Need To Read: September 2, 2009

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Today’s must-reads:

  • US Increasing Troop Strength in Afghanistan (LAT)
  • Afghanistan’s President Forged Votes, Opponents Say (NYT)
  • Misbehaving US Embassy Guards in Kabul: Animal House In Afghanistan (MoJo)/State Department Responds to Allegations (MoJo)
  • The Torture Docs the CIA is Still Withholding (FDL)
  • Anderson Cooper Headed to Afghanistan (MediaBistro)
  • Va. Gubernatorial Candidate’s Crazy Thesis (MoJo)
  • The Rationales for Passing Health Care Through the Reconciliation Process (WaPo/Ezra Klein)
  • Maria Bartiromo Asks 44 y/o Congressman “If Medicare’s So Good, Why Aren’t You On It?!” (TPM)

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