FROM THE BLOGS:
Pelosi rejects ‘astroturf’ protests – Amanda Terkel, Think Progress
The taxman cometh – Knight of the Mind, Minority Report
Was the Washingtn Post server hacked? – Jonathan Chair, The Plank
Unemployment insurance discourages work – Kiki Bradley, Foundry
A really stupid GOP talking point – David Sirota, Open Left
He’s just not that into you – Noah Millman, American Scene
DNC launches attack on ‘the mob’ – Joe Sudbay, AMERICAblog
Obama in context – Scott, Power Line
What did North Korea get? – A. Serwer, TAPPED
Birthers and Paranoid Liberalism – Jonah Goldberg, The Corner
The Wyden-Bennett mirage – Matt Yglesias
Even-handed with Israel? Not a chance – J. Rubin, Contentions
What do the grassroots care about? – Ezra Klein
Boxer: Protesters too well dressed to be sincere – E. Morrissey, Hot Air
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Bond becomes 7th Republican to back Sotomayor – The Hill
Obama praises Clinton work in freeing journalists – The Hill
Ahmadinejad sworn in for second term – NYT
Obama shapes VA governor’s race – WaPo