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, JAYCE HENDERSON, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, CARRIE HALPERIN and DOMINICK TAO
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HEALTH CARE:
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos: “New Health Care Demands for Baucus and Reid” LINK
USA Today’s Fredreka Schouten and John Fritze: “Health bill gives some groups a break” LINK
Time’s Karen Tumulty: “Democrats Brace for the Hardest Part of Health-Care Reform” LINK
Newsweek’s Ben Adler: “Health Care Reform and the Crises of the Conservative Intelligentsia” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Hitt and Janet Adamy: “State-Run Health Plans Garner Support” LINK
Bloomberg: “Deficit, Disclosure May Delay Senate Vote on Health-Care Plan” LINK
The New York Times’ Robert Pear and David Herszenhorn: “4 Senators’ Concerns Reflect Health Care Challenge” LINK
The Washington Post’s Michael Shear and Ceci Connolly: “Reform Gets Conditional GOP Support” LINK
PRESIDENT OBAMA:
ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe: “Pay Czar” LINK
The Associated Press’ Beth Fouhy: “AP Poll: Obama’s Job Approval Rises Amid Concerns” LINK
The Hill’s Silla Brush: “White House pushes for new financial regulations” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Joe Markman: “Panel finds no fault with Obama system of policy ‘czars’” LINK
Bloomberg’s John McCormick: “Chicago Violence Haunts Obama as Gun-Control Backers Left Cold” LINK
The Washington Post’s Michael Fletcher: “Obama Sets Sights on Urban Renewal” LINK
Politico’s Josh Gerstein: “Eric Holder: Arrest stopped serious threat” LINK
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
The Hill’s Kevin Bogardus: “Dem senators frustrated with State Dept. on Iran” LINK
The Hill’s Roxana Tiron: “Afghanistan tests U.S.-Dutch relations” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Nawaf Jabbar and Ned Parker: “11 killed in Iraq car bombing” LINK
The Washington Times’ Ayesha Nasir: “Security firm’s Pakistan role questioned” LINK
GITMO:
The Los Angeles Times’ Josh Meyer: “U.S. may not make January deadline for closing Guantanamo” LINK
AFGHANISTAN:
ABC News Nightline Closing Argument: “Afghanistan Decision Time for Obama” LINK
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos: “Inside Today’s WH Afghanistan Meeting” LINK
ABC News’ Matthew Cole: “U.S. Afghanistan Base: Death Trap From The Beginning” LINK
ABC’s The World Newser: “Obama Wrestling With That Afghanistan Question” LINK
The Associated Press’ Ben Feller: “Obama Weighs Options on Anniversary of Afghan War” LINK
NY Daily News’ Richard Sisk: “Deadly assaults lead to squabbles on Afghanistan policy” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Peter Spiegel and Jonathan Weisman: “Behind Afghan War Debate, a Battle of Two Books Rages” LINK
Bloomberg’s Nicholas Johnston and Roger Runningen: “Obama Gets Lawmaker Support for Afghan Strategy Deliberations” LINK
The New York Times’ Peter Baker and Jeff Zeleny: “Obama Rules Out Large Reduction in Afghan Force” LINK
The New York Times’ John Burns: “Britain Is Mired in Its Own Debate Over Troop Levels in Afghanistan” LINK
The Washington Post’s Scott Wilson: “Afghan Strategy Divides Lawmakers” LINK
The Washington Post’s Colum Lynch and Joshua Partlow: “U.N. Data Show Discrepancies in Afghan Vote” <a href=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/06/AR2009100603816.htmlv
Politico’s Carol Lee: “Tensions surface in Afghanistan meeting” LINK
Politico’s Mike Allen: “Obama: Exit is not an option” LINK
IRAN:
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl: “Is the U.S. Preparing to Bomb Iran?” LINK
USA Today’s On Deadline: “Iran says it wants to send astronauts into space” LINK
ARMED FORCES:
The Associated Press: “Senate passes Pentagon budget, war funding” LINK
Politico’s David Rogers: “Senate OKs $626B defense budget” LINK
BUDGET:
The Hill’s Walter Alarkon and Roxana Tiron: “Senate approves $636B Pentagon bill” LINK
ECONOMY / JOBS:
ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe: “Are We Witnessing the Demise of the Dollar?” LINK
USA Today’s Adam Shell: “Profit news could make or break the bull stock market” LINK
USA Today’s Kathleen Gray: “Conventions seek lower-profile cities” LINK
USA Today’s Paul Wiseman and Pallavi Gogo: “Federal Reserve plans to rein in banks’ risky pay packages” LINK
The Boston Globe’s Alan Wirzbicki: “Financial overseers opposing overhaul” <a href=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/10/07/financial_overseers_opposing_overhaul/
The Wall Street Journal’s Neil King Jr.: “Jobless Rate Is Key to Fate of Democrats in 2010” LINK
SEC. OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON:
The Associated Press: “Clinton: Government violence in Guinea criminal” LINK
DEMOCRATS / REPUBLICANS:
The New York Times’ Steven Greenhouse: “Republicans Turn Up Heat on Union Ally of Acorn” LINK
The New York Times’ Eric Lichtblau and Eric Lipton: “Ensign Says He Won’t Step Down” LINK
The New York Times’ Steven Greenhouse: “Democrats Working to Overturn Justices on Age Bias” LINK
The Washington Post’s Amy Gardner: “Road Plans Differ in Details, Not chances” LINK
Politico’s Ben Smith and Patrick O’Connor: “House Dems: Don’t tax Cadillac plans” LINK
ENVIRONMENT:
The Los Angeles Times’ Jim Tankersley: “Obama uses L.A. program as a model for going green” LINK
COURTS:
The Washington Post’s Robert Barnes: “High court considers free speech in animal cruelty case” LINK
SAME SEX MARRIAGE:
The Washington Times’ Jordan Blue: “Same-sex marriage bill set in D.C.” LINK
The New York Times’ Ian Urbina: “Washington Council to Consider Same-Sex Marriage” LINK
OTHER MUST-READS:
The Wall Street Journal’s Elizabeth Williamson: “White House Steps Back in Virginia Race” LINK
The New York Times’ Nina Bernstein: “Report Critical of Scope of Immigration Detention” LINK
The New York Times’ Carol Vogel: “A Bold and Modern White House” LINK
The New York Times’ John Markoff: “Pentagon Research Director Visits Universities in Bid to Re-energize Partnerships” LINK
Politico’s Mike Allen: “Axelrod meets with Ailes” LINK
Politico’s Jen Dimascio: “Hill bucks W.H. on jet engine” LINK
ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
“Petraeus: “Good” NSC Meeting on Afghanistan” LINK
“Dems, GOP Give Obama Earful on Afghanistan” LINK
“Hatch: Health Care Reform is ‘Going to Be a Disaster’” LINK
“The White House on Afghanistan” LINK
“Cindy Sheehan Moving to Washington” LINK