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2:10 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 …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: Poll: Americans optimistic about Hillary Clinton presidency  —  (CNN) - She lost the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, but over a third of Americans said the U.S. would be better off now if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were president, according to a new poll.
Discussion: Politics
Fred Malek / The Politico:
Obama should take notes on Texas
Discussion: Reuters
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 …
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Big Hoss  —  You could tell Rick Perry was going to be a big problem for Mitt Romney as soon as the Texas governor started blowing him kisses.  Asked a question on his first campaign leg about a Romney talking point, Perry brushed it off with a smooch and said, “Send him my love.”
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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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama team pushes back at suggestions he's in trouble  —  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.  —  In a memo to Sunday news show producers …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Where are the compassionate conservatives?
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 …
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Shutdown Chances Increase Over Disaster Relief, Program Cut Disputes
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 …
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Jennifer De Pinto / CBS News:
Poll: Just 12% happy with Congress
Discussion: New Deal 2.0 and The Politico
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:   Congress reaching new depths in unpopularity
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 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
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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Bing West / Wall Street Journal:
The Afghan Rescue Mission Behind Today's Medal of Honor
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama: My bill will create 1.9 million jobs  —  President Obama has attached a big number to his jobs bill: 1.9 million.  —  At a private fundraiser last night, Obama said his proposal would create 1.9 millions jobs, while reducing the 9.1% unemployment rate by a percentage point …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:   Cantor rejects ‘all-or-nothing’ approach by Obama on jobs bill
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 …
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
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Obama Signs 1st Major Patent Law Change Since 1952  —  President Barack Obama has signed into law an overhaul of the nation's patent system.  It's the first significant change in the way inventors can bring their products to market in more than two generations.
Discussion: CNN
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.
MacIver Institute:
Liberal Protester Accosts Republican Lawmaker  —  Did Infamous ‘Pink Dress Guy’ Attack Robin Vos, two other Legislators?  —  MacIver News Service |  September 15, 2011 UPDATED 11:45am  —  [Madison, Wisconsin] The incidents of verbal harassment against Republican lawmakers in and around …
Investor's Business Daily:
Living Miserably  —  Economy: What's a six-letter word that describes what you get when you combine spiking jobless claims and rising inflation?  Answer: M-I-S-E-R-Y. And as new reports show, Obama is dishing out heaping portions of it.  —  The two reports out of the Labor Department are troubling enough on their own.
Discussion: Politisite
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 …
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 …
Kate Taylor / New York Times:
Koch May Test His Political Voice on National Stage  —  Former Mayor Edward I. Koch's strategy seemed almost nutty at first: ask Jewish residents in Brooklyn and Queens to vote against an Israel-loving observant Jew for Congress to send a message to President Obama.
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
 
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David Leigh / Guardian:
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Rick Perry / Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Must Support Israel At the U.N.
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Misstatements Shadow Bachmann in Republican Presidential Race
Michael McCarthy / USA Today:
NFL wants pat-downs from ankles up at all stadiums
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Allan Turner / Houston Chronicle:
High court blocks Houston killer's execution
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Boehner gives the government too much credit
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
White House Weighs Limits of Terror Fight
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Reuters:
Erdogan warns Israel: Turkey can send warships to east Mediterranean at any time
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