Top Items:
Political Punch:
Controversial Obama Administration Official Denies Being Part of 9/11 “Truther” Movement, Apologizes for Past Comments — A top environmental official of the Obama administration issued a statement Thursday apologizing for past incendiary statement and denying that he ever agreed …
Discussion:
The Corner on National …, Gateway Pundit, The Foundry, QandO, Grist, The washington times Blogs, Don Surber, Commentary, The Washington Independent, theblogprof, RBO, Mediaite, Scared Monkeys, Blue Crab Boulevard, NewsReal Blog, Another Black Conservative, Wizbang, Jules Crittenden, The Sundries Shack, Moonbattery, 24Ahead, YID With LID, Dennis the Peasant, And So it Goes in Shreveport, Wonk Room, Stop The ACLU and The Hill
RELATED:
Joe Klein / Swampland:
It Gets Worse — I was at a Blanche Lincoln town hall meeting in Russellville, Arkansas, yesterday—and the number of people who believe that the President has larded the government with communists (!) was astonishing. One woman said there were four known communists in the government and that she'd researched it on the internet.
Gateway Pundit:
Busted. Van Jones Linked to 9-11 Truther Movement Back in **January 2002** — Yesterday, news broke out that Barack Obama's communist Green Czar was a 9-11 Truther. The administration much later in the day released a statement saying Van Jones was “not now or ever” involved in the 9-11 Truther movement.
Amanda Carpenter / The washington times Blogs:
Another apology may be coming from Van Jones — White House green jobs czar Van Jones had apologized twice this week for making regrettable statements and there may be another one coming. — His name is posted online in support of an October 2006 petition to stop police brutality posted …
Discussion:
RedState
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Unbelievable: Van Jones says 9/11 petition didn't reflect his views; Update: Jones didn't “carefully review” petition — Note well: He doesn't deny that he signed it. He denies that he agrees with it. Which means, I guess, that he's asking us to create a new standard for public officials …
Political Punch:Another Possible Link Emerges Between Top Obama Official and “9/11 Truther” Movement
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:Quote of the Day: Where Is America's Partisan Political Ugliness Heading?
Discussion:
JustOneMinute
Nia-Malika Henderson / The Politico:
School speech backlash builds — School districts from Maryland to Texas are fielding angry complaints from parents opposed to President Barack Obama's back-to-school address Tuesday - forcing districts to find ways to shield students from the speech as conservative opposition to Obama spills into the nation's classrooms.
RELATED:
New York Times:
Some Parents Oppose Obama Speech to Students — HOUSTON — President Obama's plan to deliver a speech to public school students on Tuesday has set off a revolt among conservative parents, who have accused the president of trying to indoctrinate their children with socialist ideas …
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
White House to reveal visitor names — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to change White House policy by releasing the names of thousands of visitors whose comings and goings traditionally are kept secret by presidents. — President Obama's announcement scheduled for today follows a lengthy legal review.
Discussion:
Think Progress, CREW, Washington Monthly, Wonkette, The Politico, Political Punch, LiveWire, The Page and Donklephant
RELATED:
Rex Nutting / MarketWatch:
US unemployment rate jumps to 26-year high of 9.7% — WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high of 9.7% in August as nonfarm payrolls fell by 216,000, the 20th consecutive monthly decline, the Labor Department estimated Friday.
Discussion:
The Politico, Wake up America, Don Surber, Not Tucker Carlson, Freedom's Lighthouse and Gateway Pundit
RELATED:
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Unemployment Hits 9.7%, but Job Loss Slows in August — Employers eliminated 216,000 jobs in August even as the larger American economy showed signs of turning around, suggesting that while the pace of job losses continues to slow, workers will still be among the last to benefit from a recovery.
New York Times:
Health Care Idea Has Public Plan Only as Backup — WASHINGTON — As President Obama faces conflicting pressures from the left and the right over his proposal for a new public health insurance program, White House officials are investigating a possible compromise under which the government …
Discussion:
The Politico, Firedoglake, George's Bottom Line, McClatchy Washington Bureau, The Confluence and The Page
RELATED:
New Jersey Online:
GOP gov. candidate Chris Christie not issued traffic ticket after accident that injured motorcyclist in 2002 — Adding to Chris Christie's campaign trail headaches over his driving record, officials in Elizabeth confirmed tonight the Republican gubernatorial candidate was in a traffic accident …
RELATED:
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:A Bit of a Menace? — Looks like more evidence that New Jersey …
Discussion:
Balloon Juice
David Brooks / New York Times:
Let's Get Fundamental — If I were magically given an hour to help Barack Obama prepare for his health care speech next week, the first thing I'd do is ask him to read David Goldhill's essay, “How American Health Care Killed My Father,” in the current issue of The Atlantic.
Wall Street Journal:
Loan Losses Spark Concern Over FHA — The Federal Housing Administration, hit by increasing mortgage-related losses, is in danger of seeing its reserves fall below the level demanded by Congress, according to government officials, in a development that could raise concerns about whether the agency needs a taxpayer bailout.
Discussion:
Pajamas Media, ProPublica, Clusterstock, Cato @ Liberty, The Washington Independent and Calculated Risk
National Review:
Despite Best Efforts, Rep. Baron Hill Ends Up on YouTube In a Compromising Position — Rep. Baron Hill (D., Ind.) cannot possibly be this big a jerk all the time. At a recent town hall, a young woman raised her hand and identified herself as a journalism student working on a school project …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
U.S. Has Reasons to Hope for Afghanistan — We are seeing the stirrings of a cross-ideological revolt against American military involvement in Afghanistan. — On the right, some who accepted the Cold War as a great moral cause view the war on terror as a bother — even as a dangerous excuse for global social engineering.
RELATED:
Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:
Ezra Klein's Most Cracked Spin Yet? — Delusion Watch: Ezra Klein thinks the good news is that Obama “hasn't given a speech on health-care reform ...” You could have fooled me. The problem, Klein reports, is that … You mean they weren't attempts to set the agenda? That explains it! ...
Discussion:
The Corner on National …
Charlie Cook / National Journal Online:
Bleeding Independents — OBAMA'S AGENDA HAS FANNED FEARS THAT GOVERNMENT IS EXPANDING TOO FAR, TOO FAST. — Listening to two briefings — one by a Democratic pollster who had just conducted a survey for a group favoring health care reform, the other by a Republican pollster more skeptical …
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
