Top Items:
Kurt Eichenwald / New York Times:
Op-Ed Contributor: The Bush White House Was Deaf to 9/11 Warnings — IT was perhaps the most famous presidential briefing in history. — On Aug. 6, 2001, President George W. Bush received a classified review of the threats posed by Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network, Al Qaeda.
Discussion:
The Maddow Blog, Pirate's Cove, The Daily Beast, emptywheel, JOSHUAPUNDIT, Daily Kos, Firedoglake, Taylor Marsh, The BRAD BLOG and Lawyers, Guns & Money
RELATED:
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Both campaigns eschew politics on 9/11 anniversary — WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday could be the only day before Nov. 6 without explicit partisan rancor. — Both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to take down their negative ads in honor of the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Discussion:
Connecting.the.Dots
Niall Ferguson / The Daily Beast:
Niall Ferguson: Why Obama Is Winning — The economy's in the tank, yet Romney can't seem to gain an edge. One thing's for sure: this election is about personal likability. It's not the economy, stupid. — It's a paradox. The economy is in the doldrums. Yet the incumbent is ahead in the polls.
Discussion:
Hot Air, The Daily Beast, americanthinker.com, The Daily Caller and Weekly Standard
Washington Post:
Among likely voters, Obama-Romney close — Last week's Democratic National Convention helped President Obama improve his standing against Republican Mitt Romney, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, but did little to reduce voter concern about his handling of the economy.
Discussion:
GOP 12, USA Today, Riehl World News, National Review, ABCNEWS, The Fix and The Hill
RELATED:
Gregory J. Krieg / ABCNEWS:
Poll: Americans Pick President Obama Over Mitt Romney for Dinner Date — Image credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo — The American public may be divided on “Obamacare,” but when faced with choosing a candidate to care for them if illness struck, President Obama is their man.
Discussion:
Politico, Mediaite, Mother Jones and Jammie Wearing Fools
CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama up six points over Romney — (CNN) - A new survey indicates President Barack Obama moved up four points following the Democratic National Convention last week, and now has a six point advantage over his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. — According to a CNN/ORC International Poll …
tipponline:
Race Tightens As Obama Advantage Narrows To 2 Points … President Obama's lead over Governor Romney shrinks from 7 points in August to 2 points in September, according to the latest Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor/TIPP Poll. Romney gains support from men, southern, rural, and Hispanic voters this month.
Discussion:
Jammie Wearing Fools, The Fix and GOP 12
Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Parents of SEAL Team Six member say unit endangered by Obama administration statements — Identifying the Special Operations Force behind the Usama bin Laden raid amounted to placing a target on the back of the team members as well as their families, according to the parents of Aaron Vaughn …
Discussion:
The Right Scoop
RELATED:
Dylan Matthews / Washington Post:
Do 15% of Ohio Republicans think Romney killed bin Laden? Probably not.
Do 15% of Ohio Republicans think Romney killed bin Laden? Probably not.
Discussion:
Taking Note, CANNONFIRE, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Raw Story and Public Policy Polling
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
With GOP jittery, Romney faces test of resolve — Mitt Romney and his top aides are running an essentially faith-based campaign. Whatever the polls say at the moment, whatever the pundits say, whatever some nervous Republicans say, Team Romney simply does not believe President Obama can win re-election in today's terrible economy.
Discussion:
Washington Post and Balloon Juice
RELATED:
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
For the Romney campaign, it's forever 1980
For the Romney campaign, it's forever 1980
Discussion:
Politico, The Mahablog, Washington Monthly, The Moderate Voice, Riehl World News, The Daily Beast and PoliticusUSA
Chicago Tribune:
Chicago teachers strike updates: 'It's a national embarrassment' — Continual coverage of the Chicago teachers strike. — 3:10 p.m. 'It's a national embarrassment' — About a dozen religious leaders on the South and West sides urged CPS and teachers to come up with a contract by the end of the day.
Discussion:
The Glittering Eye, Rush Limbaugh, Politico, Doug Ross, The Fix and Truthdig
RELATED:
Reuters:
Analysis: Striking Chicago teachers take on national education reform
Analysis: Striking Chicago teachers take on national education reform
Discussion:
Corey Robin, Chicago Tribune, newsfeed.time.com, Politico, Joanne Jacobs, New York Times and The Agonist
Dylan Matthews / Washington Post:
How teacher strikes hurt student achievement
How teacher strikes hurt student achievement
Discussion:
Balloon Juice, Firedoglake, nextnewdeal.net and The Daily Beast
Investor's Business Daily:
Obama's Hayes Of History — History: As President Obama fumbled with an iPhone, the blogosphere recalled he had earlier falsely bad-mouthed President Rutherford B. Hayes as a technological troglodyte. It's not his error that annoys but his arrogance. — For a man who would have Americans believe …
Discussion:
National Review
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
Fear of a Black President — As a candidate, Barack Obama said we needed to reckon with race and with America's original sin, slavery. But as our first black president, he has avoided mention of race almost entirely. In having to be “twice as good” and “half as black,” …
RELATED:
BuzzFeed:
The Most Anti-Gay Piece Of Political Mail This Year — There is still time, but a mailer first reported by Politico and prepared in the name of “The Committee To Save The Erie County Republican Party” in New York was never sent — but has set a mighty low bar.
Discussion:
Joe. My. God., Gawker and The Impolitic
RELATED:
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Anti-gay marriage attack piece in New York race
Anti-gay marriage attack piece in New York race
Discussion:
Advocate, New York Magazine and Towleroad News #gay
Kevin Cirilli / Reuters:
Scott Van Duzer, the Obama hugger: Shop facing boycott — The owner of a Florida pizza shop says people are boycotting his business because he bear-hugged President Barack Obama on Sunday. — “People are saying a lot of bad things and boycotting my restaurant,” Scott Van Duzer, 46, told POLITICO.
Peter Beinart / The Daily Beast:
The Ghost of George W. Bush — Why Dubya will decide the winner this fall. — The conventions are over, but the individual who will determine the 2012 election didn't attend either of them. His name is George W. Bush. — LM Otero / AP — Conventional wisdom holds that elections are about the future.
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, Hot Air, The Daily Beast and The Daily Dish
RELATED:
Nick R. Martin / Talking Points Memo:
Arizona's Birtherpalooza Canceled Over Low Ticket Sales — Not even the promise of crooner Pat Boone singing oldies from a spinning stage could save what was intended to be the premier birther event of the year later this month in Arizona. — Organizers of the gala, which would have …
Discussion:
Daily Kos and The Political Carnival
Ian Johnson / New York Times:
Communist Leader's Absence Sets Off Rumor Mills in China — BEIJING — The strange disappearance from public view of China's presumptive new leader is turning a year that was supposed to showcase the Communist Party's stability into something of an annus horribilis.
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, The Daily Beast, Financial Times, BBC, Newsy, Calculated Risk, Business Insider and Via Meadia
Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:
Bloomberg, Cuomo Announce Deal Over Ground Zero Museum — After nearly a year of discord and delay, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reached an agreement on Monday to resume construction of the Sept. 11 museum at ground zero in Manhattan.
Discussion:
americanthinker.com, New York Magazine, Towleroad News #gay and A Blog For All
Manu Raju / Politico:
Todd Akin: 'I'm not getting out' — GOP Rep. Todd Akin doesn't sound like someone who's about to end his Senate bid. — With a dropout deadline just two weeks away, the Missouri congressman said he's “totally in” the race and will not drop his bid despite calls from top Republicans and conservative pundits that he immediately do so.
Discussion:
The Right Scoop
RELATED:
Manu Raju / Politico:
Reid mocks Ryan over marathon time misstatement [Updated] — Harry Reid wasted little time Monday picking up where he left off before the Senate's summer recess: With partisan attacks on the Republican presidential ticket. — Moments after opening the Senate for its brief pre-election season …
Discussion:
Fire Andrea Mitchell! and Weasel Zippers
RELATED: