The Note’s Must-Reads for Monday, December 28, 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, CLAUDIA MORALES and CARRIE HALPERIN
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HEALTH CARE:
ABC News’ Jake Tapper: “Gibbs: Senate Health Bill Closer to Obama’s Goal on Abortion Funding Issue” LINK
Politico’s Josh Gerstein: “Democrats revive ‘Party of No’ attack” LINK
The Washington Times’ Tom LoBianco: “House Dems: We’d forgo ‘public option’ LINK
The Associated Press: “Health care: Two ‘public option’ backers hint at yielding” LINK
USA Today’s John Fritze: “Americans would feel varying effects from health bill” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Neil King Jr.: “Businesses to Push for Modifications to Senate Bill” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Naftali Bendavid: “Both Parties to Highlight Bill in Bid to Win Over 2010 Voters” LINK
PRESIDENT OBAMA:
Politico’s Carol E. Lee: “Obama low-profile after terror attempt” LINK
Politico’s Josh Kraushaar: “Hoekstra: Obama has understated terror threat” LINK
The Washington Times’ Mathew Mosk: “Swing states still top sway of Hawaii palms” LINK
The Boston Globe’s Susan Milligan: “Obama’s first year marked by pragmatism” LINK
The New York Times’ Helene Cooper: “Legislative Limbo Strands Many of Obama’s Nominees” LINK
AIR SCARE / TERROR SUSPECT:
ABC News’ Yunji de Nies: “Obama ‘Likely’ to Speak About Flight 253” LINK
ABC News’ Jake Tapper: “Napolitano: Possible al Qaeda Connection Subject of Investigation; Travelling Public Safe” LINK
ABC News’ Richard Esposito and Brian Ross: “Officials: Only A Failed Detonator Saved Northwest Flight” LINK
ABC News’ Kristina Wong and Pierre Thomas: “Christmas Day Terror Suspect Moved to Prison; Air Security Measures Questioned” LINK
Time’s Steven Gray: “Detroit Terror Suspect: The Nigeria Connection” LINK
The Associated Press: “Security reviews underway after airliner attack” LINK
The Associated Press’ Pamela Hess and Eileen Sullivan: “Detroit explosive common, easily detectible” LINK
The Associated Press’ Devlin Barrett: “Officials say man on Sunday flight posed no threat” LINK
The Associated Press: “Airliner-attack investigation moving on 2 fronts” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Josh Meyer: “Nation on edge after Christmas terrorism attempt” LINK
The New York Times’ Eric Lipton and Scott Shane: “More Questions on Why Terror Suspect Was Not Stopped” LINK
The New York Times’ Elisabeth Bumiller: “Napolitano Says No Evidence of Wider Terrorist Plot” LINK
The New York Times’ Eric Schmitt and Robert Worth: “U.S. Widens Terror War to Yemen, a Qaeda Bastion” LINK
The Washington Post’s Sudarsan Raghaven: “Al-Qaeda group in Yemen gaining prominence” LINK
The Washington Post’s Karen DeYoung and Michael Leahy: “Uninvestigated terrorism warning about Detroit suspect called not unusual” LINK
The Washington Post’s Anne Kornblut: “Obama addresses airline security in low-key fashion” LINK
The Washington Post’s Spencer Hsu: “Equipment to detect explosives is available” LINK
Newsweek’s Mark Hosenball: “Why Bombing Suspect May Have Been Absent From U.S. No Fly List” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Cam Simpson, Evan Perez and Siobhan Gorman: “Terror Watch Lists Come Under Scrutiny” LINK
FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
Time: “On a Holy Day, Protest and Carnage in Tehran” LINK
ECONOMY / BAILOUT:
The Los Angeles Times’ Andrea Chang and Alejandro Lazo: “Retailers get a modest gift this holiday season” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Bob Davis, Deborah Solomon and Jon Hilsenrath: “After the Bailouts, Washington’s the Boss” LINK
CONGRESS:
The New York Times’ Carl Hulse: “As Aisle Gets Wider, Arms Get Shorter” LINK
DEMOCRATS/REPUBLICANS:
The Wall Street Journal’s Amy Merrick: “Pawlenty Pushes Caps on Spending” LINK
ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
“The Decade’s Biggest Moments” LINK
“Napolitano: System Like ‘Clockwork’ After Attack” LINK
“McConnell: Health Care Repeal Pledge?” LINK
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