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MORNING READ

FROM THE BLOGS:
A Weighty Decision – C. Lemos, MyDD
Is Obama the Way? – Scott, Powerline
Who Supports Secession? – C. Bowers, OpenLeft
Hayden, Mukasey Rip Memo Release – A. McCarthy, The Corner
Insects in a BoxEzra Klein
Recession is Latin for Tough Love – N. Loris, The Foundry
For Love of Torture Matthew Yglesias
How Obama Excused Torture – B. Fein, Daily Beast
The One Thing that Might Rescue the GOPArianna Huffington
The Tea PartiesRoss Douthat
Professional Courtesy – Digby, Hullabaloo
Florida GOP Didn’t Quite Get the Message – E. Morrissey, HotAir
A Question for Goldman Sachs Kevin Drum
Obama’s Snubs Are Polarizing Europe – M. Ipomeni, RedState
Leahy Repeats Call for Truth Commission – A. Serwer, Tapped

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
U.S. Pledges $1 billion ‘down payment’ with Pakistan The Hill
Dean, Emanuel Bury the HatchetThe Hill
Citigroup Says It Has Best Quarter Since Early 2007NYTimes
Rattner Involved in Inquiry on FeesWall Street Journal

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