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6:55 PM ET, September 24, 2011

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The Politico:
Chris Christie back in spotlight as Perry sags  —  With the party's frontrunner sagging, Chris Christie is reconsidering pleas from Republican elites and donors to run for president in 2012, two Republican sources told POLITICO.  —  The New Jersey governor has indicated he is listening …
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Byron York / Campaign 2012:
In FL straw poll, a late surge for Herman Cain  —  ORLANDO — There's no scientific polling, but talks with dozens of delegates who will vote in today's Florida straw poll suggest that many are making last-minute decisions to vote for Herman Cain.  —  What seems to be happening is this …
St. Petersburg Times:
Herman Cain wins Presidency 5 straw poll  —  ORLANDO — In a stunning upset Saturday, Herman Cain won Florida's Presidency 5 straw poll, a vote of 2,657 Republican activists that in past years has predicted the party nominee.  —  Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza who charmed the three …
The Huffington Post:
Herman Cain Wins Florida Straw Poll Ahead Of 2012 … Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain came out on top in the Florida straw poll on Saturday.  —  The former CEO of Godfather's Pizza won the test of conservative strength with roughly 37 percent of the vote.
Josh Margolin / New York Post:
‘2nd thoughts’ for Christie on running  —  He's thinking about becoming the new face in the race.  —  New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie is considering a run for president, after getting lobbied hard from some of the GOP's top leaders and money men, according to a well-placed Republican source …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Case for Buying Low on Perry
Joe Nocera / New York Times:
The Phony Solyndra Scandal  —  If Brian Harrison and W. G. Stover, the two Solyndra executives who took the Fifth Amendment at a Congressional hearing on Friday, ever spend a day in jail, I'll stand on my head in Times Square.  —  It's not going to happen, for one simple reason: neither they …
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Steven F. Hayward / Weekly Standard:
President Solyndra  —  And his mean green wealth-wasting machine.
Discussion: Power Line
Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
The Fraying of a Nation's Decency  —  CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS — Amazon.com, the books-to-diapers-to-machetes Internet superstore, is a perfect snapshot of the American Dream, circa 2011.  —  It grows by the hour, fueled by a relentless optimism that has made America America.  First it sold books.
Discussion: Whiskey Fire
Philip Aldrick / Telegraph:
Multi-trillion grand plan to save the eurozone is being prepared  —  European officials are working on a grand plan to restore confidence in the single currency area that would involve a massive bank recapitalisation, giving the bail-out fund several trillion euros of firepower, and a possible Greek default.
Discussion: AMERICAN FUTURE
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama plays a round of golf with Clinton  —  President Obama headed to Andrews Air Force Base on Saturday for a round of golf with one of the few people who might have some idea of the difficulties the president has been facing: Former President Bill Clinton.
Discussion: CNN and Weasel Zippers
Phillip Longman / Foreign Policy:
The World Will Be More Crowded — With Old People  —  Actually, the children aren't our future.  —  Demography is not destiny, as is sometimes claimed.  The human race could be wiped out by a plague or an asteroid, or transformed by some new technology.  But no matter what …
Discussion: Greg's Opinion
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Poll finds Obama approval at historic low  —  President Barack Obama's approval ratings have fallen to a new low, with only 36 percent of Americans saying that they approve of the way he is handling his job overall, according to a new poll from the Economist/YouGov.
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
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Marie Rohde / WisPolitics.com:
WisPolitics: Guv's spokesman, two others granted immunity in ongoing John Doe probe  —  Gov. Scott Walker's spokesman is one of three witnesses who have been granted immunity in an ongoing John Doe investigation that includes allegations of campaign law violations, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com .
 
 
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Dennis Overbye / New York Times:
After Report on Speed, a Rush of Scrutiny
Ryan J. Reilly / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
DOJ: Rick Perry's Texas Redistricting Plan Purposefully Discriminated Against Minorities
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama seeks to rally black community behind jobs bill
Discussion: CNN
Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
Judges Compete for Law Clerks on a Lawless Terrain
Discussion: Economix
Paul Vitello / New York Times:
Oscar Handlin, Historian Who Chronicled U.S. Immigration, Dies at 95
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
John Steele Gordon / Washington Post:
Five myths about millionaires
Discussion: UrbanGrounds
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Partisanship flares again, thwarts passage of stopgap funding bill
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Putin Will Seek Second Stint as Russian President in 2012
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Santorum condemns boos; Romney and Perry don't
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Teacher calls local Tea Party president a Nazi
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Midwest Farmers Are on Alert Against Pig Thieves
Lauri Apple / Gawker:
Snobby Illiterati to Protest Wall St. ‘Hippies’ With Champagne Toast
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