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10:30 AM ET, February 8, 2009

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Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
The Dissenter Who Changed the War  —  As the No. 2 Commander in Iraq, Raymond Odierno Challenged the Military Establishment, Pressing for More Troops and a Long-Term Strategy to Guide Them  —  Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno was an unlikely dissident, with little in his past to suggest …
Times of London:
Obama puts brake on Afghan surge  —  PRESIDENT Barack Obama has demanded that American defence chiefs review their strategy in Afghanistan before going ahead with a troop surge.  —  There is concern among senior Democrats that the military is preparing to send up to 30,000 extra troops without a coherent plan or exit strategy.
Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Afghan Leader Finds Himself Hero No More  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — A foretaste of what would be in store for President Hamid Karzai after the election of a new American administration came last February, when Joseph R. Biden Jr., then a senator, sat down to a formal dinner at the palace during a visit here.
Discussion: Commentary
Washington Post:
Another Right-Wing Conspiracy in Washington?  —  If you're looking for a break from those conservative voices that dominate talk radio, take time out today to listen to local station OBAMA 1260 AM.  You'll hear the progressive voices of Stephanie Miller, Ed Schultz, Lionel — or …
Charles Platt / New York Post:
FLY ON THE WAL  —  UNDERCOVER AT WAL-MART, THE HEARTLAND SUPERSTORE THAT MAY SAVE THE ECONOMY  —  Some people, usually community activists, loath Wal-Mart.  Others, like the family of four struggling to make ends meet, are in love with the chain.  I, meanwhile, am in awe of it.
Discussion: Power Line and Betsy's Page
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Official: Sebelius near top for health post  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was very near the top of President Barack Obama's list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said Saturday.
Discussion: Washington Monthly, TIME.com and MyDD
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Congress Is Divided Over Competing Stimulus Bills  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate agreement on a roughly $827 billion economic stimulus bill sets up tough negotiations with the House, primarily over tens of billions of dollars in aid to states and local governments, tax provisions, and education, health and renewable energy programs.
Reuel Marc Gerecht / Weekly Standard:
A Drama-Free Election  —  The Iraqi vote was a victory for Prime Minister Maliki.  Now he'll need to do something for the Shiite masses.  —  Baghdad  —  Sitting in front of the golden, double-domed Kazimiyya shrine, one of Iraq's Shiite pilgrimage sites, I asked a young man …
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Obama's NSC Will Get New Power  —  Directive Expands Makeup and Role Of Security Body  —  President Obama plans to order a sweeping overhaul of the National Security Council, expanding its membership and increasing its authority to set strategy across a wide spectrum of international and domestic issues.
Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
Reporting in Real Time  —  LAST Wednesday, The Times lifted the curtain on the origins of a nasty political attack against Caroline Kennedy, who had sought appointment to Hillary Clinton's Senate seat and then withdrew for unexplained “personal reasons.”  —  The newspaper said that Gov …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and TIME.com
Washington Post:
Economists Agree Time Is of the Essence for Stimulus  —  With Congress moving closer to adopting a $820 billion stimulus package and the Obama administration poised to unveil a new bank bailout plan, economists say that the federal government is taking its biggest role in the economy in a generation.
Frank Rich / New York Times:
Slumdogs Unite!  —  SOMEDAY historians may look back at Tom Daschle's flameout as a minor one-car (and chauffeur) accident.  But that will depend on whether or not it's followed by a multi-vehicle pileup that still could come.  Even as President Obama refreshingly took responsibility for having …
Discussion: TIME.com and naked capitalism
Paul Krugman:
What the centrists have wrought  —  I'm still working on the numbers, but I've gotten a fair number of requests for comment on the Senate version of the stimulus.  —  The short answer: to appease the centrists, a plan that was already too small and too focused on ineffective tax cuts …
 
 
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Spectator:
America — What Have You Done?
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Brad DeLong / Grasping Reality with Both Hands:
Cutbanks in the Fiscal Boost Program
Discussion: Angry Bear and Matthew Yglesias
Tom Curry / MSNBC:
DNC takes control of Obama's ‘Web.org’
Discussion: MyDD
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Double Blow for Police: Less Cash, More Crime
Guardian:
Top US lawyer warns of deaths at Guantánamo
Discussion: Wizbang
Washington Post:
Biden Addresses Munich Conference
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Nancy Coppock / American Thinker:
The Cloward/Piven Strategy of Economic Recovery
Discussion: GINA COBB and Atlas Shrugs
N. Gregory Mankiw / New York Times:
It's No Time for Protectionism
 Earlier Items: 
Karina / The Gavel:
What 3.6 Million Jobs Lost Over 13 Months Looks Like
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
New RNC chair Michael Steele on stimulus bill and spending
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Brendan Nyhan
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Payroll Tax Cuts as Stimulus
Discussion: The Corner and Kevin Drum
Orange County Register:
Mark Steyn: Obama mythology could use some stimulus
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Tim Shipman / Telegraph:
CIA warns Barack Obama that British terrorists are the biggest threat to the US
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

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Evan Drellich / New York Times:
The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

 
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