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? PETER MARTINEZ, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, JAYCE HENDERSON, STEPHANIE WASH, JUSTIN GRANT and LAURA GREENE
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2009: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FIRST ADDRESS TO CONGRESS:
“Watch President Obama’s Full Address” LINK
ABC News Nightline: “Closing Arguments: Did Obama Convince?” LINK
ABC News’ Jake Tapper: “A Bevy of Skutniks to Watch President Obama’s Non-State of the Union Address” LINK
ABC News’ Jake Tapper: “President Obama’s Toughest Opponent” LINK
USA Today’s Mimi Hall and David Jackson: “Obama to nation: ‘We will recover'” LINK
Time Magazine?s Michael Scherer: ?Obama Gives Team America a Pep Talk? LINK
The Washington Times? Stephen Dinan: ?Obama vows: ‘We will rebuild’? LINK
The Hill?s Mike Soraghan: ?Democrats arrive early, cheer loudly for president? LINK
The Wall Street Journal?s Jonathan Weisman: ?Obama Seeks to Snap Gloom? LINK
The Wall Street Journal?s Capitol Journal: ?President Lifts Tone, Reaches Out to Average Americans? LINK
Bloomberg?s Hans Nichols and Julianna Goldman: ?Obama Casts Crisis as Chance to Overhaul Banking, Health Care? LINK
Politico?s Josh Gerstein: ?It’s not universal health care, but?? LINK
Politico?s Carrie Budoff Brown: ?Promises, promises: Obama’s wish list? LINK
Politico?s Jim Vandehei & Mike Allen: ?What Obama really meant? LINK
Politico?s Roger Simon: ?We have seen the enemy and it is us? LINK
The Hill?s Jeffrey Young, Jim Snyder, and Kevin Bogardus: ?Obama agenda is a starter pistol for K Street? LINK
The Hill?s Sam Youngman: ?Obama lays out the crises and the costs in speech? LINK
The New York Daily News’ Michael Mcauliff: “Obama vows nation’s economy will recover” LINK
The New York Daily News’ Thomas Defrank “Giving us a much-needed dose of hope” LINK
The New York Daily News’ Kenneth Bazinet and David Saltonstall: “Shades of Inauguration as Obama begins with gaffe” LINK
The Los Angeles Times? Janet Hook: ?Obama mixes optimism and hard truths? LINK
The Los Angeles Times? Frank James: ?Obama puts spotlight on education deficit? LINK
The Los Angeles Times? Christi Parsons and Peter Nicholas: ?Obama says American spirit will overcome crisis? LINK
2009: THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE TO PRES. OBAMA’S ADDRESS:
ABC News’ Teddy Davis: “Jindal Shows Off His Cookies” LINK
ABC News’ Jake Tapper: “GOP Responses Pouring In to (As Yet) Undelivered Unreleased President Speech” LINK
USA Today’s John Fritze: “Jindal: GOP must return to fiscal discipline” LINK
The Washington Post’s Steven Pearlstein: “President’s Historic Message Balances Urgency, Optimism” LINK
The New York Times’ Jeff Zeleny: “Obama Assures Nation: We Will Rebuild” LINK
The Washington Times? Sean Lengell: ?GOP rebuttal: Jindal calls spending spike ‘irresponsible’? LINK
Politico?s Andy Barr: ?Jindal’s response: Panned, seared? LINK
Politico?s Sarah Abruzzese: ?GOP: Obama should tell Democrats to work with us? LINK
2009: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS:
ABC News’ Karen Travers and Jake Tapper: “Obama: ‘Day of Reckoning’ for U.S. Economy” LINK
USA Today’s Rick Hampson: “States, cities line up for slice of Obama stimulus package’s pie” LINK
The Washington Times? Christina Bellantoni: ?Obama offers silver lining? LINK
The Washington Times? Tom LoBianco: ?Obama counting on cap-and-trade? LINK
The Los Angeles Times? Jim Puzzanghera and Maura Reynolds: ?Obama and Bernanke offer hope for the economy? LINK
2009: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HIS ADMINISTRATION:
ABC News’ Laruen Sher: “Axelrod: ‘It’s Not about Helping Bankers'” LINK
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz: “Obama Likely to Announce Iraq Pullout This Week, Official Says” LINK
ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe: “Staffing Headaches Hindering Treasury at Crucial Time” LINK
The New York Times’ Peter Baker and Elisabeth Bumiller: “Obama Favoring Mid-2010 Pullout in Iraq, Aides Say” LINK
The Washington Post’s Michael Shear and Anne Kornblut: “Day of Reckoning” LINK
The Washington Post’s Ann Scott Tyson and Anne Kornblut: “Obama Expected to Set Date for Iraq Pullout” LINK
The Washington Post’s Binyamin Appelbaum: “A Second Try at Calming Bank Investors” LINK
The Wall Street Journal?s John D. Mckinnon: ?Obama to Name Locke Wednesday? LINK
The Hill?s Rob Runyan: ?Open Obama White House? LINK
The New York Daily News’ Steve Liesman: “Gordon Gekko, your time’s up: Obama offers hero counter to Wall St. icon” LINK
The Los Angeles Times? Rebecca Cole: ?Solis confirmed as Labor secretary? LINK
The Los Angeles Times? Julian E. Barnes: ?Compromise on Iraq withdrawal timeline appears near? LINK
The Los Angeles Times? David G. Savage: ?Supreme Court upholds gun-control law? LINK
2009: VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN:
ABC News’ Jake Tapper: “At Capitol, Biden Feeling Great Because He ‘Doesn’t Have to Do Anything'” LINK
2009: ECONOMY/HOUSING/AUTO INDUSTRY/BAILOUT:
ABC News Columnist David McPherson: “Obama’s Broken Promise? 401(k) Penalties Persist” LINK
The Associated Press’ Jeannine Aversa: “Bernanke: Economy Suffering ‘Severe Contraction'” LINK
USA Today’s John Waggoner and Barbara Hagenbaugh: “Bernanke reveals 3-step plan to fix, not nationalize, banks” LINK
USA Today’s Brad Heath: “Analysis: Some 2007 home loans were through the roof” LINK
USA Today’s Jayne O’Donnell: “Discount retailers benefit from recessionary shoppers” LINK
Time Magazine?s Bruce Crumley and Tony Karon: ?Is the Economic Crisis a Security Threat Too?? LINK
Bloomberg?s Craig Torres: ?Bernanke Spurns Outright U.S. Control of Banks in Rescue Plan? LINK
2009: CONGRESS:
ABC News’ Rick Klein: “The Seat-Saving Congressmen” LINK
ABC News Analysis by Shannon G. Geis and Gary Langer: “Six in 10 Americans Say Aye to a D.C. Vote in Congress” LINK
The New York Times’ Carl Hulse: “An Issue about a Single Vote, and So Much More” LINK
The Washington Post’s Perry Bacon Jr.: “In GOP Response, Jindal Blasts Stimulus” LINK
The Washington Post’s Mary Beth Sheridan: “Senate To Weigh D.C. Vote Measure” LINK
The Wall Street Journal?s August Cole: ?Bill Targets How U.S. Buys Weapons? LINK
The New York Daily News’ Rich Shapiro: “House ok’s curb on pet apes” LINK
2009: ILLINOIS SENATOR ROLAND BURRIS:
USA Today’s Fredreka Schouten: “Burris dismisses senator’s advice to resign” LINK
The New York Times’ Carl Hulse: “One Illinois Senator Tells the Other to Step Down” LINK
The Washington Post’s Perry Bacon Jr.: “Burris Says He’s Staying Put As Durbin Suggests He Resign” LINK
The Los Angeles Times? Mike Dorning: ?Sen. Roland Burris tells Sen. Durbin he won?t resign? LINK
2009: ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT:
ABC News’ Ferdous Al-Faruque: “Clinton, Gore: Energy Policy with a Purpose” LINK
2009: OTHER MUST-READS:
ABC News’ Luis Martinez: “Navy Admiral Studies Prison Conditions at U.S. Detention Facility” LINK
The New York Times’ William Yardley: “Commerce Pick Carries Lengthy China Resume” LINK
The New York Times’ Carl Hulse: “An Issue about a Single Vote, and So Much More” LINK
The Wall Street Journal?s Stu Woo: ?California Legislator Sees Benefit in Legalizing Pot? LINK
2009: ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
“President Obama’s Full Address” LINK
“Obama Seeks to Restore Confidence” LINK
“Charlie and George on Obama Speech” LINK
“Gov. Jindal Denounces Bill Spending” LINK
“Terry Moran’s ‘Twitter-Palooza'” LINK
“Obama: ‘Nobody Messes with Joe'” LINK
“Clooney Visits W.H. to Talk Darfur” LINK
“Could the Recession End This Year?” LINK
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