memeorandum: CNN Poll: Number of people who say economy in very poor shape on rise (CNN)

Jimmy So / CBS News:

Analysts: White House Panicking Over Elections — Say Dems Are Distancing Themselves From Obama, Angry Over Economy, Health Care Fallout — (CBS) With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) …

Discussion: Stop The ACLU, The Confluence, Pajamas Media, Left Coast Rebel and Weasel Zippers

Obama to call for $100 billion business tax credit — Under mounting pressure to intensify his focus on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, President Obama will call for a $100 billion business tax credit this week, using a speech in Cleveland on Wednesday to launch what administration officials said was a new policy push.

Discussion: Politics Daily, No More Mister Nice Blog and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

John Byrne / Raw Story:

Major Democratic donors shift donations to the right — If the temperature in Washington is determined by the smell of money, then this summer is very hot indeed. — The rich are not happy. — Major political action committees and employees of the nation's largest business empires …

Discussion: Houston Chronicle

Christi Parsons / Los Angeles Times:

Obama to seek extension of R&D tax credits — Helping businesses that invest in research and development is part of the president's broader plan for the economy. Other proposals call for increasing infrastructure spending and continuing tax cuts for the middle class.

Discussion: The Remmers Report

Jim Kessler / Washington Post:
To keep the 2010 midterms from repeating 1994, Democrats can learn from Reagan

Discussion: Blogcritics, GayPatriot, Power Line, Matthew Yglesias, Daily Kos and Outside the Beltway

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

1938 in 2010 — Here's the situation: The U.S. economy has been crippled by a financial crisis. The president's policies have limited the damage, but they were too cautious, and unemployment remains disastrously high. More action is clearly needed. Yet the public has soured on government activism …

Discussion: Prairie Weather, Daily Kos and Pacific Views

Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:

Cynthia Tucker: Voter Anger Is About Racism - ‘Fear of a White Minority’ — Are you sick and tired of being called a racist because you don't agree with Barack Obama's policies? — If you are, you shouldn't read any further, for Cynthia Tucker this weekend claimed the voter anger …

Discussion: Questions and Observations

Barbara Surk / Associated Press:

Despite formal combat end, US joins Baghdad battle — BAGHDAD (AP) - Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq's ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday.

Discussion: Mudville Gazette, Vox Popoli and Fire Andrea Mitchell!

Eric Lipton / New York Times:

Congressional Charities Are Pulling In Corporate Cash — WASHINGTON — Representative Joe Baca has achieved near celebrity status in his suburban Los Angeles district, as much for his record of giveaways — Thanksgiving turkeys, college scholarships, spare boots for firefighters — as for anything he has done in Congress.

Discussion: msnbc.com

Fox News:

Report: Iran Paying Taliban to Kill U.S. Troops — KABUL — At least five Iranian companies in Afghanistan's capital are using their offices covertly to finance Taliban militants in provinces near Kabul, according to an investigation by London's Sunday Times.

Discussion: JOSHUAPUNDIT, Weasel Zippers and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Discussion: Hot Air

WDSU-TV:

Jindal Staying Out Of Upcoming Senate Race — Governor: ‘Voters Can Make Up Their Own Minds’ — BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Bobby Jindal said he's staying out of the upcoming Senate race between Republican incumbent David Vitter and his Democratic challenger, Rep. Charlie Melancon.

Discussion: CNN and GOP 12

William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

Bumper Sticker Insurrection — Spotted by a reader at the Grand Canyon ... Update: You know it is a really slow news day when a post about bumper stickers gets a Memeorandum thread. — Related Posts: — Bumper Stickers - The Series — Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube

Discussion: Doug Ross and AMERICAN DIGEST

Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:

Democrats run away from health care — A handful of House Democrats are making health care reform an election year issue — by running against it. — At least five of the 34 House Democrats who voted against their party's health care reform bill are highlighting their “no” votes in ads back home.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Hot Air, HotAirPundit and The Blaze