Morning Round-Up 9-24

Feature of the Day: The Most Controversial Laws of the Last 100 Years (The Stimulus and Obamacare Are 1 and 2)

Morning Headlines

Domestic

Associated Press

1. In Colo., Biden Vows Flood Relief Won’t Shut Down
2. Kenya Official: Several Americans Among Attackers
3. NYC’s Bloomberg Launches European City Contest

Politico

1. Obamacare: One blow after another
2. President Obama trips on Syria, lands on Iran
3. President Obama, Bill Clinton begin health care rollout

Reuters

1. Coastal, riverbank homeowners brace for U.S. flood insurance hike
2. Security check of Navy Yard shooter did not mention 2004 shooting

Wall Street Journal

1. Iran Icebreaker Set at U.N.
2. Number Caught Entering U.S. Illegally Rising Again
3. With No Talks on Debt Ceiling, Risks Mount

Washington Post

1. McAuliffe leads Cuccinelli in Virginia governor race
2. After past shutdowns, Congress gave federal workers back pay. This time, don’t count on it.
3. Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn just burst Ted Cruz’s Obamacare bubble

Washington Times

1. Lois Lerner, IRS official in tea party scandal, forced out for ‘neglect of duties’
2. Terrorist attacks on soft targets feared in U.S.
3. Cruz Control: Ted Cruz fights for his own victory with threats of government shutdown (9-23)

International

Associated Press

1. Militant Group Says Hostages Alive in Kenya Mall
2. Easing Sanctions No Easy Goal for Iran’s President
3. Euthanasia Cases Up 13 Percent in Netherlands

Reuters

1. Militants say they are ‘holding out’ in Kenya mall
2. Syrian rebels fight to break blockade of Damascus suburbs
3. Russia says hopes for U.N. resolution on Syria this week

 Wall Street Journal

1. West Bank Clashes Erupt
2. Study Sees North Korean Advances on Uranium Enrichment
3. After Electoral Victory, Merkel Stands Alone

Washington Post

1. U.S. to end daily updates on hunger strike at Guantanamo
2. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani takes diplomatic tone at military event
3. Pakistan’s Christians struggle with dead, wounded after bloody church bombing kills 85

Top Conservative Stories of the Day:

The American Conservative

1. Islam’s Civil War
2. Dealing With Rouhani: Obama’s Greatest Test

Breitbart

1. Exclusive: Rubio Stands With Cruz Against McConnell/Reid on Obamacare Defunding
2. Hannity to Ted Cruz: Obamacare Defunding a ‘Tipping Point for the Country’

 The Daily Caller      

1. Reid: Defunding Obamacare ‘dead on arrival’ in Senate (9-23)
2. Michelle Obama has nearly 2 million fake Twitter followers

CNSNews.com

1. IRS Has Produced Only 10% of Docs Responsive to Demand by Congress (9-23)
2. Education Dep’t Strategy Is To Educate Adult Non-Citizens (9-23)

National Review

1. Our Truest Lies
2. Wonderfully Wasteful

 Washington Free Beacon

1. Group Responsible for Nairobi Terrorist Attack Could Target the West
2. GOP Food Stamp Bill Includes $125 Million to Fight Food Deserts

Top Liberal Stories of the Day:

The Daily Beast

1. What Ronald Reagan Can Teach Barack Obama About Dealing With Iran
2. Al-Shabab’s Jihadi Recruitment Drive in Minnesota

Huffington Post

1. Mitch McConnell Rejects Ted Cruz Push to Filibuster Bill Defunding Obamacare
2. Robert Small, Maryland Parent, Arrested at School Meeting After Questioning Common Core (9-23)

Talking Points Memo

1. How Conservatives Win In the Government Shutdown Fight Anyway
2. Hmmmm

ThinkProgress

      1. Sorry, The Latest Anti-Obamacare Article To Go Viral Is Totally Wrong (9-23)