MORNING READ

FROM THE BLOGS:

Darrell Issa’s Show Trial
Sarah Posner at Religion Dispatches blasts Rep. Darrell Issa’s inquiry into a requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services provide referrals for reproductive health services to victims of sex trafficking and sexual assault.

Gingrich lead opens him up to attacks
With Newt Gingrich surging in the polls, his rivals turn their sights on him, reports Jonathan Lemire at the New York Daily News.

Romney needs to change his strategy
Scott Conroy at Real Clear Politics says Mitt Romney is in danger of repeating the mistake that led to his 2008 GOP presidential defeat.

No more insider trading for Congress
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) has an editorial at the Boston Herald calling for an end to the controversial practice.

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:

Gingrich says poor kids have bad work habits ‘unless it’s illegal’
Jonathan Easley at The Hill reports that the GOP front-runner doubled down on his view that children in poor neighborhoods should be employed as janitors in schools.

Bohener calls on Obama to help Congress alter automatic cuts
Russell Berman at The Hill reports that John Boehner is calling on the president to help find a way around the defense cuts that are set to hit in the wake of the supercommittee’s failure to reach a deal.