Required Reading - January 7, 2009; 7:54 AM ET

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Burris Appointment Tossed Back to Illinois as White Blasts D.C. Dems Chicago Tribune | Why doesn't White just sign the stupid appointment instead of complaining about Senate rules?

CBO Projects $1.2 Trillion Deficit for Current Fiscal Year Wall Street Journal | Sounds like the perfect time to spend another trillion on a stimulus package.

All the Presidents' Lunch: Barack Obama Meets Past Presidents New York Daily News | What did they talk about? Is there a secret handshake?

Sweet on Caroline New York Times | Maureen Dowd says Kennedy would be better than Strom, Torch, etc. But at least those guys were elected.

An Awful Pick New York Post | Ralph Peters not a huge fan of the Panetta choice.

Obama Warns Trillion-Dollar Deficit Potential New York Times | But at least the Earth isn't about to be destroyed by an asteroid. It's not, is it?

Burris Barred -- for Now Chicago Tribune | Seems more and more likely he will be seated eventually. Could be Blagojevich's last "victory" of his career.

Reid: ‘I Don’t Work for Obama’ The Hill | Majority Leader declares his independence, which could actually be good for Obama the next time Reid says something careless.

CNN's Gupta Approached for Surgeon General CNN | Surgeon General is mostly about communication, and he knows how to do that.

Restrained Obama Leaves Many Displeased Los Angeles Times | There may only be one president at a time, but Obama's relative silence on Gaza is still drawing criticism.

By Ben Pershing | January 7, 2009; 7:54 AM ET
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