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3:00 PM ET, September 9, 2010

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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 — Matt Bai thinks Obama may have missed his Mt. Rushmore moment - Kinsley and Scarborough to write columns for POLITICO — Ceci Connolly to McKinsey  —  “THE PRESIDENT TAKES ON THE PASTOR” — PRESIDENT OBAMA on “Good Morning America,” …
ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Obama Blasts Koran-Burning Pastor  —  President: Pastor's ‘Stunt’ Could Endanger Lives Here and Abroad  —  A Florida pastor's plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 could result in “serious violence” against American troops in Pakistan and Afghanistan and would be …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Opposition to ‘mosque’ directly linked to anti-Islam sentiment, poll shows  —  We now have clear evidence that there's a direct link between public anti-Islam sentiment and public opposition to the construction of Cordoba House, a.k.a. the “Ground Zero mosque.”
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Patricia Murphy / Politics Daily:
Colin Powell Says Ground Zero Mosque Should Go Forward
Discussion: HotAirPundit
Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Ground Zero Mosque Imam: If You Don't Build It, They Will Attack
Discussion: protein wisdom and Don Surber
Katrina Trinko / National Review:   Imam Rauf on CNN
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
NOT MUCH OF A ‘COMPROMISE’.... Our discourse can be awfully frustrating sometimes. … Boehner's Senate counterpart is offering a similar pitch. … So, let's be clear about what kind of “compromise” is on the table.  Going into the dispute, Republicans want to keep all the Bush-era tax rates for everyone …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:   More House Dems balking at ending Bush tax cuts for rich
Wall Street Journal:
Tax Contradictions  —  Obama says the economy needs a tax cut—and a tax increase.
Discussion: Think Progress
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 …
Discussion: Fox News, Firedoglake and Guardian
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Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
Shake up: The Tea Partiers are coming to the staid Senate  —  As it stands, many consider the right flank in the Senate to consist of Republican Sens. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and David Vitter of Louisiana.  But if Republicans have a great day on Nov. 2 …
Discussion: MyDD and Hot Air
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
NRSC adviser deploys for Miller
Discussion: The Eye and NRSC
Jay Newton-Small / Time:
Whatever Happened to Obama's Army?  —  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.  Its staff has shrunk from 6,000 to 300 …
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.
Janet Adamy / Wall Street Journal:
Health Outlays Still Seen Rising  —  The health-care overhaul enacted last spring won't significantly change national health spending over the next decade compared with projections before the law was passed, according to government figures set to be released Thursday.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Republicans Dominate Medicare Discussions On White House Fiscal Commission
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and Newshoggers.com
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama wins the right to invoke “State Secrets” to protect Bush crimes
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 …
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.
Bloomberg:
Super PACs Flourish to Influence U.S. Vote After Companies Freed to Give  —  At least 25 “super PACS,” including one linked to Karl Rove, are fueling a surge in money for this year's elections following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down limits on corporate campaign spending.
Bryan Fischer / RenewAmerica:
Handle Muslims just like we handle the neo-Nazis  —  Germany is giving us a template on how we handle Muslims: just like we handle neo-Nazis.  —  According to Bloomberg, German police carried out 30 predawn raids against the nation's largest neo-Nazi group two days ago.  —  Why?
Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
Christine O'Donnell, running for U.S. Senate in Delaware, has a new TV ad bashing her Republican primary opponent, Rep. Mike Castle.  —  But O'Donnell's ad looks eerily similar to one recently produced by Intrepid Media for Americans for New Leadership, in support of Nevada candidate Sharron Angle …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama plans campaign events in four critical battleground states  —  President Obama plans a series of fall rallies in key states for Democrats in advance of November's midterm elections.  —  The president has scheduled at least four stops: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Nevada.
Dorian de Wind / The Huffington Post:
Nine Years After 9/11: Will We Ever Be “One” Again?  —  What's Your Reaction:  —  This September 11th, nine years after that “first” September 11th, there will be — as there should be — a lot of reflection on and introspection about that horrific event: how it changed our lives, how it changed America — forever.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Aharding / CNN:
TRENDING: Palin, Beck team up on 9/11 event  —  Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck will appear together at an event in Alaska on September 11.  —  (CNN) - After a wildly successful rally on the National Mall, Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are teaming up again - but this time for a cost.
Discussion: The Politico
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
How To Tell When There's Structural Unemployment  —  I feel like the entire Minneapolis Fed take on structural unemployment and “skill mismatch” is a giant exercise in obfuscation.  Of course the economy has many structural features and at any given time there are limits to growth.
Discussion: Eschaton
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Florida College Shuts Down Conservative Event After Seeing Anti-Obama Literature (Video)  —  It begins... School officials at Palm Beach State College kicked members of the Young America's for Freedom off campus after they saw anti-Obama literature at their table.  —  It was offensive.
Discussion: theblogprof and Power Line
 
 
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Jim Romenesko / Romenesko:
'The AP will not distribute images or audio that specifically …
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Laurent Belsie / Christian Science Monitor:
Beige book: US economy grows more slowly
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Washington Post:
Obama's tax-credit plan getting a cool reception
Henry Blodget / The Wire:
Sulzberger Concedes: “We Will Stop Printing The New York Times …
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Md. flier ban may be unconstitutional
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Blue Dog leader grades Obama ‘in the C range’
Discussion: The Note
Menzie Chinn / Econbrowser:
The “Ever-Expanding” Government Sector, Illustrated
Discussion: Calculated Risk
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Obama vs. Boehner
Ezra Klein:
The Keynesian experiment  —  It's become common to hear …
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Emanuel moves event for Rep. Halvorson, prompting speculation
Discussion: NBC Chicago, The Politico, CNN and The Hill
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Hatch: History will judge Clinton a better president than Obama
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
DNC Chair: Gibbs ‘had a bad day’
The Hill:
Wall Street fills coffers of top GOP candidates