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Robert Fisk / The Independent:
The demise of the dollar — In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading — In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning …
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Charles Hurt / New York Post:
White House's botched ‘op’ — WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday rolled out the red carpet — and handed out doctors' white coats as well, just so nobody missed his hard-sell health-care message. — In a heavy-handed attempt at reviving support for health-care reform …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rahm shows his pragmatic ways in deal with prescription drug manufacturers
Rahm shows his pragmatic ways in deal with prescription drug manufacturers
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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Obama Rallies Doctors
Obama Rallies Doctors
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Michael O'Hanlon / Washington Post:
Gen. McChrystal Has a Right to Speak Up on Afghanistan — Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has come under fire for making public comments about the war. While answering questions after an Oct. 1 speech — in which he avoided taking sides in the policy debate …
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Mark Moyar / Wall Street Journal:
Afghanistan and Leadership — Gen. McChrystal needs more troops now precisely so Afghans can take over the war effort later. — Printer — Friendly — 'We're at a point in Afghanistan right now in our overall campaign," the U.S. general says, “where increasingly security can best …
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Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Critics Don't See the Nuance in McChrystal's Comments on War — Commentators who say Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is pressuring the White House to accept his ideas or else didn't pay close attention to his remarks last week in London.
David Stout / New York Times:
Gates Stresses Privacy in Chain of Command
Gates Stresses Privacy in Chain of Command
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Obamas' Ego Trip to Copenhagen — In the Niagara of words spoken and written about the Obamas' trip to Copenhagen, too few have been devoted to the words they spoke there. Their separate speeches to the International Olympic Committee were so dreadful, and in such a characteristic way …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
GEORGE WILL FOLLOWS THE RIGHT'S CHOSEN MEME.... Periodically, conservatives latch onto a new line of attack against President Obama. Apparently, the new one is “narcissism.” Marty Peretz talked it up yesterday in a bizarre piece, and George Will endorsed the argument in his column today.
Publius / Big Government:
Breaking: Louisiana Attorney General: Rathke Embezzled $5 Million From ACORN — From NOLA.COM: … Whole blockbuster story here. — Update: According to the new subpoena issued by the Louisiana Attorney General, it seems ACORN leadership was aware of the full extent of the embezzlement.
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Robert Travis Scott / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
ACORN embezzlement was $5 million, La. attorney general says
ACORN embezzlement was $5 million, La. attorney general says
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Morning Fix: Landscape Sparks Republicans Recruiting — The decline in President Obama's poll numbers — and those of his party — over the first eight months of his administration has led to a bumper crop of Republican recruits in the House as GOP candidates who sat on the sidelines …
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
In Debate on Health, It's Coverage vs. Cost
In Debate on Health, It's Coverage vs. Cost
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Patrick Tuohey / Big Government:
AMA Endorses Largest Denier of Health Care Claims — What appears to be the official blog of President Obama's administration is all aflutter because the President will welcome, “doctors from across the United States to the White House to share their unique perspective on the struggles …
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NewsBusters.org, QandO, Liberal Values, Stop The ACLU, Scared Monkeys, WhiteHouse.gov Blog and Wall Street Journal
Gary Farber / Amygdala:
ARE YOU “THE UNKNOWN LIBERAL”? Pick me, pick me! — Jerry Falwell's offspring of Liberty University, the Liberty Counsel has a wonderful new idea! … How does it work, you ask? … I nominate myself as “The “Unknown Liberal. No, really, that's a choice. You can't make this crap up.
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
FTC regulates our speech — The Federal Trade Commission just released rules to regulate product endorsements not just in advertisements but also on blogs. (PDF here; the regs don't start until page 55.) — It is a monument to unintended consequence, hidden dangers, and dangerous assumptions.
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Dana Loesch / thedanashow.wordpress.com:
FTC meddles in blogger content, free speech
FTC meddles in blogger content, free speech
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Liza Mundy / Washington Post:
Burden of Proof on Obama's Origins — A dentist and lawyer, Orly Taitz has plenty to keep her busy. But a side passion is what consumes her these days: challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to be president. — RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — The dental office of Orly Taitz, DDS …
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
As Job Loss Rises, Obama Aides Act to Fix Safety Net — WASHINGTON — With unemployment expected to rise well into next year even as the economy slowly recovers, the Obama administration and Democratic leaders in Congress are discussing extending several safety net programs as well as proposing …
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Obama Team Says Zazi Case Illustrates Balanced Approach to Terror Threat — President Obama will make his first visit to the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean on Tuesday morning, telling intelligence officials that their recent successes have proved how effectively multiple agencies can perform when they work in concert.
ZEENEWS.COM:
Af-Pak border is ‘modern epicentre’ of jihad: Gates — Washington: Strongly opposing any move to withdraw the US troops, Defence Secretary Robert Gates Tuesday said that such a decision would allow al-Qaeda to gain a foothold in Afghanistan and described the tribal region between Af-Pak border as the “modern epicentre” of jihad.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Sotomayor Takes Active Role on Court's First Day — The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with an inquisitive new justice and a case from Maryland about how long police must honor a suspect's request for an attorney. — Justice Sonia Sotomayor displayed no reticence …
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Adam Smith / The Buzz:
Marco Rubio raises nearly $1 million — Charlie Crist ought to start worrying. The Marco Rubio campaign says the underdog Republican candidate for U.S. Senate raised nearly $1 million in the last fundraising quarter — a giant improvement over his last quarter and a number sure to help eliminate doubts about his viability.
Michelle Cottle / The New Republic:
No Exit — The never-ending lunacy of Betsy McCaughey. — On an ordinary day, Henry Aaron, senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington, comes across as the quintessential policy wonk: knowledgeable, thoughtful, measured, perhaps even a tad boring.
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Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case? — Lawyers working on a $1 billion copyright lawsuit filed by Viacom against Google's YouTube may have uncovered evidence that employees of the video site were among those who uploaded unauthorized content to YouTube.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
NRCC chief says GOP ‘far ahead’ of '94 — Republican campaign efforts are “far ahead” of where they were the year before the party took back the House in 1994, the leader of the GOP's midterm campaign efforts said Monday. — Republican campaign efforts are “far ahead” …
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Arnold Kling / EconLog:
Paul Krugman asks a Question — He argues that the Recalculation story falls apart … This is a good question. I would say that answer may be that the dynamics of booms and busts are asymmetric. — Note that the housing boom took place slowly, and it built up over a period of years.
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Susan Davis / Washington Wire:
WIRE WATCH: Obama Talks Afghanistan and Counterterrorism, Acorn Chief Addresses Scrutiny, Feingold Examines ‘Czars’ — Afghanistan Update: President Barack Obama is hosting a bipartisan, bicameral meeting at the White House today with congressional leaders to discuss Afghanistan …
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