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11:30 AM ET, November 10, 2009

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Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Fort Hood suspect warned of threats within the ranks  —  Cited stress facing Muslims Hasan spoke at Walter Reed in 2007  —  The Army psychiatrist believed to have killed 13 people at Fort Hood warned a roomful of senior Army physicians a year and a half ago that to avoid “adverse events,” …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Rush to Therapy  —  We're all born late.  We're born into history that is well under way.  We're born into cultures, nations and languages that we didn't choose.  On top of that, we're born with certain brain chemicals and genetic predispositions that we can't control.
Discussion: TPMCafe, The Mahablog and Commentary
Dorothy Rabinowitz / Wall Street Journal:
Dr. Phil and the Fort Hood Killer  —  His terrorist motive is obvious to everyone but the press and the Army brass.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  It can by now come as no surprise that the Fort Hood massacre yielded an instant flow of exculpatory media meditations on the stresses that must …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Pat Robertson on Ft. Hood: Islam is ‘not a religion’ and Muslims should be treated like ‘some fascist group.’  —  This past weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned against allowing “anti-Muslim sentiment” to emanate from the shooting at Fort Hood by Major Nidal Malik Hasan.
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Failing the troops at Fort Hood
Discussion: Commentary
David Warren / Real Clear Politics:   Fort Hood: Let's Drop the Political Correctness
New York Times:
Fort Hood Suspect Communicated With Radical Cleric, Authorities Say
ABCNEWS:
Obama: Health Care Bill, Not an Abortion Bill  —  President Says Still More Work to be Done on Legislation Passed by House  —  President Obama said today that Congress needs to change abortion-related language in the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives this weekend.
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The Huffington Post:
Boxer: Senate Has Votes To Block Stupak Amendment  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  With Reporting By Ryan Grim  —  One of Congress's foremost champions of abortion rights said on Monday that the Senate did not have the votes to add a more restrictive anti-abortion amendment to health care reform legislation.
CNN:
Bill Clinton to address Senate Democrats on health care  —  (CNN) — CNN has learned from two senior Democratic sources that former President Bill Clinton will attend the Senate Democrats' weekly luncheon Tuesday to address the caucus about health care.  —  A notice obtained by CNN went …
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Obama Seeks Revision of Plan's Abortion Limits  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama suggested Monday that he was not comfortable with abortion restrictions inserted into the House version of major health care legislation, and he prodded Congress to revise them.
Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:
Political eyes on Republican Scozzafava after conservatives urge her to quit  —  It's a Grand Old Purging as moderate's ouster spotlights Republican dysfunction  —  GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Steele: White Republicans are scared of me
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Figures... Obama Skips Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall, Sends a Video & Talks About Himself  —  One international leader was conspicuously absent at the 20 Year Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall today.  —  Even the Russian President made it there.
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Weasel Zippers
New York Post:
Berlin Wall blunder
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Carrie Prejean confirms ‘sex tape,’ but ...  Carrie Prejean, some might remember, is the California beauty queen who gained instant ignominy in some circles by agreeing with President Obama's ridiculous notion that marriage is a union between one man and one woman.
CBS News:
Justice Dept. Asked For News Site's Visitor Lists  —  Posted by Declan McCullagh In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation:
From EFF's Secret Files: Anatomy of a Bogus Subpoena
Discussion: Boing Boing
CNN:
WH denies Afghan decision made, as tensions flare with Pentagon  —  Washington (CNN) - White House National Security Adviser Retired Gen. Jim Jones issued a rare public statement Monday vehemently denying media reports suggesting President Obama has privately decided to send close to 40,000 …
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David Martin / CBS News:
Obama's Afghan Plan: About 40K More Troops
Derrick Henry / New York Times:
Connecticut Governor Won't Seek Re-election  —  Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut, who rose to the state's highest office five years ago after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, said on Monday that she would not seek re-election.  —  In a surprising announcement, Mrs. Rell …
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Wall Street Journal:
Confessions of an ObamaCare Backer  —  A liberal explains the political calculus.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  The typical argument for ObamaCare is that it will offer better medical care for everyone and cost less to do it, but occasionally a supporter lets the mask slip and reveals the real political motivation.
Discussion: Townhall.com, Nice Deb and AmSpecBlog
Bloomberg:
South Korea Fires on North Korean Warship Near Border  —  Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — South and North Korean warships exchanged fire off their western coast after the North's vessel crossed a disputed sea border and ignored several warning shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Seoul.
Discussion: Clusterstock and Fausta's Blog
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:   Korean Navies Trade Fire in First Incident in Seven Years
The Politico:
Dems brace for another recess  —  The last time Congress returned home for an extended break in August, health care reform proponents lost ground that took weeks to regain — but not again, Democrats insist as they head into the Veterans Day recess.  —  The landscape is a bit different this time.
Frederic Mishkin / Financial Times:
Not all bubbles present a risk to the economy  —  There is increasing concern that we may be experiencing another round of asset-price bubbles that could pose great danger to the economy.  Does this danger provide a case for the US Federal Reserve to exit from its zero-interest-rate policy sooner rather …
Tony Romm / The Hill:
Sanders would support reconciliation to break Republican filibuster  —  A leading Senate Independent on Monday stressed he would support using reconciliation to break a filibuster and bring healthcare reform to a conclusive vote.  —  That affirmation, offered Monday night by Sen. Bernie Sanders …
Terry Macalister / Guardian:
US pressure ‘distorted oil figures’  —  Exclusive: Watchdog's estimates of reserves inflated says top official  —  The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying …
 
 
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New York Post:
Prof busted in Columbia gal ‘punch’
Discussion: JammieWearingFool and Gawker
Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
Ingraham: Pelosi did everything but “sell her own body” on health vote
Discussion: TPM LiveWire
Josh Kraushaar / The Politico:
GOP tries to play 41-seat pickup
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Aluf Benn / Haaretz:
Does Obama delay in scheduling Netanyahu meet point to crisis?
Discussion: TPMCafe and Jeffrey Goldberg
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Lefties complain that conservatives sell too many books
Big Government:
Obama Ally Code Pink Targets Children of Military Families for Psychological Abuse
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Unreal... Wash U Shuts Down Freedom Memorial on 20 Year Anniversary …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media
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Broken Rearview Mirror
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