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.

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.

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 …

Film heartthrob Swayze dies of cancer at 57  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Patrick Swayze, whose hunky good looks and sympathetic performances in such films as “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” made him a romantic idol to millions, died Monday.  He was 57.  —  Swayze died of pancreatic cancer, his publicist, Annett Wolf, told CNN.

New Objections to Baucus Health Care Proposal  —  WASHINGTON — Two of the three Republicans in a small group trying to forge a bipartisan compromise on health care have requested numerous major changes in a proposal drafted by the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, reducing the chances that he can win their support.

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.

Congratulations Mr. President on a job well done.  —  Many of our more contrarian commenters here at POWIP may be surprised by this post's lede, as well as those who generally agree with my theses.  But as I have said since his election, Mr. Obama is our President, and I will support …

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.

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.

Bill Clinton to Back Gavin Newsom for California Governor Over 1992 Rival Jerry Brown  —  Former President's Endorsement Called ‘Potential Game-Changer’  —  Former President Bill Clinton is backing San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom for California governor over state Attorney Gen. Jerry Brown …

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 …

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) …

LIES  —  After the tea-partying, town-meeting-disrupting, pistol-packing mensis horribilis of August, more than a few commentators complained, as one of them put it, that “Obama should have seen it coming.”  No one doubted that the current attempt to overhaul America's uniquely wasteful …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.