The Note’s Must-Reads for Tuesday, October 27, 2009
EmailThe 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 Desk Assistants PETER MARTINEZ, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, JAYCE HENDERSON, CLAUDIA MORALES and DOMINICK TAO
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HEALTH CARE:
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl and Huma Khan: “Public Option Back From the Dead?” LINK
USA Today’s John Fritze: “Democrats promote opt-out ‘public option’” LINK
The Associated Press’ Erica Werner: “No guarantees on Senate health bill’s public plan” LINK
The Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence: “Reid backs public option” LINK
Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown: “Despite W.H. worries, Reid rolls dice” LINK
Time’s Karen Tumulty: “Will Reid’s Public Option Health Gamble Pay Off?” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Hitt and Janet Adamy: “Reid Says Senate Bill Will Have Public Plan” LINK
Bloomberg’s Laura Litvan and James Rowley: “Reid Gambles on Democratic Unity With Push for Public Option” LINK
The New York Times’ Robert Pear and David Herszenhorn: “Public Option Push in Senate Comes With Escape Hatch” LINK
The Washington Post’s Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery: “Reid says bill will include a public option” LINK
The Washington Times’ Jennifer Haberkorn: “Public option in health bill, Reid says” LINK
PRESIDENT OBAMA:
ABC News’ Jake Tapper: “NOW President on President Obama’s All-Male Athletic Outings: “It’s Troubling’” LINK
Politico’s Staff: “POTUS boosts Dem candidates” LINK
The Associated Press White House Correspondent Jennifer Loven: “CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama a tough critic — of himself” LINK
Politico’s Jim Vandehei and Mike Allen: “Chamber: White House attacks are backfiring” LINK
NY Daily News’ Michael McAuliff: “Poll shows blacks and whites split over President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win” LINK
The New York Times’ Jeff Zeleny: “Obama’s Fund-Raising, in His Best Interest” LINK
The Washington Times’ Stephen Dinan: “Elections test Obama’s prestige” LINK
ECONOMY / JOBS / REGULATIONS:
ABC News’ Teddy Davis: “Obama Economic Advisor Touts ‘Cadillac Tax’ as No. 1 Cost Saver” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Damian Paletta: “Finance Talks Hit Thorny Issues” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Jon Hilsenrath and Damian Paletta: “Fed’s Tarullo Shakes Up Bank Rules” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Gary Fields: “Political Uncertainty Puts Freeze on Small Businesses” LINK
TEA PARTY:
The Los Angeles Times’ Nicole Santa Cruz: “Tea Party Express rolls through Los Angeles” LINK
AFGHANISTAN:
ABC News’ Jake Tapper: “President Obama Likely to Announce Afghan Decision Between Nov. 7 and 11; Will Likely Seek More Troops – But Not 40,000” LINK
ABC News’ Rachel Martin and Sunlen Miller: “Obama Tells Service members He Won’t “Rush” on Afghanistan” LINK
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos: “Reid Rolls the Dice, Pelosi Plays the Name Game on Public Option” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Laura King, Julian E. Barnes and Paul Richter: “Push for Afghanistan troop increase continues on deadly day” LINK
The Associated Press: “First US official resigns to protest Afghan war” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Peter Spiegel: “Kerry Urges Caution in Adding Troops” LINK
Bloomberg’s Ed Johnson: “U.S. Anti-Drug Agents Among Victims of Afghan Helicopter Crash” LINK
The New York Times’ Nicholas Kulish: “German Limits on War Are Facing Reality in Afghanistan” LINK
The Washington Post’s Karen DeYoung: “U.S. official resigns over Afghan war” LINK
The Washington Post’s Mary Beth Sheridan: “Kerry says McChrystal’s troop request reaches too far, too fast” LINK
The Washington Post’s Michael Fletcher: “Obama defends approach to Afghan war planning” LINK
ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT:
The Los Angeles Times’ Jim Tankersley: “Obama to detail stimulus spending on ‘smart grid’” LINK
Politico’s David Rogers: “Dems seek home-state exemptions” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Henry J. Pulizzi: “Renewable Energy Returns to Spotlight” LINK
Bloomberg’s Daniel Whitten and Jim Efstathiou Jr.: “Senate Climate Bill Revives Complaints of Coal-Dependent States” LINK
2012 ELECTIONS:
Politico’s Alex Isenstadt: “N.Y. 23 race an early 2012 test” LINK
IRAQ:
Time’s Bobby Ghosh: “Why the Baghdad Carnage Won’t Change U.S. Plans in Iraq” LINK
DEMOCRATS:
The Washington Times’ S.A. Miller: “Democrats play defense this election” LINK
GAY MARRIAGE:
The New York Times’ Adam Liptak: “In Battle Over Gay Marriage, Timing May Be Key” LINK
SARAH PALIN:
NY Daily News’ Michael Saul: “Levi Johnston, baby daddy of Sarah Palin grandson, vows to keep his Playgirl photo spread ‘classy’” LINK
FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH:
The Washington Post’s Mary Jordan: “Bush’s first stand on a new podium” LINK
OTHER MUST-READS:
Politico’s Jake Sherman and Jonathan Allen: “Grayson goes too far for colleagues” LINK
Newsweek’s Jon Meacham “The Great American Ideological Crackup” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Tamara Audi: “’Civil Gideon’ Trumpets Legal Discord” LINK
The Washington Times: “Washington in 5 Minutes” LINK
ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
“Stephanopoulos: Public Option Resurfaces” LINK
“Deadly Bombs Put Iraq’s Security in Doubt” LINK
“’View’: Is the White House a Boy’s Club?” LINK
“Endgame For Health Care Reform?” LINK
Can Mitt Romney Win Conservatives Back? 
Possible Contraception Compromise in D.C.
I just read an amazing article in the New York Times that reprinted the resignation letter of a highly regarded State Dept officer in Afghanistan. He laid out, very clearly, why that war is unwinable: because our presence is fueling the insurgency among the tribes, to the point we are not really fighting the Taliban, but local organizations who view us as occupiers. How could you miss this article? This guy has the ear of the Obama administration. I think its very important.
Posted by: Amy | October 27, 2009, 8:33 am 8:33 am
OK. Now I see you have linked to the story about Mr. Hoh, under the AP, not the New York times. My apologies. I just think this is incredibly important, and it flies in the face of the CW, as voiced on this Sunday’s political shows, that Obama will increase the troop levels to 40,000. if President Obama is listening tovoices like this Hoh guy, then, no, troops will not be increased.
Posted by: Amy | October 27, 2009, 8:41 am 8:41 am