OBAMA CALLS KANYE ‘JACKASS’  —  ABC's Terry Moran set the Twitter-sphere all aflutter when he wrote:  —  We've reached out to Moran and will update this post when we learn more.  —  Now, an ABC spokesperson explains to POLITICO what happened:  —  “In the process of reporting on remarks …

Breaking: Senate votes to cut off federal funding for ACORN; Update: Child-Whoring Pimp Assistance 7 identified; Update: Brooklyn DA “taking a look”; Update: ACORN disappointed  —  Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) introduced an amendment to the HUD and Transportation appropriation bill to strip ACORN of all federal funding.

FOXWIRE:Navy Seals Kill Wanted Terrorist in Somali Raid  —  Navy Seals from US Special Operations Forces conducted a raid in southern Somalia on Monday that killed Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, one of 4 co-conspirators wanted in the 2002 bombing of an Israel owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, two senior U.S. military officials told Fox News.

Rights Group Assailed for Analyst's Nazi Collection  —  A leading human rights group has suspended its senior military analyst following revelations that he is an avid collector of Nazi memorabilia.  —  The group, Human Rights Watch, had initially thrown its full support behind the analyst …

‘Dirty Dancing,’ ‘Ghost’ Highlighted Film Career  —  Patrick Swayze, 57, an actor who enjoyed success in Hollywood as the snake-hipped charmer of “Dirty Dancing” and a romantic lead from beyond the grave in “Ghost,” died Sept. 14, his publicist reported from Los Angeles.  He had pancreatic cancer.

So far, Obama's failing miserably  —  When he ran for president, George W. Bush promised to be a modest reformer at home and a humble representative of the United States on the world stage.  The Al Qaeda-organized-and-funded terrorist attacks of eight years ago changed all that.

New York homes raided in terrorism probe  —  * Focus on one man who met with people in Queens  —  * Apartment shared by five Afghan men searched - witness  —  * Militant ideology sympathetic to al Qaeda detected - NYT  —  New York City police and the FBI raided homes in the borough …

Wealthcare  —  Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right  —  I.  —  The current era of Democratic governance has provoked a florid response on the right, ranging from the prosaic (routine denunciations of big spending and debt) to the overheated (fears of socialism) …

WWE's Linda McMahon prepares Senate run  —  World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Linda McMahon appears primed to run for Senate in Connecticut and should make an announcement very soon, according to sources with knowledge of her deliberations.  —  “A decision is imminent …

Ad Boycott Costs Glenn Beck Over 50% of Ad Dollars  —  62 Companies Refusing to Advertise with Beck Cost Fox  —  Nearly $600k Per Week  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — The advertising boycott of Glenn Beck has cost the controversial host over half of his estimated advertising revenue since it was launched by ColorOfChange.org a month ago.

Congressional Sclerosis  —  Rangel Suffers From a Case of Entitlement  —  Once upon a time, before I began an interview with Rep. Charles Rangel, I was warned by an aide not to bring up the 1970 race in which the upstart Rangel defeated the virtually legendary Adam Clayton Powell to gain his House seat.

Morning Fix: 42 and 44 Make Peace  —  President Obama will address the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative next week, the latest in a series of public — and private — signs that he and former president Bill Clinton have made peace after a very rocky relationship during the 2008 campaign.

Lots of Fear Remains Over Economy, Job Losses  —  Despite fresh signs that the worst may be over for the beleaguered U.S. economy, there has been no letup in public fears about possible financial hardship ahead and there is broad concern that not enough is being done to avert another meltdown …

High-Five Nation  —  On Sunday evenings, my local NPR station airs old radio programs.  A few weeks ago it broadcast the episode of the show “Command Performance” that aired the day World War II ended.  “Command Performance” was a variety show that went out to the troops around the world.

Economist warns of double-dip recession  —  The world has not tackled the problems at the heart of the economic downturn and is likely to slip back into recession, according to one of the few mainstream economists who predicted the financial crisis.  —  Speaking at the Sibos conference …

Tourism boycott threatened over Wilson's ‘You lie’ outburst  —  WASHINGTON — State and local tourism officials are being flooded by emails and calls from people across the country, saying they won't vacation in South Carolina because they're upset by GOP Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst at President Barack Obama.

Poll Finds Most Doctors Support Public Option … text sizeAAA  —  Among all the players in the health care debate, doctors may be the least understood about where they stand on some of the key issues around changing the health care system.  Now, a new survey finds some surprising results …

Study: Women lawmakers best men  —  Are women more effective lawmakers than men?  —  That's the preliminary conclusion of a study conducted by researchers at Stanford University and the University of Chicago, who say that on average, women in Congress introduce more bills …

Sen. Schumer Is Wrong About Risks of Flash Trading  —  We are replying to Sen. Chuck Schumer's Sept. 4 letter concerning our Aug. 27 op-ed, “In Defense of ‘Flash’ Trading.”  —  Sen. Schumer makes the incendiary charge that flash trading “seriously undermines market integrity” by leading to front-running.

NYC Raids May Have Disrupted Terror Plan  —  Al Qaeda Suspect Tracked to New York Over the Weekend, Met with Possible Followers  —  A Denver man arrested and then released yesterday in connection with the New York City terrorism raids had recently traveled to Pakistan before he showed …

Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession  —  The biggest and most secretive gathering of ships in maritime history lies at anchor east of Singapore.  Never before photographed, it is bigger than the U.S. and British navies combined but has no crew, no cargo and no destination …