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12:55 PM ET, September 8, 2010

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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Is Against a Compromise on Bush Tax Cuts  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday will make clear that he opposes any compromise that would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy beyond this year, officials said, adding a populist twist to an election-season economic package …
The Politico:
Obama may look inside for Rahm job  —  Amid mounting signs that Rahm Emanuel will leave the White House to run for mayor in Chicago, Democratic insiders say President Barack Obama is likely to choose a new chief of staff who's already in his orbit but has experience with previous administrations.
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CNN:
Opinion: Obama wrong for '10 campaign  —  Editor's note: Ed Rollins, a senior political contributor for CNN, is senior presidential fellow at the Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency at Hofstra University.  He is a principal with the Dilenschneider Group, a global public relations firm.
Discussion: The Atlanta Post
Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
POLITICAL INSIDER: GOP voters outnumber Dems
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Axelrod hints Emanuel may run for Chicago mayor
Feisal Abdul Rauf / New York Times:
Building on Faith  —  AS my flight approached America last weekend, my mind circled back to the furor that has broken out over plans to build Cordoba House, a community center in Lower Manhattan.I have been away from home for two months, speaking abroad about cooperation among people from different religions.
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Janet Adamy / Wall Street Journal:
Health Insurers Plan Hikes  —  Rate Increases Are Blamed on Health-Care Overhaul; White House Questions Logic  —  Health insurers say they plan to raise premiums for some Americans as a direct result of the health overhaul in coming weeks, complicating Democrats' efforts to trumpet …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT GALLUP FREAK-OUT.... Last week, Gallup's generic-ballot tracking poll showed Republicans leading Democrats by 10, 51% to 41%.  It was billed as the GOP's biggest Gallup lead in the history of humanity, and the results generated massive media attention, including a stand-alone Washington Post piece on page A2.
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Parties Tied at 46% in Generic Ballot for Congress
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Job Approval Ratings Low for Both Parties in Congress
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Ezra Klein:
Mitch Daniels has a plan  —  I'm impressed by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels's op-ed laying out his proposal for “a time-limited, emergency growth program.”  It's a real plan, with concrete policy ideas that might actually make a difference.  It's mercifully free from vague hand-waving about business uncertainty and government spending.
Discussion: The New Republic and Balloon Juice
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Mitch Daniels / Wall Street Journal:
Time for Emergency Economic Reform
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Light bulb factory closes; End of era for U.S. means more jobs overseas  —  WINCHESTER, VA. - The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s.
CBS New York:
Long Island Man Arrested For Defending Home With AK-47  —  Says Many Gang Members Were Coming After His Family  —  UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBS 2) — He was arrested for protecting his property and family.  —  But it's how the Long Island man did it that police say crossed the line.
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Glenn Beck Visits Alaska on 9/11  —  Glenn's coming to the Last Frontier!  I hope my fellow Alaskans (and anyone visiting from Outside) will join me this Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Anchorage's Dena'ina Center at 8:00 p.m. Glenn Beck will be there - you won't want to miss it.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Palin and Beck to mark 9/11 in Alaska
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Meghan McCain “panicked, scared” after Palin picked  —  Tonight, Meghan McCain talked to Jay Leno about the moment she learned that Sarah Palin had been chosen to be John McCain's running mate. … Leno then asks McCain what she meant when she called Palin a “time bomb” in her book.
Discussion: Riehl World View
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CNN:
TRENDING: Palin pick ‘panicked’ Meghan McCain, made her cry
Discussion: Politics Daily
Benjamin Niolet / The Charlotte Observer:
It's lucky that Sheriff Andy isn't facing voters  —  How bad is it for Democrats in North Carolina?  Even Sheriff Andy Taylor is taking a beating in the polls.  —  Andy Griffith - star of the Andy Griffith Show, a Manteo resident and noted endorser of Democratic causes and candidates …
Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Politics on Film, but This Time Leaning Right  —  LOS ANGELES — After Michael Moore screened his anti-Bush documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11” for Hollywood's assembled royalty at the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences six years ago, the crowd broke out in a noisy ovation that it did not want to stop.
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Barbour says he'll decide about 2012 run after the Nov. election  —  Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) on Wednesday said he'd decide whether to run for president after the November election.  —  Barbour, a GOP insider often mentioned as a candidate to challenge President Obama in 2012 …
Discussion: The Politico
Michael Lewis / Vanity Fair:
Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds  —  As Wall Street hangs on the question “Will Greece default?,” the author heads for riot-stricken Athens, and for the mysterious Vatopaidi monastery, which brought down the last government, laying bare the country's economic insanity.
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Chris Christie readies endorsement tour  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, one of the GOP's most sought-after stars since his 2009 victory, is hitting the road to unveil a string of endorsements in the coming weeks, POLITICO has learned.  —  In what constitutes his first major political trip …
Bob Connors / NBC Connecticut:
City Council Meetings to Begin with Muslim Prayers  —  In the wake of the battle over a mosque at Ground Zero, a move by the Hartford City Councilis sure to have its critics.  —  The Council announced Tuesday that it has invited local imams to perform Islamic invocations at the beginning of the Council meetings in September.
Scott Keyes / Think Progress:
GOP House Candidate On Civil Rights: ‘We Need To Get Our Federal Government Out Of The Way’  —  Fireworks occurred during a town hall in Canton, OH, last night when Rep. John Boccieri (D-OH) unexpectedly showed up at his Republican opponent's public event.  Challenger Jim Renacci …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Choices  —  Joe Romm says “Future generations are likely to view Obama's choice of health care over energy and climate legislation as a blunder of historic proportions.”  —  I'm sympathetic to this view.  My main reason for voting for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries, was the difference on Iraq.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Obama to get personal on economy  —  President Barack Obama — facing a buzz saw of bad news — plans to shift his tone on the economy, ditching dry Explainer-in-Chief policy lectures for a more emotional, more personal approach emphasizing his own family's hardships, administration officials tell POLITICO.
Discussion: The Caucus and Betsy's Page
CNN:
Pelosi unpopular; Boehner unknown, CNN poll says  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is arguably the least popular Democrat in Washington, according to a new CNN poll.  —  Washington (CNN) - A new national poll indicates that slightly more than half of all Americans have an unfavorable view …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Michael Howard Saul / Wall Street Journal:
Bloomberg Defends Pastor's Right to Burn Quran  —  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended on Tuesday a Florida pastor's right to burn copies of the Quran during a public demonstration on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  —  “In a strange way I'm here to defend his right to do that.
Discussion: msnbc.com and iOwnTheWorld.com
 
 
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
CNN Makes It Official: Piers Morgan Will Replace Larry King
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Sarah Kershaw / New York Times:
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R.G. Ratcliffe / Houston Chronicle:
Polls: Bill White is gaining on Rick Perry in governor's race
Discussion: Texas Watch and Off the Kuff
Mike Glover / Associated Press:
Former NM gov is little known but has big ideas
Guardian:
Paris Mètro to warm flats
Discussion: The First Post
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
$50 billion stimulus could be issue in Pennsylvania Senate race
Chicago Sun Times:
Who will be Chicago's next mayor?
Discussion: The Hill
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Ken Belson / New York Times:
As Stadiums Vanish, Their Debt Lives On
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
Jia Lynn Yang / Washington Post:
To consumer advocates, Obama's antitrust enforcement looks like more of the same
Discussion: The New Republic
Lawrence H. White / Wall Street Journal:
The German Miracle: Another Look
Discussion: EconLog and Cafe Hayek
Melissa Clouthier / Liberty Pundits Blog:
Republicans: 2010 Was The Year To Fight, Not Flee
Elise Viebeck / Ballot Box:
Democrats rip NRCC spokesman for tweeting addresses of staffers
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
At least 70 House seats in play, says Obama's campaign adviser
Discussion: Wake up America and Commentary
 

 
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