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7:30 PM ET, September 9, 2010

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Antonio Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Fla. imam: No deal to move NYC mosque  —  GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Florida imam says that no deal has been reached to move the site of a mosque at the site of ground zero in exchange for a Florida minister to call off plans to burn Qurans.  —  Imam Muhammad Musri tells The Associated Press …
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Damien Cave / New York Times:
Pastor Cancels Koran Burning and Plans to Meet Imam  —  GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The pastor planning a burning of the Koran on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks said Thursday he would not go forward with the event, adding he would meet with the imam planning to build an Islamic center near ground zero.
David Zurawik / Z on TV:
Fox News says it will not cover burning of Quran  —  In a bold move that is likely to be much discussed in coming days, Fox News said today that it will not cover the burning of the Quran on Saturday if Pastor Terry Jones follows through on his plan to burn copies of Islam's sacred book.
Patricia Murphy / Politics Daily:
Colin Powell Says Ground Zero Mosque Should Go Forward  —  said Thursday that the Islamic community center and mosque planned near Ground Zero in New York City should go forward.  Powell made his comments during an appearance on ABC's “The View.”  —  “The terrorists win if we become terrified and …
Mike Thomas / Orlando Sentinel:
What if media had ignored Terry Jones?  —  The Rev. Terry Jones was a sad-sack preacher, lucky to draw 50 people to his steel-shed house of prayer, when the words “burn” and “Quran” had an unfortunate collision in his limited brain.  —  That he has become an international phenomenon as a result must be a sign the apocalypse is near.
Chad Smith / Local News from Star-Banner:
Westboro Baptist Church to burn Qurans if Dove doesn't
David Weigel / Weigel:
Palin Endorses O'Donnell in Delaware  —  She called into Sean Hannity's radio show to make official what was hinted at in a late Tuesday night retweet: She backs Christine O'Donnell over Mike Castle in Delaware.  As Hannity describes, also on Twitter:
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Christine O'Donnell for Delaware  —  The wave of positive change can really sweep across our land with the election of Constitutional Conservatives who promise to use common sense and rein in the federal government spending!  Please support Christine O'Donnell in Delaware.
Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
Christine O'Donnell, running for U.S. Senate in Delaware …
David Catanese / The Politico:
Palin backs O'Donnell in Del.
Discussion: CNN, Ballot Box and National Review
Nicole Allan / The Atlantic Online:
Sarah Palin Endorses Christine O'Donnell
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
More House Dems balking at ending Bush tax cuts for rich  —  Even as President Obama is mounting a strong stand in favor of letting the Bush tax cuts for the rich expire, and even as he's signaling that it will be a major campaign issue, more and more vulnerable House Dems are bolting in the other direction.
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The Hill:
Momentum builds for extending all of President Bush's tax cuts  —  Momentum built Thursday for extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts after President Obama avoided a veto threat and a key Senate Democrat voiced support for the extension.  —  Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.), a centrist who has been a key vote …
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
President Obama to Pastor Jones: ‘Stunt’ Endangers Troops - Full Transcript of Exclusive Interview  —  I covered a lot of ground with the president in Cleveland yesterday: His decision to make John Boehner the midterm punching bag.  Will he veto a sanction of Bush tax cuts for the wealthy?
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
What Speaker Boehner would do first …
Discussion: The Foundry
John Stanton / Roll Call:
Murkowski Likely to Lose Leadership Spot if Campaign Continues  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) will likely be forced out of her party leadership position should she decide to launch a write-in or third-party candidacy, a Senate Republican said Wednesday.  —  Murkowski, who conceded …
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Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
Shake up: The Tea Partiers are coming to the staid Senate
Discussion: MyDD and Hot Air
Kenric Ward / sunshinestatenews.com:
Marco Rubio Holds Double-Digit Lead in Senate Race  —  GOP candidate even beats Crist among independent voters, poll finds  —  Republican Marco Rubio, garnering surprising strength among independent voters, holds a double-digit lead over his two chief rivals in Florida's U.S. Senate race, a new Sunshine State News Poll reports.
Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Palin-Beck 9/11 Profiteering Event Promotor Says Rally Date Is Just A Coincidence  —  Prominent conservatives and right-wing groups are making plans to use the 9/11 anniversary this weekend to rake in some cash.  Among them are Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, who are teaming up for a rally in Anchorage, AK.
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Aharding / CNN:   TRENDING: Palin, Beck team up on 9/11 event
David Weigel / Weigel:
Meg Whitman Attacks Jerry Brown With the Ghost of Bill Clinton*  —  Meg Whitman's Republican campaign for governor of California, clearly not done with the decades of video tape they have on Jerry Brown, bring us back to the good old days of the 1992 presidential campaign.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Ned / Jerry Brown:
Brown Campaign Fires Back At Meg Whitman Regarding Her Latest …
Jay Newton-Small / Time:
Obama's MIA Volunteers: Organizing for America Shrinks  —  What happened to Barack Obama's once vaunted political machine?  The outfit that put upwards of 8 million volunteers on the street in 2008 — known as Organizing for America — is a ghost of its former self.
Ezra Klein:
Forum: Andy Stern's plan to create 12 million new jobs  —  Late last week, I spoke with former SEIU president and current Georgetown fellow/fiscal commission member Andy Stern about hosting a series of pieces laying out different ideas to kick-start job creation.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and National Review
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Fired Up  —  This may win the prize for the worst stump speech ever.  Oh my.  —  Here's the video via Oliver Willis:
Dave Levinthal / OpenSecrets.org:
Favre, Goodell Among NFL Notables Playing Political Football During 2010 Midterms  —  All-universe quarterback Brett Favre will wear Minnesota Vikings purple tonight against the New Orleans Saints during the opening game of the National Football League's 2010 season.
Discussion: The Blotter, FoxNews.com and USA Today
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
CRISIS ON THE COURTS.... Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy recently noted the problems with the Senate's inability to confirm judicial nominees.  “It's important for the public to understand that the excellence of the federal judiciary is at risk,” Kennedy said.
Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Ground Zero Mosque Imam: If You Don't Build It, They Will Attack  —  Everything we thought about Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf was true.  Tonight, on CNN's Larry King Show, he confirmed it.  —  While the left continues to be romanced by his calm, even and soothing tones, he personally raises …
Timothy Noah / Slate:
The United States of Inequality  —  “What you earn,” Bill Clinton said more than once when he was president, “is a function of what you can learn.”  That had always been true, but Clinton's point was that at the close of the 20th century it was becoming more true, because computers were transforming the marketplace.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Untamed Prince  —  Marc Ambinder reports on the dictatorial powers held by many in government and upheld yesterday by a judiciary that gives unaccountable power - even the power to torture and kill - a drop-shadow, not a check.  Marc has been following this state secrets issue for a long time …
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Biden: Bush deserves ‘a lot of credit’  —  Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday night said that former President George W. Bush deserves ‘a lot of credit’ for his handling of the initial Iraq war drawdown.  —  Speaking to Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert, who conducted a rare …
William McQuillen / Bloomberg:
Stem-Cell Research Ban Suspended by Appeals Court  —  President Barack Obama's administration can fund embryonic stem-cell research while it appeals a decision banning government support for any activity using cells taken from human embryos, an appeals court said.
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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Sepp Jannotta / ravallirepublic.com:
Congressional chat: Denny Rehberg visits local tool and machine shop
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Communism is Bad, Policy is Discontinuous
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Senate must pass small-business incentives, Voinovich says
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
CNN:
Emanuel cancels Chicago trip
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
No Refills
Discussion: The Politico
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Obama to hold rallies in 4 states
Discussion: National Review and msnbc.com
Ben White / The Politico:
Warren delay has Wall St. wondering
Discussion: CNN
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Edward L. Glaeser / Boston Globe:
Free the food truck
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Bryan Fischer / RenewAmerica:
Handle Muslims just like we handle the neo-Nazis
Ezra Klein:
The Keynesian experiment  —  It's become common to hear …
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
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