MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
Courage is as courage does – Rachel Abrams, Weekly Standard
Will Coburn retire? – Political Wire
N. K. test more successful than thought – C. Carroll, The Foundry
Which Congressman did NSA spy on? – Greg Sargent, Plum Line
Trashing the ‘special relationship’ – Nile Gardiner, The Corner
Spanish prosecutors back off – A. Serwer, TAPPED
Napolitano’s extremist makeover tour – Michelle Malkin
Can the stock ticker save us? – Ezra Klein
Focusing on Chavez – Jennifer Rubin, Contentions
NSA is wiretapping…surprised? – D. Eviatar, Wash. Independent
Conservatives, CNN and Twitter – Chad Miles, TechRepublican
Texas will secede and you’ll get a pony – Pandagon
Did the tea parties succeed? – Chris Cilliza, The Fix
Elizabeth Warren shows how it’s done – Masaccio, Firedoglake
Are the stress tests legitimate? – Instapundit

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Freshman Democrats rake in cash – The Hill
Obamas pay over $900,000 in taxes – The Hill
Obama focuses on drug violence – NY Times
JP Morgan posts $2.1B profit – Washington Post