memeorandum: Eleanor Mondale, Daughter of Former Vice President, Dies at 51 (Kirk Semple/New York Times)

10:10 PM ET, September 17, 2011

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Kara Kennedy, senator's daughter, dies of heart attack — WASHINGTON — Kara Kennedy, the oldest child of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, died at a Washington-area health club, her brother said Saturday. She was 51. — Patrick Kennedy, a former congressman from Rhode Island, said his sister died Friday.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Scared Monkeys, CNN, LA Observed and TalkLeft

Kirk Semple / New York Times:

Eleanor Mondale, Daughter of Former Vice President, Dies at 51 — Eleanor Mondale Poling, a former television and radio personality and the daughter of former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, died early Saturday at her home in Prior Lake, Minn. She was 51.

CBS News:

Kara Kennedy, daughter of Teddy, dies — Kara Kennedy accepts the Medal of Freedom on behalf of her father, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Discussion: American Power

CBS News:

House GOP rejects Obama jobs proposals — WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders say they are rejecting President Barack Obama's jobs proposals to rebuild schools and blighted neighborhoods, and help keep state and local employees on the job. — In a memo to GOP lawmakers that was also issued publicly …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, ThinkProgress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Balloon Juice and Don Surber

Mark Steyn / National Review:

‘Pass This Jobs Bill!’ — The president has taken to the campaign trail to promote his “American Jobs Act.” That's a good name for it: an act. “Pass this bill now!” he declared 24 times at a stop in Raleigh, N.C., and another 18 in Columbus, Ohio, and the act is sufficiently effective that …

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:

House G.O.P. Leaders Find Some Things to Like About Obama's Jobs Plan — WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders rejected some main elements of President Obama's jobs plan on Friday but told their rank-and-file members that they would support other components.

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress and The Hill

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama asks Americans to read, judge his jobs plan for themselves

Discussion: The Politico, The Other McCain and Hot Air

Jackie Calmes / New York Times:

Obama Tax Plan Would Ask More of Millionaires — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday will call for a new minimum tax rate for individuals making more than $1 million a year to ensure that they pay at least the same percentage of their earnings as middle-income taxpayers, according to administration officials.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Politics, Business Insider, Eschaton and National Review

John Kass / Chicago Tribune:

Obama's Solyndra scandal reeks of the Chicago Way — Those of us from Chicago know exactly what the Solyndra scandal smells like. And It doesn't smell fresh and green. — The Solyndra scandal cost at least a half-billion public dollars. It is plaguing President Barack Obama.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Michelle Malkin, The Crawdad Hole, JammieWearingFool and The Daily Caller

Matthew Daly / Associated Press:

Obama admin reworked Solyndra loan to favor donor — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration restructured a half-billion dollar federal loan to a troubled solar energy company in such a way that private investors — including a fundraiser for President Barack Obama — moved ahead of taxpayers …

Discussion: Hot Air, The Lonely Conservative, Washington Post, Campaign 2012 and The Other McCain

Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:

Smart money betting on stupid politicians — Are Republicans stupid? — This seems to be the question du jour. Chris Matthews entertained this idea with guests recently, pointing to several Republican presidential candidates as evidence. How else to explain why so many in the GOP seem proud …

Discussion: The Crawdad Hole, Booman Tribune, Prairie Weather and Daily Kos

Jamie Klatell / The Hill:

Bachmann makes health claims about HPV vaccine not ‘speaking as a doctor’ — Asked about her stance against mandatory vaccinations against the human papillomavirus (HPV), Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said Friday that “it's something that could have dangerous side effects.”

Discussion: CNN

Kate Zernike / New York Times:

Constitution Has Its Day Amid a Struggle for Its Spirit — In the 100 years since Constitution Day was first established, most Americans have lumped it with holidays like Grandparents' Day and Administrative Assistants' day — a noble cause, lightly observed.

Discussion: National Review and Outside the Beltway

Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:

Katie Pavlich So, a Grenade and Rocket Launcher Found Near Rio Grande — From Fronton, Texas: — U. S. Border Patrol agents seized six assault rifles, one rocket launcher, a grenade launcher, and three packages of what appeared to be C-4 explosives Tuesday near the Rio Grande.

Discussion: RedState, Big Government and Doug Ross