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3:40 PM ET, September 9, 2014

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Washington Post:
Poll: Public supports strikes in Iraq, Syria; Obama's ratings hover near his all-time lows  —  Americans overwhelmingly view Islamic State terrorists as a serious threat to vital U.S. interests and, in a significant shift, widely support airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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New York Times:
As Obama Makes Case, Congress Is Divided on Campaign Against Militants  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday will begin laying out his case for an expanded military campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria when he faces congressional leaders who are averse to taking …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A President Whose Assurances Have Come Back to Haunt Him  —  WASHINGTON — When President Obama addresses the nation on Wednesday to explain his plan to defeat Islamic extremists in Iraq and Syria, it is a fair bet he will not call them the “JV team.”  —  Nor does he seem likely to describe Iraq as …
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Condi Rice: The one person who could save the NFL  —  Condoleezza Rice made a startling admission to the New York Times in 2002.  The then-national security adviser to President George W. Bush said it was “absolutely right” that she wanted to be commissioner of the National Football League.
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Aaron Wilson / Baltimore Sun:
Janay Rice breaks her silence, describes situation as ‘horrible nightmare’  —  Former Ravens running back's wife shares her feelings  —  Janay Palmer is defending Ray and blaming the media.  In a post from her Instagram page on Tuesday morning, and verified by the Baltimore Sun …
Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
Ray Rice domestic violence case shows NFL, Roger Goodell's willful blindness and need to maintain plausible deniability  —  Editor's Note: This video contains graphic content.  Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video …
TMZ.com:
Ray Rice Video — NFL Commish in the Dark ... By Choice?
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Democrats Have Plenty of Reasons to Dread November  —  Midterms are generally referenda on the incumbent president, and Obama's latest overall approval ratings are among his lowest yet.  —  LINES TO SHARE  — In the House, the best news for Democrats is that you can't lose seats you don't have
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Support for ObamaCare continues to fall
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Teresa Stepzinski / Florida Times Union:
Clay deputy's son, 2, accidentally fires father's gun inside Wendy's; bullet fragments strike boy, 3 others  —  The 2-year-old son of a Clay County sheriff's deputy was struck in the foot by a shattered bullet fragment and sustained minor injuries when his father's personal handgun accidentally discharged …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A majority of Americans say Obama's presidency is a ‘failure’  —  A majority of Americans and even many Democrats consider President Obama's tenure to be a “failure,” according to a new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News.  —  The poll shows Americans say 52-42 that Obama has been more of a failure than a success.
Discussion: RedState, Rush Limbaugh and Power Line
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Georgia GOPer Complains About Early Voting, Excessive Black Voting  —  A Republican state senator in Georgia has vowed to end Sunday balloting in DeKalb County due to the fact that the area is “dominated by African American shoppers and it is near several large African American mega churches.”
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Top Republican Appears On Fox News To Debunk Fox's Latest Benghazi Conspiracy  —  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI)  —  Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, dismissed a conspiracy about the attacks on U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Lawrence Wright / New Yorker:
The Twenty-Eight Pages  —  On the bottom floor of the United States Capitol's new underground visitors' center, there is a secure room where the House Intelligence Committee maintains highly classified files.  One of those files is titled “Finding, Discussion and Narrative Regarding Certain Sensitive National Security Matters.”
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Prairie Weather
Jamie Schram / New York Post:
NBC producer busted for posting secret sex tapes to porn site  —  An NBC News digital producer was busted Tuesday for secretly making a video of his girlfriend having sex with him on Valentines Day — and posting it on a porn web site, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Discussion: Politico, Gothamist and Mediaite
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Krauthammer's million  —  Last night on the FOX News Special Report, Bret Baier announced that Charles Krauthammer's collection of columns (mostly) — Things That Matter — has sold a million copies.  It is a remarkable achievement for a book of previously published pieces by an author …
Discussion: Ricochet
World Meteorological Organization News:
Record Greenhouse Gas Levels Impact Atmosphere and Oceans  —  Carbon Dioxide Concentration Surges  —  The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2013, propelled by a surge in levels of carbon dioxide.  This is according to the World Meteorological …
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
America's new class system: Column  —  “Clerisy” class does the bidding of tech oligarchs to detriment of the middle class.  —  We've heard a lot of election-year class warfare talk, from makers vs. takers to the 1% vs. the 99%.  But Joel Kotkin's important new book, The New Class Conflict …
Discussion: Hit & Run
Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:
In D.C., a 13-year-old piano prodigy is treated as a truant instead of a star student  —  Avery Gagliano is a commanding young pianist who attacks Chopin with the focused diligence of a master craftsman and the grace of a ballet dancer.  —  The prodigy, who just turned 13 …
Zach Klein / WSB-TV:
Hawks GM Ferry responds to smoking gun letter about inappropriate comments  —  ATLANTA —  Atlanta Hawks General Manager Danny Ferry has issued a response to a letter accusing him of making inappropriate racial remarks during a conference call.  —  On Monday, Channel 2's Sports Director …
Apple:
September 2014 Special Event  —  Shop the Apple Online Store (1-800-MY-APPLE), visit an Apple Retail Store, or find a reseller.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Peters has biggest lead, Snyder and Schauer tight  —  PPP's newest Michigan poll finds Gary Peters matching his largest lead ever, which he had last October during the middle of the government shutdown.  Peters is at 43% to 36% for Terri Lynn Land with third party candidates combining for 7%.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Taegan Goddard's …
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
The Perils of Standing While Hispanic in the Bronx  —  Meet Santiago Hernandez, 23.  He lives in the Bronx.  On a Monday evening last month, he was standing in front of an apartment building at around 6 p.m. when two NYPD police officers appeared and demanded permission to frisk him.  He complied.
Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Kasich already looking beyond November election  —  Governor encouraged by Gingrich to write book that might dovetail with presidential run  —  Asked what Ohioans could expect if he wins re-election, Gov. John Kasich outlined a second term yesterday featuring more state income-tax cuts …
 
 
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
NM Dem Says GOP Guv Martinez ‘Does Not Have a Latino Heart’
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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
GOP makes play for the center
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