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11:50 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
New York Post:
FBI blew off killer e-mail to al Qaeda  —  Officials admit shrugging off gunman's e-mails to Qaeda  —  The FBI knew for nearly a year before his murderous Fort Hood rampage that psycho Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan had repeatedly contacted al Qaeda — but the blundering agency last night admitted it dismissed the lead.
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
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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CNN:
Bill Clinton to address Senate Democrats on health care  —  From Brianna Keilar and Ted Barrett, CNN's Dana Bash  —  Washington (CNN) - Two senior Democratic sources that former president Bill Clinton will attend the Senate Democrats' weekly luncheon Tuesday to address the caucus on health care.
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.
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.
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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
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
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.
Wall Street Journal:
The Man Who Made Pelosi Cry ‘Uncle’  —  Bart Stupak wins a ban on federal funds for abortion.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Not many folks in Washington have made Nancy Pelosi cry “uncle.”  —  Bart Stupak is one of the few.  For months, the Michigan Democrat has been threatening …
Discussion: The Enterprise Blog and AmSpecBlog
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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
New York Post:
Prof busted in Columbia gal ‘punch’  —  A prominent Columbia architecture professor punched a female university employee in the face at a Harlem bar during a heated argument about race relations, cops said yesterday.  —  Police busted Lionel McIntyre, 59, for assault yesterday after his bruised victim, Camille Davis, filed charges.
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.
New York Times:
Environmental Agency Warns 2 Staff Lawyers Over Video Criticizing Climate Policy  —  The Environmental Protection Agency has directed two of its lawyers to makes changes to a YouTube video they posted that is critical of the Obama administration's climate change policy.
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 …
 
 
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Guardian:
US ‘must choose’ Iran or Israel
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Right Pundits
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
Don Surber:
Lefties complain that conservatives sell too many books
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Obama Ally Code Pink Targets Children of Military Families for Psychological Abuse
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Bloomberg:
South Korea Fires on North Korean Warship Near Border
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Unreal... Wash U Shuts Down Freedom Memorial on 20 Year Anniversary …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Broken Rearview Mirror
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