Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:40 AM ET, August 9, 2010

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Fox News:
86 Days to Decide: Activists Say Tea Party Imposters Infiltrating Elections  —  In this April 27 photo, a 'Don't Tread On Me' flag flies over Republican and Tea Party protesters during a rally at Leo O'Laughlin Inc. on the eve of President Obama's visit to Macon, Mo. (AP Photo)
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
RELATED:
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
The tea party's growing money problem  —  Some leading tea party activists are concerned their efforts are undermined by a shortage of cash.  AP  —  Some leading tea party activists are concerned that their efforts to reshape American politics, starting with the 2010 elections …
Discussion: Hot Air
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
America Goes Dark  —  The lights are going out all over America — literally.  Colorado Springs has made headlines with its desperate attempt to save money by turning off a third of its streetlights, but similar things are either happening or being contemplated across the nation, from Philadelphia to Fresno.
Sherry Jacobson / Dallas Morning News:
Across Texas, 60,000 babies of noncitizens get U.S. birthright  —  sjacobson@dallasnews.com  —  As Republican members of Congress press for changes to the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, preventing automatic citizenship for babies born to illegal immigrants, opponents insist the debate is not really about babies.
RELATED:
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Students Spared Amid an Increase in Deportations
Discussion: Think Progress
NY Daily News:
Republican Party starts to kill its own: S.C. Rep. Bob Inglis ousted for not hating Obama enough  —  There are landmarks all over our city named after LaGuardia and Javits and Rockefeller, names out of the city's great Republican past, when the party was one of intelligence, not fear-mongering and hate.
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Rachel Streitfeld / CNN:
Activists rally to ‘Free Bradley Manning’ in WikiLeaks case  —  Quantico, Virginia (CNN) — Activists rallied outside the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Virginia, Sunday to applaud the man military officials suspect leaked scores of military documents to the WikiLeaks website — a 22-year-old Army private named Bradley Manning.
RELATED:
Ginger Thompson / New York Times:
Early Struggles of Soldier Charged in Leak Case
Discussion: ATTACKERMAN
RELATED:
Michael P. Fleischer / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Not Hiring  —  When you add it all up, it costs $74,000 to put $44,000 in Sally's pocket and to give her $12,000 in benefits.  —  With unemployment just under 10% and companies sitting on their cash, you would think that sooner or later job growth would take off.  I think it's going to be later—much later.
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Quinnipiac University:
Dem Gov Primary Too Close To Call As Malloy Closes, Quinnipiac University Connecticut Poll Finds; McMahon Up 22 Points In GOP Senate Primary  —  The Democratic primary for governor in Connecticut is going down to the wire with businessman Ned Lamont at 45 percent and former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and The Page
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Faced with chance of winning, GOP asks, ‘Now what?’  —  Republicans are starting to think about how to answer the Robert Redford question.  —  You know the scene.  In the 1972 movie “The Candidate,” the Redford character, having won the election, turns to his political consultant and asks, “What do I do now?”
Discussion: Chicago Boyz
James Surowiecki / New Yorker:
SOAK THE VERY, VERY RICH  —  The fight on Capitol Hill over whether to extend the Bush tax cuts is about many things: deficit reduction, economic stimulus, supply-side ideology.  But at its core is a simple question: who counts as rich?  The Obama Administration's answer is that you're rich …
Discussion: Clusterstock
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
In Harlem, Rangel faces Powell: The next generation  —  NEW YORK — Forty years ago, a Harlem political legend named Adam Clayton Powell Jr. refused to step down from his House seat in the face of an ethics scandal.  Rather than allowing Powell to retire on his own time …
Discussion: The Page
Mark Whitehouse / Wall Street Journal:
Some Companies Struggle to Fill Jobs  —  In Bloomington, Ill., machine shop Mechanical Devices can't find the workers it needs to handle a sharp jump in business.  Job fairs run by airline Emirates attract fewer applicants in the U.S. than in other countries.
Discussion: Money Game and naked capitalism
The Huffington Post:
Robert Rubin Argues Against ‘Major’ Stimulus And For Deficit Reduction  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Bob Rubin, the former Clinton administration Treasury Secretary and routine foil for many progressive-minded economists, argued on Sunday against a second “major” stimulus to revive the economy.
RELATED:
New York Post:
The end of responsibility  —  This was the rumor last week.  It sounds laughable.  I don't want to believe it.  The Treasury Department denied it.  —  But when it comes to the Magic Kingdom that is the Obama administration, the fantastical has a way of coming true.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and TigerHawk
RELATED:
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
Housing Policy's Third Rail
Discussion: Beltway Confidential
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 9:40 AM ET, August 9, 2010.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP sees balanced budget amendment as potent campaign weapon
Manu Raju / The Politico:
WH official: ‘Potential’ for climate change in lame-duck
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Obama visiting Dallas today to raise campaign cash
Discussion: MyDD
NY Daily News:
How public worker pensions are too rich for New York's - and America's - blood
Adam Entous / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Sell F-15s to Saudis
Illinois Review:
Downstate 9-12 Group pushes back on Democrat bullies
Discussion: Riehl World View
Jeffrey Collins / Associated Press:
BP: Cement plug stopping Gulf oil leak hardened
Discussion: The Page and New York Magazine
 Earlier Items: 
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Jobless and Staying That Way  —  Americans have almost always taken growth for granted.
Discussion: Corrente and Vox Popoli
John Ingold / Denver Post:
Pot dispensaries feeling burned by banks' reluctance to work with them
Discussion: TalkLeft and Corrente
Andy McCarthy / National Review:
Re: “United States of Arabia,” etc.
Shane D'Aprile / The Hill:
McCain on Colorado Senate race: The Buck stops here
Discussion: The Page
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page