The Note’s Must-Reads for Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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 http://www.abcnews.com

Compiled by ABC News? JAYCE HENDERSON, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, CLAUDIA MORALES, CARRIE HALPERIN, VALENCIA WICKER and GEORGIA DAWKINS

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PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION:

ABC News? Jake Tapper: ?White House Objects to ?School Lunch? Advocates? Poster Mentioning Obama Daughters? LINK

Politico?s Andy Barr: ?Rendell: ?Birthers are absolutely nuts? LINK

Politico?s Carol E. Lee: ?White House rebukes ad featuring first daughters, Sasha and Malia? LINK

The Wall Street Journal?s Neil King Jr. and Jonathan Weisman: ?A President as Micromanager: How Much Detail Is Enough?? LINK

The Wall Street Journal?s Sarah N. Lynch: ?Derivatives Overhaul Seeks to Reduce Risk? LINK

The Washington Post?s Joe Davidson: ?Obama Follows Clinton?s Lead On Creating Labor Council? LINK

The Wall Street Journal?s Alicia Mundy: ?Drug Chief at the FDA Is Accused Of Conflict? LINK

The Wall Street Journal?s Christopher Conkey: ?FAA Criticized Over Stimulus Projects? LINK

USA Today?s Matt Kelley: ?Report takes issue with FAA grants? LINK

HEALTH CARE:

ABC News? Huma Khan and John Berman: ?Obama: Health Care Critics Creating ?Boogeymen? That Aren?t Real?? LINK

The Wall Street Journal?s Jonathan Weisman: ?Under Pressure, Obama Defends Health-Care Plan? LINK

Bloomberg?s Kristin Jensen and Hans Nichols: ?Obama Urges Public to Ignore ?Scare Tactics? in Health Debate? LINK

The Boston Herald?s Hillary Chabot: ?Critics: Prez?s health care meeting ?packed with supporters?? LINK

USA Today?s Richard Wolf: ?Obama takes on health care critics? LINK

USA Today?s Richard Wolf and Susan Page: ?Obama battles health care ?chatter?? LINK

Newsweek?s Katie Connolly: ?Health care Protest Déjà vu: Welcome to 1994? LINK

The Hill's J. Taylor Rushing: ?Dem healthcare talking points: Change over status quo? LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Christi Parsons and Janet Hook: ?Obama takes the stand on healthcare? LINK

New York Daily News? David Saltonstall: ?Town halls or town brawls? Protesters line up early to confront President Obama on health care? LINK

The New York Times? Helene Cooper: ?Obama Offers Reassurance on Plan to Overhaul Health Care? LINK

The Washington Post?s Dan Balz: ?What They?re Really Arguing About? LINK

The Washington Post?s Anne Kornblut and Michael Shear: ?Obama Faces Scare Tactics Head-On? LINK

The Washington Post?s David Montgomery: ?Going to the Mat On Health-Care Bill? LINK

2006 FIRINGS OF U.S. ATTORNEYS:

ABC News? Jason Ryan and Pierre Thomas: ?New Docs Show Effort to Oust U.S. Attorneys? LINK

The Wall Street Journal?s Evan Perez: ?Democrats Release Documents Related to Lawyer Firings? LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Tom Hamburger and David G. Savage: ?Karl Rove took active role in U.S. attorney's firing, documents show? LINK

The New York Times? Eric Lichtblau and Eric Lipton: ?E-Mail Reveals Rove?s Key Role in ?06 Dismissals? LINK

FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

ABC News? Kirit Radia and Dana Hughes: ?Clinton Visits Most Dangerous Place on Earth to Be a Woman? LINK

Politico?s Josh Gerstein: ?Israel invite clouds President Obama?s nuclear summit? LINK

The Wall Street Journal?s Jay Solomon: ?Student's Nerves Are Cited in Clinton's Reply? LINK

Bloomberg?s Janine Zacharia: ?Clinton to Balance Oil Need, Anti-Graft Demands in Nigeria Stop? LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Peter Nicholas and Tracy Wilkinson: ?At Mexico summit, Obama says immigration reform will have to wait? LINK

The Washington Times' Sara A. Carter and Eli Lake: ?Kuwait, U.S. team up to halt plot? LINK

The Hill's Mike Soraghan: ?Liberals urge Obama to do more in Honduras? LINK

The Washington Post?s Karen DeYoung and Greg Jaffe: ?U.S. Ambassador Seeks More Money for Afghanistan? LINK

The Washington Post?s Mary Beth Sheridan and Stephanie McCrummen: ?Clinton Condemns Attacks on Civilians in E. Congo? LINK

IMMIGRATION:

The New York Times? Janie Lorber: ?U.S. Bares Alien Files Kept on Immigrants? LINK

The New York Times? James McKinley Jr.: ?Napolitano Focuses on Immigration Enforcement? LINK

DEMS/GOP:

Politico?s Mike Allen: ?White House irked by GOP tactic? LINK

Politico?s Jonathan Martin: ?Santorum dips toes in 2012 Iowa waters? LINK

ECONOMY:

USA Today?s Dennis Cauchon: ?Oklahoma City defies recession? LINK

USA Today?s Daniel Wagner: ??COP? Warns that bad assets still threaten banks? LINK

Bloomberg?s Shobhana Chandra and Kristy Scheuble: ?U.S. Enters Recovery as Stimulus Refutes Skeptics, Survey Shows? LINK

CONGRESS:

The Wall Street Journal?s Brody Mullins and August Cole: ?House Leaders Pare Pentagon Jet Order Amid Growing Outcry? LINK

The Wall Street Journal?s Brody Mullins and T.W. Farnam: ?Congress Retreats Over Jet Purchase? LINK

USA Today?s Kathy Kiely: ?Senate ?pillar? Edward Kennedy gets Medal of Freedom? LINK

OTHER MUST-READS:

The Washington Post?s Dana Hedgpeth: ?Clunkers Program Clears Out Car Lots? LINK

The New York Times? Ralph Blumenthal: ?Corruption Found at Waterfront Watchdog? LINK

ABC NEWS VIDEOS:

?Obama Debunks Health Bill's 'Death Panel' Rule? LINK

?Protesters Greet Obama in N.H.? LINK

?Clinton Stands Up for African Women? LINK

?Paying for Health Care Reform? LINK

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