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10:30 AM ET, September 7, 2009

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Carl Pope / The Huffington Post:
We All Blew It  —  On Thursday evening, I got worried.  Friday I put in a call to ask Van Jones how to help.  Saturday I started writing a blog post, which would have appeared this morning.  (I've attached it below because it goes into more detail on the history of the “Bush as addict” meme.)
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Van Jones: A Moment of Truth For Liberal Institutions in the Veal Pen  —  I first met Van Jones when he was honored last year by the Campaign for America's Future at their gala dinner.  He was being swarmed by all of the liberal institutional elite, who just could not be more full of praise …
The Politico:
Beck up, left let down and Jones defiant  —  The resignation early Sunday of “green jobs” adviser Van Jones says as much about the Obama White House as it does about Jones - marking the latest sacrifice to the political gods after a long summer of compromises and surrenders highlighted the limits of White House power.
Keith Olbermann / Daily Kos:
Send Me Everything You Can Find About Glenn Beck  —  I don't know why I've got this phrasing in my head, but: Find everything you can about Glenn Beck, Stu Burguiere, and Roger Ailes.  —  No, even now, I refuse to go all caps.  —  No, sending me links to the last two Countdowns …
Glenn Beck:
Glenn Beck statement on resignation of Van Jones  —  The American people stood up and demanded answers.  Instead of providing them, the Administration had Jones resign under cover of darkness.  I continue to be amazed by the power of everyday Americans to initiate change …
Jackturner / Jack & Jill Politics:
When Will This White House Learn You Cannot Negotiate With Terrorists?
Fox News:   Jones' Resignation Could Embolden Administration Critics
Robert Pear / New York Times:
New Fee on Health Insurance Companies Is Proposed to Help Expand Coverage  —  WASHINGTON — In a last effort to give the Senate a bipartisan health care bill, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee circulated a comprehensive proposal on Sunday to overhaul the health care system and proposed …
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Edmund Conway / Telegraph:
Barack Obama accused of making ‘Depression’ mistakes  —  Barack Obama is committing the same mistakes made by policymakers during the Great Depression, according to a new study endorsed by Nobel laureate James Buchanan.  —  His policies even have the potential to consign the US to a similar fate …
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
China alarmed by US money printing  —  The US Federal Reserve's policy of printing money to buy Treasury debt threatens to set off a serious decline of the dollar and compel China to redesign its foreign reserve policy, according to a top member of the Communist hierarchy.
Mike Collett-White / Reuters:
“Capitalism is evil,” says new Michael Moore film  —  VENICE (Reuters) - Capitalism is evil.  That is the conclusion U.S. documentary maker Michael Moore comes to in his latest movie “Capitalism: A Love Story,” which premieres at the Venice film festival Sunday.
Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
Sudan Court to Define Indecent Dress for Women  —  NAIROBI, Kenya — A Sudanese court on Monday decided not to lash a woman for wearing trousers in public but convicted her of violating the country's decency laws and fined her the equivalent of $200.  —  The woman, Lubna Hussein …
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Washington Post:
Major U.S. Role in Mortgages Shaping Entire Market  —  Classes of Borrowers Cannot Find Loans as Publicly Backed Debt Mounts  —  In the go-go years of the U.S. housing boom, virtually anybody could get a few hundred thousand dollars to buy a home, and private lenders flooded the market …
Discussion: A Blog For All and EconLog
Barry Rubin / Jerusalem Post:
The Region: America's obsession with dialogue  —  On August 26, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly was asked what the US thought about the dispute between Iraq and Syria.  His answer shockingly recalls the last time a US government made that mistake.  —  First, some background.
Discussion: Power Line and Israel Matzav
 
 
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President Obama to Appoint Ron Bloom Manufacturing Czar
Discussion: JustOneMinute and The Caucus
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Rifqa Bary Facebook Fatwa: “We Need to Kill Her”
Jules Crittenden:
Happy Labor Day!  —  I'll celebrate the way I usually do …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
A special Labor Day tribute to those Americans on duty from those of us off
Discussion: Don Surber and Hot Air
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
‘We tried to kill Carter and Blair’
Discussion: A Blog For All and Israel Matzav
Tom Walsh / Detroit Free Press:
Blue Cross hits customers with 22% rate hike
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Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Poll shows surge of support for Israel in US
Discussion: Power Line and Commentary
John / Power Line:
Journalists At Work  —  Over at The Corner, they're having fun …
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Michael Yon / Online Magazine:
New Afghan war: Frontline correspondent says fight has morphed …
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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