memeorandum: Don't Go Back to Iraq, Mr. President (David Frum/The Atlantic Online)

11:35 PM ET, September 10, 2014

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AP NEWSBREAK: SOURCE SAYS RICE VIDEO SENT TO NFL — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive three months ago, while league officers have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week.

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CBS News:

Goodell: No. — O'Donnell: No one in the NFL? — Goodell: No one in the NFL, to my knowledge, and I had been asked that same question and the answer to that is no. We were not granted that. We were told that was not something we would have access to. On multiple occasions, we asked for it.

Discussion: Deadspin, Hit & Run, The Big Lead, CBS DC, SBNation.com, Taylor Marsh, ABC News and ProFootballTalk

ESPN:

Sources: Ray Rice spat at fiancee — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Ray Rice spat in the face of Janay Palmer the night he punched her in a hotel elevator, one current and one former security staffer at the Revel hotel told “Outside the Lines.” — Three current or former security staffers …

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ABC News:

NFL, Ravens Missed Chances to See Ray Rice Punch Video: Sources … The Baltimore Ravens knew shortly after Ray Rice knocked out his wife in a hotel elevator that a surveillance video of the assault existed and that Rice's lawyer had a copy of the video, but never asked to see it, sources told ABC News today.

Discussion: CNN, Guardian, Robert Littal Presents …, SBNation.com, ThinkProgress, 7online.com and SportsGrid

Darin Gantt / ProFootballTalk:

Roger Goodell cancels appearance at banquet for Jerry Richardson — With the stuff that is brown hitting the fan this afternoon, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has decided to keep his friends from getting splattered with it. — Amid reports that law enforcement officials did provide …

Discussion: Robert Littal Presents …

Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:

Ravens executives address Ray Rice investigation in exclusive interview — Owner Steve Bisciotti, GM Ozzie Newsome and president Dick Cass address mistakes in investigation — In their first public comments since releasing running back Ray Rice, the Ravens' top decision makers acknowledged …

Discussion: Deadspin, Robert Littal Presents … and ProFootballTalk

Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
McCain: Goodell has ‘credibility issues’

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Barry Petchesky / Deadspin:
Report: NFL Received Ray Rice Video In April

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Christine Brennan / USA Today:
Roger Goodell: We asked for Ray Rice video on multiple occasions

Discussion: Politico, ProFootballTalk, Hot Air, Baltimore Sun and NOLA River

Elise Coletta / National Organization for Women:
NOW Calls for Roger Goodell's Resignation, Appointment of Independent Investigator

Discussion: Deadspin, ProFootballTalk, ThinkProgress, SBNation.com, Mediaite, USA Today and Robert Littal Presents …

Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:

Full Prepared Text of Obama's Speech Wednesday on ISIS Plans — President Barack Obama proposed Wednesday night a significantly expanded military offensive against Islamic State militants at a moment when the nation is deeply concerned about new threats to the country. Here is the full prepared text of his speech.

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Free Beacon, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hit & Run and Daily Signal

Mark Landler / New York Times:

Obama Promises Sustained Effort to Rout Militants — WASHINGTON — President Obama said Wednesday night that he was ordering a significantly expanded military campaign against Sunni militants in the Middle East that includes American airstrikes in Syria and the deployment of 475 more military advisers to Iraq.

Discussion: Gawker, Taylor Marsh and Daily Kos

New York Times:

Obama to Liken ISIS Fight to Campaigns in Yemen and Somalia — WASHINGTON — President Obama will tell the nation on Wednesday night that America is prepared to wage a sustained air campaign against Islamic militants “wherever they exist,” much the same way the administration …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The New Republic, Washington Post, Hot Air, Associated Press and ThinkProgress

David Frum / The Atlantic Online:
Don't Go Back to Iraq, Mr. President

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Beast, The Dish and Hit & Run

Tom Cohen / CNN:
Obama outlines ISIS strategy: Airstrikes in Syria, more U.S. troops

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, msnbc.com, Fox News and Mediaite

Peter Hamby / CNN:

Carney: Obama would give more speeches if networks would let him — Washington (CNN) — Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney — a longtime journalist before he joined the Obama administration in its infancy — is back in the media game as a political analyst for CNN.

Discussion: Mediaite

Hadas Gold / Politico:
Jay Carney joins CNN

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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Report: Golf courses nixed President Obama

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Truth Revolt, Washington Post and Mediaite

Sarah Ferris / The Hill:

IRS chief: ‘Whenever we can, we follow the law’ — During another grueling hearing on the ObamaCare rollout, the head of the Internal Revenue Service tried to offer lawmakers an assurance about the soon-to-open enrollment period. — “Whenever we can, we follow the law,” …

Discussion: Ed Driscoll and The Gateway Pundit

Bryan Fischer / OneNewsNow.com:

No atheist should be permitted to serve in the U.S. military — Military service should rightly be reserved for those who believe in and are willing to die for what America stands for - and what America stands for is a belief in God as the source of our rights. — Tweet to @BryanJFischer

Discussion: Right Wing Watch, Good As You, CANNONFIRE, Agence France-Presse and The Raw Story

Meghan Daum / New York Times:

Lena Dunham Is Not Done Confessing — Credit: Benjamin Lowy/Reportage, for The New York Times — On a recent afternoon in Brooklyn, Lena Dunham and her sister, Grace, met up at a local hangout. Grace was nursing a sprained ankle she sustained a few nights earlier, after, by her account …

Discussion: ABC News, Jezebel and Althouse

Daily Mail:

The teacher (and English graduate) who admits: I'm illiterate - SARAH SMITH blames liberal education dogmas for creating a generation of hopelessly ill-equipped teachers — My hands were feeling clammy and beads of sweat broke out under my collar as I shifted nervously in my seat. It was parents' evening.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Roger Ailes

Judy Kurtz / The Hill:

'Real Time"s Maher ‘could’ vote for Paul — Longtime viewers of Bill Maher on HBO's “Real Time” may be surprised to learn the liberal-leaning host, who makes a habit of skewering Republicans on a weekly basis, is “considering” casting a vote for one come 2016. — “Rand Paul is an interesting candidate to me.

Discussion: VDARE.COM, Mediaite, OnPolitics, Talking Points Memo, CBS DC, Liberal Values, The Daily Caller, Hit & Run and The Raw Story

Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:

Exclusive: Michelle Obama to campaign with Bruce Braley in October — Michelle Obama will travel to Iowa next month for campaign events with U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Braley, the Des Moines Register has learned. — The First Lady's plans were confirmed by the White House and the Braley campaign …

Discussion: OnPolitics and Washington Post

kff.org:

2014 Employer Health Benefits Survey — This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, and employer opinions. The 2014 survey included almost three thousand interviews …

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, The Dish and Balloon Juice

WSB-TV:

State launches fraud investigation into voter registration group — ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News has learned Georgia's secretary of state is investigating allegations of forged voter registration applications and demanding records from a voter registration group with ties to one of the state's highest ranking Democrats.

Discussion: Political Insider blog, Washington Post, National Review, Talking Points Memo, Hinterland Gazette, The Moderate Voice and RedState

Lori Mitchell / WKRN-TV:

Man arrested for drugs after butt-dialing 911 — Grant O'Connor was arrested by Mt. Pleasant following a traffic stop last Friday. — O'Connor placed the accidental call to 911 from this Mexican restaurant. — Mt. Pleasant police say they arrested a man for drugs after he pocket-dialed 911 …

Discussion: Gawker and The Raw Story

Wall Street Journal:

Dick Cheney Is Still Right — Obama's return to Iraq reveals how wrong he has been about the world.

Discussion: The Federalist, Gawker, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Times, Mediaite, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, The Dish, The Huffington Post and NBC News

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

Mass. Mayor Brandishes Gun During Late-Night Meeting With Rival — A Massachusetts councilman accused his town mayor of “intimidation” after he pulled out a gun during an informal, late-night meeting in an SUV between the two officials. But the mayor disputes the claim, the Boston Herald reported.