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 JAYCE HENDERSON, PETER MARTINEZ, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, CLAUDIA MORALES, CARRIE HALPERIN and Dominick Tao
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PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS ADMINISTRATION:
The New York Times’ David Kirkpatrick: “Financial Giants Donating Little to Obama Party” LINK
Newsweek’s Howard Fineman “Obama Made Arlen Specter Big Promises For Switching Parties. Now, Specter Wants Him To Pay Up” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Jessica Holzer: “Housing Trade Groups Urge Obama Administration to Back Tax Credit” LINK
The Associated Press' Nancy Benac: “CAPITAL CULTURE: Obamas big on White House gigs” LINK
The Associated Press: “Playing the White House: music on a higher scale” LINK
AFGHANISTAN:
The New York Times’ Sabrina Tavernise and Helene Cooper: “Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit” LINK
The Washington Post’s Karen DeYoung and Joshua Partlow: “Karzai expected to agree to runoff” LINK
NY Daily News’ Jake Brooks “Is Afghanistan turning into Obama's Vietnam? Majority of Americans think so, shows poll” LINK
NY Daily News’ James Gordon Meek: “Sen. John Kerry 'not yet convinced' Afghanistan surge is right move” LINK
Time’s Tony Karon: “Why Escalation May Be Obama's Only Choice in Afghanistan” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Anand Gopal and Peter Spiegel: “U.S. Prods Karzai to Yield on Fraud” LINK
Bloomberg’s James Rupert and Janine Zacharia: “Karzai May Open Path to Disputed Afghan Vote Solution” LINK
The Associated Press: “Gates: Legitimate Afghan gov't could take months” LINK
The Associated Press' Robert Burns: “AP source: Karzai expected to accept he fell short” LINK
FOREIGN:
ABC News’ Jason Ryan: “U.S. Scientist Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Pass Secrets to Israel” LINK
ABC News’ Nick Schifrin, Chris Cuomo, Kirit Radia, and Devin Dwyer: “Election Monitor Claims 1M Tainted karzai Votes” LINK
Politico’s David Rogers: “Sens. play good cop, bad cop in Kabul” LINK
The Washington Post’s Anthony Shadid and Nada Bakri: “election law stalls in Iraqi parliament” LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman : “Obama unveils new incentives for Sudan” LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Jeffrey Fleishman: “U.S., allies begin talks with Iran on nuclear program” LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Laura King: “Pressure mounts for Afghan election runoff” LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Tracy Wilkinson: “Honduran talks deadlocked on reinstating Zelaya” LINK
The Washington Times' Nicholas Kralev: “Clinton's pitch to Moscow gains little back” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Gina Chon: “Washington Plays Host to Iraqis in Search of Investment” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Jay Solomon: “Obama Renews Sanctions, Adds Incentives on Sudan” LINK
ARMED FORCES:
The Associated Press' Lara Jakes: “Gates: Disputed US base likely to stay on Okinawa” LINK
HEALTH CARE:
ABC News’ Gary Langer: “POLL: Obama Holds Steady on Health Reform” LINK
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos: “New Poll: Public Option Up… GOP Down” LINK
Politico’s Glenn Thrush: “Tensions rise among Senate Dem leaders” LINK
Politico’s Staff: “Finance Committee bill has been filed” LINK
The Washington Post’s Dan Balz and Jon Cohen: “Public option gains support” LINK
The Washington Post’s Michael Shear: “Rift between Obama and Chamber of Commerce widening” LINK
The Hill's Jared Allen and Silla Brush: “Blue Dogs quiet on financial regulatory system overhaul” LINK
The Washington Times' Ann Geracimos: “Study: Swine flu vaccine won't help most” LINK
Time’s Michael Scherer “The White House Readies a Stealth Stimulus” LINK
Time’s Jay Newton-Small: “Will Insurers' Health-Care Attacks Backfire?” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Hitt and Janet Adamy: “Public Option Gets New Life in Senate” LINK
Bloomberg’s Brian Faler: “Reid Leads Democrats In Carving Out Favors for States on Health” LINK
The Boston Globe's Political Intelligence: “Poll: Concern among liberals on Obama health care stands” LINK
USA Today's Richard Wolf: “White House pushes to shape health bill” LINK
USA Today's Robert Pear: “For 12 million on Medicare, premium set to jump 15% next year” LINK
ECONOMY/STIMULUS:
ABC News’ Karen Travers: “Biden: Specter Saves Nation from Depression (with his stimulus vote) LINK
The Washington Post’s Zachary Goldfarb: “Bank of America deal had White Houser Support” LINK
The Washington Post’s Nick Anderson: “Report says stimulus preserved education jobs” LINK
The Washington Post’s David Cho: “Small firms, home buyers to get a boost” LINK
The Hill's Walter Alarkon: “Senators raise alarm on red ink” LINK
The Hill's Silla Bush: “Oversight hearing to examine new documents on BofA deal” LINK
USA Today's Paul Davidson: “Deflation fears persist amid beginning of economic recovery” LINK
USA Today's Sandra Block: “Latest bank fee is for paying off credit card on time every month” LINK
USA Today's Paul Wiseman and Pallavi Gogoi: ” FDIC chief: Small banks can't compete with bailed-out giants” LINK
CONGRESS:
The Los Angeles Times' David Kelly: “Congressman disputes being investigated by FBI” LINK
G.O.P.:
The Boston Herald’s Edward Mason: “Rough 2010 waters for Sarah Palin, as Mitt Romney reels ’em in” LINK
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
Politico’s Lisa Lerer: “White House plan: Neuter the Chamber” LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Ralph Vartabedian: “Toxic legacy of the Cold War” LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Kim Murphy: “Forest study sees upside of climate change” LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Kim Murphy: “Arctic offshore drilling plan cleared for Beaufort Sea” LINK
SARAH PALIN:
Newsweek’s Holly Bailey: “Time Out of the Spotlight Hasn't Helped Sarah Palin” LINK
MEDICAL MARIJUANA:
ABC News’ Hums Khan: “Medical Marijuana Proponents Breathe Easier Under New Guidelines” LINK
Politico’s Nia-Malika Henderson: “Department of Justice shifts medical marijuana strategy” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Gary Fields and Justin Scheck: “U.S. Mellows on Medical Marijuana” LINK
OTHER MUST-READS:
The Washington Post’s Fredrick Kunkle: “Va. Lieutenant governor candidates duke it out” LINK
The Washington Post’s Debbie Cenziper and Nikita Stewart: “D.C. officials to scrutinize spending by AIDS groups” LINK
The Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe: “New boss moves quickly to change sluggish Patent Office” LINK
USA Today's Kevin Johnson: “In a switch, police invite scrutiny of racial profiling” LINK
USA Today's Larry Copeland: “Road safety campaigns take multicultural approach” LINK
ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
“Public Option Squeeze” LINK
“Afghanistan Election Fraud” LINK
“Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan” LINK
“Biden on Economic Situation: 'It's a Depression'” LINK
“Women: How Far They've Come in America” LINK
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