memeorandum: President Obama holds fire — but media doesn't (Dylan Byers/Politico)

11:30 AM ET, September 16, 2013

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Police search for active shooter on grounds of Washington Navy Yard in Southeast D.C. — A D.C. police officer is among the people shot at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning. — A police spokesman confirmed at 9:20 a.m. that the officer was shot near the room where a lone gunman …

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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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Four Dead Among 10 Shot at D.C. Navy Yard; At Least 1 Shooter Still At Large — D.C. police officer, base security officer among those shot; at least one gunman still at large — Four people were killed and at least 10 were shot - two of the victims police officers - at the Washington …

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Austin Wright / Politico:
Shooter stalks Washington Navy Yard

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Dan Morrison / CBS DC:
Multiple People Killed in Shooting at Washington Navy Yard

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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.

The Atlantic Online:

How a Small Team of Democrats Defeated Larry Summers—and Obama — The president's presumptive choice for Federal Reserve chair withdrew his name from consideration on Sunday. — No one has ever said President Obama's relationship with Congress was warm.

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New York Times:
Summers Pulls Name From Consideration for Fed Chief

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Robert Kuttner / The Huffington Post:
Summers' End

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Bloomberg:
Summers Quit Fed Quest After Democrats Spurned Obama Favorite

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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Five reasons Obama should name Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve

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Ben White / Politico:
Dem opposition dooms Larry Summers's Fed candidacy

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Ben White / Reuters:
With Larry Summers out, what's next?

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Beth DeFalco / New York Post:

Bill Thompson quitting mayor's race — Bill Thompson is quitting the race for mayor. — Sources said the former comptroller will throw in the towel Monday morning at a “unity” press conference on the steps of City Hall with Democratic rival Bill deBlasio and Gov. Cuomo — who thus far hasn't taken a public position in the contest.

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New York Times:

Thompson Concedes to de Blasio in Mayoral Primary — William C. Thompson Jr. withdrew from the race for mayor of New York on Monday morning, ending his second bid to run the city and making Bill de Blasio the undisputed Democratic nominee. — Mr. Thompson endorsed Mr. de Blasio at an 11 a.m. news conference at City Hall.

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Azi Paybarah / Capital New York:
Sources: Cuomo working on an end to Democratic mayoral primary

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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:

Conservatives: Obama will blink — A weakened President Obama will back down if there is a standoff over funding ObamaCare and preventing a government shutdown, House conservatives say. — They are urging Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) …

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James R. Carroll / USA Today: Ky. Sen. Mitch McConnell faces hard choices on spending

John Fund / National Review:
Congress's Exemption from Obamacare

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Politico:
House Republican leaders: Debt hike better fight

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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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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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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.

Albert Hunt / Bloomberg:

Obama's Syria Meanderings Border on Incompetence — President Barack Obama risks getting stuck with a rap as toxic as an unpopular war or a troubled economy: incompetence. — The president may escape collateral damage if the ambitious deal reached Sept. 14 between the U.S. and Russia holds …

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Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
New Syria Agreement Is a Big Victory. For Assad.

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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:

CNN 2016 Poll: Clinton favored for Democrats; no clear GOP leader — Washington (CNN) — A new national poll in the battle for the 2016 Democratic and Republican presidential nominations indicates what you would expect: Hillary Clinton is the overwhelming Democratic frontrunner …

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Simone Pathe / Online NewsHour:

Three Traits to Ace the GMAT and Run an Unethical Business — Higher GMAT scores are associated with cultural traits that may lead to unethical business behavior. Photo courtesy of Flickr user bitslice cipher. — Didn't do so well on the GMAT? You may be a more ethical and entrepreneurial business leader for it.

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