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1:15 AM ET, September 20, 2011

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David Brooks / New York Times:
Obama Rejects Obamaism  —  I'm a sap, a specific kind of sap.  I'm an Obama Sap.  —  When the president said the unemployed couldn't wait 14 more months for help and we had to do something right away, I believed him.  When administration officials called around saying that the possibility …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Why the White House changed course  —  President Obama's deficit-reduction plan (pdf) is most interesting for what's not in it.  It does not cut Social Security by “chaining” the program's cost-of-living increases.  It does not raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Obama throws ‘class warfare’ charge back in GOP's face  —  This has to be the clearest sign yet that Obama has taken a very sharp populist turn as he seeks to frame the contrast between the parties heading into 2012.  During his remarks this morning, Obama directly responded to Republicans accusing him of …
Jonathan Bernstein / Washington Post:
Behind Obama's newfound aggressiveness: GOP fear of the ‘trigger’
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama defends new taxes: 'This is not class warfare, it's math'
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Liberals pan benefit cuts in Obama plan
Discussion: Healthwatch and CNN
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Multi-Millionaire Rep. Says He Can't Afford A Tax Hike Because He Only Has $400K A Year After Feeding Family  —  Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) appeared on MSNBC with Chris Jansing this morning to attack President Obama's new deficit reduction plan, which includes some tax increases on the wealthy.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Perry, Romney draw support from distinct groups  —  WASHINGTON - Texas Gov. Rick Perry leads former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, in what is becoming a battle between the candidate who excites more Republicans …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
GOPer says Obama's acting like a pirate
Discussion: Hot Air
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:   GOP presidential candidates reject Obama's deficit-reduction proposal
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
The Qwikster and the Dead  —  This morning I found an apology-laden missive in my inbox from Reed Hastings of Netflix, explaining that they'd really messed up the transition when they announced the end of free streaming, and that in order to fix it, they had . . . decided to more decisively split their DVD and streaming services.
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Reed Hastings / The Official Netflix Blog:
An Explanation and Some Reflections
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Justice Department opposes Texas Congressional map  —  The Department of Justice on Monday expressed its opposition to the congressional map devised by Texas Republicans, claiming it does not meet the requirements of the Voting Rights Act and needs to be redrawn.
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Ryan J. Reilly / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
DOJ: Rick Perry's Texas Congressional Redistricting Map Violates Voting Rights Act
Aljazeera:   Vote suppression in the US revs up
Leap / Law Enforcement Against Prohibition:
ONE DRUG ARREST EVERY 19 SECONDS IN THE U.S.  —  New FBI Numbers Reveal Failure of “War on Drugs”  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new FBI report released today shows that there is a drug arrest every 19 seconds in the U.S. A group of police and judges who have been campaigning to legalize …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
U.S. to build new massive prison in Bagram
Discussion: emptywheel
Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
Secret recordings raise new questions in ATF ‘Gunwalker’ operation  —  Updated 5:09 pm, Sept. 19, 2011 with comment from the Office of the Inspector General  —  WASHINGTON - CBS News has obtained secretly recorded conversations that raise questions as to whether some evidence is being withheld in the murder of a Border Patrol agent.
The Daily Beast:
Bill O'Reilly's Civil War  —  The Fox News host thinks America is in dire straits—and what it needs is a history lesson.  In this week's Newsweek, he tells Peter J. Boyer about his new book and why he likes Obama.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Tim Mak / The Politico:
Bill O'Reilly: Only Barack Obama more powerful than me
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Jeff Benedict / Hartford Courant:
Apology Adds An Epilogue To Kelo Case  —  Supreme Court Justice's Startling Apology Adds Human Context To Tough Ruling  —  Though she lost the eminent domain case against New London and her home, Susette Kelo, seen at an eminent domain protest at the Capitol in 2006, became a compelling figure in the property rights movement.
Hannah Poturalski / Dayton Daily News:
Man announces intent to run against Boehner  —  WEST CHESTER TWP.  — A Batavia resident announced Monday his intent to run against U.S. House Speaker John Boehner in the primary election for 8th Congressional District.  —  Lewis said if he wins the primary against Boehner, R-West Chester Twp. …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Boehner's “Tea Party” Challenger Is Really A Randall Terry Plant
Discussion: Addicting Info and Examiner
nber.org:
The Socio-Economic Causes of Obesity  —  Charles L. Baum, Shin-Yi Chou  —  NBER Working Paper No. 17423  —  The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this.  You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email.
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Rangel makes surprise appearance at Perry's N.Y. event  —  Washington (CNN) - Gov. Rick Perry's meeting Monday in New York with Hispanic business leaders had an unexpected guest in attendance: Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, who represents the district where the meeting took place.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Seth McLaughlin / Washington Times:
Liberals vow to challenge Obama in Democratic primaries  —  President Obama's smooth path to the Democratic nomination may have gotten rockier Monday, after a group of liberal leaders, including former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, announced plans to challenge the incumbent in primaries next year.
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
California Christian Coalition Explains Repeal Effort Against Gay Education Law: Bullying Is Normal  —  ThinkProgress filed this report from Los Angeles, California.  —  California Christian Coalition head Robert Newman chats with Orly Taitz at the California GOP convention
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Bill Keller / New York Times:
Fill In the Blanks  —  Just a few winters ago my wife and I took our daughters to witness the inauguration of a man who had campaigned on hope and embodied possibility.  We are pretty immune to political euphoria, but, circulating among the footsore pilgrims, we could imagine our country …
Jerome R. Corsi / WorldNetDaily:
Elite team of 5 assigned to seek truth on Obama  —  Sheriff Joe picks ‘Cold Case Posse’ to investigate president's eligibility  —  Arizona's Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio told WND he has assigned a five-member “Cold Case Posse” to investigate the authenticity of Barack Obama's birth certificate.
Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
Books of The Times: Ron Suskind's ‘Confidence Men’ Focuses on Obama - Review  —  The portrait of the Obama White House that the veteran journalist Ron Suskind draws in his searing new book, “Confidence Men,” is that of a young, inexperienced president lacking the leadership and managerial skills …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Geithner denies book's claim that he ignored president's orders
Discussion: Firedoglake and Ben Smith's Blog
 
 
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Justin Elliott / Salon:
Ralph Nader praises Sarah Palin
Discussion: Mediaite, TBogg, Hot Air and Addicting Info
Rasmussen Reports:
Among Undecided Voters, 64% Disapprove of Obama
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Pentagon: Military ready for gay ban repeal Tuesday
Bloomberg:
Ex-Treasury Restructuring Chief Millstein Starts Own Firm
Discussion: Campaign 2012
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
BlueCheddar melts, pulls video confession of “beer pouring” guy (but the internet never forgets)
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Noah / Noahpinion:
Great Stagnation...or Great Relocation?
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Susan Rice: Palestinians Are Delaying Creation of Their State
Daniel Strauss / Ballot Box:
Rollins: Bachmann doesn't have resources to go beyond Iowa currently
Discussion: Business Insider, CNN and Hot Air
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
In the Hollywood “Woman's Picture,” Abortion Is Never An Option
Julian Pecquet / Healthwatch:
Survey: Seniors confused by Medicare, federal health law
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
When Ronald Reagan Was President, There Was A Soviet Union And A Cold War
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Blockbuster Case Yields an Unexpected Result