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Evans Politics, October 21, 2009

Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 10/20/09, Daily Kos, October 20, 2009, by Steve Singiser.

Half of Republicans Think Obama Doesn’t Love America, Salon, The War Room, October 20, 2009, by Alex Koppelman.

Exclusive: U.S. Spies Buy Stake in Firm That Monitors Blogs, Tweets, Wired.com Danger Room, October 19, 2009, by Noah Schactman:

“America’s spy agencies want to read your blog posts, keep track of your Twitter updates — even check out your book reviews on Amazon.

“In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the CIA and the wider intelligence community, is putting cash into Visible Technologies, a software firm that specializes in monitoring social media. It’s part of a larger movement within the spy services to get better at using ”open source intelligence” — information that’s publicly available, but often hidden in the flood of TV shows, newspaper articles, blog posts, online videos and radio reports generated every day.” ….

As Time Runs Short for Global Climate Treaty, Nations May Settle for Interim Steps, The New York Times, October 20, 2009, by John M. Broder.

WaPo Poll: Majority Wants Public Option More Than Bipartisanship for Its Own Sake, WhoRunsGov, The Plum Line, October 19, 2009, by Greg Sargeant.

The waiting is the hardest part, Salon, October 21, 2009, by Mike Madden: “Don’t worry, Senate Democrats and the White House say, healthcare negotiations will be done soon enough.”

Democrats Hold Lead in Political Ballot, Taegan Goddards Political Wire, October 20, 2009, by Taegan Goddard: “Greg Sargeant digs through the internals of the new Washington Post/ABC News poll and finds the GOP is ‘in the same position as it was heading into the 2008 and 2006 elections, both of which resulted in crippling landslide losses for the Republican Party.’”

Steele: We Don’t Need Comprehensive Health Care Reform, Talking Points Memo LiveWire, October 19, 2009, by Rachel Slajda.

Costs of the Freak Show, Talking Points Memo Editor’s Blog, October 19, 2009, by Josh Marshall: “The Secret Service is getting tasked with investigating so many different threats to President Obama’s life that it lacks the budget and staff to keep up with them all.”

CBO Seals the Deal: Pelosi Moving on Robust P.O. [Info Added], October 20, 2009, by MeMeMeMeMe.

With New Afghan Vote, Path to Stability Is Unclear, The New York Times, October 20, 2009, by Sabrina Tavernese, Mark Landler and Helene Cooper.

U.S. decision can’t wait for Afghan legitimacy: Gates, Reuters, October 19, 2009, by Phil Stewart.

Update: Pentagon gives 3,500 Iowa troops orders to Afghanistan, The DesMoines Register, October 20, 2009: “About 3,500 Iowa National Guard soldiers from 31 communities are scheduled to be sent to Afghanistan later next year for a deployment that will touch families, employers and many other people statewide, military officials said today.”

Senate approves move of Guantanamo detainees to U.S., Salon, The War Room, October 20, 2009, by Alex Koppelman.

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