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5:10 PM ET, September 20, 2012

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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Pawlenty to take over as Financial Services Roundtable CEO  —  Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will take over one of K Street's most prestigious jobs as CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable.  —  The group announced Thursday morning that the former GOP candidate for president …
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Pawlenty Is Leaving Romney Campaign for Lobbying Post  —  Tim Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota, is resigning as a national co-chairman of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign to take a job in Washington as a top lobbyist for a group representing banks and financial companies.
Bobby Jindal / CNN:
Jindal focused on health law criticism of Obama
Sam Wang / Princeton Election Consortium:
Republicans at risk of losing the House?  —  Conditions through August showed a 2% lead on the generic Congressional ballot for Democrats.  As of September 20th, in the wake of the Democratic convention, the lead has widened to 4.0 +/- 2.0%.  Although it has yet to be appreciated by pundits …
Washington Examiner:
The Obama you don't know  —  Few if any of his predecessors took the oath of office with higher public hopes for his success than President Obama on Jan. 20, 2009.  —  Millions of Americans hailed his election as an end to partisanship, a renewal of the spirit of compromise and a reinvigoration …
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Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
Report Blows HUGE Hole In Obama's Fake Biography
Margaret Chadbourn / Reuters:
White House backs U.S. view that Libya attack was terrorism  —  (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday it was “self-evident” that a deadly assault on the U.S. consulate in Libya was a “terrorist attack” that may have had an al Qaeda connection, reinforcing an intelligence assessment of the violence.
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Philly.com:
Metcalfe says ‘lazy’ people don't deserve to vote  —  State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe is nothing if not blunt.  The Butler County Republican positions himself at the center of almost every controversial issue in the Capitol, be it immigration, gun control or voter ID.
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Voter ID and Voter “Virtue”
CNN:
Dave Matthews makes (and talks) history  —  (CNN) — Dave Matthews supported Barack Obama in the presidential race of 2008, and he's supporting him again in 2012 — but not without reservations.  —  The multi-platinum Grammy winner laments, “I wish there was a third party, but right now …
Boston Globe:
Scott Brown, Harry Reid clash after Republican raises possibility of missing tonight's debate  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Scott Brown raised the possibility he might miss tonight's lead-off debate with Elizabeth Warren because of the Senate voting schedule, before Democratic leaders challenged …
Discussion: The Caucus and Election 2012
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Romney's Video-Debunking Claim Is...Debunked  —  This is getting ridiculous.  —  After Mother Jones posted video of Mitt Romney sharing remarks with millionaire donors that he would never express to voters—noting that nearly half of the American electorate are moochers and that Romney …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama campaign continues to raise debate expectations for Romney
Discussion: CNN
Thomas Lifson / americanthinker.com:
Guess who's trashing Obama campaign signs in Austin, Texas?  —  Texas may be a red state but the capital of Austin is Obama country.  It's thus not unusual to see myriad Obama campaign signs in nice neighborhoods — displayed on one manicured front lawn after another.
Discussion: The Jawa Report and KXAN-TV
Gallup:
Democratic Enthusiasm Swells in the Swing States, Nationally  —  Overall, 59% of swing-state voters now highly enthusiastic, up from 46% in June  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Voters in the 12 states USA Today and Gallup consider the key swing states that could decide the 2012 presidential election …
William D. Cohan / Business Week:
Rethinking Robert Rubin  —  Bill Clinton has a favorite Robert Rubin story.  It's 1999, and the Cabinet has gathered to discuss the business of the American people.  Except no one can focus because the impeachment crisis is raging, and even the most veteran Washington power players are, for lack of a better term, freaking out.
New York Post:
O eyes ‘blind sheik’ release  —  The Obama administration is weighing the release of blind Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman — the spiritual adviser to the 1993 World Trade Center bombers — in a stunning goodwill gesture toward Egypt that has touched off a political firestorm, officials said yesterday.
CNN:
Source: Slain ambassador said he was on al Qaeda hit list  —  (CNN) — Protests fueled by an anti-Islam movie took place Thursday in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.  —  Here are key developments in the wave of demonstrations, the battle over the movie and the publishing of cartoons in a French publication:
Vincent Miller / America Magazine:
Secret Ryan Transcript: Social Security and Medicare are the Target  —  This isn't from a secret video, it's from the untranscribed portion of Ryan's 2005 speech at the Atlas Society's “Celebration of Ayn Rand.”  It fits well with the Romney video because it makes clear that middle class entitlements …
Associated Press:
Pakistan: new television ads with US Embassy seal condemn anti-Islam film and feature Obama  —  ISLAMABAD — Marked by the U.S. Embassy seal, advertisements condemning an anti-Islam video appeared on Pakistani television on Thursday in an apparent attempt to undercut anger against the United States, where the film was produced.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
CAPTION THIS: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wrote Something On Her Hand, Too.  What is this, middle school?  —  UPDATE: Meanwhile, on the just-plain-creepy side: Actress Jessica Alba asks voters to pledge allegiance to Obama.  I understand that actors are generally none-too-bright, and none-too-educated, but still. . . .
First Read:
Romney: ‘This is a campaign about the 100 percent’  —  Updated at 8:02 a.m. ET: MIAMI — Mitt Romney said his campaign is about “100 percent” of Americans as his campaign continued to work to contain the fallout from controversial comments he made at a private fundraiser in May.
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
In Senate debate, Kaine says he'd be open to minimum tax level  —  McLEAN, Va. — Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine said on Thursday that he'd be “open to a proposal that would have some minimum tax level for everyone,” a contrast with his normal position on taxation.
Discussion: Politico and CNN
TMZ.com:
Fiona Apple — ARRESTED for Hash in Texas  —  ARRESTED  —  for Hash in Texas  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  All she needs is a good defense ...  Fiona Apple was arrested at a border stop in Texas yesterday ... after authorities claim they found hashish on the “Criminal” singer's tour bus ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: UPROXX, The Raw Story and Union-News
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
No One Left to Race Bait  —  Dave Weigel points out the difference between the covert racism of a young cagey Pat Buchanan in the days of the Southern strategy, and overt racism of the pariah Pat Buchanan banished to Fox News (emphasis added): … Calling the first black president a …
Discussion: Brad DeLong and Business Insider
Reuters:
French man held over Mohammad cartoon revenge plan  —  * French satirical magazine published Mohammad cartoons  —  * Police ban Paris rally against anti-Islam film  —  Police detained a young man in southern France on Thursday on suspicion that he was planning a revenge attack on the staff …
Washington Post:
Seven of nation's 10 most affluent counties are in Washington region  —  Ron Edmonds/AP - The Washington D.C. area, including suburbs in Maryland and Virginia, are benefiting from a healthy job market in 2012, much of it linked to the federal government.  Demand for homes is consistently strong …
Discussion: Hit & Run and Outside the Beltway
Marisa Schultz / detroitnews.com:
Fueled by women voters, Obama widens lead in Michigan  —  President Barack Obama has opened up a double-digit lead over GOP challenger Mitt Romney in Michigan fueled by a wave of women moving toward the Democratic president following the national party conventions.
BBC:
Kingswear's Dart Princess ferry thief ‘Jack Sparrow’ jailed  —  A woman who shouted “I'm Jack Sparrow” at police as she stole a ferry was lucky she was not injured, the owners of the vessel said.  —  Alison Whelan referred to the movie pirate character as she took the Dart Princess on the River Dart in Devon.
Discussion: KDVR.com and BuzzFeed
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Obama: “You Can't Change Washington From The Inside”  —  A central promise of 2008.  —  Source: youtube.com  —  Nearly four years after he was elected on a promise of bringing change to Washington, President Barack Obama said Thursday that he had embarked on an impossible mission.
Discussion: Mediaite
John Harwood / New York Times:
Romney Is Latest in a Long Line to Trip Over a Tongue  —  As critics pummel Mitt Romney over his secretly recorded comments at a fund-raiser, he can at least take comfort in this: he's not the first.  —  Presidential campaign history overflows with candidates who tripped over their own loose tongues …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Obama's Lead Looks Stronger in Polls That Include Cellphones  —  As I observed on Tuesday, and as The New Republic's Nate Cohn also found, Barack Obama seems to have received a much clearer bounce in some types of polls than others.  —  Although there are exceptions on either side …
New York Times:
Romney Campaign Cautious With Ad Budget, Even in Key States  —  Mitt Romney has had a light campaign schedule lately.  He held his first rally in five days on Wednesday night.  —  And there is another place where his presence is oddly lacking: in the television ad wars.
 
 
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Robert Costa / National Review:
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weaskamerica.com:
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ann Romney to appear on ‘Tonight Show’ Tuesday
Simon Johnson / Project Syndicate RSS-Feed:
Mitt and the Moochers  —  WASHINGTON, DC - The Republican Party …
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Diane Cardwell / New York Times:
Tax Credit in Doubt, Wind Power Industry Is Withering
Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Beast and Hit & Run
Thomas Burr / Salt Lake Tribune:
Bennett: Scott Howell could die in office if elected
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Whoopi Goldberg: Mitt Romney ‘flushed his ideals down the drain’
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Jennifer Martinez / The Hill:
STEM Jobs Act faces tough odds for House passage
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 Earlier Items: 
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Ryan assures House Republicans: ‘We are going to win this thing’
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Dane Placko / Chicago News and Weather:
Over $50K in checks stolen from Obama campaign office in Chicago: EXCLUSIVE
Thomas Sowell / Townhall.com:
The Fallacy of Redistribution  —  The recently discovered tape …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Charles C. Johnson / The Daily Caller:
The Professor  —  A course description for “Current Issues …