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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Obama's Trust Problem — According to news reports, the Obama administration — which seemed, over the weekend, to be backing away from the “public option” for health insurance — is shocked and surprised at the furious reaction from progressives. — Well, I'm shocked and surprised at their shock and surprise.
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Washington Post:
Faith in Obama Drops As Reform Fears Rise — Health-Care Effort Is Major Factor, Poll Finds — Public confidence in President Obama's leadership has declined sharply over the summer, amid intensifying opposition to health-care reform that threatens to undercut his attempt to enact major changes …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Fierce Cynicism of Naiveté — Ta-Nehisi Coates is losing patience with Barack Obama's patience: … He's obviously right about the “shouldn't be a political issue” business. This is one of the most annoying ticks of political rhetoric out there.
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Wee-Wee'd Up: Health care debate slips further from White House control — ABC News' Rick Klein reports: — Fired up, meet wee-wee'd up. — For those seeking definitions, maybe it has something to do with the way that the more President Obama talks about health care reform …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Newspaper corrects 'Jackass'-Keith Olbermann mix-up — Thank goodness The Times is the forthright, ethical institution that it is. — And when a mistake happens, it rushes to set the journalistic record straight with an honest repair. — Here is an actual correction from Page A4 of today's print edition:
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Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
Hoyer: Public option may have to go — A day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that health reform won't get through the House without a public option, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Friday that the public option may have to go in order to get a bill passed.
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Hoyer opens door to dropping public option — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Friday left the door open to moving a health reform package without a public insurance option prized by liberals. — Hoyer's remarks were in contrast to statements Thursday by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) …
New York Times:
Rise of the Super-Rich Hits a Sobering Wall — The rich have been getting richer for so long that the trend has come to seem almost permanent. — They began to pull away from everyone else in the 1970s. By 2006, income was more concentrated at the top than it had been since the late 1920s.
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
‘Wee-weed up:’ White House explains it — So what did the president mean when he said this week that everyone's getting all “wee-weed up” in Washington? — “It's a phrase I use,” White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said today, hesitating at his press briefing to offer a physical demonstration of the phraseology.
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
No Health Care Reform Without Legal Reform — President Obama's health care “reform” plan has met with significant criticism across the country. Many Americans want change and reform in our current health care system. We recognize that while we have the greatest medical care in the world …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Who do the birthers love? — We decided to break down the birthers by their opinions of Barack Obama and the various leading 2012 contenders. Here's what we found: —Not surprisingly only 16% of them approve of Obama's job performance while 75% disapprove.
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Washington Post:
Key Senators Discuss Trimming Health Bill — President Calls Public Option a ‘Good Idea’ but Not Essential to Reform Effort — Senate health-care negotiators agreed late Thursday to ignore the increasingly strident rhetoric from Republican and Democratic leaders and to keep working toward …
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James Rosen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Seller, beware: Feds cracking down on garage sales — WASHINGTON — If you're planning a garage sale or organizing a church bazaar, you'd best beware: You could be breaking a new federal law. As part of a campaign called Resale Roundup, the federal government is cracking down on the secondhand sales …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Honest Debate Needed on End-of-Life Talk — Let's see if we can have a reasoned discussion about end-of-life counseling. — We might start by asking Sarah Palin to leave the room. I've got nothing against her. She's a remarkable political talent. But there are no “death panels” …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bush Official, in Book, Tells of Pressure on '04 Vote — WASHINGTON — Tom Ridge, the first secretary of homeland security, asserts in a new book that he was pressured by top advisers to President George W. Bush to raise the national threat level just before the 2004 election in what he suspected was an effort to influence the vote.
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Peter Finn / Washington Post:
Lawyers Showed Photos of Covert CIA Officers to Guantanamo Bay Detainees — Justice Dept. Looking Into Whether Attorneys Broke Law at Guantanamo — By Peter Finn, Page A01 — The Justice Department recently questioned military defense attorneys at Guantanamo Bay about whether photographs …
John Miller / Associated Press:
Idaho GOP leader who helped spur coup arrested — BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho Republican Party leader who helped oust the state GOP chairman in 2008 faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after an altercation escalated while he photographed a home with a delinquent mortgage.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
REMEMBER, HE LOST.... Chris Cillizza let readers know this morning about what to watch on Sunday morning. … Cillizza described McCain's appearance as “Must Watch TV.” I have no idea why. — First, let's note that John McCain is not a key senator right now.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Huckabee: Evangelicals more supportive of Israel than Jews — Mike Huckabee, a longtime Christian Zionist wrapping up a trip to Israel, tells CBN that he was struck by firmer support for Israel — as he sees it — from American Christians than from American Jews.
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Jennifer Harper / Washington Times:
Voight: Is Obama creating a civil war in America? — Inside the Beltway column — CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE — A Hollywood conservative has headed East. It's “Freedom Concert” time for Jon Voight. The Academy Award winner will join Sean Hannity in Cincinnati and Atlanta this weekend …
Zogby:
Zogby Interactive Poll: Obama's Job Approval Sinks to Record Low 45% — UTICA, New York - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has sunk to a record low of just 45%, the latest Zogby Interactive poll shows. Fifty-one percent of likely voters now say they disapprove of the President's job performance.
Wall Street Journal:
No Maine Miracle Cure — Another state ‘public option’ that failed. — Printer — Friendly — Want a preview of ObamaCare in action? Sneak a look at what has happened in Maine. In 2003, the state to great fanfare enacted its own version of universal health care.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Tort Reform Won't Fix Healthcare?, Ctd — A reader writes: … Another reader writes: … States have different laws, and punitive damages are capped in some states, but this lawyer isn't entirely correct. The tort reform I know best is California's Malpractice Injury and Compensation Reform Act …
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Gun rights, control groups find fight in health debate — A Virginia-based gun rights group has taken issue with the Democrat-led healthcare proposals, saying that the proposed plans could strip citizens of their rights to own a gun. — The Gun Owners of America group …
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The Daily Politics:
Paterson Accuses Media Of Racism, Says 2010 Loss Would Be ‘Highest Honor’ — Gov. David Paterson played the race card in a big way today, suggesting he is facing tougher questions about his performance and political viability than the governors of most other struggling states because he is black.
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Benjamin Spillman / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
STATEWIDE POLL: Poll suggests Gibbons a guaranteed election loser — Two preferred choices not even seeking office yet — Talk about a mandate for change, Nevadans' favorite candidates for governor aren't even running for office. — Respondents to a statewide poll said if the governor's election …
Hillary Rodham Clinton / People.com:
Hillary Clinton Pledges to ‘Banish Sexual Violence’ — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may be taking some well-earned R&R in Bermuda this week, but last week, the former First Lady and U.S. Senator wrapped up a grueling seven-nation diplomatic mission to Africa.