The Note’s Must-Reads for Friday, November 20, 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, JAYCE HENDERSON, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, CARRIE HALPERIN and CLAUDIA MORALES
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HEALTH CARE:
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl, Huma Khan and Z. Byron Wolf: “The $100 Million Vote: Harry Reid Woos Skeptical Democrats” LINK
The Washington Times’ Jennifer Haberkorn: “Dems up pressure on health bill’s holdouts” LINK
The Washington Times’ Joseph Curl: “Coburn threatens health bill reading” LINK
USA Today: “Side-by-side: House and Senate health bills” LINK
USA Today’s John Fritze: “Health care’s ‘public option’ would cover little of population” LINK
The Washington Times’ Stephen Dinan and David M. Dickson: “Married couples face extra tax in Senate health care bill” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Hitt and Naftali Bendavid: “Democrats Woo Voters With New Benefits” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Janet Adamy: “Business Sours on Overhaul as Legislation Veers to Left” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Martin Vaughan: “Medicare Tax on High Earners and Other Levies Stir Debate” LINK
Bloomberg’s Pat Wechsler, Alex Nussbaum and Nicole Gaouette: “Breast Exam Guidelines Test Cost-Cutting Push in Obama Overhaul” LINK
The Hill’s Jeffrey Young: “Reid builds healthcare anticipation: ‘We’ll find out when votes are taken’” LINK
The Hill’s Alexander Bolton: “Senate health vote set for Saturday night” LINK
The New York Times’ Robert Pear: “Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First Vote” LINK
The New York Times’ Carl Hulse: “Reid, as Legislative Tactician, Takes Ownership of Health Care Overhaul” LINK
The Washington Post’s Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray: “Reid pushes for votes on health-care bill” LINK
PRESIDENT OBAMA & FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
ABC News’ Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller: “Out Trip to the DMZ” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Jonathan Weisman and Peter Fritsch: “Obama Backs South Korea Trade Pact, but Congress Remains Wary” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Jay Solomon: “U.S. Talks Tougher on Dealing With Iran” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ John M. Glionna and Peter Nicholas: “White House calls Obama’s Asian tour a success” LINK
AFGHANISTAN:
USA Today’s Theodore May: “U.S.-run prison in Afghanistan holds few Taliban diehards” LINK
The Associated Press: “Suicide bomber kills 13 in Afghanistan” LINK
The Associated Press’ Anne Gearan: “Gates says Afghan surge could happen swiftly” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Alan Cullison and Anand Gopal: “Karzai Has Plenty of Promises for the West” LINK
The New York Times’ Mark Landler: ‘Clinton emerges as Key Link to Afghan Leader” LINK
The Washington Post’s Rajiv Chandrasekaran: “A softer approach to Karzai” LINK
The Washington Post’s Anne Kornblut: “White House aides: No Afghan decision before Thanksgiving” LINK
DEMOCRATS / REPUBLICANS:
The Associated Press’ Michael Gormley: “Sources: Giuliani leaning toward run for US Senate” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Peter Wallsten: “GOP Officials Urge Candidates to Avoid Shrill Tone” LINK
Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown: “Reid, Dems stay cautiously optimistic” LINK
The New York Times’ Adam Nagourney: “A Tilt Away From Social Issues” LINK
U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY TIMOTHY GEITHNER:
ABC News’ Mathew Jaffe: “Echoing Democrat’s Comments, Two Republicans Call for Geithner to Go” LINK
The Washington Times’ Sean lengell: “Pressure mounts for Geithner to resign” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Sudeep Reddy and Damian Paletta: “House Attacks Fed, Treasury” LINK
Bloomberg’s Robert Schmidt and Lorraine Woellert: “Geithner Resignation Calls May Increase as 2010 Election Nears” LINK
FORT HOOD:
ABC News’ Mark Schone: “Pentagon, Senate Launch Dueling Fort Hood Investigations” LINK
USA Today’s Thomas Frank: “Senate panel notes ‘red flags galore’ in Fort Hood incident” LINK
The Associated Press’ Anne Gearan: “Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Julian E. Barnes “Gates orders Pentagon inquiry on Ft. Hood shootings” LINK
The New York Times’ Elisabeth Bumiller and David Johnston: “Pentagon to Review Shootings at Fort Hood” LINK
The Washington Post’s Ann Scott Tyson and Ben Pershing: “In Fort Hood aftermath, Pentagon opens two reviews” LINK
ECONOMY / JOBS / STIMULUS / TARP:
ABC News’ Matt Jaffe: “Obama May Extend TARP Beyond Expiration Date” LINK
USA Today’s Haya El Nasser: “Housing bust halts growing suburbs” LINK
USA Today’s Matt Kelley: “Jobs reports ‘riddled with inaccuracies’” LINK
The Washington Times’ Kara Rowland: “GOP Challenges job stimulus data” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Damian Paletta: “Black Caucus Stalls Finance Overhaul” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Louise Radnofsky: “Stimulus-Jobs Tally in Doubt” LINK
The New York Times’ Michael Cooper: “Watchdog Urges Caution on Claims of $640,000 Stimulus Jobs” LINK
The New York Times’ Edmund Andrews: “Panel Votes to Broaden Oversight of the Fed” LINK
ARMED FORCES:
The New York Times’ Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt: “Air Defense Push Inspired by 9/11 Gets a 2nd Look” LINK
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT:
Politico’s Lisa Lerer: “McCain doesn’t love climate bill” LINK
CONGRESS:
The Washington Post’s Brady Dennis, Zachary A Goldfarb and Neil Irwin: “Angry Congress lashes out at Obama” LINK
OTHER MUST-READS:
ABC News’ Cynthia McFadden: “Exclusive: Doug Hampton Speaks Out on Sen. Ensigns’s Affair” LINK
USA Today’s Judy Keen: “JFK relics scattered across U.S. still hold mystique” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Suzanne Sataline: “Giuliani Eyes Senate Run” LINK
Politico’s Jonathan Allen: “Hispanics blame Rahm for immigrant ban” LINK
The Hill’s Mary Ann Dreas and Kevin Bogardus: “Skepticism greets bill to lift 50-year-old Cuba travel restrictions” LINK
The New York Daily News’ Kenneth Lovett and Elizabeth Benjamin In Albany and David Saltonstall: “Rudy Giuliani will very likely seek U.S. Senate seat, and if elected maybe 2012 White House: source” LINK
ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
“Clinton Applauds Karzai’s Agenda” LINK
“Health Care: What’s Next?” LINK
“Traveling With the President” LINK
“Karzai Inauguration” LINK
“Geithner Faces Calls for Resignation” LINK
Rick Santorum Sweeps 3 States 
Pentagon to Open Additional Jobs to Women
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Posted by: Woody | November 20, 2009, 8:46 am 8:46 am