memeorandum: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (msnbc.com)

Jonathan Martin / The Politico:

Palin resigns, blasts press, ‘starlets’ — FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin resigned here Sunday with a blast at the media that reflected the frustrations that led her to leave office a year-and-a-half before her term expired. But speaking in a style that her fans see as plain talk …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and JONATHAN TURLEY

Associated Press:

Palin's Formal Farewell Includes Parting Shots — FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin stepped down Sunday as Alaska governor to write a book and build a right-of-center coalition, but she left her long-term political plans unclear and refused to address speculation she would seek a 2012 presidential bid.

Discussion: Anchorage Daily News, Firedoglake, PERRspectives and Associated Press

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Morning Fix: What's Next for Palin? — Sarah Palin entered the next stage of a political career defined by its unpredictability on Sunday as she formally stepped down as the governor of Alaska after two and a half years on the job. — The resignation was pure Palin — unexpected and, to many Republican observers, inexplicable.

Discussion: Anchorage Daily News, GOP 12 and Washington Post

CNN:

Palin steps down as Alaska governor — FAIRBANKS, Alaska (CNN) — Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave her final speech as Alaska's governor Sunday before stepping down from her post, telling a Fairbanks crowd that she is resigning “to chart a new course to advance the state.”

Discussion: Gateway Pundit, The Caucus, The Moderate Voice and Associated Press

CBS News:
Palin's “Mad as Hell” Speech

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and That Minority Thing

Kim Murphy / Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Palin leaving governor's post amid confusion, criticism

Discussion: The Reaction, PERRspectives, The Caucus and cab drollery

The Corner:

Robert Gibbs on FNS — On today's Fox News Sunday, presidential press secretary Robert Gibbs admitted President Obama had been prepared to answer questions about the Henry Louis Gates arrest at his press conference last week. Bret Baier, filling in for regular host Chris Wallace, asked Gibbs …

Discussion: Pajamas Media, Moe Lane, Hullabaloo and And So it Goes in Shreveport

Eric Zimmermann / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:

Obama plays golf....again — President Obama has become quite the golf fanatic since he began his presidency. — The commander in chief is out on the links again today, playing a round at Andrews Air Force Base. This is the 10th time in as many weeks that Obama has found time to squeeze in some golf …

Discussion: Gateway Pundit, Don Surber and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

msnbc.com:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — MR. DAVID GREGORY: This Sunday: She's logged 100,000 miles traveling around the globe as secretary of state, pushing President Obama's foreign policy goals as his top diplomat. This week in Asia she confronted U.S. adversaries, trading barbs with the North Koreans...

Discussion: Commentary, The Cable, Crooks and Liars and The New Republic

The Politico:
Clinton: Iran's pursuit of nukes ‘futile’

Discussion: NO QUARTER, Newshoggers.com, The Swamp, Don Surber and Pajamas Media

ABCNEWS:

Transcript: Sens. Kent and DeMint — “This Week” Transcript with Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (voice-over): Will delay kill Obama-care, or give time to get it right? Is the president's plan what America needs now?

Discussion: Conventional Folly

George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Conrad: Democrats Alone Can't Pass Health Care

Discussion: Washington Post, Crooks and Liars and AMERICAblog News

Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:

The Health Care Reform the People Don't Want — David Leonhardt has another in a growing series of great David Leonhardt pieces on the nutty and dysfunctional nature of “fee-for-service” medicine in which doctors are paid for doing stuff rather than for treating illness.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, The Moderate Voice and MoJo Blog Posts

David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Forget Who Pays Medical Bills, It's Who Sets the Cost

Discussion: The Treatment

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

An Incoherent Truth — Right now the fate of health care reform seems to rest in the hands of relatively conservative Democrats — mainly members of the Blue Dog Coalition, created in 1995. And you might be tempted to say that President Obama needs to give those Democrats what they want.

Discussion: Prairie Weather and MoJo Blog Posts

Jonathan Martin / The Politico:

Pawlenty named to key RGA post — The Republican Governors Association will name Tim Pawlenty as its vice-chair Monday, giving the Minnesota governor a national leadership post he can use to advance his presidential ambitions. — In his new capacity, Pawlenty will take a leadership role …

BBC:

Whale wedged on cruise ship bow — A rare whale was discovered wedged on to the bow of a cruise ship when it docked in a Canadian port. — The 70ft fin whale, a threatened species in Canada, was found when the Sapphire Princess docked at the Port of Vancouver, the cruise company said.

Discussion: Moe Lane

Glenn Thrush / The Politico:

Pelosi unpopular? 'I don't care' — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is one of the most despised political figures in the country. — And, frankly, she doesn't give a damn. — “No, I don't care,” Pelosi told POLITICO last Thursday, laughing heartily as she walked beneath the Capitol dome and plunged into a crowd of tourists.