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12:05 PM ET, September 11, 2012

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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.

Dylan Matthews / Washington Post:
Do 15% of Ohio Republicans think Romney killed bin Laden? Probably not.

Discussion: Taking Note, A plain blog about politics, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, CANNONFIRE, The Raw Story and Public Policy Polling

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.

Dean Chambers / Examiner:

Mitt Romney would lead eight in unskewed data from newest CNN/ORC poll — Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with a NASCAR fan during a rain delay before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 8, 2012.

Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools, Hot Air, Questions and Observations, Scared Monkeys, CNN and The Gateway Pundit

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

SYS-CON MEDIA:
THE RACE IS ON; Obama's Lead Increases, Warren and Brown in Dead Heat

Discussion: Ballot Box and The Fix

Washington Post:
Obama, Romney run close among likely voters after conventions

Discussion: GOP 12, The Fix and The Daily Dish

ABCNEWS:

Paul Ryan on Chicago Teachers' Strike: ‘We Stand with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’ — PORTLAND, Ore. — Paul Ryan crossed party lines and voiced support for one of President Obama's biggest backers today, saying, “We stand with Mayor Rahm Emanuel” in his fight with Chicago's teachers …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Firedoglake, Progressive Change …, Guardian, The Raw Story, The Hinterland Gazette, Lawyers, Guns & Money and CNN

Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:

In Standoff, Latest Sign of Unions Under Siege — The high-stakes strike by 26,000 public school teachers in Chicago is only the latest episode in which the nation's teachers' unions have been thrown on the defensive in the face of demands for far-reaching changes.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Taylor Marsh, Via Meadia, CBS Chicago and Jared Bernstein

Rick Perlstein / Salon:
Stand against Rahm!

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Yahoo! News, Washington Post, The Daily Beast and Outside the Beltway

Chicago Tribune:
Chicago teachers strike updates: 'It's a national embarrassment'

Discussion: The Glittering Eye, Politico, Rush Limbaugh, Firedoglake, naked capitalism, Lynn Sweet, Doug Ross, Truthdig and The Hill

Dylan Matthews / Washington Post:
Everything you need to know about the Chicago teachers' strike, in one post

Discussion: The American Conservative, Hot Air, The Daily Dish, Chicago Sun Times, newsfeed.time.com, Daily Kos and Belmont Club

Reuters:

The Kerry-ization of Mitt Romney — Mitt Romney is getting the full John Kerry treatment on national security — and some top Republicans are alarmed by what they see as his ham-handed response to it. — Romney — whose convention speech didn't include a salute to the troops or a reference to Afghanistan …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Hinterland Gazette and The Daily Caller

BuzzFeed:

Obama's Plan To Use National Security To Beat Romney — Obama's decision to play offense on foreign policy marks a “real, significant shift” in our politics, says an Obama advisor. Just another “shiny object,” a Romneyite fires back. — One of the most aggressive parts …

Discussion: Daily Kos, Marbury, Wonkette and Taylor Marsh

Brent Budowsky / Pundits Blog:

Romney's Osama bin Laden problem — As America reflects on the terror attacks of September 2001, Mitt Romney has what I call an Osama bin Laden problem. Romney said he would not have ordered the attack in Pakistan that led to the death of bin Laden. Romney said it was wrong to spend so much money to kill one man.

Discussion: Reuters

Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Both campaigns eschew politics on 9/11 anniversary

Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots

Thomas Sowell / Townhall.com:

An Economic ‘Plan’? — Former president Bill Clinton told the Democratic National Convention that Barack Obama has a plan to rescue the economy, and only the fact that the Republicans stood in his way has stopped him from getting the economy out of the doldrums.

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Peter Beinart / The Daily Beast:
The Ghost of George W. Bush

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, The Daily Beast, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hot Air and The Daily Dish

Niall Ferguson / The Daily Beast:
Niall Ferguson: Why Obama Is Winning

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Hot Air, americanthinker.com and The Daily Caller

Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:

Poll Shows Obama Getting Lowest Jewish Support Since Carter — President Obama may be enjoying a slight, if likely temporary, bounce in the polls this week. But one of the surveys showing him with a lead in a tight race over Mitt Romney also provides a breakdown of the data that confirms predictions …

Discussion: Israel Matzav and americanthinker.com

tipponline:
Race Tightens As Obama Advantage Narrows To 2 Points

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and GOP 12

Barak Ravid / Associated Press:

Netanyahu: Those that refuse to set red lines for Iran can't give Israel red light — Netanyahu launches unprecedented attack on U.S. government; diplomats tell AP that IAEA has new intelligence that Iran advanced its work on nuclear warhead. — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Photo by Olivier Fitoussi

Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Mondoweiss

Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Former Israeli Defense Forces Head: 'I Don't Believe In Red Lines' On Iran's Nuclear Program

Discussion: Israel Matzav

Joel Greenberg / Washington Post:
Israel, U.S. at odds over ‘red line’ for Iran

Discussion: AEIdeas and American Spectator

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: Politico, The PJ Tatler, The Right Scoop and The Gateway Pundit

Robert Mankoff / From the Desk of Bob Mankoff:

Nipplegate — The New Yorker has a Facebook page, which a lot of you like, or maybe it's just one person with a lot of time on their hands, liking the page over and over again. But in any case, it's a whole lotta like. We like that. — What we don't like is that we got temporarily banned …

Discussion: Media Decoder, Guardian, The Jawa Report, Gawker, New York Magazine and Betabeat, more at Mediagazer »

Rasmussen Reports:

Job Creation? 47% Trust Obama, 45% Romney — Following another dismal jobs report, voters overwhelmingly rate job creation as important to their vote but are almost evenly divided when it comes to which presidential candidate they trust more on the issue.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Althouse

Pete Souza / Boston Globe:

President Obama's polling and focus-group chief offers rare public perspective on state of race — As head of polling and focus group research for President Obama, David Simas of Taunton says he's “like a human nerve-ending” because of the dizzying array of numbers and videotape he constantly scans.

Discussion: First Read

Steve Benen / msnbc.com:

'He says he's got a 53-point plan or whatever' — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) spoke at the Republican National Convention a couple of weeks ago, and like most speakers, didn't have much to say about the man his party was nominating for president. In his 1,300-word speech, Kasich said …

Discussion: Bark Bark Woof Woof, Booman Tribune, The Maddow Blog, Jared Bernstein and Daily Kos

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Liberal group targets Ann Romney in new ads

Discussion: Betsy's Page, Riehl World News, Ballot Box and Jammie Wearing Fools

Mike Konczal / Business Insider:

The Complete Guide To America's Jobs Crisis And The Failure Of Monetary Policy Using Animated Gifs — The following guest post is a complete description of America's jobs crisis and the failure of monetary policy policy to address it. — Author Mike Konczal helpfully uses animated .gifs …

Discussion: Slate and Unfogged

Jennifer Epstein / Politico:

Biden recalls own loss while marking ‘bittersweet’ 9/11 anniversary — Vice President Joe Biden drew on the sorrow of his own personal losses as he addressed the memorial marking 11 years since United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a Pennsylvania field. — “It is a bittersweet moment …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools

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.

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