The Note’s Must-Reads for Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The 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, CLAUDIA MORALES, CARRIE HALPERIN and JESSICA HOPPER

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HEALTH CARE:

ABC News’ Huma Khan, Kristina Wong, and Jake Tapper: “With or Without Republicans, Democrats Move Forward With Health Care Overhaul” LINK

Politico’s Patrick O’Connor: “Pelosi’s challenge: Hold the line” LINK

The Washington Times’ Jennifer Haberkorn: “Dems push ‘up-or-down’ health care vote” LINK

The Washington Times’ Jennifer Haberkorn: “Health bill critics target Democrats” LINK

The New York Times’ Jackie Calmes and David Herszenhorn: LINK

PRESIDENT OBAMA:

ABC News’ Sunlen Miller: “Obama Tackles High Dropout Rates, Targets ‘Chronically Troubled’ Schools” LINK

Politico’s Carol E. Lee: “Gibbs discusses Obama’s physical” LINK

The Associated Press: “Hawaii aviation firms want payment for Obama visit” LINK

The Boston Herald’s Jessica Heslam: “President Obama’s dose of reality” LINK

The New York Times’ Jeff Zeleny: “Obama Backs Rewarding Districts That Police Failing Schools” LINK

The Washington Post’s Michael A. Fletcher and Nick Anderson: “Obama Angers Union Officials with Remarks In Support of R.I. Teacher Firings” LINK

The Washington Post’s Jason Horowitz: “Hotheaded Emanuel may be White House voice of reason” LINK

FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

ABC News’ Ariane de Vogue: “Obama Administration Wins Latest Round in Keeping Uighurs from US Soil” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Sarah Childress: “U.S. Ups Criticism, Pressure On Kenya” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Aaron Back: “U.S. Official’s Visit Signals Thaw in China Ties” LINK

ECONOMY / JOBS:

USA Today’s Rick Hampson: “New ghost towns: Industrial communities teeter on the edge” LINK

Bloomberg’s Brian Faler: “Senate Democrats Propose Plan to Reinstate Jobless Benefits” LINK

The Washington Post’s Michael A. Fletcher: “Obama to sell stimulus package to a wary Savannah” LINK

The New York Times’ Steven Greenhouse: “Biden to Labor Leaders: Things Could Be Worse” LINK

The Washington Post’s Renae Merle: “White House extends refinancing program for troubled homeowners” LINK

The Washington Post’s Anita Kumar: “Gov. McDonnell seeks stimulus money, despite earlier criticism” LINK

GEITHNER / FED:

The Wall Street Journal’s David Wessel and Jon Hilsenrath: “Fed Vacancies Clear Path for Obama” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Damian Paletta: “Deal Near on Banking Rules” LINK

Bloomberg’s Scott Lanman and Nicholas Johnston: “Geithner, Summers Leading Search for Successor to Fed’s Kohn” LINK

Bloomberg’s Alison Vekshin and Phil Mattingly: “Dodd, Corker Said to Near Deal on Giving Consumer Power to Fed” LINK

The New York Times’ Sewell Chan: “Vice chairman of Fed to Retire, Letting Obama Reshape Board” LINK

The Washington Post’s Neil Irwin: “Board Openings Give Obama A Rare Chance To Remake The Federal Reserve” LINK

The Washington Post’s Binyamin Appelbaum and David Cho: “Dodd wants Democratic support for consumer-protection regulator at Fed” LINK

ELECTIONS:

Politico’s Alex Isenstadt: “Brown is in” LINK

Politico’s Ben Smith: “David Paterson could face charges if allegations true” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Jim Carlton: “Party Rival Takes on Nevada Governor” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Stephanie Simon: “Lincoln Challenged in Arkansas Primary” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Leslie Eaton: “Independents Cloud Texas Contest” LINK

The New York Times’ Jesse McKinley: “In California, Brown is Said to Be Seeking His Old Job Back” LINK

The New York Times’ James C. McKinley Jr: “On Primary Eve, Texas Race Seems Close No More” LINK

The New York Times’ Michael Barbaro: “Ford Decides Not to Run for Senate Seat” LINK

The Washington Post’s Perry Bacon Jr.: “Ford decides not to run for N.Y. Senate seat, source says” LINK

The Washington Post’s Chris Cilizza: “Arkansas Lieutenant Governor To Challenge Lincoln In Primary” LINK

DEMOCRATS / REPUBLICANS:

The Hill’s Susan Crabtree: “Two more House Dems demand Rangel step down as panel head” LINK

The Hill’s Alexander Bolton: “Must-pass bills falter in unpopular Congress as Dems blame GOP” LINK

The Hill’s Silla Brush: “FDIC joins consumer protection agency push” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ James Oliphant: “One-man filibuster draws fire” LINK

The New York Times’ Adam Nagourney: “G.O.P. Aims for California, but Rifts Arise” LINK

SUPREME COURT:

The Washington Post’s Robert Barnes: “Skilling case latest to test ‘honest services’” LINK

The Washington Post’s Robert Barnes: ‘Supreme Court dismisses case involving resettlement of Guantanamo detainees” LINK

The Washington Post’s Adam Liptak: “Justices Won’t Hear Uighur Case” LINK

CHILEAN EARTHQUAKE:

USA Today’s Laura Bly: “Chile’s tourist attractions dodge earthquake’s destruction” LINK

The Los Angeles Times’ Patrick J. McDonnell and Tracy Wilkinson: “Chile scrambles to distribute aid, quell disorder” LINK

ENVIRONMENT:

USA Today’s On Deadline: “Big Green figure jumps ship to Big Oil” LINK

GOVERNOR PATERSON:

The New York Times’ Danny Hakim and William K. Rashbaum: “Paterson is Said To Have Ordered Calls In Abuse Case” LINK

The New York Times’ Clyde Haberman: “In Paterson’s Attempt to Reassure the Public, a Flashback to That ‘70s Show” LINK

The New York Times’ Jeremy W. Peters: “Some Black Democrats Suggest Race Is Factor in Pressure on the Governor” LINK

CONGRESS:

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl and Z. Byron Wolf: “Sen. Bunning is Angry: ‘This Is a Senators Only Elevator!” LINK

The New York Daily News’ Kenneth Lovett, Celeste Katz and David Saltonstall: “Harold Ford to announce he will not run for U.S. Senate seat against Kirsten Gillibrand” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Brody Mullins and T.W. Farnam: “Lawmakers Keep the Change” LINK

The Wall Street Journal’s Naftali Bendavid: “One Senator Holds Up Bill, in New Level of Gridlock” LINK

The New York Times’ Jackie Calmes: “Hoyer Urges Bipartisanship on Debt” LINK

The New York Times’ Carl Hulse: “2,000 Furloughs Linked to Impasse in Congress” LINK

The Washington Post: “Congressional Republicans renew effort to dislodge N.Y. Rep. Charles Rangel” LINK

The Washington Post’s Walter Pincus: “House votes to revise intelligence disclosure rules for president” LINK

OTHER:

USA Today’s Gregg Zoroya: “Pentagon focuses on brain trauma” LINK

USA Today’s Donna Leinwand: ” Postal Service seeks 5-day delivery” LINK

USA Today’s Sasha Issenberg: “D.C. journalist provided ‘writer’s advice’” LINK

The Associated Press’ Jennifer C. Kerr: “Study: Teen pot, alcohol use rising” LINK

The Boston Herald’s Hillary Chabot: “Poll: Bay Staters support making bullying criminal” LINK

The Washington Post’s Keith L. Alexander: “D.C. marriage bureau preparing for crush of same-sex couples” LINK

ABC NEWS VIDEO:

“Congress at a Standstill” LINK

“Sen. Bunning Is Angry: ‘Excuse Me!’” LINK

“Sen. Alexander: GOP Will Press to Repeal Health Care” LINK