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3:20 PM 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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Hasan on Islam  —  Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the Army psychiatrist believed to have killed 13 people at Fort Hood, was supposed to discuss a medical topic during gave a presentation to senior Army doctors in June 2007.  Instead, he lectured on Islam, suicide bombers and threats the military …
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.
Dorothy Rabinowitz / Wall Street Journal:
Dr. Phil and the Fort Hood Killer
Discussion: Washington Post and Gateway Pundit
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Dunn leaving White House, Pfeiffer takes over  —  White House communications director Anita Dunn will step down from her post at the end of the month and Dan Pfeiffer, her deputy, will take over, according to sources familiar with the move.  —  Dunn, a longtime Democratic media consultant …
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Michelle Malkin:
Don't get excited: Anita Dunn is not being thrown under the bus
Discussion: NewsReal Blog and NewsBusters.org
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.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Democrats Raise Alarms Over Health Bill Costs  —  WASHINGTON — As health care legislation moves toward a crucial airing in the Senate, the White House is facing a growing revolt from some Democrats and analysts who say the bills Congress is considering do not fulfill President Obama's promise …
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.
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.
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.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
The Carrie Prejean “sex tape.”  —  Ah, what a world we live in. … The story is well-told at the link.  Go there.  I'll just highlight this: … It's all about the page views...  Teenager?  Is TMZ threatening to post child pornography?  In any case, what is it?  Embarrassing topless nonsense?
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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Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Poll: Snowe Could Lose 2012 GOP Primary In Landslide To Conservative Challenger
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Obama's modest proposal: A Lieberman swap  —  A source at the White House for the president's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reports that Obama ended the event with a modest proposal for the domestic politics of both men.  —  At the meeting's conclusion …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
The House Bill Is “Worse Than Nothing”?  Really?  —  Marcia Angell, M.D., is one of the nation's most well-respected experts on health care issues.  And with good reason.  A board-certified pathologist who also trained in internal medicine, she's a former editor of the New England Journal …
Discussion: TalkLeft, Ezra Klein and Docudharma
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Political Punch:
Interview with the President: Jail Time for Those without Health Care Insurance?
Discussion: Hit & Run, AmSpecBlog and ABCNEWS
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Senators expect ‘several weeks’ to craft health deal  —  Senators anticipate having “several weeks” to wrangle over the final details of their health bill, one Democratic member said Tuesday.  —  Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) emphasized that no bill in the Senate is “dead on arrival,” …
Discussion: The Politico
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Tony Romm / The Hill:   Sanders would support reconciliation to break Republican filibuster
Jon Walker / Firedoglake:
Stupak Amendment Would Reach Well Beyond Public Plan, Insurance Marketplace  —  The Stupak amendment reaches far beyond any of the reporting so far.  It could effectively stop many employer-provided health insurance plans from covering abortions for tens of millions of Americans.  It reads:
Discussion: Wonk Room and TalkLeft
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Wall Street Journal:
The Man Who Made Pelosi Cry ‘Uncle’
Discussion: The Enterprise Blog and AmSpecBlog
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
N.Y. Senate Delays Vote on Gay Marriage Bill  —  ALBANY - The State Senate on Tuesday delayed a highly anticipated vote on same-sex marriage, putting off the issue indefinitely as gay rights supporters continued to lobby for additional votes.  —  Republicans and Democrats said that as of Tuesday afternoon …
Cassandra / Villainous Company:
Over the Top!  USMC Birthday Blogburst  —  Two days away from the end of the competition, and on the 234th Birthday of the Marine Corps, the Marine team stands about $2000 away from our goal.  We've worked hard, but we're coming into the home stretch.  I'd like to issue a challenge to all of you …
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Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
Ingraham: Pelosi did everything but “sell her own body” on health vote  —  Conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham — who, as far as I recall, wasn't at Saturday night's health care vote in the House — seems to have discovered a heretofore unrevealed Nancy Pelosi lobbying tactic.
Glen Bolger / TQIA:
Shhh — Don't Tell Anyone, But Obama Hurt Deeds in Virginia  —  Democrats and the press are on a self-delusional kick that Barack Obama had nothing to do with the results in Virginia and New Jersey.  That's fine by me.  The more the Dems deny to themselves that Independents moved to the GOP …
Watts Up With That?:
Shindell, Methane, and Uncertainty  —  A recent study by Shindell et. al, entitled Improved Attribution of Climate Forcing to Emissions, (Science Magazine, 30 October 2009, Vol. 326) reports on interactions between aerosols and methane and other greenhouse gases.
Discussion: Classical Values
 
 
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Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash
Anna Wilde Mathews / Wall Street Journal:
Effort to Assist Older Voters May Raise Costs for the Young
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Joseph Weber / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Warner: Obama misplayed health care debate
United States Senator:
DeMint Introduces “Term Limits for All” Constitutional Amendment
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Washington Sketch: Gingrich is no longer conservative about showing his religion
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Health Care Reform: Got Id?
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Judge Should Laugh Subpoena Request out of Courtroom
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Prof busted in Columbia gal ‘punch’
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