The Note’s Must-Reads for Thursday, October 15, 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 Desk Assistants KRISTEN RED-HORSE, PETER MARTINEZ, JAYCE HENDERSON, CARRIE HALPERIN, CLAUDIA MORALES and DOMINICK TAO
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HEALTH CARE:
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl and Huma Khan: “White House Officials Meet with Senate Democratic Leaders on Health Care” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Hitt, Janet Adamy and Naftali Bendavid: “Senate Health-Care Push Gains Momentum” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Melanie Trottman and Martin Vaughan: “Unions Say Public Plan Is Needed” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Jane Zhang: “Medicare Advantage Premiums Expected to Rise 25% Next Year” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Avery Johnson and Janet Adamy: “Signs of a Split Emerge in Insurance Industry” LINK
Bloomberg’s James Rowley and Kristin Jensen: “Democrats Move to Assure Doctors, Unions on Health-Care Plan” LINK
Politico’s Patrick O’Connor and Chris Frates: “No Snowementum: Centrist Democrats still not sold on health care” LINK
Politico’s Patrick O’Connor & Carrie Budoff Brown: “Democrats launch attack on insurer exemption” LINK
The Hill’s Jeffrey Young: “Senate may raise physicians’ Medicare payment fees” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Noam N. Levey: “Healthcare triumph gives way to heightened battle” LINK
The Washington Times’ Jennifer Haberkorn: “Reid merging health care bills’” LINK
Time’s Jay Newton-Small: “Health Care Turns to Harry Reid After Key Vote” LINK
The New York Times’ Sheryl Gay Stolberg: “Public Opinion Is Next Big Hurdle in Health Debate” LINK
The New York Times’ David Herszenhorn and Robert Pear: “White House Team Joins Talks on Health Care Bill” LINK
The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker: “Hidden Costs of Medicare Advantage” LINK
The Washington Post’s Lori Montgomery and David Hilzenrath: “Democrats Fire Back at Health Industry” LINK
The Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence: “League of Women Voters weighs in on health care” LINK
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS ADMINISTRATION:
The Wall Street Journal’s Elizabeth Williamson and Henry J. Pulizzi: “Obama Seeks More Payouts” LINK
The New York Times’ Jackie Calmes: “Obama Seeks $250 Check for Retirees and Veterans” LINK
The New York Times’ Campbell Robertson: “On Gulf Coast, Praise for Obama, Criticism of Visit” LINK
The Washington Post’s Amy Goldstein and Neil Irwin: “Stagnant Prices Prevent Social Security Increase” LINK
The Boston Globe’s Michael D. Shear: “Residents of New Orleans losing patience with Obama” LINK
The Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence: “Obama calls for extra cash for seniors” LINK
AFGHANISTAN:
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl: “Sen. Robert Byrd Asks: ‘How Much American Blood?’” LINK
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz: “Is Bob Gates Leaning Towards a Troop Surge? Sure Seems Like It” LINK
Politico’s Michael Calderone: “Huff to Biden: Resign if Obama escalates Afghan conflict” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Henry Chu: “Gordon Brown pledges 500 more British troops to Afghanistan” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Julian E. Barnes and Christi Parsons: “U.S. officials look at scenarios for Afghanistan ‘middle path’” LINK
FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
The Washington Post’s Dan Eggen: “Darfur Advocates, Rep. Wolf Intensify Pressure on Obama” LINK
The Washington Post’s John Pomfret: “U.S. Hopes to Strengthen Ties With China’s Expanding Military” LINK
The Hill’s J. Taylor Rushing: “Graham amendment aims to keep 9/11 trials at Guantanamo” LINK
The Boston Globe’s Farah Stockman: “Former diplomat denies oil dealings influenced views” LINK
ECONOMY / FINANCIAL REGULATION / TAXES:
The Washington Times’ Sean Lengell: “Less than half of AIG bonuses returned” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Laura Saunders: “IRS Touts Its Amnesty, Trains Sights on Evaders” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s David Wessel: “Deficit Dilemma: How to Dig Out?” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s John D. Mckinnon: “Cost Concerns Surface Over Home-Buyer Credit” LINK
Bloomberg’s Ryan J. Donmoyer: “IRS Intensifies Global Hunt for Secret Offshore Bank Accounts” LINK
The Hill’s Silla Brush: “Financial regulations coming as Wall Street shows recovery signs” LINK
USA Today’s Adam Shell: “Here we are again: Dow 10,000” LINK
USA Today’s Kathy Chu: “Fed: Banks need customer OK to pay overdraft charges” LINK
CONGRESS:
The Washington Post’s Brady Dennis: “Master Classes in Teamwork” LINK
The Washington Post’s Ben Pershing: “Rep. Wexler Resigning for Think-Tank Job” LINK
The Hill’s J. Taylor Rushing and Jared Allen: “Congressional Democrats defend the White House’s snub of Fox News” LINK
DEMOCRATS / REPUBLICANS:
Bloomberg Commentary by Margaret Carlson: “Rockefeller Takes on Kennedy’s Liberal Cause” LINK
The New York Times’ Monica Davey: “G.O.P. Has a Lightning Rod, and It’s Not Palin” LINK
Politico’s Jonathan Allen and Jake Sherman: “Bipartisanship, C Street style” LINK
Newsweek’s David A. Graham: “Dems Might Be the Party of the Rich, But What About the Middle Class?” LINK
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
ABC News’ Karen Travers: “Will President Obama Protect the Bluefin Tuna?” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Power: “Earmarks Sap Energy Chief’s Priorities” LINK
Bloomberg’s Stacie Servetah: “Corzine Can’t Count on Open-Space Bonds for Environmentalists” LINK
The Hill’s Jim Snyder: “CBO: Climate bill will impose ‘some cost’ to the economys” LINK
The Los Angeles Times’ Tina Susman: “A tree grows (and dies) in Brooklyn” LINK
Politico’s Lisa Lerer: “New twist in ‘astroturf’ coal campaign” LINK
Newsweek’s Katie Connolly: “Why It’s No Surprise Lindsey Graham Supports Climate-Change Legislation´LINK
OTHER MUST-READS:
The Wall Street Journal’s Stu Woo and Jim Carlton: “More Pain for State’s Taxpayers, Cities” LINK
USA Today’s Emily Bazar: “Some police agencies resist new immigration controls” LINK
ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
“Sen. Byrd Challenges Gens. McChrystal, Petraeus” LINK
“Grijalva: Dems Should Not Cater to Snowe’s Vote” LINK
“Schumer Pushes Hard for Public Option” LINK
“Snowe, Health Care and Who’s Not Hot in DC” LINK
“Bottom Line on Health Care’s Future” LINK
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