memeorandum: Year After Obama Vs. McCain, It's Obama Vs. The Economy (Gary Langer/ABCNEWS)

9:45 AM ET, November 6, 2009

Top Items:

Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:

12 Soldiers Killed and 31 Wounded in Fort Hood Shooting — Suspected Gunman Is Identified by ABC News as Major Malik Nadal Hasan — Twelve people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting spree at a Texas military base by what officials believe was possibly carried out by an Army officer.

James Dao / New York Times:

Suspect Was ‘Mortified’ About Deployment to War — WASHINGTON — Born and reared in Virginia, the son of immigrant parents from a small Palestinian town near Jerusalem, he joined the Army right out of high school, against his parents' wishes. The Army, in turn, put him through college …

Discussion: The Note, Jules Crittenden, CNN, BAGnewsNotes, Newshoggers.com, The Politico, Political Punch, Democracy in America, The Confluence, The Long War Journal, Danger Room, Washington Post, Runnin' Scared and Gawker

Linda Chavez / Commentary:

Obama's Pet-Goat Moment — We still don't know what was behind the killings at Fort Hood this afternoon, in which 11 soldiers and the killer died, but President Obama's rushed press conference was surprising in its flippancy nonetheless. Before he got to the issue on everyone's mind …

Discussion: American Thinker and alicublog

Associated Press:

AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood shooter, reviewed Web postings — WASHINGTON - The Army psychiatrist suspected of carrying a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, had come to the attention of authorities six months ago because of Internet postings …

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Doug Ross, PoliGazette and Taylor Marsh

Philip Sherwell / Telegraph:

Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Malik Hasan ‘said Muslims should rise up’ — Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who allegedly killed 11 people before being shot and wounded by police at Fort Hood, had said Muslims should “rise up” and attack Americans in retaliation for the US war in Iraq, a former army colleague said.

Discussion: JammieWearingFool

Michelle Malkin:

The massacre at Fort Hood and Muslim soldiers with attitude — Scroll for updates...7:39am Eastern press conference...Ft. Hood officials disclose that the murder victims included 12 soldiers and 1 civilian... I was traveling to Wichita for a speaking event/fundraiser (which I'll tell you more about later) …

Discussion: NewsBusters.org, Cassy Fiano, Christian Science Monitor, PoliGazette, Pundit & Pundette, Nice Deb and Associated Press

Patterico's Pontifications:

Coverage of the Fort Hood Shooting: Hot Air vs. the L.A. Times; UPDATE: Shooter Still Alive — Whenever there is breaking news, it's good to keep a few things in mind: — Don't jump to conclusions. — Don't be afraid to discuss relevant topics even if they seem politically incorrect.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
This is Going to Get Very Dark — Multiple news organizations …

Discussion: The Reality-Based Community

msnbc.com:
NBC: 7 dead, 12 injured in Fort Hood shooting

Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
MUSLIM TERROR ATTACK: 'TWELVE …

Discussion: Fox News, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, The Corner on National …, American Power, Sadly, No! and Crooks and Liars

Washington Post: Suspect, devout Muslim from Va., wanted Army discharge, aunt said

Maria Newman / New York Times:
12 Dead, 31 Wounded in Base Shootings

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New York Magazine, Atlas Shrugs, MyDD and Truthdig

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Massacre at Fort Hood; Update: Feds tracked Hasan's …

Discussion: Pajamas Media, The Blotter, KRHD-LP, Associated Press, The New Editor, Betsy's Page, Daily Kos, Classical Values, NO QUARTER, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and Redhot

John Nichols / The Nation:
Horror at Fort Hood Inspires Islamaphobia

Discussion: ATTACKERMAN, The Washington Independent, Majikthise, At-Largely, Raw Story and CAIR

John Cook / Gawker:
Nidal Hasan: Ft. Hood Shooter Participated in Homeland Security Disaster Preparation

Discussion: Raw Story, YID With LID, Weasel Zippers and Clusterstock

Lara Jakes / Associated Press:
AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspect

Discussion: Weekly Standard and Washington Post

CNN:
Shooting at Fort Hood leaves 12 dead, 31 wounded

Discussion: Runnin' Scared, Anderson Cooper 360, Ruby Slippers, Wake up America, Crooks and Liars, Gothamist, Clusterstock, KRHD-LP, The Washington Independent, New Jersey Online, Truthdig and New York Magazine

Pajamas Media:
Fort Hood—A now familiar horror

Discussion: Shot in the Dark

USA Today:
Shooter praised God before Fort Hood massacre

Discussion: Hot Air

T.J. Aulds / The Galveston County Daily News:
Local soldier: Fort Hood shooting ‘a bloody mess’

Discussion: RedState, Freedom's Lighthouse and Jihad Watch

Wall Street Journal:
Lethal Rampage at Fort Hood

Discussion: Neptunus Lex and LewRockwell.com Blog

Kevin Whitelaw / NPR:
Massacre Leaves 12 Dead At Fort Hood

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs, Washington Examiner, Gateway Pundit, The Blotter, Associated Press and Jihad Watch

William Branigin / Washington Post:
At least 12 killed in shooting at Fort Hood, Tex.; U.S. soldier among the gunmen

Discussion: Stop The ACLU, Pajamas Media and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Fox News:
At Least 7 Dead, 20 Wounded in Shootings at Ft. Hood in Texas

Discussion: MyFox Dallas, American Thinker, Cassy Fiano, Winds of Change.NET, Stop The ACLU, Political Byline, Wizbang, BLACKFIVE and Vox Popoli

Garance Franke-Ruta / Washington Post: Shooting at Fort Hood

Washington Post:

Abortion, immigration are factors in health-care reform vote — Immigration and abortion issues could cost party crucial votes — House Democratic leaders were struggling Thursday to contain uprisings on the hot-button issues of abortion and immigration that have left them little margin …

Discussion: Think Progress, The Politico, Chicago Tribune, Stop The ACLU, Commentary, Roll Call, The Page, msnbc.com, Gateway Pundit and CNN

John McCormack / Weekly Standard:

Pelosi Breaks Pledge to Put Final Health Care Bill Online for 72 Hours Before Vote — Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor …

Discussion: Gateway Pundit, GOP Leader Blog, jillstanek.com, Commentary and Sense of Events

Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama delays meeting with House Dems until Saturday

Discussion: The Swamp and The Politico

Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Pelosi still dealing as vote nears

Discussion: Associated Press, Michelle Malkin and Washington Times

John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
The Madness of Queen Nancy

Discussion: Townhall.com and Macsmind

Javier C. Hernandez / New York Times:

Jobless Rate Hits 10.2% in October, a 26-Year High — The United States economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate reached a 26-year high of 10.2 percent, up from 9.8 percent in September, the Department of Labor said Friday in its monthly economic appraisal.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Caucus, Politics Daily and Gothamist

Wall Street Journal:

October Jobless Rate Tops 10% — WASHINGTON — U.S. unemployment rose by more than expected in October to hit its highest level in more than 26 years and employers cut more jobs than forecast, a sign the labor market continues to struggle as the economy emerges from its deep recession.

Timothy R. Homan / Bloomberg:

Unemployment in U.S. Jumps to 10.2%, Payrolls Fall — Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) — The unemployment rate in the U.S. soared to a 26-year high of 10.2 percent in October and employers cut more jobs than forecast, underscoring why Federal Reserve policy makers say interest rates will remain near zero.

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:

No one said freedom was pretty — The call to arms went out last week. — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who made her name suggesting that Barack Obama and other Democrats have “anti-American” views, appeared on Fox News on Friday night and urged Americans to come to Washington to protest …

Discussion: Riehl World View, NewsBusters.org, Firedoglake, AMERICAblog News and Dependable Renegade

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Activists bring ‘tea party’ to Capitol Hill

Discussion: Power Line, The Plum Line, MinnPost, Blue Virginia, TPM LiveWire, Truthdig, YID With LID and The Politico

New York Times:
House Democrats Seek Allies for Health Care Vote

Discussion: ABCNEWS

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Obama Faces His Anzio — Remember those Republican boasts that they would turn health care into President Obama's Waterloo? Well, exit polls suggest that to the extent that health care was an issue in Tuesday's elections, it worked in Democrats' favor. But while health care …

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Huffington Post and Prairie Weather

Wall Street Journal:

Hello, Tipping Point — The Obama presidency was always a race against time. — Printer — Friendly — 'We don't look at either of these gubernatorial races . . . as something that portends a lot for our legislative efforts," insisted White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday …

Discussion: Bloomberg, The Politico and Pajamas Media

Byron York / Washington Examiner:

Democratic civil war update: MoveOn raises $3.6 million to attack party moderates — A few days ago, the left-wing activist group MoveOn.org began sending out emails seeking contributions to fund primary challenges against any Democratic senator who does not fully support “health care reform with a public option.”

Discussion: Power Line, Shot in the Dark and Betsy's Page