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7:20 AM ET, September 16, 2013

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David Wessel / Wall Street Journal:
Summers Withdraws Name for Fed Chairmanship  —  Former Treasury Secretary Calls Obama, Cites ‘Acrimonious’ Coming Confirmation  —  WASHINGTON— Lawrence Summers, a former U.S. Treasury secretary, called President Barack Obama Sunday to say he is pulling out of the contest to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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Ben White / Politico:
Dem opposition dooms Larry Summers's Fed candidacy  —  Larry Summers on Sunday withdrew his name from consideration as chairman of the Federal Reserve, a defeat for President Barack Obama — who could not convince members of his own party to shelve their opposition to his former top economic adviser.
New York Times:
Summers Pulls Name From Consideration for Fed Chief  —  WASHINGTON — Lawrence H. Summers, one of President Obama's closest economic confidantes and a former Treasury secretary, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position of chairman of the Federal Reserve amid rising opposition …
Ben White / Reuters:
With Larry Summers out, what's next?  —  Larry Summers, who longed to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, ultimately concluded that an ugly fight over his nomination would be bad for the central bank and possibly even worse for the fragile U.S. economy.  He told President Barack Obama as much in a phone call and letter on Sunday.
Discussion: Politico
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Larry Summers withdraws name from Fed consideration  —  Former White House economic adviser and Treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers has withdrawn his name as a candidate for Federal Reserve chairman, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.  —  President Obama had been strongly …
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Five reasons Obama should name Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve  —  Larry Summers is out for Fed chair.  That should mean Janet Yellen is in.  But does it?  —  Janet Yellen should be the next Fed Chair.  (Federal Reserve/Flickr)  —  There are two reasons Yellen might not be named to the Federal Reserve.
Ashley Killough / CNN:
In Biden's Iowa visit, 2016 in the spotlight  —  Biden gave the keynote address at Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak fry in Indianola for the first time since he appeared on the same stage in 2007 as a presidential candidate.  Biden finished a distant fifth in the 2008 Iowa caucuses.
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Joe Biden credits Obama on Syria
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Obama Rejects Criticism of Shifting Syria Policy: 'I'm Less Concerned About Style Points'
ABC News:
Full Transcript: President Obama Speaks Exclusively to George Stephanopoulos on ‘This Week’
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Guardian and Hullabaloo
Sy Mukherjee / ThinkProgress:
Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Former Football Player Who May Have Been Seeking Help After A Car Crash  —  The wreckage of the car that Jonathan Ferrell, 24, had pulled himself out of before seeking help, only to be shot fatally by police.  —  Officer Randall Kerrick, 27 …
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The Charlotte Observer:
CMPD officer charged in fatal shooting
Politico:
House Republican leaders: Debt hike better fight  —  A government shutdown is looming on Oct. 1.  But don't worry about it.  —  That's the message the House Republican leadership and its allies are spreading as Congress moves toward a fiscal showdown with President Barack Obama and the Democrats …
Discussion: Reuters and CNN
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Angry House Republicans demand better communication from leaders (Video)
Discussion: Reuters, Hot Air and The Impolitic
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
ABC News panel laughs out loud after GOP rep. says Obamacare delay is a ‘favor’ to Obama  —  An ABC News panel on Sunday could not contain their laughter at a Republican congressman's straight-faced assertion that his party would be doing President Barack Obama a “favor” …
Discussion: Mediaite
Detroit Free Press:
How Detroit went broke: The answers may surprise you - and don't blame Coleman Young  —  Detroit is broke, but it didn't have to be.  An in-depth Free Press analysis of the city's financial history back to the 1950s shows that its elected officials and others charged with managing …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Telegraph:
Jeremy Browne: Ban Muslim women from wearing veils in schools and public places  —  Britain should consider banning Muslim girls and young women from wearing veils in schools and public places, a Home Office minister has said.  —  Jeremy Browne, a Liberal Democrat, said there needs …
Discussion: Guardian and BBC
 
 
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Discussion: TalkLeft
Ben Farmer / Telegraph:
Syria: nearly half rebel fighters are jihadists or hardline Islamists, says IHS Jane's report
Bob McManus / New York Post:
De Blasio is NYC's Obama — and he won't get result either
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