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11:50 AM ET, October 21, 2009

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Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
House Dems want Medicare for everyone  —  Say hello to “Medicare Part E” — as in, “Medicare for Everyone.”  —  House Democrats are looking at re-branding the public health insurance option as Medicare, an established government healthcare program that is better known than the public option.
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Lori Montgomery / Capitol Briefing:
House Democrats' desired health bill would cost $871 billion
Discussion: Hot Air, Prairie Weather and msnbc.com
The Politico:
Obama strategy: Marginalize critics  —  This is the first of a two-part look at the marginalization of the GOP.  Tomorrow: GOP officials fear that the party's image is being defined increasingly by boisterous conservative commentators.  —  President Obama is working systematically …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Alexander to Obama: No ‘enemies list’  —  Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) accused the White House on Wednesday of “street-brawling” with opponents, and said the West Wing's strategy of freezing out opponents amounts to a latter-day “enemies list,” a reference to an infamous practice of President Richard Nixon.
Discussion: The Swamp, The Note and Expose Obama
Louis Uchitelle / New York Times:
Volcker Fails to Sell a Bank Strategy  —  Listen to a top economist in the Obama administration describe Paul A. Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman who endorsed Mr. Obama early in his election campaign and who stood by his side during the financial crisis.
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Jennifer Ryan / Bloomberg:
King Suggests Splitting Up Largest Banks to Stem Risk  —  Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) — Bank of England Governor Mervyn King stepped up his call for governments to tackle the dangers posed by banks that are “too important to fail,” saying new capital rules won't shield taxpayers from funding any future bailouts.
Discussion: The Big Picture
Chris Giles / Financial Times:
Darling rebuffs King on bank break-ups
Discussion: Dealscape and NPR Blogs
Red Square / thepeoplescube.com:
Obama's War on Fox News Becomes a Quagmire  —  THE WHITE HOUSE - Despite the President's promise of a swift and decisive victory, Obama's War on Fox News has developed all signs of an unwinnable quagmire, making the White House even more isolated in its unilateral attempts to crush the growing media insurgency.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
The real reason the White House is attacking Fox News: Containment
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP's New York Fiasco  —  Republicans try to lose a House seat.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Republicans are telling themselves that a political wave is building that could carry them to big election gains next year.  Judging by their performance so far in a special election in New York …
Discussion: AmSpecBlog, Commentary and Erick's blog
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Philip Boroff / Bloomberg:
Carnegie Hall Stagehand Moving Props Makes $530,044  —  Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — After you practice for years and get to Carnegie Hall, it's almost better to move music stands than actually play the piano.  —  Depending on wattage, a star pianist can receive $20,000 a night at the 118-year-old hall …
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Democrats lock Republicans out of committee room  —  Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) locked Republicans out of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee room to keep them from meeting when Democrats aren't present.  —  Towns' action came after repeated public ridicule from the leading Republican …
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John / Power Line:   Dems Flee Countrywide Vote
Suzanne Goldenberg / Guardian:
Limbaugh goes the extra mile  —  Shock jock turns on Andy Revkin after his comments on population and greenhouse gas emissions  —  US radio host Rush Limbaugh's main reason for existence is to go too far — and then drag mainstream conservative discourse out there with him.
Discussion: The Daily Dish
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Steven Rattner / Fortune:
Why we had to get rid of GM's CEO  —  The man who led the auto bailout tells about his shock at the state of the carmaker's finances and management. … Everyone knew Detroit's reputation for insular, slow-moving cultures.  Even by that low standard, I was shocked by the stunningly poor management …
Discussion: The Hill, Clusterstock and marbury
Rudy Giuliani / getmotivated.com:
General Powell  —  is one of the most distinguished and admired men in America.  As a four-star General, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State Gen. Powell has experienced leadership at the highest levels.  Gen. Powell shows you precisely what it takes to be a leader …
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
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Ben Frumin / TPM LiveWire:
Bush Headlining ‘Motivational Mega Show’ With ‘Inspirational Firepower’
The Politico:
Clinton helps Deeds — sort of  —  It's doubtful that any of the few hundred people who turned up for Democrat Creigh Deeds at a Northern Virginia campaign office needed a reminder that their candidate is trailing badly in his race for governor.  —  They got one anyway …
Bill Donohue / Washington Post:
America's secular saboteurs  —  There are many ways cultural nihilists are busy trying to sabotage America these days: multiculturalism is used as a club to beat down Western civilization in the classroom; sexual libertines seek to upend the cultural order by attacking religion …
John Stanton / Roll Call:
Grassley Warns HHS Web Site May Be ‘Propaganda’  —  Senate Finance ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is raising concerns that a Department of Health and Human Services Web site that urges visitors to send an e-mail to President Barack Obama praising his health care reform plan may violate rules against government-funded propaganda.
Discussion: Hot Air and JammieWearingFool
Examiner:
CDC shocker: Swine Flu killing young people at surprising rate … The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have confirmed what public health officials have been saying for some time.  The Swine Flu, pandemic H1N1, is unusually deadly for young people in the United States.
Discussion: Dr. Melissa Clouthier
Jose Martinez / NY Daily News:
Court papers claim Madoff's offices were full of cocaine, topless women  —  Bernie Madoff, cocaine kingpin?  —  New additions to a lawsuit against the jailed Ponzi schemer charge that he presided over an office so fueled by the drug that it was known as the “North Pole.”
Lisa de Moraes / Washington Post:
Oprah hopes Palin has the right stuff to win back viewers  —  Oprah Winfrey, on a campaign to climb back from last season's ratings slump, will attempt to kiss and make up with conservative viewers on Nov. 16 when she has Sarah Palin on her syndicated talk show .
 
 
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Ezra Klein:
Will lower health-care costs mean higher wages?
Political Punch:
Campaign 2008 Redux?  Obama Calls for Democrats to Unify on Health Care Reform
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and Taylor Marsh
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Obama Takes a Health Care Hiatus
Discussion: Associated Press
David Rohde / New York Times:
A Drone Strike and Dwindling Hope
Discussion: Danger Room and Washington Post
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Some Republicans say they need to offer options, not just opposition to reform
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Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Former rivals Plouffe, Schmidt team up
Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner on National …:
Voting Present Is Not an Option — By: Victor Davis Hanson
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Adam Sherwin / Times of London:
Senior broadcasters on cocaine ‘praised for creative genius’
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Maddow Finally Apologizes for Saying Limbaugh Wanted MLK's Assassin …
Discussion: American Glob and 24Ahead
Michael Franzese / Big Government:
Rush or Reverend Al?... Will the Real Racist Please Stand Up?
Tom Chivers / Telegraph:
'Jesus's face' spotted on the toilet door in Ikea Glasgow
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama urges GOP to ‘get a mop’ and clean up Bush administration mess
Discussion: Truthdig
Sandra Block / USA Today:
Latest bank fee is for paying off credit card on time every month
Discussion: Outside The Beltway