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4:25 PM ET, October 8, 2009

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Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Left claims 218 in sight  —  Liberal told House Democrats that they have nearly enough votes to pass their preferred version of health insurance reform.  —  Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), the leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told a closed-door caucus meeting that the group's …
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Sen. Arlen Specter / The Huffington Post:
Supporting a Robust Public Option  —  As debate continues on much needed health care reform, I urge my Senate colleagues to support a robust public option plan.  It's important that the President's ideas on the public option be implemented to maintain a level playing field.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Riehl World View
The Huffington Post:
Dean: If I Were A Senator I'd Vote For Opt-Out Public Option  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  One of the most respected progressive voices on health care reform said on Thursday that he could live with and even support a compromise to the public plan that would grant states the right to reject the option entirely.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and TPMDC
Tony Romm / The Hill:
Pelosi to submit multiple public options for CBO scoring
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Schumer: Opt-Out Public Option Gaining Steam
Discussion: The Plum Line and Ben Smith's Blog
New York Times:
Health Care Bill Gets Green Light in Cost Analysis
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Is Winning the Health-Care Debate
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Corzine Points a Spotlight at His Rival's Waistline  —  It is about as subtle as a playground taunt: a television ad for Gov. Jon S. Corzine shows his challenger, Christopher J. Christie, stepping out of an S.U.V. in extreme slow motion, his extra girth moving, just as slowly, in several different directions at once.
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Michael Scherer / Time:
Calling 'Em Out: The White House Takes on the Press  —  There was never a single moment when White House staff decided the major media outlets were falling down on the job.  There were instead several such moments.  —  For press secretary Robert Gibbs, the realization came in early September …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
ROMAN POLANSKI BACKERS GAVE $34K TO BARACK OBAMA, DNC  —  Movie industry types calling for the release of director Roman Polanski last year gave $34,000 to Obama's presidential campaign and the Democratic Party, FEC records show.  —  Polanski's arrest late last month by Swiss authorities …
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Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
Civilian, Military Officials at Odds Over Resources Needed for Afghan Counterinsurgency  —  In early March, after weeks of debate across a conference table in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the participants in President Obama's strategic review of the war in Afghanistan figured …
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Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
Army Officers Criticize Rebuke of Gen. McChrystal
Discussion: Commentary
New York Times:
Afghan War Debate Now Leans to Focus on Al Qaeda
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE UNAMBIGUOUS MEANING OF A CROSS.... Thee U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a case called Buono v. Salazar, the year's big church-state case.  The controversy surrounds a large white, wooden cross, built to honor the war dead of World War I, given special congressional status on federal land.
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David Roman / Wall Street Journal:
Asian Central Banks Intervene as Dollar Tumbles  —  SINGAPORE — The U.S. dollar continued to tumble against most Asian currencies Thursday, prompting a wave of foreign-exchange intervention by central banks in South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and Thailand seeking to limit damage to their export industries.
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Eamon Javers / The Politico:   Whodunit? Sneak attack on U.S. dollar
New York Times:
In First Lady's Roots, a Complex Path From Slavery  —  WASHINGTON — In 1850, the elderly master of a South Carolina estate took pen in hand and painstakingly divided up his possessions.  Among the spinning wheels, scythes, tablecloths and cattle that he bequeathed to his far-flung heirs …
BBC:
French minister in ‘boy sex’ row  —  France's Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand is facing intense pressure over a book he wrote that described paying for “young boys” in Thailand.  —  The book was written four years ago, before he joined the government, but is back in the headlines following …
David Aaronovitch / Times of London:
American troops in Afghanistan losing heart, say army chaplains  —  Martin Fletcher at Forward Operating Base in Wardak province, Afghanistan  —  American soldiers serving in Afghanistan are depressed and deeply disillusioned, according to the chaplains of two US battalions that have spent nine months …
Lee Fang / Think Progress:
REPORT: ‘We Will Overthrow The Government’ — Calls For Violence Repeatedly Stoked By Conservative Voices  —  Last week, the right-wing media outlet Newsmax — which receives 4 million unique monthly visitors and 130,000 print subscribers — published a column by conservative author John Perry arguing …
Wendy Button / Politics Daily:
Health Care Speechwriter for Edwards, Obama & Clinton Without Insurance Now  —  For the first time in my life, I am without health insurance and it is a terrible feeling.  —  In the past, I paid attention to the health care debate as a speechwriter who prepared speeches, talking points …
Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
House GOP leaders voting against defense bill  —  House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House GOP Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) are voting against the House/Senate fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill — because it contains hate crimes provisions designed to protect gays and lesbians.
Wall Street Journal:
Intelligence Fiasco Footnote  —  The authors of the 2007 Iran NIE have some explaining to do.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  When it comes to politicized intelligence in the Bush years, the critics may finally have a point.  Perhaps the work of America's intelligence agencies was manipulated …
Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
Congress' Torture Cover-Up.  —  Since 2003, the ACLU has been seeking torture documents through a FOIA lawsuit.  In 2005, the Southern District Court of New York ordered the government to release a set of photos depicting detainee abuse, a decision that was affirmed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in September of 2008.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Burr looking better  —  There is probably no politician in the country whose fate better exemplifies the shift in the national political climate over the last four months than Richard Burr.  —  His approval this month comes in at a very mediocre 36% with an almost equal 35% disapproving of his work in the Senate.
US News:
Scientist: Carbon Dioxide Doesn't Cause Global Warming  —  A noted geologist who coauthored the New York Times bestseller Sugar Busters has turned his attention to convincing Congress that carbon dioxide emissions are good for Earth and don't cause global warming.
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and Dean's World
Rachel D'Oro / Associated Press:
Father of Palin's grandson to pose for Playgirl  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Levi Johnston is going for the ultimate exposure—his bare body.  —  Posing nude for Playgirl is next for the 19-year-old father of Sarah Palin's grandchild.  Johnston's attorney, Rex Butler …
John Eligon / New York Times:
Brooke Astor's Son Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Her  —  The son of Brooke Astor, the legendary New York society matriarch, was convicted on Thursday of stealing from her as she suffered from Alzheimer's disease in the twilight of her life.  —  Barring an appeal, the jury's verdict means …
 
 
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Nielsen Wire:
In Campaign Ad Race, Bloomberg and Corzine Dominate Opponents
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and TPMDC
Tony Romm / The Hill:
Dole criticizes McConnell on healthcare
Doug B. / Sentencing Law and Policy:
Is concern about child porn distorting normal criminal procedure rules?
Discussion: TalkLeft
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Independents  —  I was listening to all the gasbags drone …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Matthew Vadum / Big Government:
Breaking: Cross-Dressing Escort Registered by ACORN Imprisoned …
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Jim Snyder / The Hill:
Chamber says 'we're not changing'  —  A defiant Tom Donohue …
Discussion: The Politico and Wonk Room
Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
“I'm in my place. I'm the speaker of the House”
Discussion: The Plum Line and Jezebel
Jaya Narain / Daily Mail:
One gay man, two lesbians, a three-legged cat and a poisoned curry plot
Associated Press:
Saudis ask for aid if world cuts dependence on oil
Discussion: YID With LID
Washington Wire:
Humor With a Political Punch: Lesson for GOP?
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Steve Farley / PennLive.com:
Gun-toting soccer mom is shot dead