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9:45 AM ET, October 25, 2009

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Matthew Continetti / Weekly Standard:
The Inevitability Myth  —  Health care reform is not a fait accompli  —  Did the Democrats become Calvinists when we weren't looking?  Lately they've been talking an awful lot about predestination.  They want to claim that Obamacare's victory is foreordained, that the health care debate is over and …
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Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
How an Insurance Mandate Could Leave Many Worse Off  —  AMERICANS seem to like the idea of broadening health insurance coverage, but they may not want to be forced to buy it.  With health care costs high and rising, such government mandates would make many people worse off.
Washington Post:
Obama declares H1N1 national emergency, easing rules for hospitals  —  Officials prepare for a surge in H1N1 cases  —  President Obama has declared H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, clearing the way for his health chief to give hospitals wider leeway in how they handle a possible surge of new patients …
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Obama declares H1N1 emergency
Barry Rubin / RubinReports:
White House on Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing—Can't Remember Who Murdered 241 Americans  —  [Please subscribe.  There's too much news from the Middle East to miss a single article; and too little good analysis in the media to miss a single analysis.]  —  By Barry Rubin
Andrew C. Revkin / New York Times:
Campaign to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Picks a Number  —  Campaigners against global warming have drawn on an arsenal of visually startling tactics over the years, from posing nude on a Swiss glacier to scaling smokestacks at coal-fired power plants.  —  On Saturday, they tried something …
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Matthew Cooper / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Can They Cover 350 Like They Covered Teabaggers?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Rod Nordland / New York Times:
Over 100 Dead in Suicide Car Bombings in Baghdad  —  BAGHDAD — A pair of suicide car bombs exploded almost simultaneously in downtown Baghdad on Sunday, targeting two government buildings and killing at least 132 people and wounding 520, according to the Ministry of the Interior.
Bill Roggio / Weekly Standard:
Biden Team Drafts Its Own Counterterrorism Strategy After Defense Dept. Declines  —  If you want to see just how little credence Vice President Joe Biden's plan for Afghanistan has inside military circles, look no further than this paragraph from an article written by Peter Spiegel and Yochi Dreazen for the Wall Street Journal:
Donald J. Boudreaux / Wall Street Journal:
Learning to Love Insider Trading  —  Here's a hot tip: Want to keep companies honest, make the markets work more efficiently and encourage investors to diversify?  Let insiders buy and sell, argues Donald J. Boudreaux.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  It's Halloween season …
Patterico's Pontifications:
My Letter to the Editorial Page Editor of the L.A. Times Regarding That Fact-Challenged Pro-ACORN Op-Ed Written by the ACORN Consultant  —  I have sent the following e-mail to Nick Goldberg, the Editorial Page Editor for the Los Angeles Times: … As always, I'll let you know what I hear back.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
CNN Edits Out Dobbs Criticism From Taped Interview  —  This week, CNN aired a new four-hour documentary called “Latino in America,” exploring how Latinos are reshaping American communities and culture.  The broadcast sparked protests in cities around the country, including outside CNN's headquarters …
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
If Lenders Say ‘The Dog Ate Your Mortgage’  —  FOR decades, when troubled homeowners and banks battled over delinquent mortgages, it wasn't a contest.  Homes went into foreclosure, and lenders took control of the property.  —  On top of that, courts rubber-stamped the array of foreclosure charges …
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Business Fights Back  —  His organization under attack by the White House, the president of the Chamber of Commerce stands by his defense of free enterprise.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  “One thing I can tell you: They can go out and chase me and chase the Chamber and put stuff in the newspaper.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Criticism by Obama aides exasperates Va. Democrats
Discussion: The Conservatives and The Caucus
Mike Spector / Wall Street Journal:
Capmark Said Ready to File for Bankruptcy  —  Capmark Financial Group Inc., one of the nation's largest commercial-real-estate lenders, plans to file for bankruptcy as soon as this weekend, a person familiar with the situation said.  —  The much-expected move underscores the deep problems in the business-property market.
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
 
 
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