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11:05 AM 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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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
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Suskind's ‘Confidence Men’ Details Recession Dissension
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and emptywheel
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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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Axelrod insists in Obama in strong shape to win reelection
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Where are the compassionate conservatives?
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 …
Discussion: CBS News
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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 …
Discussion: msnbc.com, Hotline On Call and Politics
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:   Tom Ridge to endorse Huntsman
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.
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
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Cantor rejects ‘all-or-nothing’ approach by Obama on jobs bill  —  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) strongly rejected the prospect of passing the entirety President Obama's recently unveiled jobs creation legislation.  —  “I reject the all-or-nothing approach that the president has laid out,” Cantor said Friday on CNBC.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Shutdown Chances Increase Over Disaster Relief, Program Cut Disputes
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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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama to highlight ‘urgent’ bridge repair in Boehner's home state
The Hill:
Senate passes FAA, highway funding  —  The Senate on Thursday approved legislation that extends taxes funding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through January, and extends taxes funding federal highway spending through March.  —  The bill passed the House with ease on Tuesday and won Senate approval in a 92-6 vote.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Ashley Halsey III / Washington Post:
Senate leaders reach deal to avert another FAA shutdown
Discussion: Firedoglake, Daily Kos and CRFB.org
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Senate Resoundingly Defeats Rand Paul Plan, Passes Disaster Relief Package
Discussion: The Impolitic
Allan Turner / Houston Chronicle:
High court blocks Houston killer's execution  —  Duane Buck was sentenced to die for the July 1995 shooting deaths of his former girlfriend, Debra Gardner, and her friend, Kenneth Butler.  / Texas Department of Criminal Jus  —  HUNTSVILLE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued a stay …
Discussion: Law Blog and Business Insider
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CBS News:
Supreme Court asked to halt Texas execution
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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Geneva Sands-Sadowitz / The Hill:
New congressman jumps the gun on first floor speech
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 …
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.
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 …
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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Michael McCarthy / USA Today:
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
White House Weighs Limits of Terror Fight
Discussion: The BLT and The Page
Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
Young Afghan fighters eager to rejoin Taliban
Discussion: Salon
Reuters:
Erdogan warns Israel: Turkey can send warships to east Mediterranean at any time
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Matthew's News Stream
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