The Note’s Must-Reads for Monday, June 29, 2009

By Jayson

Jun 29, 2009 4:17am


The Note’s Must-Reads are a round-up of today’s political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com

Compiled by ABC News’ CARRIE HALPERIN, JAYCE HENDERSON, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, GEORGIA DAWKINS AND VALENCIA WICKER

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PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

USA Today’s Ken Dilanian: “U.S. grants support to Iranian dissidents” LINK

USA Today’s Aamer Madhani: “Troops exit Iraq cities, fan into countryside” LINK

USA Today’s Aamer Madhani: “U.S. troops snubbed by Iraqi forces” LINK

New York Daily News’ Helen Kennedy: “Iranian pro-democracy martyr Neda Agha-Soltan’s murder described by doctor who tried to save her” LINK

NATIONAL SECURITY:

USA Today’s Kevin Johnson: “Marshals step up security as judicial threats rise” LINK

ECONOMY:

USA Today’s John Fritze: “Small businesses wary of healthcare legislation” LINK

ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT:

The Hill’s Bob Cusack: “The lawmakers who pushed climate bill to passage” LINK

The Hill’s Sam Youngman: “Obama gives a pass to Democratic energy defectors” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ Jim Tankersley: “Obama champions energy bill but not its tariffs” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ Jim Tankersley: “Climate bill shaped by compromise” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Hitt and Naftali Bendavid: “Obama Wary of Tariff Provision” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Ben Casselman: “States Consider Gas and Oil Levies” LINK

The New York Times’ John Broder: “Obama Warns Against Trade Sanctions in Climate Bill” LINK

The New York Times’ Cornelia Dean: “Dams Are Thwarting Louisiana Marsh Restoration, Study Says” LINK

The Washington Post’s Steven Mufson: “Obama Praises Climate Bill’s Progress but Opposes Its Tariffs” LINK

New York Daily News’ Celeste Katz: “Obama urges Senate to warm up to the energy bill” LINK

FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

ABC News’ Scott Peterson: “Ahmadinejad Fires Up the Anti-U.S. Rhetoric Again” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ Mark Magnier: “Pakistanis begin to rebuild lives” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ Borzou Daragahi: “Thousands of Iranians ignore threats, march in rally” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ Edmund Sanders: “U.N. fact-finding commission faces skepticism in Gaza” LINK

The AP’s Staff: “Troops detain Honduran president” LINK

The Washington Times’ Betsy Pisik: “U.N. chief seeks to free reporters in N. Korea” LINK

Bloomberg’s Daniel Williams: “U.S. Seeks New Roles as Troops Prepare Exit From Iraqi Cities” LINK

The Boston Herald’s Dale McFeatters: “N. Korea may be ours to confront” LINK

CONGRESS:

Politico’s Rick Jervis: “South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair turns political” LINK

The Boston Globe’s Jo Williams: “Dems attack GOP representatives over no vote on war funding” LINK

GOVERNOR SANFORD:

The New York Times’ Shaila Dewan and Jim Rutenberg: “South Carolina Politics Looks Past Affair to Its Effects on Governor Race” LINK

The New York Times’ Alexei Barrionuevo: “Woman Linked to Sanford Comments on E-Mail” LINK

The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker: “In S.C., Governor’s Wife Is the Hero in This Story” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Suzanne Sataline: “Albany Standoff Hits Governor” LINK

GOP/CENSUS:

The Wall Street Journal’s Jake Sherman: “Acorn Role in Census Challenged” LINK

DETAINEES:

The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin: “New Rift Opens Over Rights of Detainees” LINK

OTHER MUST-READS:

USA Today’s Rick Jervis: “Thousands still in FEMA trailers” LINK

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