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10:45 AM ET, September 30, 2011

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The due-process-free assassination of U.S. citizens is now reality  —  It was first reported in January of last year that the Obama administration had compiled a hit list of American citizens whom the President had ordered assassinated without any due process, and one of those Americans was Anwar al-Awlaki.
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New York Times:
U.S.-Born Qaeda Leader Killed in Yemen  —  SANA, Yemen — A missile fired from an American drone aircraft in Yemen on Friday killed Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical American-born cleric who was a leading figure in Al Qaeda's affiliate there, according to an official in Washington.
BBC:
Islamist cleric Anwar Awlaki ‘killed in Yemen’  —  The US-born radical Islamist cleric and suspected al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed in Yemen, the country's defence ministry reported.  —  US administration officials confirmed the reports, according to US media.
CBS News:
Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen … This Oct. 2008 file photo provided by Muhammad ud-Deen, shows radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen.  (CBS)  —  (CBS News) Updated at 6:43 a.m. Eastern.  —  Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born radical Islamic preacher who rose …
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Peter King praises Obama for al-Awlaki killing  —  Rep. Peter King, the Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, had rare praise for President Obama following the “extraordinary victory” of the death of suspected terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki.
Discussion: Danger Room
Jake Tapper / Politics:
Officials Thought They Might Kill Awlaki on 9/11 Anniversary  —  “This is a great day for America,” says a senior administration official, pleased with the news that terrorist leader Anwar al Awlaki was killed today.  —  The Yemeni government today announced that an operation launched shortly …
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Anwar al-Aulaqi, U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda, reported killed in Yemen
Fox News:
U.S.-Born Terror Boss Anwar al-Awlaki Killed
Discussion: Jihad Watch
New Jersey Online:
Chris Christie seriously considering run for president in 2012  —  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Chris Christie is seriously rethinking his months of denials and may launch a campaign for the White House after all, a source close to the governor said tonight.  —  In the last week, Christie …
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Michael Kinsley / Bloomberg:
Requiem for a Governor Before He's in the Ring  —  Look, I'm sorry, but New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cannot be president: He is just too fat.  Maybe, if he runs for president and we get to know him, we will overlook this awkward issue because we are so impressed with the way he stands up to teachers' unions.
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Chris Christie's big problem  —  Whether or not he lets himself be persuaded to run for president, Chris Christie needs to find some way to lose weight.  Like everyone else, elected officials perform best when they are in optimal health.  Christie obviously is not.
Discussion: National Review
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Needing a boost  —  Perry in need in a strong 3rd quarter boost... Expect the Romney and Obama hauls to be smaller than last quarter... Another foreign-policy success, another yawn from the American public?... Chris Christie buzz continues... Calendar chaos …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Wait, Is Malaise French for “Soft”?  —  Obama speaking in Orlando: … Interesting perspective.  I wonder where America could have lost its competitive edge.  It couldn't possibly have anything to do with a government that blows billions on green energy boondoggles while making it harder …
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Latest from Crain's New York Business:
Veteran agitators flock to Occupy Wall Street  —  The city's most experienced agitators—the labor and community groups that typically organize local marches, rallies and sit-ins—have been largely missing from the Occupy Wall Street protest that is in its 13th day at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan.
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Matt Sledge / The Huffington Post:
NYC Transit Union Joins Occupy Wall Street
Kevinliptak / CNN:
90 percent of Americans say economy stinks  —  New York (CNNMoney) - Three years after a financial crisis pushed the country deep into recession, an overwhelming number of Americans - 90% - say that economic conditions remain poor.  —  The number, reported Friday in a new CNN/ORC International Poll …
wlsam.com:
WLS Radio's Bill Cameron Reports  —  CHICAGO (WLS) - On Tuesday, President Barack Obama tried to keep the pressure on Congress to consider his nearly $450 billion jobs bill, saying it had been two weeks since he sent the bill to Capitol Hill “and now I want it back.”
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Durbin says Democrats don't currently have the votes for Obama jobs bill
Dallas Voice:
Investigation clears gay Fort Worth teacher  —  Kristopher Franks set to return to work Friday after 4-day leave stemming from allegations of improper behavior  —  nash@dallasvoice.com  —  FORT WORTH — Gay Western Hills High School teacher Kristopher Franks, put on paid administrative leave on Monday …
Tina Korbe / Hot Air:
Turns out, the South is a pretty nice place to live  —  When I first moved to Washington D.C., my dad jokingly warned me not to hype home too much.  “If they find out just how nice we have it down here, all your new East Coast friends will want to move to the South and our cost of living will go up,” he teased.
Discussion: Instapundit and National Review
Eric Dash / New York Times:
Outsize Severance Continues for Executives, Even After Failed Tenures  —  The golden goodbye has not gone away.  —  Just last week, Léo Apotheker was shown the door after a tumultuous 11-month run atop Hewlett-Packard.  His reward?  $13.2 million in cash and stock severance …
Chris Vanocur / KTVX-TV:
EXCLUSIVE: Matheson may run in different district  —  SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Just when you thought Utah's redistricting process may have run out of twists and turns, well, hold on.  —  Thursday morning, Second District Democratic Congressman, Jim Matheson dropped a bit of a political bombshell.
Discussion: Ballot Box
Bloomberg:
Morgan Stanley Seen as Risky as Italian Banks  —  Morgan Stanley (MS), which owns the world's largest retail brokerage, is being priced in the credit- default swaps market as less creditworthy than most U.S., U.K. and French banks and as risky as Italy's biggest lenders.
Martin Wolf / Financial Times:
Time to think the unthinkable and start printing again  —  It is the policy that dare not speak its name: the printing press.  The time has come to employ this nuclear option on a grand scale.  The alternative is likely to be a lost decade.  The waste is more than unnecessary; it is cruel.
Discussion: Paul Krugman
CNN:
Texas Rep. Ron Paul brings in over $5 million in 3rd quarter  —  (CNN) - Rep. Ron Paul's Republican presidential campaign brought in over $5 million the past three months.  —  The third quarter number is up from the $4.5 million the congressman from Texas raised in the quarter lasting from April through June.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
 
 
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
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Discussion: New York Magazine
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
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First Read / msnbc.com:
Bachmann condemns Arab Spring, blames it on Obama
Economics of Contempt:
Ron Suskind's “Confidence Men”: A Terrible Book
Discussion: Grasping Reality …
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
GOP kingmakers in Iowa: Support for Rick Perry is weakening
Discussion: Iowa Caucuses
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Hey kids, Glenn Beck has a new show
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ABCNEWS:
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Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
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Telegraph:
Hugo Chavez in hospital ‘for kidney failure’
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
House GOP Unveils Plan To Cut NPR, Job Training And Education Programs