Dick Durbin: Burris Should ResignChicago Tribune: The Swamp | Maybe if Durbin had held firm in calling for a special election before, none of this mess would be happening.
Bernanke Calms Nationalisation FearsFinancial Times | Now the markets can stop worrying about nationalization and go back to worrying about everything else.
President Obama: Forget the DeficitSalon | Robert Reich argues that vowing to trim the deficit in the midst of a recession doesn't make political or economic sense.