: He's 'Mindless, ‘Incoherent,’ ‘Pathetic’  —  In an interview with Katie Couric for her new web-only show, Fox News pundit Glenn Beck said he thinks John McCain would have been a bad president because he's “this weird progressive like Theodore Roosevelt was.”
The Huffington Post:
Whoops: Anti-ACORN Bill Ropes In Defense Contractors, Others Charged With Fraud  —  Going after ACORN may be like shooting fish in a barrel lately — but jumpy lawmakers used a bazooka to do it last week and may have blown up some of their longtime allies in the process.
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Project On Government Oversight / The Project …:
If Congress Attacks the Mighty Oak of Contractor Misconduct …
Funny or Die:
Protect Insurance Companies PSA  —  Credits: Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Masi Oka, Jordana Spiro, Linda Cardellini, Donald Faison  —  Produced by Chris Bruss, Lauren Palmigiano & MoveOn.org
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Pelosi backs away from deal with Blue Dogs  —  Speaker Pelosi is backing away from a deal she cut with centrists to advance health reform, said a source familiar with talks.  —  Pelosi's decision to move away from the agreement that was made with a group of Blue Dogs to get the bill …
Jerusalem Post:
PM: Israel, PA agreed to begin talks without preconditions  —  Article's topics: Binyamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Mahmoud Abbas  —  Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to relaunch peace negotiations without any preconditions, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Obama's message to Abbas, Bibi: 'I'm losing patience'
Discussion: Dr. Sanity and Weekly Standard
Laura Rozen / Laura Rozen's Blog:
Clinton ready to be deployed to Middle East if needed
Discussion: Power Line
Eli Lake / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Israel makes secret settlement pitch
New York Times:
Obama Is Considering Strategy Shift in Afghan War  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama is exploring alternatives to a major troop increase in Afghanistan, including a plan advocated by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to scale back American forces and focus more on rooting out Al Qaeda there and in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review Online:
Democrats Never Meant What They Said About Afghanistan — By: Jim Geraghty  —  An astonishingly honest assessment — one that I fear is accurate — from the lefty blog Hullabaloo: … The average Democrat doesn't like fighting wars.  They don't like using military force.
D.B. Grady / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Obama's FDR Moment
Discussion: Weekly Standard and RedState
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Why Is Soda So Expensive in Europe?  —  I'm one of those “drinks a ton of Diet Coke” people, and thus every time I come to Europe I find myself dismayed at the cost of soda over here.  Does anyone have a good explanation of why it's so much more expensive than in the US?
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ: OBAMA HEALTH #S INCH UP  —  From NBC's Mark Murray  —  Here's another tease of our new NBC/WSJ poll: According to the poll, the president's health-care numbers have slightly increased, although that increase remains within the margin of error.  Thirty-nine percent believe Obama's …
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ POLL: IS OBAMA OVEREXPOSED?
Discussion: Politics Daily
Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Reflects Afghan War Doubts
Discussion: Hot Air and American Power
The Huffington Post:
Conservatives Turn Their Sights On Health Care Reform's Most Obvious Provision  —  Democrats are bracing themselves for a new line of conservative attack against a provision in the health care legislation once considered so non-controversial that it was endorsed by several major Republican officials.
Discussion: The Hill, AMERICAblog News and TalkLeft
Lee Fang / Think Progress:
Cantor To Uninsured Woman With Growing Tumors: Get ‘An Existing Government Program’ Or Find Charity  —  At the Richmond Times-Dispatch “public square” forum yesterday, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) fielded open questions from his constituents on the health reform debate for the first time this summer.
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Matt Viser / Boston Globe:
Senate passes successor bill  —  The state Senate passed a bill this afternoon that would allow Governor Deval Patrick to name an interim successor to Edward M. Kennedy, potentially paving the way for appointment of a new US senator later this week.  —  The Senate approved the measure by a 24-16 vote …
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Political Punch:
After ‘Inappropriate’ NEA Conference Call, White House Pushes New Guidelines  —  An August 10, 2009 National Endowment for the Arts conference call in which artists were asked to help support President Obama's agenda — a call that at least one good government group called “inappropriate” …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Even Obama ‘vulnerable’ to Clinton's charms  —  President Obama, speaking now at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative, opened with a tribute to his Democratic predecessor's raw political talent.  —  “Now, I think everyone knows what it's like when Bill Clinton asks you to make a commitment,” he said.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Obama to Set Higher Bar For Keeping State Secrets  —  New Policy May Affect Wiretap, Torture Suits  —  The Obama administration will announce a new policy Wednesday making it much more difficult for the government to claim that it is protecting state secrets when it hides details …
Discussion: MoJo Blog Posts
US News:
Survey: One Quarter of Americans Could Claim ‘No Religion’ in 20 Years  —  If current trends continue, a quarter of Americans are likely to claim “no religion” in 20 years, according to a survey out today by Trinity College.  Americans who identify with no religious tradition currently comprise 15 percent …
Wall Street Journal:
Delayed Foreclosures Stalk Market  —  Debra and Arthur Scriven were served notice in June 2008 that their mortgage lender, a unit of Citigroup Inc., was preparing to foreclose on their home.  Fifteen months later, the Scrivens are still in their home near Columbia, S.C., and battling to stay there …
Discussion: The Big Picture
Lizbeth Diaz / Reuters:
U.S. closes Mexico border crossing after shootout  —  TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - U.S. authorities closed the world's busiest land border crossing on Tuesday after a shootout between suspected Mexican human traffickers and U.S. agents, U.S. officials said.  —  “The port is closed …
William Saletan / Slate:
The growing ambitions of the food police.  —  A nonalcoholic sequel to the Whiskey Rebellion seems to be brewing.  And Slate may be joining it.  I'll call it the Fresca Rebellion, in honor of our editor, David Plotz, a hard-core addict of the citrus-flavored soft drink.
Discussion: Reason and Economix
GOP.gov:
Administration Silences Medicare Advantage Critics—So AARP Can Collect More “Kickbacks”  —  “There's an inherent conflict of interest....They're ending up becoming very dependent on sources of income.”  — Former AARP Executive Marilyn Moon, quoted in Bloomberg article
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Democrats on path to repeat housing disaster  —  With all the attention paid to the health care battle, ACORN, and the president's “Full Ginsburg” appearances on five Sunday talk shows, few people noticed a hearing with an exceedingly boring title — “Proposals to Enhance the Community Reinvestment Act” …
Discussion: GayPatriot and The Greenroom
Nina Easton / Fortune:
Condi: The should-be face of the GOP  —  She's smart.  She's experienced.  She's worldly.  Republican strategists worried about their party's future should take heed.
Jonathan Marshall / NEXT100:
Irreconcilable Differences  —  In the past several weeks, two high-profile companies - Duke Energy and Alstom - publicly gave up their membership in the American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy in protest over its opposition to federal climate change legislation.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid gives GOP direct warning on healthcare  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) gave Republicans his most direct warning to date that he is prepared to use a procedural maneuver to pass healthcare reform with a simple majority.  —  Reid told Republicans that he would prefer …
Steven Hill / Guardian:
Obama the impotent  —  The disappointment with Barack Obama is tangible - on climate change and financial reform Europe leads while the US lags  —  Much hope has been invested in Barack Obama's ability to strike a new course for the US following eight years of Bush administration unpopularity.
cms.hhs.gov:
MEDICARE ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES ON MEDICARE MAILINGS  —  GUIDANCE COMES AFTER HUMANA DISTRIBUTED POTENTIALLY MISLEADING MATERIALS  —  Medicare today called on Medicare-contracted health insurance and prescription drug plans to suspend potentially misleading mailings …
 
 
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Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
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Silla Brush / The Hill:
Lobbying intensifies over regulatory plan
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Rachel Weiner / The Huffington Post:
Lila Rose, Right-Wing Activist, Calls For Public Abortions (VIDEO)
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The Huffington Post:
WaPo Critiques Obama With “Expert” Panel Of Five Republicans, Two Dems
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Paterson blames weak Obama record for friction
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aina.org:
Muslim Man Beheads Christian in Egypt
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Walpin scandal update: Grassley blocks nomination, accuses …