memeorandum: Obama Travels to Texas for Service at Fort Hood (Brian Knowlton/New York Times)

2:15 PM ET, November 10, 2009

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Fort Hood suspect warned of threats within the ranks — Cited stress facing Muslims Hasan spoke at Walter Reed in 2007 — The Army psychiatrist believed to have killed 13 people at Fort Hood warned a roomful of senior Army physicians a year and a half ago that to avoid “adverse events,” …

David Brooks / New York Times:

The Rush to Therapy — We're all born late. We're born into history that is well under way. We're born into cultures, nations and languages that we didn't choose. On top of that, we're born with certain brain chemicals and genetic predispositions that we can't control.

Discussion: Democracy in America, Marc Lynch, Front Row Washington, TPMCafe, The Mahablog, Commentary and The Blotter

Matt Corley / Think Progress:

Pat Robertson on Ft. Hood: Islam is ‘not a religion’ and Muslims should be treated like ‘some fascist group.’ — This past weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned against allowing “anti-Muslim sentiment” to emanate from the shooting at Fort Hood by Major Nidal Malik Hasan.

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Washington Post:

Hasan on Islam — Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the Army psychiatrist believed to have killed 13 people at Fort Hood, was supposed to discuss a medical topic during gave a presentation to senior Army doctors in June 2007. Instead, he lectured on Islam, suicide bombers and threats the military …

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Flopping Aces and Jihad Watch

New York Post:
FBI blew off killer e-mail to al Qaeda

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ABCNEWS:
Mosque Leaders Part of Fort Hood ‘Healing Process’ at Memorial Service

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Dorothy Rabinowitz / Wall Street Journal:
Dr. Phil and the Fort Hood Killer

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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Obama Travels to Texas for Service at Fort Hood

Discussion: The Page

David Warren / Real Clear Politics:
Fort Hood: Let's Drop the Political Correctness

Discussion: Maggie's Farm, Scared Monkeys, Weekly Standard and The Jawa Report

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Dunn leaving White House, Pfeiffer takes over — White House communications director Anita Dunn will step down from her post at the end of the month and Dan Pfeiffer, her deputy, will take over, according to sources familiar with the move. — Dunn, a longtime Democratic media consultant …

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Michelle Malkin:
Don't get excited: Anita Dunn is not being thrown under the bus

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Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:

Political eyes on Republican Scozzafava after conservatives urge her to quit — It's a Grand Old Purging as moderate's ouster spotlights Republican dysfunction — GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech.

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The Huffington Post:

Boxer: Senate Has Votes To Block Stupak Amendment — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — With Reporting By Ryan Grim — One of Congress's foremost champions of abortion rights said on Monday that the Senate did not have the votes to add a more restrictive anti-abortion amendment to health care reform legislation.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:

Democrats Raise Alarms Over Costs of Health Bills — WASHINGTON — As health care legislation moves toward a crucial airing in the Senate, the White House is facing a growing revolt from some Democrats and analysts who say the bills Congress is considering do not fulfill President Obama's promise …

Discussion: Ezra Klein, White House.gov Blog Feed, RedState, The Hill, Des Moines Register, DailyHowler.com, Stop The ACLU, The Politico, JustOneMinute, Greg's Opinion, The Moderate Voice, George's Bottom Line, Prairie Weather and The Note

Robert Pear / New York Times:
Obama Seeks Revision of Plan's Abortion Limits

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Wall Street Journal:

Confessions of an ObamaCare Backer — A liberal explains the political calculus. — Printer — Friendly — The typical argument for ObamaCare is that it will offer better medical care for everyone and cost less to do it, but occasionally a supporter lets the mask slip and reveals the real political motivation.

Discussion: QandO, Nice Deb, Townhall.com and AmSpecBlog

Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:

Carrie Prejean confirms ‘sex tape,’ but ... Carrie Prejean, some might remember, is the California beauty queen who gained instant ignominy in some circles by agreeing with President Obama's ridiculous notion that marriage is a union between one man and one woman.

Discussion: Below The Beltway, The Huffington Post, News Hounds, The Other McCain, The Moderate Voice, American Power and theblogprof

Ann Althouse / Althouse: The Carrie Prejean “sex tape.”

CBS News:

Justice Dept. Asked For News Site's Visitor Lists — Posted by Declan McCullagh In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day.

Discussion: The Anchoress, Hot Air, Clayton Cramer's BLOG and Atlas Shrugs

Electronic Frontier Foundation:
From EFF's Secret Files: Anatomy of a Bogus Subpoena

Discussion: Mediaite and Boing Boing

Vodpod:

Obama's Surprise Video Address to Berlin on Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall — collect this video — recent videos from — what people are saying — I was waiting for a stunning announcement that “Luke I am Your Father”. His pointing out that he is the first African-American president …

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Dana Milbank / Washington Post: Washington Sketch: Gingrich is no longer conservative about showing his religion

Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Figures... Obama Skips Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall …

Discussion: New York Post, Michelle Malkin, Pajamas Media and Weasel Zippers

Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:

Senate GOP Letter to Obama: It's Time to Decide on Afghanistan — Senate Republicans are stepping up their calls for President Barack Obama to decide — and decide soon — on the way forward in Afghanistan. In a letter dated, November 11, 2009 — Veteran's Day — ten Republican members …

Discussion: The Hill

CNN:
WH denies Afghan decision made, as tensions flare with Pentagon

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Political Punch:
Administration Sources: President Obama Weighing Four Strategic Options for Af/Pak*

Discussion: Newshoggers.com, Hot Air and The BLT

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Tough future for Snowe as a Republican — It looks like Olympia Snowe could have a pretty hard time getting nominated for another term in the Senate as a Republican. — There are now more folks in her party who disapprove than approve of Snowe's job performance.

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias, TPMDC, Daily Kos, The Washington Independent, Taegan Goddard's …, No More Mister Nice Blog and Real Clear Politics

Michael O'Brien / The Hill:

Senators expect ‘several weeks’ to craft health deal — Senators anticipate having “several weeks” to wrangle over the final details of their health bill, one Democratic member said Tuesday. — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) emphasized that no bill in the Senate is “dead on arrival,” …

Discussion: The Politico

Tony Romm / The Hill: Sanders would support reconciliation to break Republican filibuster

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:

N.Y. Senate Delays Vote on Gay Marriage Bill — ALBANY - The State Senate on Tuesday delayed a highly anticipated vote on same-sex marriage, putting off the issue indefinitely as gay rights supporters continued to lobby for additional votes. — Republicans and Democrats said that as of Tuesday afternoon …

Discussion: Daily Kos, Open Left, Towleroad News #gay and AMERICAblog Gay

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Obama's modest proposal: A Lieberman swap — A source at the White House for the president's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reports that Obama ended the event with a modest proposal for the domestic politics of both men. — At the meeting's conclusion …

Discussion: Weekly Standard and The Washington Independent

New York Times:

Environmental Agency Warns 2 Staff Lawyers Over Video Criticizing Climate Policy — The Environmental Protection Agency has directed two of its lawyers to makes changes to a YouTube video they posted that is critical of the Obama administration's climate change policy.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, Personal Democracy Forum blogs, Sweetness & Light and The Foundry

Glen Bolger / TQIA:

Shhh — Don't Tell Anyone, But Obama Hurt Deeds in Virginia — Democrats and the press are on a self-delusional kick that Barack Obama had nothing to do with the results in Virginia and New Jersey. That's fine by me. The more the Dems deny to themselves that Independents moved to the GOP …

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, Riehl World View and Outside The Beltway

Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:

Ingraham: Pelosi did everything but “sell her own body” on health vote — Conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham — who, as far as I recall, wasn't at Saturday night's health care vote in the House — seems to have discovered a heretofore unrevealed Nancy Pelosi lobbying tactic.

Discussion: TPM LiveWire

Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:

We're Joining “Don't Ask, Don't Give” Boycott — John and Joe at AmericaBlog are launching a donor boycott of the DNC. We're joining it along with Daily Kos, Dan Savage, Michelangelo Signorile, David Mixner, Andy Towle and Michael Goff of Towle Road, Paul Sousa (Founder of Equal Rep in Boston) …

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:

Health Care Reform: Got Id? — “Abortion Dispute Could Derail Health Bill”: Do you really think an abortion dispute will derail the massive health bill? Me neither. I think if the Democrats are scared to pass the health bill they will let an abortion dispute derail the massive health bill.

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias