MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
The big picture behing the Afghanistan leak - Paul Rosenberg, Open Left
Netroots Nations wants to face Palin in 2012 - Daniel Halper, Weekly Standard
10 races to watch in 2010 - Brian Goldsmith, The Atlantic
Job-creating TANF program running out of funds - Annie Lowrey, TWI
Gingrich pretends to have credibility - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Lieberman to miss Disclose Act vote - Daniel Foster, The Corner
What is free market clean energy? - Jonathan Chait
Against ethanol subsidies - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
It all turns on Olympia Snowe - Greg Sargent, Plum Line
GOP up big in generic ballot - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Republicans make hay of Rangel competition - Bernie Becker, The Caucus
The latest Rand Paul hilarity - kos, Daily Kos

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Top Dem: Rangel must decide alone whether to retire - The Hill
Democrats' summer strategy - The Hill
House Dems feel hung out to dry - WaPo