memeorandum: Romney Will Insure Pre-Existing Conditions, Aide Says (BuzzFeed)

11:40 AM ET, September 10, 2012

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Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:

President Obama to Bob Woodward: ‘Mistake’ to Dress Down Paul Ryan to His Face in Budget Speech — President Obama told author Bob Woodward that he didn't know Rep. Paul Ryan was going to attend at a major speech he delivered last year on spending and debt, and says in retrospect that it was …

Discussion: The Hill, USA Today, The PJ Tatler, Althouse, New York Magazine, Riehl World News and Macsmind

Thomas B. Edsall / Campaign Stops:

The Ryan Sinkhole — Unlike the Republican platform, which has mostly been ignored outside of the abortion issue, the Paul Ryan budget is the core document of the 2012 campaign. It is the most explicit expression of the Republican agenda, endorsed by the party's presidential candidate …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Prairie Weather, Paul Krugman and Balloon Juice

Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:

Bob Woodward: ‘Gaps’ in President Obama's Leadership Contributed to Debt Deal Collapse — “Gaps” in President Obama's leadership contributed to the collapse of a “grand bargain” on spending and debt last year, with the president failing to cultivate congressional relationships that may have helped …

Discussion: Power Line, First Read, americanthinker.com, Hot Air and Macsmind

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

Within Hours, Mitt Romney Takes Back Everything He Said About Preexisting Conditions — On national TV on Sunday morning, with millions of people watching, Mitt Romney told David Gregory that there were parts of Obamacare he actually liked. In fact, he said, one of the goals of his healthcare plan …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Washington Monthly, National Review, The Maddow Blog, Talking Points Memo, The New Republic, Daily Kos, Associated Press, Balloon Juice, PoliticusUSA, The New Civil Rights Movement, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Hinterland Gazette

Katrina Trinko / National Review:

Re: Romney and Obamacare — Eliana, I reached out to the Romney campaign for clarification about Mitt Romney's remarks this morning about liking some parts of Obamacare. An aide pointed out that Romney first said on Meet the Press that “I say we are going to replace Obamacare.

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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Romney Says He Supports Popular Obamacare Provisions On NBC, Quietly Reverses Hours Later On Conservative Website

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BuzzFeed:
Romney Will Insure Pre-Existing Conditions, Aide Says

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Obama leads by 5 in Ohio — PPP's first post-conventions poll in Ohio finds Barack Obama with a 5 point lead over Mitt Romney, 50-45. This is the largest lead PPP has found for Obama in an Ohio poll since early May. Last month Obama led 48-45. — Both candidates have seen their images improve …

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
North Carolina remains extremely tight

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Tops Romney in August Fundraising

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Sarah Huisenga / NationalJournal.com:
Obama Outraises Romney in August

Discussion: The Atlantic Online

Richard Eden / Telegraph:
Brad Pitt: Why my mother is wrong about Barack Obama and gay marriage

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Zaid Jilani / Progressive Change Campaign Committee:

Chicago's Teachers Just Went On Strike — Here's Everything You Need To Know About Why — During a press conference tonight the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) announced that it will be going on strike, its first action of the sort in 25 years. — Why are these 29,000 teachers and school workers …

Discussion: Teacher X, Crooks and Liars, NPR, Diane Ravitch's blog, New York Times, emptywheel, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Unfogged

Rosalind Rossi / Chicago Sun Times:

Chicago teachers strike for first time in 25 years; contingency sites ready, charters remain open — Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and Vice president Jesse Sharkey talk to the media as Chicago Public Schools will be on Strike this Monday. Sunday Sept 9, 2012 |

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Associated Press, The Hill, CBS Chicago, The Gateway Pundit and The Lonely Conservative

Holly Yan / CNN:
400,000 kids to miss school amid strike

Discussion: americanthinker.com and New York Magazine

Chicago Tribune:
CPS, teachers fail to prevent strike in morning

Discussion: Firedoglake, Hot Air, CBS Chicago, Outside the Beltway, The PJ Tatler, The Heritage Foundation, The Raw Story, Scared Monkeys and BuzzFeed

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

Who Is Dumber, Joe Biden or Barack Obama? — Most people would immediately say “Joe Biden.” But I am not at all sure that is correct. There is much to be said on the subject, but for the moment let's just note that Obama has matched one of Biden's most famous moments of stupidity …

Discussion: Betsy's Page and Outside the Beltway

Erik Wasson / The Hill:
VP Biden gets friendly with female biker at campaign stop in Ohio

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Alex Zdan / New Jersey Online:

Trenton Mayor Tony Mack is arrested by FBI on corruption charge — TRENTON - Mayor Tony Mack was arrested this morning at his home by FBI agents on corruption charges linked to $119,000 in bribes for a parking garage project in the city, authorities said. — Mack campaign supporter Joseph …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and New York Magazine

nbcnewyork.com:

FBI Arrests Trenton Mayor, Others in Corruption Probe — Details of the charges are expected to be released later Monday — Federal authorities arrested Trenton, N.J., Mayor Tony Mack and more than half a dozen other people early Monday in connection with an ongoing corruption probe, NBC 4 New York has learned.

Discussion: Gothamist, The Raw Story, Business Insider and The Hinterland Gazette

Reuters:

Insight: GM's Volt - The ugly math of low sales, high costs — (Reuters) - General Motors Co sold a record number of Chevrolet Volt sedans in August — but that probably isn't a good thing for the automaker's bottom line. — Nearly two years after the introduction of the path-breaking plug-in hybrid …

Discussion: The Rightnewz, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, “The Lid”, americanthinker.com, The Glittering Eye and Jammie Wearing Fools

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Obstruct and Exploit — Does anyone remember the American Jobs Act? A year ago President Obama proposed boosting the economy with a combination of tax cuts and spending increases, aimed in particular at sustaining state and local government employment. Independent analysts reacted favorably.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Maddow Blog, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, ThinkProgress and Daily Kos

The Patriot / PennLive.com:

Voter ID law set for review by state Supreme Court — Pennsylvania will take its place as a battleground state on a different political front this week as supporters and opponents argue the validity of the state's new voter ID law before the state Supreme Court. — Oral arguments are scheduled for Thursday in Philadelphia.

Discussion: Law Blog

Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Legal Battles on Voting May Prove a Critical Issue in Election

Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Moderate Voice and American Power

James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:

Annals of Post-Truth Politics: Good for Norah O'Donnell — Relevant background point #1: Rep. Paul Ryan's fame has depended on his reputation as the man who knew the obscure details of federal budget policy, and who was brave and honest enough to tell the public the unvarnished truth about those details.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog, The Reality-Based Community, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, Taylor Marsh, The Raw Story and Booman Tribune

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

Sept. 9: Call It as You See It — I've been picking up some sentiment from analysts and journalists in my Twitter feed recently, who correctly note that polling around the party conventions can be volatile. They suggest that we ought to wait for more data before concluding very much about the bounces …

Discussion: Booman Tribune and US Politics