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5:25 PM ET, September 12, 2010

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David S Morgan / CBS News:

Boehner: I'll Drop Tax Cut for Rich If I Have To — House Minority Leader Disputes Obama's Claim GOP Blocks Tax Cuts for Middle Class; Says Spending Cuts Only Way to Create Jobs — (CBS) The leading Republican in the House, and a vocal proponent of allowing an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts …

Discussion: The Caucus, Raw Story, AMERICAblog News and New York Times

David Herszenhorn / New York Times:

House G.O.P. Leader Signals He's Open to Obama Tax Cut — WASHINGTON — The House Republican leader, Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, said on Sunday that he was prepared to vote in favor of legislation that would let the Bush-era tax cuts expire for the wealthiest Americans …

Discussion: CNN, Outside the Beltway, Economist's View, Washington Wire and The Confluence

Douglass K. Daniel / Associated Press:

Boehner says he'd support a middle-class tax cut — WASHINGTON - House Minority Leader John Boehner says he would vote for President Obama's plan to extend tax cuts only for middle-class earners, not the wealthy, if that were the only option available to House Republicans.

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Huffington Post and Sweetness & Light

CNN:
Boehner says he'd vote for Democratic tax proposal

Discussion: The Politico, Michelle Malkin, GayPatriot and Mediaite

The Hill:
New chairman: Unemployment ‘going to stay high’ in near term

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Gateway Pundit and Raw Story

Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Boehner would vote for limited tax cuts if that's ‘the only option’

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Gingrich predicts Republican takeover that could trump party's gains in 1994

Discussion: The Politico

James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:

A Harsh Thing I Should Have Said (Martin Peretz Dept) — Usually you regret the harsh things you say more than the harsh things you decide not to say. At least, that's how it usually turns out for me. — Here's an exception. Earlier this week I wrote an item about an incredible instance …

Discussion: The Reality-Based Community and Balloon Juice

WBRZ-TV:

Letter: Obama's no Muslim, but so what? — No, President Barack Obama is not a Muslim. Not long ago, folks were having hissy fits about Obama's Christian pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Remember? — But OK. For the sake of argument, let's say Obama is a Muslim. So what? So this:

Discussion: Crooks and Liars and The Political Carnival

Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
Is This America? — For a glimpse of how venomous and debased …

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, TPMMuckraker and Balloon Juice

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:

WHEN GINGRICH LOSES HIS MIND.... Obama Derangement Syndrome can take some strange people to some strange places. Disgraced former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), in all his pseudo-intellectual glory, has become so enveloped in his own garbage, he appears to have suffered some kind of severe head trauma.

Robert Costa / National Review:

Gingrich: Obama's ‘Kenyan, anti-colonial’ worldview — Citing a recent Forbes article by Dinesh D'Souza, former House speaker Newt Gingrich tells National Review Online that President Obama may follow a “Kenyan, anti-colonial” worldview. — Gingrich says that D'Souza has made a …

Discussion: Politerati, No More Mister Nice Blog, NO QUARTER, Outside the Beltway, Talking Points Memo, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite, Raw Story, alicublog, Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog!, Angry Bear and GOP 12

Jeremy Schulman / Media Matters for America:
Gingrich: Obama is engaged in “Kenyan, anti-colonial behavior”

Discussion: driftglass and Mother Jones

Alaska_Politics / Anchorage Daily News:

Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck appear together in Anchorage — Former Gov. Sarah Palin and her “buddy” Glenn Beck appeared in front of thousands of fans in Anchorage on Saturday night, Palin's first big speaking appearance in Alaska since she resigned after two and a half years as governor last summer.

Discussion: Washington Wire and Wonkette

Mark Leibovich / The Caucus:

A Dream Team Addresses Alaska — ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Tea Party dream team of Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin held a 9/11 commemoration rally Saturday night. They shared somber remembrances of the terrorist attacks nine years ago, reiterated the “Faith, Hope and Charity” …

Discussion: Mediaite, Gawker and GOP 12

John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Palin Welcomes Murkowski to Alaskan Election Race, Calls Effort ‘Futile’

Discussion: Conservatives4Palin.com and The Hill

Bridget Johnson / The Hill:

Imam: Palin on mosque was ‘disingenuous’; controversy exploited — The imam behind a mosque project near Ground Zero said in an interview that “certain politicians” were exploiting the controversy. — The imam behind a mosque project near Ground Zero said in an interview aired Sunday that …

Discussion: The Politico and Weasel Zippers

Ben Geman / The Hill:

Giuliani: Imam behind NYC mosque plan puts ‘confrontation’ first — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) on Sunday strongly criticized Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam seeking to build an Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero. — “He seems by his actions to be more interested …

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

When Peggy Left Barry — How did the first president of color become so colorless? — And how can Obamicans can Obama? — The president is everywhere, trying to get more aggressive and recapture some of his “Yes we can” mojo in an effort to fend off the rebuke that's barreling toward him from voters this fall.

Discussion: Don Surber, Commentary, Questions and Observations and Daily Kos

Frank Rich / New York Times:
Time for This Big Dog to Bite Back

Discussion: Firedoglake, Balloon Juice and Prairie Weather

John McCormack / Weekly Standard:

Citing “Mental Anguish,” Christine O'Donnell Sought $6.9 Million in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Conservative Group — Court documents obtained Saturday by THE WEEKLY STANDARD reveal surprising new details about the gender discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit filed …

Discussion: Riehl World View and Patterico's Pontifications