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David Wessel / Wall Street Journal:
Summers Withdraws Name for Fed Chairmanship — Former Treasury Secretary Calls Obama, Cites ‘Acrimonious’ Coming Confirmation — WASHINGTON— Lawrence Summers, a former U.S. Treasury secretary, called President Barack Obama Sunday to say he is pulling out of the contest to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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Ben White / Politico:
Dem opposition dooms Larry Summers's Fed candidacy — Larry Summers on Sunday withdrew his name from consideration as chairman of the Federal Reserve, a defeat for President Barack Obama — who could not convince members of his own party to shelve their opposition to his former top economic adviser.
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New York Times:
Summers Pulls Name From Consideration for Fed Chief — WASHINGTON — Lawrence H. Summers, one of President Obama's closest economic confidantes and a former Treasury secretary, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position of chairman of the Federal Reserve amid rising opposition …
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Ben White / Reuters:
With Larry Summers out, what's next? — Larry Summers, who longed to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, ultimately concluded that an ugly fight over his nomination would be bad for the central bank and possibly even worse for the fragile U.S. economy. He told President Barack Obama as much in a phone call and letter on Sunday.
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Bloomberg:
Summers Quit Fed Quest After Democrats Spurned Obama Favorite — The Memorable Moments of Larry Summers — Lawrence Summers' withdrawal as a candidate for Federal Reserve chairman came after an unprecedented campaign to stop a Fed nominee even before he was announced …
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Five reasons Obama should name Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve — Larry Summers is out for Fed chair. That should mean Janet Yellen is in. But does it? — Janet Yellen should be the next Fed Chair. (Federal Reserve/Flickr) — There are two reasons Yellen might not be named to the Federal Reserve.
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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Larry Summers withdraws name from Fed consideration
Larry Summers withdraws name from Fed consideration
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
As Health Care Law Proceeds, Opposition and Uncertainty Persist — One-in-Four Backs Efforts to Make the Law Fail — As a key step in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act approaches, public views of the 2010 health care law are as negative as ever, and many are unaware of the elements …
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USA Today:
USA TODAY/Pew poll: Health care law faces difficult future — THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: STILL A TOUGH SELL — Three years after President Obama signed his signature health care overhaul, Americans are as negative toward it as they have ever been, and disapproval of the president on the issue has reached a new high.
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Weekly Standard
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
ABC News panel laughs out loud after GOP rep. says Obamacare delay is a ‘favor’ to Obama
ABC News panel laughs out loud after GOP rep. says Obamacare delay is a ‘favor’ to Obama
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Joe Biden peppers steak-fry speech with 2016 themes — INDIANOLA, Iowa — Run for president? Who? Joe Biden? — The vice president ostensibly played it cool at Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak-fry fundraiser Sunday, mugging for the crowd about how he can't imagine why everyone would make such a fuss about his trip.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Joe Biden credits Obama on Syria
Joe Biden credits Obama on Syria
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Navy.mil:
Active Shooter at Washington Navy Yard — WASHINGTON (NNS) — An active shooter was reported inside the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building (Bldg. 197) on the Washington Navy Yard at 8:20 a.m. (Eastern Time). — There is one confirmed injury.
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Politico:
House Republican leaders: Debt hike better fight — A government shutdown is looming on Oct. 1. But don't worry about it. — That's the message the House Republican leadership and its allies are spreading as Congress moves toward a fiscal showdown with President Barack Obama and the Democrats …
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Sy Mukherjee / ThinkProgress:
Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Former Football Player Who May Have Been Seeking Help After A Car Crash — The wreckage of the car that Jonathan Ferrell, 24, had pulled himself out of before seeking help, only to be shot fatally by police. — Officer Randall Kerrick, 27 …
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CNN:
CNN 2016 Poll: Clinton favored for Democrats; no clear GOP leader — A new national poll on potential 2016 presidential candidates indicates that while Hillary Clinton is the overwhelming Democratic frontrunner, and there's no real leader among the possible GOP White House hopefuls.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
President Obama holds fire — but media doesn't — President Barack Obama is damaging his presidency, weakening America's standing in the world, and displaying “inexplicable” incompetence. — The media figure making those accusations isn't Bill O'Reilly or Rush Limbaugh, Charles Krauthammer or Glenn Beck.
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Tom Moran:
Chris Christie, America's most overrated governor: Moran — More spin than substance. Gov. Chris Christie at Seaside Heights on Friday. (EPA/Justin Lane) — If you leave New Jersey for a weekend, be ready for people to ask you about Gov. Chris Christie.
Timothy B. Lee / The Switch:
Former NSA and CIA director says terrorists love using Gmail — Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden stood on the pulpit of a church across from the White House on Sunday and declared Gmail the preferred online service of terrorists. As part of an adult education forum at St. John's Episcopal Church …
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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Inside the mind of NSA chief Gen Keith Alexander
Inside the mind of NSA chief Gen Keith Alexander
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John Kerry / Boston Herald:
Kerry warns ‘threat of force is real’ if Syria balks at deal — Secretary of State John F. Kerry today warned ‘the threat of force is real’ if Syria does not carry out an internationally brokered agreement to hand over its chemical weapons — even as his boss appeared to back farther away from the threat of a military strike.
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
A Win-Win-Win for Everyone (Except the Syrians)
A Win-Win-Win for Everyone (Except the Syrians)
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Detroit Free Press:
How Detroit went broke: The answers may surprise you - and don't blame Coleman Young — Detroit is broke, but it didn't have to be. An in-depth Free Press analysis of the city's financial history back to the 1950s shows that its elected officials and others charged with managing …
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