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8:00 AM ET, October 19, 2009

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Joe Sudbay / AMERICAblog News:
Top Obama advisers walk away from public option  —  There was a reason the White House sent out Obama's top three advisers to the talk shows today.  As I said below, “they're selling something as we approach the final push for health insurance reform.”  Unfortunately, what they're selling, most of us aren't buying.
Discussion: Riehl World View
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CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION WITH JOHN KING  —  Interview With Rahm Emanuel; Interview With John Kerry  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  JOHN KING, HOST: I'm John King and this is “State of the Union.”  —  PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I'm just getting started!
New York Times:
Decision on Afghan Troops May Wait  —  WASHINGTON — The White House signaled Sunday that President Obama would postpone any decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan until the disputed election there had been settled and resulted in a government that could work with the United States.
Discussion: CBS News and MyDD
Jon Walker / Firedoglake:
White House ‘Official’ …
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
The GOP's Rangel dilemma  —  Convinced that Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is on the ropes because of a tangle of ethical issues, House GOP leaders are debating whether to aggressively press for his removal as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee or try to drag out the controversy as long as possible for maximum political advantage.
Aaron Klein / WorldNetDaily:
White House admits: We ‘control’ news media  —  Communications chief offers shocking confession to foreign government  —  TEL AVIV - President Obama's presidential campaign focused on “making” the news media cover certain issues while rarely communicating anything to the press unless it was …
New York Times:
Energy Firms Deeply Split on Bill to Battle Climate Change  —  WASHINGTON — As the Senate prepares to tackle global warming, the nation's energy producers, once united, are battling one another over policy decisions worth hundreds of billions of dollars in coming decades.
Nomaan Merchant / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Battle on Census Question  —  WASHINGTON — A measure gaining traction in Congress would require the 2010 Census to include a question about citizenship, a change that would cost millions of dollars and possibly derail a full count.  —  Two Republican senators …
David Sharrock / Times of London:
Hillary Clinton suffers ‘mis-speaking’ relapse with Belfast bomb claims  —  Hillary Clinton has been caught out “mis-speaking” again in a manner that suggests that she hasn't learnt from past experiences of her globe-trotting, “lily-gilding” speeches.  —  The US Secretary of State …
Discussion: Townhall.com
David W. Chen / New York Times:
Stumping With Mayor, Giuliani Stirs Old Fears  —  Raising the specter of a return to higher crime and greater anxiety, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani warned on Sunday that New York could become a more dangerous city if Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is not re-elected in November.
Discussion: City Room and New York Magazine
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners to Turn to Shelters  —  CLEVELAND — The first night after she surrendered her house to foreclosure, Sheri West endured the darkness in her Hyundai sedan.  She parked in her old driveway, with her flower-print dresses and hats piled in boxes on the back seat …
Discussion: Clusterstock
Alan Maimon / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
READY TO REVOLT: Oath Keepers pledges to prevent dictatorship in United States  —  Group asks police and military to lay down arms in response to orders deemed unlawful  —  Depending on your perspective, the Oath Keepers are either strident defenders of liberty or dangerous peddlers of paranoia.
Wall Street Journal:
Criticism of Bank Pay Is More Muted  —  WASHINGTON — Administration officials on Sunday criticized Wall Street banks over their high compensation packages and their lobbying against plans to tighten financial regulations.  —  But the administration's tone appeared muted compared with attacks …
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Flow of terrorist recruits increasing
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Noemie Emery / Weekly Standard:
The Nobel-Hollywood Complex Implodes
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Wall Street Journal:
Cash for Clubbers  —  Congress's fabulous golf cart stimulus.
Bono / New York Times:
Rebranding America  —  A FEW years ago, I accepted …
Discussion: Hot Air
NY Daily News:
Giraldo anxious to be reunited Monserrate, despite assault
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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:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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