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		Monday, September 19, 2011 Must Read Stories Today
New Mexico Democrats, governor clash over licenses for illegals New Mexico lawmakers are caught in a jam over whether to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants and, like a trip to the motor vehicle department, this fight could take awhile. Lehman rocks Navy with complaints about political correctness The Navy's former top civilian has rocked the service in a military journal article by accusing officials of sinking the storied naval air branch into a sea of political correctness. GOP slams Obama's millionaire's tax as "class warfare" Congressional Republicans wasted no time Sunday dismissing the "Buffett Rule," President Obama's proposal to raise taxes on millionaires, a day before Mr. Obama was poised to outline measures to cut the federal deficit by some $2 trillion. State record on jobs no guarantee as president Gov. Rick Perry says that on his watch Texas has created more than 1 million jobs. Former Gov. Mitt Romney touts turning job losses into gains in Massachusetts. Former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. boasts that his job-growth credentials in Utah trump them both. But records from recent governors turned president show it's difficult to re-create gubernatorial success on a national level. Study: D.C. crime camera system is futile Surveillance cameras operated by the D.C. police department have failed to reduce crime as has occurred in other cities, in part because of the way the cameras are set up and monitored, according to a critical study of the four-year program. Police: 5 bikers found dead in RV at Tenn. event Police say five bikers have been found dead in a recreational vehicle at a charity event in Clarksville, Tenn., and their cause of death is not immediately known. Democrats tout Obama comeback A pair of prominent Democrats look to the airwaves Sunday to downplay talk that President Obama's chances of re-election were in serious trouble. Harsher flash-mob penalties weighed in Maryland A Maryland lawmaker is considering legislation in next year's General Assembly to strengthen penalties related to flash-mob robberies. Gays take fight against DOMA to Connecticut The House of Representatives has failed to defend its federal marriage law, and it should be thrown out, attorneys for six gay couples and a gay widower said in recent court papers. Deal to free 2 Americans jailed in Iran hits snag A bail-for-freedom deal for two Americans jailed as spies in Iran hit a snag Sunday because a judge whose signature is needed on the bail papers was on vacation, the prisoners' lawyer said, dashing hopes for their immediate release. CURL: Econ 101 for dummies Here is the situation the United States is in right now: Tax revenue 2011: $2,170,000,000,000 (that's trillion) Strauss-Kahn acknowledges moral failings Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, acknowledged Sunday his sexual encounter with a New York hotel maid was a "moral failing" on his part, but it didn't involve violence, constraint or aggression. Magnitude-6.9 quake hits northeast India; 9 dead A strong earthquake shook northeastern India and Nepal on Sunday night, killing at least nine people, damaging buildings and sending lawmakers in Nepal's capital running into the streets. Clinton: Obama's got a good jobs plan Former President Bill Clinton said on Sunday that the White House jobs plan will work if Congress passes it, and he downplayed suggestions that President Obama's chances of being re-elected are in jeopardy. Durbin: Senate will act on Obama's jobs bill in Oct. The Senate's second-ranking Democrat said Sunday the chamber isn't likely to vote on President Obama's new jobs plan until next month. Patent bill signing caps week of bipartisan deals Capping a rare week of bipartisanship in Washington, President Obama on Friday signed into law a measure that is designed to revamp the way patents are won in the U.S., and which its backers said could spur creation of jobs. Commentary EDITORIAL: Lead from the front in Libya The overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi's regime in Libya is being called a model for cooperative regime change. Unless the United States and its allies work to shape the successor government in Tripoli, it may turn into a model for post-conflict failure. KNIGHT: Obama tears up the Constitution The Constitution of the United States, whose adoption we celebrate every Sept. 17, clearly lists the powers of each branch of the national government. Let's take a look at what Barack Obama, like any president, is empowered to do and see if it squares with his actions. In Article II, Section 1, he is sworn to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Section 2 names the president as commander in chief of the armed forces, grants him the power to make treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate and to appoint ambassadors, federal judges, Cabinet officials and other federal officers. Section 3 says the president "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed." DONNELLY: Congress resists rush for an LGBT military On Tuesday, the Pentagon plans to begin enforcing repeal of the 1993 law stating that homosexuals are not eligible for military service, usually called "don't ask, don't tell." Senior House Armed Services Committee leaders are saying "Not so fast." In a Sept. 12 letter to Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, California Republican, and personnel subcommittee Chairman Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican, called for a delay in implementation until the Pentagon provides written regulations that the repeal legislation requires. PowerPoint slides do not qualify. GHEI: Greece's inevitable fall Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner hopped over the Atlantic to meet with his European counterparts Friday. Things are so desperate in the eurozone that the idea of a leveraged bailout fund, similar to the one used in the United States when it was hit by the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, is on the table to address Europe's ongoing financial crisis. EDITORIAL: Gore's bore-a-thon According to Al Gore's website, "millions" tuned in to watch the 24-hour global warming filibuster that concluded Thursday. Few were moved to anything but laughter. 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