MORNING READ

FROM THE BLOGS:
Feingold: 'Don't blame Lieberman, blame Obama' - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
Time names Bernanke 'Person of the Year' - Tim Graham, Newsbusters
The mother of all tax breaks - Charles Lemos, MyDD
Dems losing healthcare PR fight - Chris Cillizza, The Fix
Waking up to the Obama doctrine - John Guardiano, FrumForum
The troubled belly of the populist beast - P.M. Carpenter, BuzzFlash
Howard Dean's bombshell - Kathy Kattenburg, The Moderate Voice
A bomb goes off in Florida - Erick Erickson, RedState
America's concern troll - Attaturk, firedoglake
Rising income inequality a problem? - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Felica Naskotago, Dro. Zamenhof! - James Fallows
Oral Roberts, 1918-2009 - Jesse Walker, Hit & Run
Does grift really need a new name? - Meteor Blades, Daily Kos
What about Ben? Part II - John, Powerline
D.C. city council approves gay marriage - Allahpundit, Hot Air

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Pelosi will shield vulnerable members from tough votes - The Hill
Financial industry spends $20M on '09 campaigns - The Hill
Nuclear power expansion in China stirs concerns - New York Times
Health bill's prospects improve - Washington Post