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5:30 PM ET, October 5, 2009

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Alex Spillius / Telegraph:
Barack Obama furious at General Stanley McChrystal speech on Afghanistan  —  The relationship between President Barack Obama and the commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan has been put under severe strain by Gen Stanley McChrystal's comments on strategy for the war.
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Clear Voice of Bush's Pentagon Becomes Harder to Hear  —  WASHINGTON — Gen. David H. Petraeus, the face of the Iraq troop surge and a favorite of former President George W. Bush, spoke up or was called upon by President Obama “several times” during the big Afghanistan strategy session …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Petraeus For President! (12 Months Late)
The Hill:
President summons congressional leaders on Afghanistan strategy
Discussion: The Politico and The Hill
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
The Most Important Number in Politics Today
Discussion: Danger Room and Alex Conant
Los Angeles Times:
Obama quietly tries to shore up Senate support for public option  —  The president has backed off from vocally supporting the idea of government-run healthcare, but he's working to build a coalition of supporters.  The challenge: Find a version that can pass.
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Igor / Wonk Room:
Why Reid Shouldn't Include The Public Option In The Merged Senate Bill  —  Lawrence O'Donnell — who served as Senate Finance Committee staff director during the debate over President Clinton's failed health care reforms — tells Politico's Live Pulse that Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:   Wither Grayson on Health Care?
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Politics of Spite  —  There was what President Obama likes to call a teachable moment last week, when the International Olympic Committee rejected Chicago's bid to be host of the 2016 Summer Games.  —  “Cheers erupted” at the headquarters of the conservative Weekly Standard …
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Dems: GOP rooting against America  —  During the Bush era, Republicans from Karl Rove to Joe Wilson questioned — in ways both veiled and overt — the patriotism of Democrats who challenged the administration's Iraq policy, pre-war intelligence and surveillance programs.
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters.org:
MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan: Conservatives Don't Care If 'Half the …
Discussion: Townhall.com
Paul Krugman:
The story of the stimulus  —  I read the Ryan Lizza piece on Larry Summers with a great sense of relief.  It turns out that in talking to Ryan, I managed to say almost nothing worth quoting — which is, in these circumstances, very much the goal.  (If I have something controversial to say …
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Not Larry Sabato:
SHEILA JOHNSON'S PARTY FOUL  —  At a rally for Bob McDonnell's campaign, Sheila Johnson mock-stutters when talking about Bob's “o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-opponent” Creigh Deeds.  When Bob comes up to speak he says nothing.  —  Pathetic.  We deserve more class than this in the Governor's mansion.
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Chuck Todd / msnbc.com:
ROVE FOR RUBIO  —  From NBC's Chuck Todd  —  Over the past few weeks, Florida GOP Gov. Charlie Crist has found himself being put on the defensive more and more in the primary thanks to the challenge by ex-state House Speaker Marco Rubio.  While Crist has financially overwhelmed Rubio to date …
Meir Javedanfar / Guardian:
Ahmadinejad has no Jewish roots  —  Rumours that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's family converted to Islam from Judaism are false.  In fact, they are proud Shias  —  In June 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's meteoric rise from mayor of Tehran to president of one of the most influential countries in the Middle East took everyone by surprise.
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Deborah Yao / Associated Press:
FTC: Bloggers must disclose payments for reviews
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Hot Air
Brian W. Walsh / Washington Times:
Criminalizing everyone  —  Needed: A ‘clean line’ to determine lawfulness  —  “You don't need to know.  You can't know.”  That's what Kathy Norris, a 60-year-old grandmother of eight, was told when she tried to ask court officials why, the day before, federal agents had subjected her home to a furious search.
John Pomfret / Washington Post:
Obama's Meeting With the Dalai Lama Is Delayed  —  In an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Obama until after Obama's summit with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, scheduled for next month …
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Alex Spillius / Telegraph:
Barack Obama cancels meeting with Dalai Lama ‘to keep China happy’
Discussion: Hot Air and Atlas Shrugs
Ben Cohen / The Huffington Post:
Why Rupert Murdoch Will Fire Glenn Beck  —  Rupert Murdoch is a smart man.  In the U.K, Murdoch aligns his newspapers with the popular political party and helps them enact their policies by giving them favorable coverage.  For the past 12 years, he supported the Labour Party.
The Politico:
GOP leaders to Steele: Back off  —  GOP leaders, in a private meeting last month, delivered a blunt and at times heated message to RNC Chairman Michael Steele: quit meddling in policy.  —  The plea was made during what was supposed to be a routine discussion about polling matters …
Anne Bayefsky / Weekly Standard:
You Can't Say That  —  At the UN, the Obama administration backs limits on free speech.  —  The Obama administration has marked its first foray into the UN human rights establishment by backing calls for limits on freedom of expression.  The newly-minted American policy was rolled …
Bobby Jindal / Washington Post:
Some Republican Ideas for Health Care Reform  —  A majority of so-called Republican strategists believe that health care is a Democratic issue.  They are wrong; health care is an American issue, and the Republican Party has an opportunity to demonstrate that conservative principles work when applied to real-world problems.
Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Obama to Address Gay Rights Organization  —  President Obama will speak to a gathering of gay rights activists this weekend, a day before thousands of people are expected to march on Washington in a demonstration calling for greater legal protections for gays, lesbians and transgendered Americans.
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Kentucky Senate  —  2010 Kentucky Senate: Early Match-ups Suggest Tight Race for GOP Vacancy  —  Republicans look like they're in for a tough fight in Kentucky to maintain the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Jim Bunning.  —  The first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey …
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Steele takes shot at AMA's credibility  —  Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele took a shot at the American Medical Association (AMA) on Monday, saying the organization doesn't have “credibility” on healthcare reform.  —  “The AMA is — does not have the credibility …
ccrjustice.org:
Government Admits Guantánamo Detainee Mohammed al Qahtani's Torture Videotaped  —  CCR Blasts Government for Failing to Disclose Existence of Videotapes for Seven Years  —  The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) learned today of the existence of video and audio tapes …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Inequality as Usual  —  Not long ago, liberals were insisting that income inequality was America's most serious economic problem.  —  Now there are more immediate crises: A 9.8 percent unemployment rate, a yawning budget deficit.  But the inequality issue hasn't gone away.
 
 
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Kate Galbraith / Green Inc.:
Apple Resigns From Chamber Over Climate
Discussion: Think Progress and NRDC
Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:
Red Eye Resurgence: More Demo Viewers Watch Fox At 3am Than CNN at 8pm
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
The Catalist After Action Report
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Douglas Holtz-Eakin / The New Majority:
No More Bribes for Homeowners
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Morning Fix: RGA Unloads in Virginia
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Clunker cash is going to cost the U.S. dearly
Ed Lavandera / CNN:
Dogs sniff out wrong suspect
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
He's Back, Hat in Hand
Joan Biskupic / USA Today:
Sandra Day O'Connor says rulings are being ‘dismantled’
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Some thoughts on seeing “Capitalism: A Love Story.”