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Today’s must reads:
- Suicide bomber who attacked CIA post in Afghanistan was trusted informant from Jordan (WaPo)
- The view from Firebase Chapman (Foreign Policy)
- After Flight 253, Should Obama Ramp Up on Terrorism Politics? (MoJo)
- The Airport Scanner Scam (MoJo)
- In Afghanistan, Standoff Builds Over Karzai’s Cabinet (NYT)
- CIA Sharing Data With Climate Scientists (NYT)
- Dems ‘Almost Certain’ To Bypass Conference for Health Care Reform bill (The New Republic)
- NYT: SCOTUS Should Rule on Torture (NYT)
- The Estate Tax Isn’t Just for Class Warriors (The American Prospect)
- US Reshapes Terror Watch List Policies (WaPo)
- Group That Shaped Death Penalty Gives Up on Its Own Work (NYT)
- We’re playing a game in America. It’s called “Terrorball.” We’re probably going to lose. (Lawyers, Guns, and Money)
- Good Question: “If Pete Hoekstra isn’t competent enough to reserve his own .com name, how can he run Michigan?” (PeteHoekstra.com)
- Bankrupt Russian Factory City Keeps Humming, Courtesy of the Kremlin (NYT)
- David Carr on “Why Twitter Will Endure” (NYT)
- Dean Baker: Lax Regulation BY THE FED Caused the Housing Bubble (The American Prospect)
- Retriever saves 11-year-old boy from cougar attack (Vancouver Sun)
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