MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
CFPA in the Fed? - Matthew Yglesias
Incorporating the best ideas from both parties - Dan Pfeiffer, White House
Harvard: Obama policy means tripling price of gas - Moe Lane, RedState
Abortion still the stumbling block for healthcare - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
On torturing monkeys - Infinite Guest, Dealbreaker
NBC's Lauer: 'We' versus Republicans - Geoffrey Dickens, Newsbusters
Sacrificing for religious liberty - C. Donovan, The Foundry
The postpartisan schtick - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Unbelievably frustrating - Tim F., Balloon Juice
When a hard vote ends a political career - Karen Tumulty, Swampland
ABC should let Jon Stewart host 'This Week' - John Amato, Crooks & Liars
Can you really end anonymous holds? - David Waldman, Congress Matters
Romney's darkhorses - GOP12
Scalia's faint-hearted originalism - Damon W. Root, Hit & Run
Murphy among Dems calling for Rangel's ouster - C. Itkowitz, Pennsylvania Ave.

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Pelosi picks Stark to take Ways & Means gavel - The Hill
Amid scandal, Paterson gathers his full cabinet - New York Times
Senators propose consumer regulator in the Fed - Washington Post
Tag breaks out among London's graffiti elite - Wall Street Journal