memeorandum: Fla. imam: No deal to move NYC mosque (Antonio Gonzalez/Associated Press)

7:25 PM ET, September 9, 2010

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Antonio Gonzalez / Associated Press:

Fla. imam: No deal to move NYC mosque — GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Florida imam says that no deal has been reached to move the site of a mosque at the site of ground zero in exchange for a Florida minister to call off plans to burn Qurans. — Imam Muhammad Musri tells The Associated Press …

Discussion: NY Daily News, msnbc.com, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Indecision Forever, Weasel Zippers, iOwnTheWorld.com, Gateway Pundit, Althouse, Salon, National Review, Gawker and Left Coast Rebel

Damien Cave / New York Times:

Pastor Cancels Koran Burning and Plans to Meet Imam — GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The pastor planning a burning of the Koran on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks said Thursday he would not go forward with the event, adding he would meet with the imam planning to build an Islamic center near ground zero.

Discussion: USA Today, Agence France Presse, The Lede, Mediaite, Runnin' Scared, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, CNN, The Huffington Post, Threat Level, The Rachel Maddow Show, TPMCafe and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, more at Techmeme »

David Zurawik / Z on TV:

Fox News says it will not cover burning of Quran — In a bold move that is likely to be much discussed in coming days, Fox News said today that it will not cover the burning of the Quran on Saturday if Pastor Terry Jones follows through on his plan to burn copies of Islam's sacred book.

Discussion: PostPartisan, AMERICAblog News, Mediaite, msnbc.com, JustOneMinute, Connecting.the.Dots and The Wire, more at Mediagazer »

Patricia Murphy / Politics Daily:

Colin Powell Says Ground Zero Mosque Should Go Forward — said Thursday that the Islamic community center and mosque planned near Ground Zero in New York City should go forward. Powell made his comments during an appearance on ABC's “The View.” — “The terrorists win if we become terrified and …

Discussion: Think Progress, Weasel Zippers, Balloon Juice and HotAirPundit

Mike Thomas / Orlando Sentinel:

What if media had ignored Terry Jones? — The Rev. Terry Jones was a sad-sack preacher, lucky to draw 50 people to his steel-shed house of prayer, when the words “burn” and “Quran” had an unfortunate collision in his limited brain. — That he has become an international phenomenon as a result must be a sign the apocalypse is near.

Discussion: Yahoo! News, NewsBusters.org, Hit & Run, Hot Air, ABCNEWS and CNN, more at Mediagazer »

Chad Smith / Local News from Star-Banner:
Westboro Baptist Church to burn Qurans if Dove doesn't

Discussion: Hot Air, Little Green Footballs and Weasel Zippers

ABCNEWS:
Pastor Terry Jones Calls off Koran Burning, But Deal for Ground …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, The Moderate Voice, RealClearPolitics Video Log and Hot Air

Jim Romenesko / Romenesko:
'The AP will not distribute images or audio that specifically …

Discussion: The Hill, TPMMuckraker and The Impolitic, more at Mediagazer »

Tennessean.com:
(2 of 2) — The Rev. Steve Freeman of Grace Baptist Church …

Discussion: Kansas City Star, Think Progress, Mediaite and TPMMuckraker

Howard Kurtz:
Koran bonfire: Fox opts out

Discussion: Z on TV, No More Mister Nice Blog, BBC, Washington Monthly and ABCNEWS

Robert Mackey / The Lede:
Video of Obama's Comments on Koran Burning

Discussion: Reuters, ABCNEWS, Matthew Yglesias, Mediaite, Philly.com and Firedoglake

David Weigel / Weigel:

Palin Endorses O'Donnell in Delaware — She called into Sean Hannity's radio show to make official what was hinted at in a late Tuesday night retweet: She backs Christine O'Donnell over Mike Castle in Delaware. As Hannity describes, also on Twitter:

Discussion: Weekly Standard, The Atlantic Online, Power Line, National Review, Politics Daily, AmSpecBlog, CQ Politics, Hot Air, The Other McCain and GOP 12

Sarah Palin / Facebook:

Christine O'Donnell for Delaware — The wave of positive change can really sweep across our land with the election of Constitutional Conservatives who promise to use common sense and rein in the federal government spending! Please support Christine O'Donnell in Delaware.

Discussion: Washington Wire, USA Today, Cubachi, TPMDC and Dialogue Delaware

Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
Christine O'Donnell, running for U.S. Senate in Delaware …

Discussion: National Review and Riehl World View

David Catanese / The Politico:
Palin backs O'Donnell in Del.

Discussion: CNN, Ballot Box and National Review

Nicole Allan / The Atlantic Online:
Sarah Palin Endorses Christine O'Donnell

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

John Stanton / Roll Call:

Murkowski Likely to Lose Leadership Spot if Campaign Continues — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) will likely be forced out of her party leadership position should she decide to launch a write-in or third-party candidacy, a Senate Republican said Wednesday. — Murkowski, who conceded …

Discussion: The Politico, Fox News, Guardian and Firedoglake

Anchorage Daily News:
National GOP sends money to Miller Senate campaign

Discussion: Ballot Box, Conservatives4Palin.com, The Rachel Maddow Show, The Other McCain and The Page

Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Senate must pass small-business incentives, Voinovich says

Discussion: Crooks and Liars

Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
Shake up: The Tea Partiers are coming to the staid Senate

Discussion: MyDD and Hot Air

Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:

More House Dems balking at ending Bush tax cuts for rich — Even as President Obama is mounting a strong stand in favor of letting the Bush tax cuts for the rich expire, and even as he's signaling that it will be a major campaign issue, more and more vulnerable House Dems are bolting in the other direction.

Discussion: TPMDC, bizjournals, Left Coast Rebel, Hullabaloo, Hot Air and The Washington Independent

The Hill:

Momentum builds for extending all of President Bush's tax cuts — Momentum built Thursday for extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts after President Obama avoided a veto threat and a key Senate Democrat voiced support for the extension. — Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.), a centrist who has been a key vote …

Discussion: The Politico, Washington Monthly, Gawker and Oliver Willis

Kenric Ward / sunshinestatenews.com:

Marco Rubio Holds Double-Digit Lead in Senate Race — GOP candidate even beats Crist among independent voters, poll finds — Republican Marco Rubio, garnering surprising strength among independent voters, holds a double-digit lead over his two chief rivals in Florida's U.S. Senate race, a new Sunshine State News Poll reports.

Discussion: Washington Wire, Hot Air, Ballot Box, TPMDC, The Buzz, Weekly Standard, NRSC, National Review and Don Surber

George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:

President Obama to Pastor Jones: ‘Stunt’ Endangers Troops - Full Transcript of Exclusive Interview — I covered a lot of ground with the president in Cleveland yesterday: His decision to make John Boehner the midterm punching bag. Will he veto a sanction of Bush tax cuts for the wealthy?

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Mike Allen / The Politico:
What Speaker Boehner would do first …

Discussion: The Foundry

Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:

Palin-Beck 9/11 Profiteering Event Promotor Says Rally Date Is Just A Coincidence — Prominent conservatives and right-wing groups are making plans to use the 9/11 anniversary this weekend to rake in some cash. Among them are Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, who are teaming up for a rally in Anchorage, AK.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Mediaite, The Wire, Washington Monthly and Weigel

Aharding / CNN: TRENDING: Palin, Beck team up on 9/11 event

The Politico:
This year, a political 9/11

Discussion: The News Tribune, Ben Smith's Blog and ghrwomen.org

David Weigel / Weigel:

Meg Whitman Attacks Jerry Brown With the Ghost of Bill Clinton* — Meg Whitman's Republican campaign for governor of California, clearly not done with the decades of video tape they have on Jerry Brown, bring us back to the good old days of the 1992 presidential campaign.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Ned / Jerry Brown:
Brown Campaign Fires Back At Meg Whitman Regarding Her Latest …

Discussion: Washington Wire and The Washington Independent

Jay Newton-Small / Time:

Obama's MIA Volunteers: Organizing for America Shrinks — What happened to Barack Obama's once vaunted political machine? The outfit that put upwards of 8 million volunteers on the street in 2008 — known as Organizing for America — is a ghost of its former self.

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, Ruby Slippers, Hot Air, Swampland, Tammy Bruce, The Moderate Voice, RedState, Weasel Zippers and The Page

Ezra Klein:

Forum: Andy Stern's plan to create 12 million new jobs — Late last week, I spoke with former SEIU president and current Georgetown fellow/fiscal commission member Andy Stern about hosting a series of pieces laying out different ideas to kick-start job creation.

Discussion: Gateway Pundit and National Review

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:

Fired Up — This may win the prize for the worst stump speech ever. Oh my. — Here's the video via Oliver Willis:

Discussion: Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Gawker

Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:

Opposition to ‘mosque’ directly linked to anti-Islam sentiment, poll shows — We now have clear evidence that there's a direct link between public anti-Islam sentiment and public opposition to the construction of Cordoba House, a.k.a. the “Ground Zero mosque.”

Discussion: Washington Post, Obsidian Wings, Weasel Zippers, Balkinization, Outside the Beltway, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Sweetness & Light and Oliver Willis

Dave Levinthal / OpenSecrets.org:

Favre, Goodell Among NFL Notables Playing Political Football During 2010 Midterms — All-universe quarterback Brett Favre will wear Minnesota Vikings purple tonight against the New Orleans Saints during the opening game of the National Football League's 2010 season.

Discussion: The Blotter, FoxNews.com and USA Today

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:

CRISIS ON THE COURTS.... Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy recently noted the problems with the Senate's inability to confirm judicial nominees. “It's important for the public to understand that the excellence of the federal judiciary is at risk,” Kennedy said.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Patterico's Pontifications and Prairie Weather

Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:

Ground Zero Mosque Imam: If You Don't Build It, They Will Attack — Everything we thought about Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf was true. Tonight, on CNN's Larry King Show, he confirmed it. — While the left continues to be romanced by his calm, even and soothing tones, he personally raises …

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs, Pajamas Media, Fausta's Blog, protein wisdom, Power Line, RedState, Don Surber and Right Wing News

Timothy Noah / Slate:

The United States of Inequality — “What you earn,” Bill Clinton said more than once when he was president, “is a function of what you can learn.” That had always been true, but Clinton's point was that at the close of the 20th century it was becoming more true, because computers were transforming the marketplace.

Discussion: Mother Jones, Ezra Klein and The Atlantic Online

William McQuillen / Bloomberg:

Stem-Cell Research Ban Suspended by Appeals Court — President Barack Obama's administration can fund embryonic stem-cell research while it appeals a decision banning government support for any activity using cells taken from human embryos, an appeals court said.

Discussion: Daily Kos