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12:10 PM ET, September 10, 2012

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Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
President Obama to Bob Woodward: ‘Mistake’ to Dress Down Paul Ryan to His Face in Budget Speech  —  President Obama told author Bob Woodward that he didn't know Rep. Paul Ryan was going to attend at a major speech he delivered last year on spending and debt, and says in retrospect that it was …
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Thomas B. Edsall / Campaign Stops:
The Ryan Sinkhole  —  Unlike the Republican platform, which has mostly been ignored outside of the abortion issue, the Paul Ryan budget is the core document of the 2012 campaign.  It is the most explicit expression of the Republican agenda, endorsed by the party's presidential candidate …
Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Bob Woodward: ‘Gaps’ in President Obama's Leadership Contributed to Debt Deal Collapse  —  “Gaps” in President Obama's leadership contributed to the collapse of a “grand bargain” on spending and debt last year, with the president failing to cultivate congressional relationships that may have helped …
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Within Hours, Mitt Romney Takes Back Everything He Said About Preexisting Conditions  —  On national TV on Sunday morning, with millions of people watching, Mitt Romney told David Gregory that there were parts of Obamacare he actually liked.  In fact, he said, one of the goals of his healthcare plan …
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Katrina Trinko / National Review:
Re: Romney and Obamacare  —  Eliana, I reached out to the Romney campaign for clarification about Mitt Romney's remarks this morning about liking some parts of Obamacare.  An aide pointed out that Romney first said on Meet the Press that “I say we are going to replace Obamacare.
Zaid Jilani / Progressive Change Campaign Committee:
Chicago's Teachers Just Went On Strike — Here's Everything You Need To Know About Why  —  During a press conference tonight the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) announced that it will be going on strike, its first action of the sort in 25 years.  —  Why are these 29,000 teachers and school workers …
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Holly Yan / CNN:
400,000 kids to miss school amid strike
Monica Davey / New York Times:
With No Contract Deal by Deadline in Chicago, Teachers Will Strike
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama leads by 5 in Ohio  —  PPP's first post-conventions poll in Ohio finds Barack Obama with a 5 point lead over Mitt Romney, 50-45.  This is the largest lead PPP has found for Obama in an Ohio poll since early May.  Last month Obama led 48-45.  —  Both candidates have seen their images improve …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
North Carolina remains extremely tight
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:   Morning Jay: Did Obama Really Win the Summer?
nbcnewyork.com:
FBI Arrests Trenton Mayor, Others in Corruption Probe  —  Details of the charges are expected to be released later Monday  —  Federal authorities arrested Trenton, N.J., Mayor Tony Mack and more than half a dozen other people early Monday in connection with an ongoing corruption probe, NBC 4 New York has learned.
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Alex Zdan / New Jersey Online:
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack is arrested by FBI on corruption charge
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Sept. 9: Call It as You See It  —  I've been picking up some sentiment from analysts and journalists in my Twitter feed recently, who correctly note that polling around the party conventions can be volatile.  They suggest that we ought to wait for more data before concluding very much about the bounces …
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Obama gets post-convention bounce in surveys
Discussion: WXIX-TV, ABCNEWS and First Read
Reuters:
Insight: GM's Volt - The ugly math of low sales, high costs  —  (Reuters) - General Motors Co sold a record number of Chevrolet Volt sedans in August — but that probably isn't a good thing for the automaker's bottom line.  —  Nearly two years after the introduction of the path-breaking plug-in hybrid …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Who Is Dumber, Joe Biden or Barack Obama?  —  Most people would immediately say “Joe Biden.”  But I am not at all sure that is correct.  There is much to be said on the subject, but for the moment let's just note that Obama has matched one of Biden's most famous moments of stupidity …
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
VP Biden gets friendly with female biker at campaign stop in Ohio
BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Memo: Don't Panic  —  As Obama enjoys a hefty post-convention bump, Romney's pollster insists “the basic structure of the race has not changed significantly.”  —  Image by Brian Snyder / Reuters  —  BOSTON, Mass. — As new polls show President Obama opening up a wider lead coming …
Discussion: Talking Politics
BuzzFeed:
Forget The Economy — Romney Campaigns On God, NASCAR, And Conservative Values  —  Welcome to the culture war?  “The subject has been the economy, is the economy, and will be the economy,” says Fehrnstrom.  —  Image by Brian Snyder / Reuters  —  BOSTON, Mass. — After a weekend …
Sarah Huisenga / NationalJournal.com:
Obama Outraises Romney in August  —  Obama raises $100 million for the first time this cycle.  —  President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One for his departure from Palm Beach International Airport after a campaign stop in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012.
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Tops Romney in August Fundraising
Discussion: Washington Wire
The Patriot / PennLive.com:
Voter ID law set for review by state Supreme Court  —  Pennsylvania will take its place as a battleground state on a different political front this week as supporters and opponents argue the validity of the state's new voter ID law before the state Supreme Court.  —  Oral arguments are scheduled for Thursday in Philadelphia.
Discussion: Law Blog
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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Legal Battles on Voting May Prove a Critical Issue in Election
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Obstruct and Exploit  —  Does anyone remember the American Jobs Act?  A year ago President Obama proposed boosting the economy with a combination of tax cuts and spending increases, aimed in particular at sustaining state and local government employment.  Independent analysts reacted favorably.
 
 
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