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Laura King / Los Angeles Times:
Afghans protest rumored desecration of Koran by U.S. troops — Hundreds of protesters in Kabul burn an effigy of President Obama, a sign of rising religious conservatism and anti-Americanism in the country. The U.S. military denies committing acts of sacrilege.
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Andrew North / BBC:
Afghan protest over ‘burnt Koran’ — There have been protests in the Afghan capital, Kabul, over allegations that foreign troops in the country burnt a copy of the Koran. — Hundreds of Kabul University students led the latest protest, burning an effigy of US President Barack Obama.
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Prosecutors Turn Tables on Student Journalists — EVANSTON, Ill. — For more than a decade, classes of students at Northwestern University's journalism school have been scrutinizing the work of prosecutors and the police. The investigations into old crimes, as part of the Medill Innocence Project …
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: Health insurer profits not so fat — WASHINGTON (AP) — Quick quiz: What do these enterprises have in common? Farm and construction machinery, Tupperware, the railroads, Hershey sweets, Yum food brands and Yahoo? Answer: They're all more profitable than the health insurance industry.
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Jennifer Brown / Denver Post:
Women pay up to 50% more for health insurance premiums — Checking the “female” box when buying health insurance is likely to cost extra — perhaps up to 50 percent more than a man would pay for the same coverage. — Gender-rating — or what some term as flat-out sexual discrimination …
Washington Post:
Va. GOP makes timely adjustment to changes in state — McDonnell looks to end string of Democratic victories — In the 12 years since James S. Gilmore III last claimed the governor's mansion for Republicans, Virginia has undergone dramatic demographic changes, becoming more populous, diverse, wealthy and educated.
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Democratic Party encounters ‘Obama hangover’ in state, local elections
Democratic Party encounters ‘Obama hangover’ in state, local elections
CNN:
Veteran reporter's 5 lessons for Obama — Editor's note: Columnist and author Helen Thomas, 89, was a United Press International correspondent for 57 years and covered every U.S. president since John F. Kennedy. Craig Crawford is a TV commentator and political writer.
The Huffington Post:
Leaderless: Senate Pushes For Public Option Without Obama's Support — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — President Barack Obama is actively discouraging Senate Democrats in their effort to include a public insurance option with a state opt-out clause as part of health care reform.
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Gina Chon / Wall Street Journal:
Deadly Blasts Rock Baghdad, Killing Dozens — BAGHDAD—Two powerful car bombs near high-profile government offices rocked the capital on Sunday in the deadliest attack here this year, killing at least 136 people and raising fresh worry about the capabilities of Iraq's security services ahead of national elections scheduled for January.
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Spencer Abraham / Weekly Standard:
New Nukes! — Since taking office, President Obama has consistently asserted that one of his foremost priorities is to transform America's energy landscape and move us away from high levels of carbon emissions and imported energy toward clean energy and less foreign dependence.
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Clarence Page / Chicago Tribune:
Obama outs Fox, but reveals a big flaw — Surely President Barack Obama and his advisers don't really think that their feud with Fox News will do anything but enhance the cable network's viewership. A deeper problem is what the flap reveals about Team Obama, which seems to be more comfortable with campaigning than governing.
James Glanz / New York Times:
Historians Reassess Battle of Agincourt — MAISONCELLE, France — The heavy clay-laced mud behind the cattle pen on Antoine Renault's farm looks as treacherous as it must have been nearly 600 years ago, when King Henry V rode from a spot near here to lead a sodden and exhausted English Army …
Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
The Ultimate Claim of Gender Discrimination — I don't know Joanne Lipman, whose op-ed in the New York Times asks the salient question: was 9-11 bad for women? Maybe she is a cagey humorist, a sly provocateur who seeks to remind us that for some victimologists, it's always about their peculiar gripe.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WILL PUTS ON LEATHER JACKET, DONS SKIS, EYES SHARK.... When my friend Mustang Bobby emailed yesterday to tell me George Will had written an entire column praising Rep. Michele Bachmann, I thought he was kidding. Will may be conservative, but he considers himself something of an intellectual and serious thinker.
Frank Rich / New York Times:
In Defense of the ‘Balloon Boy’ Dad — FOR a country desperate for good news, the now-deflated “balloon boy” spectacle would seem to be the perfect tonic. As Wolf Blitzer of CNN summed up the nation's unrestrained joy upon learning that the imperiled boy had never been in any peril whatsoever …
JSOnline:
Making someone else pay — Suppose that, besides being the Enemies of All Mankind, health insurers are actually right. — Some companies noted last week that Congress' plans to mandate that everyone buy health insurance include only weak penalties. The plans also make insurers take on customers who are already sick.
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Matthew Continetti / Weekly Standard:
The Inevitability Myth — Health care reform is not a fait accompli
The Inevitability Myth — Health care reform is not a fait accompli
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