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9:05 AM ET, August 17, 2009

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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Administration Official: “Sebelius Misspoke.”  —  An administration official said tonight that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius “misspoke” when she told CNN this morning that a government run health insurance option “is not an essential part” of reform.
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Obama picks fight with left on health reform  —  In backing away from its support for a public option in healthcare reform, the Obama administration is picking a fight with the liberal wing of the Democratic party.  —  Liberal Democrats have insisted a public insurance option is necessary to ensure competition for private insurers.
Martina Stewart / CNN:
TX Dem: Bill without public option ‘would be very, very difficult’  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) -On the same day that a Cabinet member signaled the administration's willingness to forego inclusion of a public health insurance option in the final version of health care reform legislation …
Discussion: Shot in the Dark and Don Surber
Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Say What?  Sebelius Touts Public Option on ‘This Week’, Throws It Under the Bus on CNN.  —  Oh, the Republicans have been having a field day with this mantra - that employers would shunt their employees into the public plan.  But they're really upset for the same reason Sebelius mentioned as a positive: Job lock.
Fox News:
White House Passes Blame on Unsolicited Health Care E-Mails  —  The White House suggests third-party groups are to blame for unsolicited health care e-mails  —  The White House for the first time Sunday seemed to acknowledge that people across the country received unsolicited e-mails …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
White House will change e-mail rules  —  The White House said Sunday night that it will change its e-mail sign-up procedures after some recipients of a health-care e-mail complained that they had not asked to receive updates.  —  “We are implementing measures to make subscribing to e-mails clearer …
Ceci Connolly / Washington Post:
Key Feature Of Obama Health Plan May Be Out
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
‘Public Option’ in Health Plan May Be Dropped
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
W.H. backs away from public option
Martina Stewart / CNN:
Conservative Democrat gets The Last Word
John Amick / Washington Post:
Democrats Signal Embrace of Co-op Plans
Jennifer Graham / Canadian Press:
Overhauling health-care system tops agenda at annual meeting of Canada's doctors  —  SASKATOON — The incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association says this country's health-care system is sick and doctors need to develop a plan to cure it.  —  Dr. Anne Doig says patients …
Ross Doutha / New York Times:
Telling Grandma ‘No’  —  When Democratic congressmen dream these days, they're tongue-tied in town halls, fumbling with their microphones while they're shouted down by slavering, pitchfork-wielding Limbaugh listeners.  —  But Barack Obama is wiser than most Democratic congressmen, and his nightmares are savvier.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Who are your Milk Carton Politicians?  —  Earlier today, I noted that New Hampshire's media had taken notice that their Congressional delegation had gone missing during the August recess, rather than hold town-hall meetings to face their constituents about the health-care reform package.
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Dana Loesch / thedanashow.wordpress.com:
Desperately seeking Russ
Discussion: Moe Lane
Jay Cost / HorseRaceBlog:
Obama Misread His Mandate  —  After a rough week for health care reform, Democratic leaders appear to be pulling back on their demand for a public option.  It remains to be seen whether liberal Democrats, especially in the House where they are more numerous, will go along with this.
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
Pentagon Worries Led to Command Change  —  McKiernan's Ouster Reflected New Realities in Afghanistan — and Washington  —  In mid-March, as a White House assessment of the war in Afghanistan was nearing completion, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen …
BBC:
Iraq abandons nationwide census  —  Iraq has postponed indefinitely plans to hold its first nationwide census in 22 years over fears it could stoke ethnic and political tensions.  —  The population count in October would have settled arguments over the relative size of Iraq's religious and ethnic communities.
Radley Balko / Reason:
Why “Reading the Bill” Won't Matter  —  USA Today notes that even forcing legislators to read the health care legislation in the House probably wouldn't do much good.  The bill is so bogged down with bureaucrat-eze, few of them are likely to understand it.
Sarah Rainsford / BBC:
Row over Afghan wife-starving law  —  An Afghan bill allowing a husband to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex has been published in the official gazette and become law.  —  The original bill caused outrage earlier this year, forcing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to withdraw it.
msnbc.com:
Aug. 16: Dick Armey, Tom Coburn, Tom Daschle, Rachel Maddow  —  MR. DAVID GREGORY: This Sunday: the August heat over health care.  —  Unidentified Man: One day, God's going to stand before you and he's going to judge you and the rest of your damn cronies up on the Hill.
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Rachel Weiner / The Huffington Post:
Maddow Battles Dick Armey In “Meet The Press” Debut (VIDEO)
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