MORNING READ

FROM THE BLOGS:
Letters to healthcare Santa: Bring back the death panels! - Ezra Klein
Compare and contrast - John, Powerline
China slammed again for Copenhagen failure - Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog
Midnight votes, backroom deals, and death panels - Sarah Palin
Ideas...IN ACTION - Attaturk, firedoglake
What does it mean to be a Republican? - Erick Erickson, RedState
Republicans: Al Franken is too serious - Josh Orton, MyDD
Gingrich rallies the base to take back Congress - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Lump the GOP in with China - Steve, The Left Coaster
E-man-uate, Ed - Mark Finkelstein, Newsbusters
AL-05: Parker Griffith can lose - DavidNYC, Swing State Project
Is the Nelson deal constitutional? - Melissa Clouthier, Right Wing News
Well, OK then - mcjoan, Daily Kos
Danny Glover sees no difference between Obama and Bush - Big Hollywood
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OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Franken's sharp tongue emerges in the Senate - The Hill
Plan to move Gitmo detainees faces new delays - New York Times
AIG bonus return pledge still mostly unfilled - Washington Post
Businesses brace for health bill's costs - Wall Street Journal