Required Reading - October 20, 2009; 8:12 AM ET

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Public Option Gets New Life in Senate Wall Street Journal | A striking shift, given where things stood in the chamber a month ago.

Wall St. Giants Giving Little to Obama Party Fund-Raiser New York Times | Not surprising, given the administration's recent rhetoric on bonuses and regulation.

Runner-up in Afghan Election Seeks Interim Gov't Associated Press | Karzai expected to accept runoff idea, but will No. 2 finisher Abdullah do?

Drip, Drip... White House Investigating Leaks Foreign Policy: The Cable | WH wants to know who keeps giving stories to that dastardly Washington Post.

CNN Poll: Will Afghanistan turn into another Vietnam? CNN | Older voters who remember Vietnam most likely to make the comparison.

By Ben Pershing | October 20, 2009; 8:12 AM ET
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