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11:15 AM ET, October 19, 2009

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Banks Are Not Alright  —  It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.  O.K., maybe not literally the worst, but definitely bad.  And the contrast between the immense good fortune of a few and the continuing suffering of all too many boded ill for the future.
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Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:   Downturn has hit banking lobbyists
Wall Street Journal:
Criticism of Bank Pay Is More Muted
Discussion: Washington Post
David M. Drucker / Roll Call:
GOP Launches Strategy to Trip Up Health Bill  —  Senate Republicans, acknowledging they lack the votes to block a health care reform bill outright, have implemented a comprehensive political strategy to delay, define and derail.  —  With Democratic leaders and White House officials holed …
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Martina Stewart / CNN:
Gregg: U.S. could be on path to a ‘banana republic’ situation  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - A leading fiscal mind on Capitol Hill and a one-time Obama Cabinet pick sounded the alarm Sunday over the projected long-term financial challenges the country faces.  —  “This deficit is driven by us,” …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ceci Connolly / Washington Post:
White House aides reaffirm public option is not mandatory  —  Interest groups step up advertising campaign as health-care vote nears  —  The television airwaves were filled Sunday with rat-a-tat over reforming the nation's health-care system, as top administration officials hit the talk show circuit …
Washington Post:
Doctor pay, and its cost, are part of health reform  —  A test of President Obama's pledge to pay for health care  —  IN THE WORLD according to Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), setting Medicare payment levels for doctors has nothing to do with health reform.  Really.
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
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New York Times:
Decision on Afghan Troops May Wait  —  WASHINGTON — The White House signaled Sunday that President Obama would postpone any decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan until the disputed election there had been settled and resulted in a government that could work with the United States.
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CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION WITH JOHN KING
Discussion: Wonk Room
Anand Gopal / Wall Street Journal:
Karzai Camp Hardens Its Line on Recount
Discussion: Liberty Street and msnbc.com
David Sharrock / Times of London:
Hillary Clinton suffers ‘mis-speaking’ relapse with Belfast bomb claims  —  Hillary Clinton has been caught out “mis-speaking” again in a manner that suggests that she hasn't learnt from past experiences of her globe-trotting, “lily-gilding” speeches.  —  The US Secretary of State …
Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
White House plan: Neuter the Chamber  —  The White House and congressional Democrats are working to marginalize the Chamber of Commerce — the powerful business lobby opposed to many of President Barack Obama's first-year priorities — by going around the group and dealing directly with the CEOs of major U.S. corporations.
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Joe Sudbay / AMERICAblog News:
Top Obama advisers walk away from public option  —  There was a reason the White House sent out Obama's top three advisers to the talk shows today.  As I said below, “they're selling something as we approach the final push for health insurance reform.”  Unfortunately, what they're selling, most of us aren't buying.
Walter Shapiro / Politics Daily:
In New Jersey, It Was Christie's Race to Lose — and He May Have Lost It  —  NORTH BERGEN, N.J. - Jon Corzine - the bearded, gray-haired, former Wall Street titan running for his second term as New Jersey's Democratic governor - would never be confused with the toothy-smiled, broad-shouldered …
Jennifer Brown / Denver Post:
Colorado insurers say health care bill would lead to “system collapse”  —  Executives, who critics say are using scare tactics, contend proposed penalties for opting out are too low.  —  Colorado insurance executives, cautious supporters of health care reform throughout the past year …
Aaron Klein / WorldNetDaily:
White House admits: We ‘control’ news media  —  Communications chief offers shocking confession to foreign government  —  TEL AVIV - President Obama's presidential campaign focused on “making” the news media cover certain issues while rarely communicating anything to the press unless it was …
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners to Turn to Shelters  —  CLEVELAND — The first night after she surrendered her house to foreclosure, Sheri West endured the darkness in her Hyundai sedan.  She parked in her old driveway, with her flower-print dresses and hats piled in boxes on the back seat …
Paul Krugman:
Superfreakingmeta  —  Brad DeLong does the heavy lifting.  Legalistic quibbling about who said what in an email isn't going to help Dubner and Levitt here: in this crucial chapter, there's an average of one statement per page that's either flatly untrue or deeply misleading.
Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
AP Newsbreak: New medical marijuana policy issued  —  AP Newsbreak: New medical marijuana policy issued by Obama administration  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws …
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Allies wait and worry over Obama's Afghan plan  —  As the president and his National Security Council privately debate whether to send tens of thousands of troops to war, America's European allies watch with a mixture of anxiety and anguish.  They know that if the deployment goes forward …
Discussion: Swampland and Commentary
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Flow of terrorist recruits increasing
Discussion: Commentary
Nomaan Merchant / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Battle on Census Question  —  WASHINGTON — A measure gaining traction in Congress would require the 2010 Census to include a question about citizenship, a change that would cost millions of dollars and possibly derail a full count.  —  Two Republican senators …
 
 
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
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John Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
Israel, the U.S. and the Goldstone Report
Washington Post:
New-model journalism needs community support
Discussion: New York Times and BuzzMachine
Breitbart.tv:
ROVE COMPARES OBAMA'S DEMONIZATION OF FOX NEWS TO NIXON'S ‘ENEMIES LIST’
Discussion: Hot Air and Israel Matzav
The Hill:
Obama steps up 2010 fundraising push despite policy challenges
Discussion: The Hill and Stop The ACLU
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Noemie Emery / Weekly Standard:
The Nobel-Hollywood Complex Implodes
Discussion: Tim Blair and Commentary
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
The GOP's Rangel dilemma
Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Iran Guard Commanders Are Killed in Bombings
Discussion: BBC and Commentary