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9:35 AM ET, September 22, 2010

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Woodward Book Says Afghanistan Divided White House  —  WASHINGTON — Some of the critical players in President Obama's national security team doubt his strategy in Afghanistan will succeed and have spent much of the last 20 months quarreling with one another over policy, personalities and turf, according to a new book.
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Steve Luxenberg / Washington Post:
Bob Woodward book details Obama battles with advisers over exit plan for Afghan war  —  President Obama urgently looked for a way out of the war in Afghanistan last year, repeatedly pressing his top military advisers for an exit plan that they never gave him, according to secret meeting notes …
Associated Press:
Woodward Book Says Aides Doubt Obama's Afghan Strategy
Discussion: CNN
Joe / Joe. My. God.:
CONFIRMED: Sen. Saxby Chambliss Admits “All Faggots Must Die” Comment Came From His Atlanta Headquarters  —  I've just gotten off the phone with Atlanta Journal-Constitution political writer Jim Galloway who says that Sen. Saxby Chambliss has confirmed that the “All faggots must die” …
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Joe / Joe. My. God.:
“All Faggots Must Die”  —  The above comment was left today by “Jimmy” on my post about the DADT cloture vote.  The IP address *appears* to resolve to the neighborhood of GOP U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss' Atlanta office.  The ISP is “United States Senate.”  I'm confident that the JMG internet sleuths can get to the source.
Jim Galloway / Political Insider:
Did Saxby Chambliss aide leave threatening slur?  —  U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss confirmed Tuesday that he investigating whether one of his staffers left a threatening slur on an Internet discussion of the right of gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military.
Hans Nichols / Bloomberg:
Summers Expected to Leave White House After Election  —  White House officials expect Lawrence Summers to leave his job as the president's National Economic Council director after November's congressional elections, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Obama's Economics Chief Is Set to Leave  —  WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday that Lawrence H. Summers, the chief architect of President Obama's economic policy, would leave at the end of the year, continuing an exodus of top-level advisers at a time when voters are expressing deep dissatisfaction …
Reuters:
Woman CEO sought for Summers job
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:   Three Reasons You'll Miss Larry Summers
Wall Street Journal:
Economy Czar Summers to Depart
Discussion: naked capitalism and Betsy's Page
The Politico:
Harry Reid's botched battles  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hoped the defense policy bill would help make a final pre-election argument for Democrats while energizing the base on gay rights and immigration.  —  But what he got was a failed vote and a mix of frustration and disappointment from the people he was trying to help.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
McCain Wins On DADT
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
O'Donnell: Coons has made ‘some very anti-American statements’  —  Tea Party-backed Christine O'Donnell (R) took aim at New Castle County Executive Chris Coons (D) Tuesday night during an appearance on Fox News.  —  O'Donnell referenced an article Coons wrote in college in which he referred to himself as “a bearded Marxist.”
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
O'Donnell vows no more national media appearances
Discussion: CNN
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN to broadcast Delaware Senate debate Oct. 13
Quinnipiac University:
Paladino Trails Cuomo By 6 Points In New York Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Small Tea Party Movement Backs Republican 4-1  —  Republican Carl Paladino, aided by a 4 -1 margin among Tea Partiers, trails New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for Governor …
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JammieWearingFool:
Oof: Paladino Within Six Points of Cuomo  —  As the impending GOP tide threatens to consume the Democrats come November 2, we always figured one sure Democrat winner would be Andrew Cuomo in the New York gubernatorial contest.  His victory, of course, would be trumpeted loudly on CNN and MSNBC …
Chicago Sun Times:
Rep. Jackson: I did nothing wrong but ‘deeply sorry’ over ‘social acquaintance’  —  Chicago congressman vows to remain in office in wake of Sun-Times report regarding fund-raiser  —  U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) said Tuesday he is “deeply sorry” for having “disappointed some supporters” …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Murkowski brushes off loss of committee, leadership posts  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) brushed off Republicans' plans to strip her of a top committee spot and her leadership post, saying she was focused on winning reelection.  —  Murkowski said she was “putting everything on the line” …
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Politics Plus
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Generic Ballots May Underestimate Democrats  —  In the last couple of posts on our House forecasts, I've noted that the generic congressional ballot tends to show worse results for Democrats than other indicators like polls of individual House races.  The generic ballot, as of last week …
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Obama: “Mexicans” Were Here “Long Before America Was Even An Idea”  —  “Long before America was even an idea, this land of plenty was home to many peoples.  The British and French, the Dutch and Spanish, to Mexicans, to countless Indian tribes.  We all shared the same land.”
Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
Al Franken Chokes Up Over Don't Ask, Don't Tell (VIDEO)  —  Shortly after Senate Republicans and two Democrats blocked a vote to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Sen. Al Franken gave an impassioned speech on the Senate floor.  —  Franken (D-MN) told a story about one of his trips to entertain …
Discussion: TPMMuckraker
Paul Krugman:
Who You Gonna Believe?  —  I went through my mail today, and got the usual batch of letters declaring that I'm wrong about everything, and that we should do the opposite of anything I say.  Hey, it's a free country.  —  But I found myself wondering, as I often do, about the determination …
Yitzhak Benhorin / Ynetnews:
No peace in NY: Fayyad-Ayalon meeting ends on sour note  —  Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad leaves meeting with Danny Ayalon angry, after Israel's deputy foreign minister demands that meeting summary refer to notion of ‘two states for two peoples’  —  WASHINGTON - Palestinian Prime …
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
GOP House candidate invokes idea of ‘victory mosque’ in campaign ad  —  A Republican House candidate claims in new ad that Muslims want to build “victory mosque” near Ground Zero.  —  The building of an Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero has faded from the midterm campaign conversation …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Bill Clinton: Russian immigrants and settlers obstacles to Mideast peace  —  Russian immigrants to Israel have emerged as a central obstacle to achieving a Middle East peace deal, according to former President Bill Clinton.  He voiced fears that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) …
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
GOP sends a message on spending  —  Republicans will try to block money requested by the Obama administration to implement Democrats' signature Wall Street and healthcare reforms in a stopgap spending measure expected to clear Congress next week.  —  The GOP is seizing on the administration's …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Tight Budgets for Campaigns May Hinder Republicans
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Joe / Climate Progress:
Two more independent studies back the Hockey Stick: Recent global …
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Gil Ronen / Arutz Sheva:
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Margaret Talev / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: Romney No. 1 for GOP presidential nod, Palin No. 2
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Fox News:
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John Fritze / USA Today:
Tea Party group gets $1 million anonymous donation
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Josh Mitchell / Washington Wire:
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