The Note’s Must-Reads for Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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, CLAUDIA MORALES, GEORGIA DAWKINS, VALENCIA WICKER, AND KRISTEN RED-HORSE

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PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS ADMINISTRATION:

The Hill’s Kevin Bogardus and Jim Snyder: “Obama is good for K Street lobbyists” LINK

The New York Times’ David Kirkpatrick and Ron Nixon: “Lobbies Adopt Tone of Accord With President” LINK

USA Today’s Susan Page: “Polls can affect president’s hold on party” LINK

USA Today’s Staff and Wire reports: “Obama vows to fight for health care overhaul” LINK

USA Today’s Susan Page: “Poll: Less faith in Obama’s economic abilities” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Cam Simpson: “Obama Hones Immigration Policy” LINK

Wall Street Journal’s Conor Dougherty: “Minority Turnout Was Critical to Obama’s Election, Data Show” LINK

Bloomberg’s Nicholas Johnston and Kate Andersen Brower: “Obama’s Policy Hurdles Rise After Six Months of Record Spending” LINK

The Boston Herald’s Dave Wedge: “Poll: Romney, Obama in dead heat for ’12” LINK

GUANTANAMO BAY:

ABC News’ Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller: “Two Presidential Task Forces on the War on Terror Fail to Meet Deadlines” LINK

The New York Times’ David Johnston: “Panel Misses Deadline in Reviewing Guantanamo” LINK

The Washington Post’s Peter Finn: “Reports on U.S. Detention Policy Will Be Delayed” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ Greg Miller and David G. Savage: “Obama to miss Guantanamo deadlines” LINK

Politico’s Josh Gerstein: “W.H.: Gitmo still closing in Janurary” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Jonathan Weisman and Evan Perez: “Detainees’ Trial Plan Is Unveiled” LINK

McClatchy Newspapers: “President Obama team needs Guantanamo policy delay” LINK

FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

The Washington Post’s Walter Pincus: “Soldiers Question the Defense Secretary About Long Deployments” LINK

The Hill’s Roxana Tiron: “Pentagon to boost Army by 22,000 ” LINK

The Hill’s Susan Crabtree : “Second contractor pleads guilty in earmark probe” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ Laura King: “Bomb kills 4 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ Richard Marosi: “U.S. indictments target Mexico’s Gulf cartel” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ Alex Rodriguez and Anshul Rana: “Mumbai gunman confesses to deadly attacks” LINK

USA Today’s Ken Dilanian: “Under bills, U.S. would funnel more money into diplomacy” LINK

USA Today’s Andrea Stone: “Deaths of U.S. troops exceed 5,000 in wars” LINK

HEALTH CARE:

ABC News’ Huma Khan, Nitya Venkataraman, and John Hendren: “Obama Blasts GOP on Health Care: ‘This Isn’t About Me’” LINK

The New York Times’ David Herszenhorn and Robert Pear: “Democrats May Limit Tax Increases for Health Care Plan” LINK

The Washington Post’s Perry Bacon Jr. and Michael Fletcher: “GOP Focuses Effort to Kill Health Bills” LINK

The Washington Post’s Dan Eggen: “Industry Cash Flowed To Drafters of Reform” LINK

Time Magazine’s Karen Tumulty: “Medicaid: Health Care Reform’s Next Hurdle” LINK

Newsweek’s Edward M. Kennedy: “The cause of Life: Inside the fight for universal health care” LINK

Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown: “Obama mixes it up in health care brawl” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Janet Adamy: “Ten Questions on the Health-Care Overhaul” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Hitt and Laura Meckler: “Democrats Ready To Deal on Health” LINK

Bloomberg Commentary by Amity Shlaes: “Rahm Emanuel’s Crisis Breeds Health-Care Trouble” LINK

CONGRESS:

Politico’s John Bresnahan: “John Ensign gave to Zach Wamp’s campaign after admitting affair” LINK

The Washington Post’s Shailagh Murray: “Democrats Fear Defections on GOP Gun Proposal” LINK

The Hill’s Walter Alarkon: “Push to ban federal cash for abortion” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Jon Hilsenrath and Sudeep Reddy: “Bernanke Heads to Congress Battling Calls to Tame the Fed” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Power: “GOP Targets Backers of Climate Bill” LINK

ECONOMY:

ABC News’ Mathew Jaffe and Bill Mcguire: “CIT Says It Has Deal For $3B Loan to Avert Bankruptcy” LINK

ABC News’ Mathew Jaffe: “$23.7 Trillion to Fix Financial System?” LINK

Newsweek’s Michael Hirsh: “the Most Misunderstood Man in America: Joseph Stiglitz predicted the global financial meltdown. So why can’t he get any respect here at home? LINK

USA Today’s Marisol Bello: “GM plant closing tears at Ohio community” LINK

Politico’s Eamon Javers: “Bailouts could cost U.S. $23 trillion” LINK

CALIFORNIA:

The Wall Street Journal’s Stu Woo and Ryan Knutson: “California Budget Deal Closes $26 Billion Gap” LINK

Bloomberg’s Michael B. Marois and William Selway: “California Budget Deal Reached By Legislators, Schwarzenegger” LINK

OTHER MUST-READS:

Politico’s Zachary Abrahamson: “Packed agenda leaves lobbyists loaded” LINK

USA Today’s Ron Barnett: “S.C. case looks on child obesity as child abuse. But is it?” LINK

USA Today’s Steve Sternberg: “Flu vaccine for fall won’t protect against swine virus” LINK

USA Today’s Emily Bazar: “Feds shift gears on illegal immigration” LINK

Boston Herald Op-Ed by Dale McFeatters: “Playing it supremely safe” LINK

ABC NEWS VIDEOS:

“Obama on Health Care Reform: If Not Now, When?” LINK

“GOP Chair Calls Obama Health Care ‘Socialism’” LINK

“Jake Tapper on Obama’s Approval Ratings” LINK

“Top Moments From Sotomayor’s Hearings” LINK