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’ JAYCE HENDERSON, PETER MARTINEZ, KRISTEN RED-HORSE and CLAUDIA MORALES
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PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS ADMINISTRATION:
The Wall Street Journal’s Siobhan Gorman: “Cybersecurity Chief to Fill a Post Filled With Challenges” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Sebastian Rotell: “Howard Schmidt named cyber-security czar” LINK
FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
ABC News’ Jake Tapper and Kirit Radia: “Obama Administration Preparing Iranian Sanctions Outside of UN Security Council, Just in Case” LINK
Politico’s Laura Rozen: “Clinton’s holiday travel schedule” LINK
GITMO:
The New York Times’ Charlie Savage: “Plan to Move Guantanamo Detainees Faces a New Delay” LINK
HEALTH CARE:
ABC News’ Huma Khan: “Health Care Overhaul: What’s in It for the People?” LINK
ABC News’ Mathew Jaffe: “Exclusive: Timothy Geithner to Stephanopoulos on Health Care” LINK
ABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf: “Republicans Yield 11 Hours, Final Senate Health Vote Christmas Eve” LINK
Politico’s Patrick O’Connor: “House Dems: We won’t roll over” LINK
Politico’s Manu Raju: “Senate health bill aftershocks begin” LINK
Politico’s Chris Frates: “Obama tries to distance himself from the public option” LINK
The Washington Times’ Stephen Dinan: “Health bill faces constitutional challenge” LINK
The New York Times’ David Kirkpatrick: “Drug Industry Girds for Rise in Its Share of Overhaul” LINK
The New York Times’ David Leonhardt: “Last Call on Reforming Health Bill” LINK
The New York Times’ David Herszenhorn and Robert Pear: “Parties Stay United as Health Bill Clears Steps in Senate” LINK
The Washington Post’s Scott Wilson: “Obama lists financial rescue as most important thing of his first year” LINK
The Washington Post’s Paul Kane: “Robert Byrd back in form for Senate health-care vote” LINK
USA Today’s Kathy Kiely: “GOP unlikely to derail health care passage” LINK
The Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence: “President says he’ll wait for health care passage” LINK
The Associated Press’ Erica Werner: “After 2d test, Democrats sure on health bill” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Neil King Jr.: “Businesses Brace for Health Bill’s Costs” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Hitt and Naftali Bendavid: “One Hurdle Remains in Senate” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Dawn Wotapka and Gary Fields: “Senate Provision Riles the Construction Industry” LINK
Bloomberg’s James Rowley and Nicole Gaouette: “Republicans Assail ‘Cornhusker Kickback’ Deals in Health Debate” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Janet Hook: “Senate healthcare bill may be hard to reconcile with House’s” LINK
The Hill’s Alexander Bolton: “Senate leaders will return next week to plot health conference” LINK
The Hill’s Sam Youngman: “Obama: Public option ‘not the most important’ part of healthcare bill” LINK
ECONOMY / HOUSING / TARP / BANKING:
The Washington Post’s Binyamin Appelbaum and Michael D. Shear: “Obama asks community banks to free up business lending” LINK
USA Today’s The Oval: “Obama (again) urges bankers to lend more money” LINK
USA Today’s Sandra Block: “Retailers going the extra mile to draw shoppers’ dollars” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Damian Paletta: “Community Bankers Meet With Obama as Regulation Fight Heats Up” LINK
Bloomberg’s Rebecca Christie and Kate Andersen Brower: “Obama Pledges More Support for Community Banks to Spur Lending” LINK
The Hill’s Silla Brush: “Obama, small banks to discuss lending” LINK
CENSUS:
USA Today’s Dennis Cauchon and Paul Overberg: “Census reports slow growth in states” LINK
CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT:
USA Today’s William M. Welch: “In drought, California learns importance of going green” LINK
G.O.P./DEMS:
Politico’s David Rogers: “GOP cuts deal on vote to raise debt” LINK
The Washington Times’ S.A. Miller: “Democratic congressman defects to GOP” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Peter Wallsten: “Alabama Democrat, Vexed by Party’s Agenda, Jumps to GOP” LINK
The Hill’s Molly K. Hooper: Some Republicans knew of Griffith’s decision ‘weeks ago’” LINK
CONGRESS:
The Wall Street Journal’s John D. Mckinnon and Brody Mullins: “Defense Bill Earmarks Total $4 Billion” LINK
TERESA HEINZ:
The Associated Press’ Glen Johnson: “John Kerry’s wife says she’s fighting breast cancer” LINK
OTHER MUST-READS:
The Washington Times’ Chuck Neubauer: “Lobbyist’s kin unlikely campaign contributors” LINK
The Washington Times’ Kara Rowland: “Obama pushes smaller banks to offer loans” LINK
Newsweek’s David Parker: “The Filibuster and its Discontents” LINK
The New York Daily News’ David Saltonstall: “Rudy Giuliani shuffles off political stage, citing Rio Olympics business as the main reason” LINK
ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
“Karl: Health Care Bill Needs Sales Push” LINK
“Obama: Senate Vote Is ‘Big Victory’ for Reform” LINK