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8:05 AM ET, September 25, 2009

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Scott / Power Line:
Netanuyahu to UN: “Have you no shame?”  —  The Wall Street Journal report on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly today caught my attention: … The Jerusalem Post report on Netanyahu's dramatic speech is here.  The full text of the speech is here …
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Eric Fingerhut / Capital J | JTA:
Netanyahu's UN General Assembly speech  —  Here's Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly Thursday, in which he responded to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial by holding up documents proving the existence of the Holocaust …
Ehud Barak / Wall Street Journal:
At the U.N., Terrorism Pays
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Christopher Rhoads / Wall Street Journal:
Netanyahu Blasts Ahmadinejad at U.N.
Discussion: Below The Beltway
The Huffington Post:
Blue Dog Opposition To Public Option Fades In Whip Count  —  Blocking a public health insurance option is a relatively low priority for conservative Blue Dog Democrats, according to an ongoing survey of its members.  The fading House opposition could clear the way for the public option to move through the chamber.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pelosi commits to 72-hour wait before health vote
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Pelosi: A Public Option “Trigger” Is “An Excuse For Not Doing Anything”
Political Punch:
Yosi Sergant Resigns  —  ABC News' Yunji de Nies Reports:  —  Embattled former National Endowment for the Arts communications director Yosi Sergant is out of a job.  Late this afternoon, the NEA released a short statement saying, “This afternoon Yosi Sergant submitted his resignation from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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New York Times:
In Poll, Public Wary of Obama on War and Health  —  President Obama is confronting declining support for his handling of the war in Afghanistan and an electorate confused and anxious about a health care overhaul as he prepares for pivotal battles over both issues, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
Dallas Morning News:
Man arrested in alleged attempt to bomb Dallas skyscraper  —  Staff reports  —  Federal authorities arrested a 19-year-old Jordanian citizen whom they said placed an inactive car bomb today at Fountain Place, a 60-story skyscraper in downtown Dallas.
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WFAA-TV:
Man arrested in alleged attempt to bomb Dallas skyscraper
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Fox News:
Elementary School Students Taught to Sing Praises of President Obama  —  Nearly 20 young children are captured in an online video as they sing songs that overflow with campaign slogans and praise for “Barack Hussein Obama,” as they repeatedly chant the president's name and celebrate his accomplishments.
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Michelle Malkin:
“Mmm mmm mmm:” New details about the Dear Leader song video; Update: School responds
Ezra Klein:
Why France's Health Care Is So Good, The Public Option So Bad and the Co-Ops So Incomplete: An Interview With Kent Conrad.  —  Sen. Kent Conrad chairs the Budget Committee, serves on the Finance Committee and was a member of the Gang of Six.  I spoke to Conrad today about what Americans …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Afghan Imperative  —  Always there is the illusion of the easy path.  Always there is the illusion, which gripped Donald Rumsfeld and now grips many Democrats, that you can fight a counterinsurgency war with a light footprint, with cruise missiles, with special forces operations and unmanned drones.
Discussion: Commentary
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Associated Press:
Justice Ginsburg hospitalized  —  WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized after becoming ill in her office at the court.  —  A statement from the court said the 76-year-old justice was taken to Washington Hospital Center at 7:45 p.m. EDT as a precaution.
Discussion: ABCNEWS and The Politico
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Democrats Are Jarred by Drop In Fundraising  —  Complacency, Absence of Big Donors Cited  —  Democratic political committees have seen a decline in their fundraising fortunes this year, a result of complacency among their rank-and-file donors and a de facto boycott by many of their wealthiest givers …
Discussion: Commentary
Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:
Obama Likes Tyrants and Dislikes America . . . and Here's More Proof — By: Andy McCarthy  —  Michael hits the nail on the head . . . and then comes this: The Obama administration has notified Congress of the State Department's intention to contribute $400,000 to foundations run by Muammar Qaddafi's …
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WBBM-TV:
Kirk To Obama: Withdraw Grants To Libyan Charities
Discussion: Dinah Lord
Michael Ledeen / The Corner on National Review Online:
Is Obama Naïve? — By: Michael Ledeen
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and Salon
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. to Accuse Iran of Having Secret Nuclear Fuel Facility  —  PITTSBURGH — President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France will accuse Iran Friday of building a secret underground plant to manufacture nuclear fuel, saying it has hidden the covert operation from international weapons inspectors …
Discussion: msnbc.com, The Confluence and The Page
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Exclusive: Poll shows Deeds within 4  —  Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor in Virginia, has pulled to within four percentage points of Republican Bob McDonnell, according to a new InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research poll out Thursday.  —  The poll, conducted Wednesday evening …
Rod Boyce / newsminer.com • Fairbanks, Alaska:
An apology to Sarah Palin  —  The Daily News-Miner has had its agreements and disagreements with now-former Gov. Sarah Palin at various points during her time serving the state of Alaska.  We have tried to maintain respect for the office of governor and to be generally civil when discussing Mrs. Palin …
Michael Falcone / The Politico:
GOP files suit to block Kirk  —  After failing in their bid to stop the Massachusetts legislature from giving Democratic Governor Deval Patrick the power to fill a United States Senate vacancy, Republicans are going to court on Friday to try to prevent the governor's interim pick from taking office.
Washington Post:
White House Regroups on Guantanamo  —  With four months left to meet its self-imposed deadline for closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Obama administration is working to recover from missteps that have put officials behind schedule and left them struggling to win the cooperation of Congress.
Andrew McIntosh / Sacramento Bee:
Meg Whitman's voting record short, sparse  —  Almost 9 million Californians cast ballots in the 2003 special election that swept movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger into the Governor's Office.  —  Meg Whitman wasn't among them.  —  The billionaire businesswoman now running for governor herself …
Center for American Progress:
Think Again: Falling for the Far Right's ACORN Agenda  —  One night last week, Jon Stewart asked his audience, “Where were the real reporters on this story?”  He meant the exposure of several ACORN employees giving tax advice to a young man and woman pretending to be a pimp and prostitute.
Helene Cooper / The Caucus:
Obama's ‘Red Carpet,’ Up Close and Personal  —  The Times's Helene Cooper has an entertaining pool report on tonight's dinner of world leaders at the Phipps Conservatory:  —  Well, there was no red carpet lining the walkway to the Phipps Conservatory for the leaders' dinner tonight hosted …
Discussion: marbury
 
 
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ABCNEWS:
The Beauty Parlor Bomb Plan; Massive Terror Plot Alleged
Discussion: Dinah Lord and Jihad Watch
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Should Laws Be Simple or Complicated?  A Dialogue …
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Alexandra Frean / Times of London:
Police fire tear gas at G20 protesters
Discussion: Moe Lane
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
SEIU's Burger takes pragmatic stance
The Note:
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Discussion: The Fix and Ben Smith's Blog
David Rogers / The Politico:
A $4 billion bailout for the Postal Service?
Discussion: Townhall.com
Zaid Jilani / Think Progress:
Bush Officials Objected To Awarding Medal To J.K. Rowling …
Democracy Corps:
New Jersey Governor Race Now a Tie
Discussion: The Fix and Real Clear Politics
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard:
“What a Disgrace”  —  Bibi kills at the UN.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Commentary
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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