TOP STORIES:
Dems’s break looking like a bad trip; Isenstadt, Phillip POLITICO
Clock ticking on bipartisan bill; Brown POLITICO
Lifting A Burden Of Worry; Sec. Kathleen Sebelius WASHINGTON POST
Road Map: Democratic Infighting Complicates Agenda; Pierce, Newmyer ROLL CALL
Analysis: Obama struggling to keep no-tax pledge; Elliott ASSOCIATED PRESS
Teeing Up the Middle Class; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
Economic Policy Is Working, Obama Says; Wilson, Fletcher WASHINGTON POST
AP ENTERPRISE: Federal tax revenues plummeting; Ohlemacher ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSE:
Markey raps coal group on forgeries; Frates POLITICO
Rangel pays lawyers $1,000,000; Bresnahan POLITICO
PMA Probe Moves Quietly; Yachnin ROLL CALL
AOC Finds New Method to Pay for Greening; Yehle ROLL CALL
Cantor Urges Whip Team to Keep Recess Heat on Health Care; Kucinich ROLL CALL
Democrats Lift Hold on GOP Health Care Mailing; Kucinich ROLL CALL
Left is miffed at Pelosi over her comment; Soraghan, Allen THE HILL
Coal group ‘outraged’ by forgeries; Snyder THE HILL
HOUSE ELECTIONS:
Cao: Health vote could emperil career; Kraushaar POLITICO
A look at Democrats targeted by House GOP; ASSOCIATED PRESS
GOP Betting on Andy Harris 2.0 in Maryland; McArdle ROLL CALL
New York: Hoffman May Nab Conservative Party Line; McArdle ROLL CALL
California: DeSaulnier Asked to Stop Touting Tauscher; Whittington ROLL CALL
Georgia: Half a Dozen GOPers Vying to Succeed Deal; McArdle ROLL CALL
Wisconsin: State Senator Looking to Defeat Kind in 2010; Whittington ROLL CALL
Connecticut: McKinney Rules Out Run Against Himes; Whittington ROLL CALL
Illinois: Bond Drops Out of 10th District Race; Toeplitz ROLL CALL
Health Care Debate a Campaign Cash Cow; Roth, Knott CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Martin Explores Bid For Missouri Rep. Carnahan’s Seat; Giroux CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
SENATE:
Spurring Sales, Car Rebate Plan Is Left Up in Air; Wald, Bunkley NEW YORK TIMES
For Senate, a Climate of Competing Interests; Mufson, Fahrenthold WASHINGTON POST
Democrats trying for GOP support for clunker funds; Thomas ASSOCIATED PRESS
Senate Democrats impatient with healthcare pace;
Smith, Frank REUTERS
Senate Republicans aren’t buying ‘cash for clunkers’; Lightman MCCLATCHY NEWS
Senate denies Obama bid to ax rural energy grants; Taylor ASSOCIATED PRESS
Senate Health Talks Renewed; Drucker ROLL CALL
‘Cash for Clunkers’ Looks for Support; Brady ROLL CALL
Secret Lives of Senators: Barbara Boxer’s Satire Follows a Familiar Path; Miller ROLL CALL
Harkin to Huddle With Obama on Health Care; Koffler ROLL CALL
Schumer: Reconciliation Still on the Table for Health Care; Drucker ROLL CALL
Enzi Rejects Sept. 15 Deadline for Health Care Deal; Drucker ROLL CALL
Reid juggles hectic final week agenda; Rushing THE HILL
Senate Dems at odds over health deadline; Young THE HILL
Sen. Enzi: No deadline for healthcare talks; Young THE HILL
Senate Dems have backup plans for healthcare backup; Young THE HILL
Grassley, Braley predict health vote by Thanksgiving; O’Brien THE HILL
Schumer: Health bill possible without GOP; Haberkorn WASHINGTON TIMES
SENATE ELECTIONS:
Specter will likely face a primary challenge; Hefling ASSOCIATED PRESS
Specter faces primary challenge from Rep. Joe Sestak; Drobnyk LOS ANGELES TIMES
GOP Leads in Early Senate PAC Giving; McArdle ROLL CALL
A Lot Yet to Be Revealed About Ayotte; Toeplitz ROLL CALL
Republicans in New Hampshire scoff at D.C.’s role in Senate race; Wilson THE HILL
Kentucky GOP Candidates Target Obama; Crowley CONGRESS DAILY
POLITICS/CAMPAIGNS:
Big Donors Make End Run in New Jersey Campaign; Halbfinger NEW YORK TIMES
How Obama Snared the Lion of the Senate; Balz, Johnson WASHINGTON POST
DNC to Court: Small donations at risk; Vogel POLITICO
Strategists chase ficklest generation; Javers POLITICO
Poll shows tough environ for GOP-ers; Kraushaar POLITICO
No hard feelings - lobbyists pay $1M to honor Obama; Bogardus, Brush THE HILL
Minneapolis Mayor Sounding Like a Governor Candidate; Cadei CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Whitman’s in the Money in Calif. Governor’s Race; Kapochunas CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Republicans closing gap in polls; Lambro WASHINGTON TIMES
ADMINISTRATION:
Obama Renews Vow of No Middle-Class Tax Increase; Baker NEW YORK TIMES
Staying Tough in Crackdown on Immigrants; Preston NEW YORK TIMES
Obama Administration Weighs in on State Secrets, Raising Concern on the Left; Liptak NEW YORK TIMES
Strategy On Flu Under Revision; Hsu WASHINGTON POST
Top Cybersecurity Aide At White House Resigns; Nakashima WASHINGTON POST
The Berserk ‘Birthers’; Robinson WASHINGTON POST
White House Counsel’s Job at Stake; Perez WALL STREET JOURNAL
Security Cyber Czar Steps Down; Gorman WALL STREET JOURNAL
Obama’s Trade Test; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
No tax hike for middle class: White House; Mason REUTERS
U.S. reshaping Darfur policy; Wallsten, Sanders LOS ANGELES TIMES
Tax trial balloon pops; Bolton, Youngman THE HILL
Panel blasts dismissing Panther case; Seper WASHINGTON TIMES
Politics on ICE; Editorial WASHINGTON TIMES
SCOTUS:
Senate opens debate on Sotomayor for Supreme Court; Davis ASSOCIATED PRESS
McCain to oppose Sotomayor for Supreme Court; Davis ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican support for Sotomayor looks paltry; Kiely USA TODAY
Sotomayor ‘Fight’ Nears Its End; Stanton ROLL CALL
Ben Nelson to Support Sotomayor; Stanton ROLL CALL
Gun foes see new hope with Sotomayor; Dinan WASHINGTON TIMES
BAILOUT/ECONOMY:
After 6,000 Take Buyouts, G.M. to Lay Off Thousands; Bunkley NEW YORK TIMES
Dueling Public Interests In Policing Rescued Firms; Goldfarb WASHINGTON POST
Nowhere to Go but Down; Schwartzman WASHINGTON POST
Cash for Clunkers Deal Drives Auto Sales; Hedgpeth WASHINGTON POST
Bank of America Pays $33 Million to Settle Merrill Bonus Charges; Goldfarb WASHINGTON POST
When the Clunker Is Greener; Ottinger WASHINGTON POST
Geithner Vents at Regulators as Overhaul Stumbles; Paletta, Solomon WALL STREET JOURNAL
Treasury to Borrow Less Than Expected; Rappaport, Thiruvengadam WALL STREET JOURNAL
Clunker Plan Gives Car Sales a Lift; Grossman, Dolan WALL STREET JOURNAL
Trade-In Program Tunes Up Economic Engine; Lahart WALL STREET JOURNAL
Used Autos See a Rise in Demand; Bennett WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Killer App for Clunkers Breathes Fresh Life Into ‘Liquid Glass’; Helliker WALL STREET JOURNAL
Bernanke’s Exit Dilemma; Melloan WALL STREET JOURNAL
HEALTHCARE:
Health Plan Opponents Make Voices Heard; Herszenhorn, Stolberg NEW YORK TIMES
Take Two Digital Pills and Call Me in the Morning; Clark WALL STREET JOURNAL
Weighty Choices, in Patients’ Hands; WALL STREET JOURNAL
New Epidemic Fears: Hackers; Worthen WALL STREET JOURNAL
Buzz Kill? Critics Target Alcohol-Caffeine Drinks; Kesmodel WALL STREET JOURNAL
U.S. Psyche Bedevils Health Effort; Seib WALL STREET JOURNAL
Recess health care ad blitz kicks off; Cummings POLITICO
Public passions are rising on health care overhaul; Hefling ASSOCIATED PRESS
Specter greeted with boos, cheers at town hall; Hefling ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Biotech drug lobbying war; Fram ASSOCIATED PRESS
Obama gives powerful drug lobby a seat at healthcare table; Hamburger LOS ANGELES TIMES
Vets groups’ concerns on healthcare soothed; Tiron THE HILL
Health Care Message Gets West Wing Tune-up; Bettelheim CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
STIMULUS:
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LABOR/EFCA:
Private Equity and the Banks; Andy Stern WALL STREET JOURNAL
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT:
Nobel Halo Fades Fast for Climate Change Panel; Revkin NEW YORK TIMES
Global Warming and the Poor; Stephens WALL STREET JOURNAL
EIA says costs of climate bill modest at first; Snyder THE HILL
DEFENSE/WAR ON TERROR:
Fears of Fraud Cast Pall Over Afghan Election; Gall NEW YORK TIMES
Iraqi Group Renounces Violence; Nordland NEW YORK TIMES
Iraq Censorship Laws Move Ahead; Williams NEW YORK TIMES
NATO Chief Urges Bigger European Role in Afghan War; Erlanger NEW YORK TIMES
Bomb in Afghanistan Kills at Least 10; Wafa NEW YORK TIMES
Kurds Identify 3 Hikers Held in Iran; Dagher, Otterman NEW YORK TIMES
Va., N.Y. Districts Vie for 9/11 Case; Finn, Markon, Wilber WASHINGTON POST
U.S. Seeks Information On 3 Americans in Iran; Bakri WASHINGTON POST
Rockets strike Kabul in rare pre-election attack; de Montesquiou ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gates, Mullen went to Belgium for Afghan war talk; Gearan ASSOCIATED PRESS
Troops’ families feel weight of war; Zoroya USA TODAY
Afghanistan ride-a-long with Gen. Stanley McChrystal; Cole LOS ANGELES TIMES
U.S. LOCAL:
States in Distress; Editorial NEW YORK TIMES
OF NOTE:
Bill Clinton in North Korea to Seek Release of U.S. Reporters; Landler, Baker NEW YORK TIMES
Newsweek Steps Up Effort to Free Reporter in Iran; Stelter NEW YORK TIMES
Signs of Dissent Emerge in an Iranian Power Base; NEW YORK TIMES
The Spectacle in Tehran; Editorial WASHINGTON POST
The Folly of Hate-Crime Laws; Cohen WASHINGTON POST
Tehran’s Show Trial; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
Post office looks at changing hundreds of offices; Schmid ASSOCIATED PRESS
More seek concealed weapons permits; Bazar USA TODAY
TOP BLOGS:
Senate Dems head to White House for lunch; Kady POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
Reid hits ‘artificial controversy’ of birthers; Kady POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
More twists in the Ensign sex scandal; Kady POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
Corzine hoping for an Obama bounce; Kraushaar POLITICO’S SCORECARD BLOG
Anti-health reform protesters shout down Rep. Doggett; Kady POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
The NRCC’s 70 targets; Kraushaar POLITICO’S SCORECARD BLOG
Clinton recalls ‘93 in health care pitch; Kady POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
Get to know a congressman; Mullins POLITICO’S SHENANIGANS BLOG
GOP Polling Charts Galore; Good ATLANTIC’S AMBINDER BLOG