Wall Street Journal Top Online Stories: Thu 9/09/10

The Wall Street Journal lead headline online early Thursday morning says "Aftershocks of an Emanuel Exit." The paper says a decision by Rahm Emanuel to run for mayor of Chicago would leave Obama searching for a top lieutenant at a moment when he is likely to face stronger GOP opposition and political challenges.

The paper says Sunday's vote to amend Turkey's constitution is shaping up as a referendum on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan—and whether Turks trust their prime minister to further Turkey's development as a Western-oriented democracy.

It says any repeal of birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants would end up increasing the size of the nation's illegal population, according to a new study.

The paper says Hewlett-Packard and other companies are filling the bond market with fresh debt. An estimated $51 billion in corporate bonds and leveraged loans have hit the market in two days.

It says Florida Pastor Terry Jones said he was determined to go through with his plan to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off.

And the most read story says President Barack Obama capped a rollout of new economic policies with a combative speech Wednesday that tipped the Democratic plan for the fall campaign: attack the Republicans' policies and try to monopolize the economic message until Election Day.