MIDDAY ROUNDUP

Rumors that MSNBC host Chris Matthews will challenge Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) are met with skepticism by liberal bloggers today, while conservatives urge their Senate leadership to tread carefully on a bailout for automakers. Also, President-elect Barack Obama is accused of pulling back on some campaign promises.

Matthews is mistaken if he thinks the power of his celebrity will propel him to a win in the Keystone State, and his commentary in the past could come back to haunt him, Washington Monthly

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