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12:15 PM ET, September 16, 2011

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Anthony McCartney / Associated Press:
Book: Treasury Secretary ignored Obama directive  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A new book offering an insider's account of the White House's response to the financial crisis says that U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner ignored an order from President Barack Obama calling for reconstruction of major banks.
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The Politico:
Trouble on Daley's watch  —  Bill Daley is off to a very rocky start.  —  The 63-year-old scion of Chicago political royalty was brought in as President Barack Obama's chief of staff to provide fresh blood, corporate-world experience and adult supervision to a young, free-wheeling White House staff.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Suskind's ‘Confidence Men’ Details Recession Dissension  —  WASHINGTON — A new book claims that President Obama's response to the economic crisis was hampered by a White House economic staff plagued by internal rivalries, a domineering chief adviser and a Treasury secretary who dragged …
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Clinton Popularity Prompts Buyer's Remorse  —  The most popular national political figure in America today is one who was rejected by her own party three years ago: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  —  Nearly two-thirds of Americans hold a favorable view of her and one-third are suffering …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Free to Die  —  Back in 1980, just as America was making its political turn to the right, Milton Friedman lent his voice to the change with the famous TV series “Free to Choose.”  In episode after episode, the genial economist identified laissez-faire economics with personal choice and empowerment …
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Where are the compassionate conservatives?
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Misstatements Shadow Bachmann in Republican Presidential Race
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Perry “Ponzi Scheme” Remark Doesn't Faze Most Republicans  —  Solid majority believe Social Security should be preserved  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Texas Gov. and presidential candidate Rick Perry's comments on Social Security, which include calling it a “Ponzi scheme,” appear to be a non-issue for most Republicans.
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
You Don't Make Social Security More Solvent By Eliminating Its Funding Base  —  Television hosts who like to ask Republican Party members politically charges questions about Social Security (you know who you are) really ought to take 10-20 minutes to think about how Social Security works …
Discussion: Eschaton
Rich Lowry / National Review:   The Big Hoss  —  You could tell Rick Perry was going to be a …
Justin Fishel / Fox News:
General Reported He Was Pressured on Testimony About White House-Backed Project, Sources Say  —  Gen. William Shelton, head of the Air Force Space Command, told House members in a classified briefing earlier this month that he was pressured to change prepared congressional testimony …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems slam President Obama for going ‘AWOL’ on mortgage crisis  —  Leading House Democrats are accusing the Obama administration of ignoring the lingering mortgage crisis and threatening tens-of-millions of Americans with foreclosure in the process.  —  The lawmakers - encouraged by Obama's mention …
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
unionleader.com:
Tom Ridge to endorse Huntsman at St. Anselm  —  CONCORD — Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman will announce the endorsement of former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Gov. Tom Ridge Friday in an event at St. Anselm College in Goffstown.  —  Ridge, a former governor of Pennsylvania …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:   Tom Ridge to endorse Huntsman
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
White House works to quell Dem dissent  —  Senior administration officials met with Senate Democrats for an hour and a half on Thursday to answer their complaints about President Obama's jobs bill.  —  Democratic lawmakers voiced objections to several of the president's proposals to pay …
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Shutdown Chances Increase Over Disaster Relief, Program Cut Disputes
New York Post:
Weiner gets 'brush'off  —  By S.A. MILLER in Washington and CARL CAMPANILE in NY  —  Scrub out the stench of Weiner!  —  Newly sworn-in Republican Rep. Bob Turner's family ordered a thorough cleaning of the House office space he inherited from his disgraced predecessor, Anthony Weiner …
C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
Dakota Meyer Is Awarded Medal of Honor  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor on Thursday to a young former Marine who ignored orders to stay put and fought his way five times into an ambush in an Afghan ravine, helping to rescue three dozen comrades and to recover the remains of four dead American servicemen.
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Boehner gives the government too much credit  —  If you listened to Speaker John Boehner's speech before the D.C. Economic Club today, you heard a very specific story explaining why unemployment is stuck at 9 percent: “it's not because the American people have lost their way,” he said.
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New York Times:   Boehner, in Washington Speech, Reaffirms No-Tax-Increase Position
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Axelrod insists Obama in strong shape to win reelection in 2012  —  Despite a growing storm cloud hovering over his presidency and reelection hopes, President Obama is in strong shape and Americans stand by his plan for jobs, Obama's top campaign adviser said Friday.
James Hohmann / The Politico:
Resurgent Republic poll shows soft Hispanic support for Obama—Supreme Court stays execution—Bachmann won't answer for HPV claims—Perry pounces on study that says Romneycare cost 18K jobs  —  SNEAK PEEK - HISPANIC SUPPORT FOR OBAMA SOFTENS: President Obama is underperforming with Hispanics …
Rick Perry / Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Must Support Israel At the U.N.  —  Obama policies have encouraged the Palestinians to avoid direct negotiations with Israel.  —  The historic friendship between the United States and Israel stretches from the founding of the Jewish state in 1948 to the present day.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Allison Kopicki / The Caucus:
Approval of Congress Matches Record Low  —  Congress faces historically low approval ratings as it wades into the debate over the $447 billion jobs package proposed by President Obama, with just 12 percent of Americans now approving of the way Congress is handling its job, matching its all-time low …
US News:
Ford TV Ad Slams Obama Auto Bailouts  —  America is still fighting over President Obama's costly bailout of Chrysler and General Motors.  Especially the owners of Ford, the only member of Detroit's “Big Three” who rejected the government dole and emerged perfectly healthy.
Discussion: Hot Air
Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
Republicans rewriting state election laws in ways that could hurt Democrats  —  Looking to capitalize on their historic gains last year, Republican lawmakers in several states are rewriting their election laws in ways that could make it more difficult for Democrats to win.
Devin Dwyer / Politics:
Obama: Election Odds Better in 2012 Than 2008  —  At a campaign fundraiser Thursday night in Washington, D.C., President Obama said he believes his chances of being reelected in 2012 are “much higher” than they were in 2008.  —  “Over the last couple of months there have been Democrats …
The Atlantic Cities:
Dallas + Austin + Houston + San Antonio = ‘Texas Miracle’  —  The entry of Rick Perry, swashbuckling Texas governor, into the contest for the Republican presidential nomination focused the country's attention on his state's strikingly anomalous labor market.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Rick Perry, Supernatural Events, and Freedom in Texas
Discussion: Gawker and Salon
 
 
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