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Peter Spiegel / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Shelves Nuclear-Missile Shield — Czech Interim Prime Minister Gets Midnight Call — WASHINGTON — The White House will shelve Bush administration plans to build a missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, a move likely to cheer Moscow and roil the security debate in Europe.
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New York Times:
White House to Scrap Bush's Approach to Missile Shield — WASHINGTON —President Obama announced on Thursday that he will scrap former President George W. Bush's planned missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic and instead deploy a reconfigured system aimed more at intercepting shorter-range Iranian missiles.
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Associated Press:
AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb — VIENNA (AP) - Experts at the world's top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead, according to a secret report seen by The Associated Press.
The Corner on National Review Online:
Obama on Missile Defense: Alarming and Dangerous — By: NRO Staff — It is with good reason that the American people are focused on the economy and domestic issues — we continue to lose jobs, amass record-breaking deficits, and the president is promoting a plan to add a trillion dollar health burden.
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Czech Premier: Obama Scrapping Missile Shield
Czech Premier: Obama Scrapping Missile Shield
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Grassley: Bipartisan health bill would have been possible within weeks — Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) would have been able to craft a health bill with broad bipartisan support had he been given more time, a key Senate colleague claimed Thursday. — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) …
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David Von Drehle / Time:
Mad Man: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America? — On Sept. 12, a large crowd gathered in Washington to protest ... what? The goals of Congress and the Obama Administration, mainly — the cost, the scale, the perceived leftist intent. The crowd's agenda was wide-ranging, so it's hard to be more specific.
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Pelosi: Democrats facing toughest midterms ever — The 2010 congressional elections will be the “toughest midterm elections Democrats have ever faced,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) acknowledged today. — Pelosi made the statement in a fundraising pitch for the Democratic Congressional …
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Jared Allen / The Hill:
Pelosi concerned about potential for political violence like S.F. in the 1970s — A usually steely House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday began to tear up when, in responding to a question about the tone of the national debate, she recalled the politically charged violence that tore through …
Publius / Big Government:
HOUSE VOTES TO DEFUND ACORN-FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL — FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 718 (Democrats in roman; Republicans in italic; Independents underlined) — H R 3221 RECORDED VOTE 17-Sep-2009 2:06 PM — QUESTION: On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
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Washington Wire:
Tea Party Protesters Protest D.C. Metro Service — Brody Mullins reports on money and politics. — Protesters who attended Saturday's Tea Party rally in Washington found a new reason to be upset: Apparently they are unhappy with the level of service provided by the subway system.
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James O'Keefe / Big Government:
ACORN Video: Prostitution Scandal in San Diego, CA — With 70 miles of stunning beaches and picture-perfect weather all year round, having fun during the summer in San Diego doesn't require a lot of money. — The city combines old-fashioned Mexican charm with a modern edge.
Oklahoma City, OK:
75 Percent of Oklahoma High School Students Can't Name the First President of the U.S. — OKLAHOMA CITY — Only one in four Oklahoma public high school students can name the first President of the United States, according to a survey released today. — The survey was commissioned …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama Gets Highest Approval on Iraq, Lowest on Deficit — Little change in Obama approval on economy, healthcare — PRINCETON, NJ — Of the seven specific issue approval ratings measured in a Sept. 11-13 USA Today/Gallup poll, President Obama gets his highest rating (56%) on his handling of Iraq …
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Ashley Fantz / CNN:
Obama as witch doctor: Racism or satire? — (CNN) — Posters portraying President Obama as a witch doctor may be racist, organizers of Tea Party protests say, but they reflect anger about where he is leading the country. — The posters, showing Obama wearing a feather headdress …
Jeanna Bryner / msnbc.com:
Teen birth rates highest in most religious states — Link may be due to communities frowning on contraception, researchers say — U.S. states whose residents have more conservative religious beliefs on average tend to have higher rates of teenagers giving birth, a new study suggests.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Expand the House? — WASHINGTON — In America, democracy follows the simple principle of one person, one vote, right? — Unless, that is, you live in Montana, where your vote carries a little more than half as much weight in the House of Representatives as that of someone living in Rhode Island.
Bob Driehaus / New York Times:
Ohio Plans to Try Again as Execution Goes Wrong — CINCINNATI — The State of Ohio plans to try again next week to execute a convicted rapist-murderer, after a team of technicians spent two hours on Tuesday in an unsuccessful effort to inject him with lethal drugs.
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
John Boehner struggles to keep up with base — “I would point out that the greatest anxiety about the president's policies tends to come from independents,” he said. — Long before the tea parties or Wilson's outburst, Boehner and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) had struggled to moderate …
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Sotomayor Challenges Corporate Law — WASHINGTON — In her maiden Supreme Court appearance last week, Justice Sonia Sotomayor made a provocative comment that probed the foundations of corporate law. — During arguments in a campaign-finance case, the court's majority conservatives seemed persuaded …
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