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2:45 PM ET, September 9, 2011

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Setting Their Hair on Fire  —  First things first: I was favorably surprised by the new Obama jobs plan, which is significantly bolder and better than I expected.  It's not nearly as bold as the plan I'd want in an ideal world.  But if it actually became law, it would probably make a significant dent in unemployment.
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Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Moody's: Obama plan will add 1.9M jobs  —  A top economist says President Barack Obama's job plan will likely add 1.9 million jobs and grow the economy by 2 percent.  —  Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, also said Obama's $447-billion plan would likely cut the unemployment rate …
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Eric Cantor: We'll pass some of Obama's jobs proposals  —  Moments after President Barack Obama finished his jobs speech before Congress, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said he plans to split off several of the president's proposals and pass them immediately in the House.
Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: Obama's jobs plan paid for?  Seems not  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's promise Thursday that everything in his jobs plan will be paid for rests on highly iffy propositions.  —  It will only be paid for if a committee he can't control does his bidding …
UPI:
Moody's: Obama plan would add 1.9M jobs
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama gets cool response from Republicans, even some Dems
The Politico:
Obama jobs speech transcript: Full text (as prepared for delivery)
USA Today:
Jobs plan deja vu
Discussion: White House.gov Blog
First Read / msnbc.com:
First thoughts: ‘Pass this bill’
Discussion: Associated Press
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Obama goes big — and should stay big
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The irrelevancy of the Obama presidency  —  President Obama gave one of the most impassioned speeches of his presidency when he addressed a joint session of Congress Thursday night.  Too bad so many in the audience thought it was a big, fat joke.  —  “You should pass this jobs plan right away!”
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Wall Street Journal:
The Latest Jobs Plan
Maria Sacchetti / Boston Globe:
Obama's uncle quietly released from jail  —  Officials released President Obama's uncle from Plymouth County jail yesterday after holding him for more than two weeks on an immigration detainer for violating an order to return to his native Kenya in 1992.  —  US officials refused to disclose …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Rep. Smith: ‘Uncle Omar’ shows Obama double standard
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Poll shocker: GOP up for Anthony Weiner seat  —  Republicans are poised for a dramatic upset in next week's special election for a New York City congressional seat, according to a new poll out Friday.  —  The survey, conducted by the Siena Research Institute, found Republican Bob Turner holding …
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Dems jet-ison ‘9/11’ attack ad
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Chris Matthews' Social Security admission: ‘It is a Ponzi scheme’  —  Betcha didn't see this one coming.  —  On MSNBC's Thursday broadcast of “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews committed the mortal sin — he nearly parroted the theory that mortified so many of the network's hosts and guests throughout the day.
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Adam C. Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Rick Perry: I'm all in for Fla's P5 straw poll
Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
Some of Sarah Palin's Ideas Cross the Political Divide  —  CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS — Let us begin by confessing that, if Sarah Palin surfaced to say something intelligent and wise and fresh about the present American condition, many of us would fail to hear it.  —  That is not how we're primed to see Ms. Palin.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Ron Paul Describes ‘Confrontation’ With Rick Perry On GOP Debate Stage  —  During the break of the GOP debate on Wednesday night, Texas Governor Rick Perry left his own podium to address his fellow Texan, Rep. Ron Paul.  A photographer captured the exchange, which appeared to be rather spirited given …
John Galliano / Washington Post:
F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11  —  Video: The Washington Post's Anqoinette Crosby talks with reporter Steve Hendrix about one of the first fighter pilots to scramble after the attacks of Sept. 11.  With no ordinance on board her jet, she was faced with the possibility …
Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Feds: Zawahiri Launched Al Qaeda Terror Plot for 9/11 Anniversary  —  U.S. authorities are scrambling to sort through information that the CIA developed in the past 24 hours indicating that at least three individuals entered the U.S. in August by air with the intent to launch a vehicle-borne attack …
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Bush Credits ‘The Work That Was Done’ During ‘My Presidency’ For Osama Bin Laden's Death
Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Jacqueline Kennedy on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.  —  Speaking in the months after her husband's assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy was so upset with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that she told a friend and interviewer that she could barely look at images of him.
Discussion: Don Surber
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Tim Mak / The Politico:
Jackie O not an MLK fan
The White House:
THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT  —  1. Tax Cuts to Help America's Small Businesses Hire and Grow  — Cutting the payroll tax in half for 98 percent of businesses: The President's plan will cut in half the taxes paid by businesses on their first $5 million in payroll, targeting the benefit …
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New York Post:
Obama talks a big game — but offers more of same  —  With his back against the wall, Barack Obama woke up from his depressed slumbers last night and gave us the first glimpse of Obama the Orator we've seen since his talk in Arizona after the Gabrielle Giffords shooting back in January.
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William Lajeunesse / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Third Gun Linked to ‘Fast and Furious’ Identified at Border Agent's Murder Scene  —  A third gun linked to “Operation Fast and Furious” was found at the murder scene of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, new documents obtained exclusively by Fox News suggest, contradicting earlier assertions …
JSOnline:
State employee fired after telling co-workers about photo ID policy  —  By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison — A low-level state employee was fired Thursday after he sent an email to his fellow employees telling them about the state Department of Transportation's policy …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Reuters and Daily Kos
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Eric Kleefeld / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
Wis. Employee Fired For E-Mail Defying Voter-ID Policy
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Wonkette
Jeffrey T. Kuhner / Washington Times:
Obama and the lunatic left  —  President and his followers intend to end America's greatness  —  President Obama is politically insane.  This is the real meaning of his speech Thursday night in front of a joint session of Congress.  Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over, expecting
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
AOL email as status symbol  —  There's long been a certain stigma attached to an AOL.com email account, and those of us obsessed with keeping up with the times have cycled through Hotmail, Earthlink, Yahoo!, and any number of corporate domains before ending with the current standard of email modernity, the Gmail account.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Gawker
ABCNEWS:
Feds Raid Homes of Solyndra CEO, Execs  —  Federal agents have expanded their examination of the now-bankrupt California solar power company Solyndra, searching the homes of the company's CEO and two of its executives, examining computer files and documents, iWatch News and ABC News have learned.
 
 
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George Bennett / Palm Beach Post:
U.S. judge upholds Florida “Fair District” law voters approved in November
Discussion: Ballot Box
Corey Boles / Washington Wire:
Senate Approves $500 Billion Increase in Borrowing Authority
New York Post:
Florida ‘vampire’ attacks senior citizen at vacant Hooters
Discussion: Mediaite
CNN:
Romneys share looks but not traits, colleagues say
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton: ‘Below zero’ chance at challenging Obama
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
961 days in, Obama becomes sick and tired of someone dawdling about jobs
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
David Brooks / New York Times:
Stimulus for Skeptics  —  A few years ago, Kenneth Rogoff …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Daily Dish
Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
Pro-Obama ‘super PAC’ to host event after speech
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Struggling Jon Huntsman reorganizes
Discussion: CNN, Business Insider and GOP 12
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
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