MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident – Doug TenNapel, Big Hollywood
Folksy versus Disciplined – Marc Ambinder
Justice for Gitmo Detainees? – looseheadprop, firedoglake
Research Triangle the New NoVa? – Andrew Pavylev, The New Majority
Hamas’s Advice for Obama – Andy McCarthy, The Corner
Obama DNI: No Torture or Wiretapping – Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
It’s so…Stimulating – Megan McArdle
Multipliers and Diminishing Returns – Matthew Yglesias
Public Cool on Warming – Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Reading Ourselves into History – Paul Rosenberg, Open Left
Gaza Death Toll Inflated? – Michael Goldfarb, Weekly Standard
The President Can Be Modest – Katherine Mangu-Ward, Hit & Run
A Pa. Resident’s Response to Murtha – Michelle Malkin
Bennet to be Sworn In, But… – Kagro X, Daily Kos
Campaign Roundup – Steve Benen, Political Animal

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Finance Approves Geithner Nomination – The Hill
Obama Issues Directive to Shut Guantanamo – New York Times
White House not so High-Tech – Washington Post