MORNING READ

FROM THE BLOGS:
Promoting silliness on job creation to give banks money - Dean Baker, Beat the Press
Reid: Healthcare is important...but so are fundraisers - John Hanlon, Townhall
Time to release the passion of Ms. Palin - P.M. Carpenter, BuzzFlash
John Thune: The GOP's answer to Obama? - Matt Lewis, Politics Daily
America's concern troll, special edition - Attaturk, firedoglake
Are Democrats sunk? - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Is the healthcare deal real? - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
Hillary was right - Reihan Salam, The Daily Beast
Ghosts at the peace podium - Robert Stein, The Moderate Voice
Look closely - digby, Hullabaloo
Let's not get carried away - Paul, Powerline
Tip of the spear - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
Obama snubs kids' event in Oslo - Noel Sheppard, Newsbusters
Spanking and the 2008 election - Ezra Klein
Thoughts on an 'Obama doctrine' - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Failed health talks set up another Senate working weekend - The Hill
Blackwater guards tied to secret raids by the CIA - New York Times
Jobs plan revamps bank bailout rules - Washington Post
UN agreements looks to halve CO2 emissions by 2050 - Wall Street Journal