Today’s must-reads:
- Terror Suspect Charged in Bomb Plot (NYT)
- Krugman: It’s Easy Being Green (NYT)
- “All four legislators made their inquiries within a few months of receiving significant campaign contributions from ReGen, which is based in New Jersey, but all said they had acted appropriately and were not influenced by the money.” Well, that clears everything up. (NYT)
- Iran Acknowledges Second Nuke Plant (CNN)
- Democrats Face Big Drop in Fundraising (WaPo)
- Shorter Greg Craig: “I thought Republicans wouldn’t cynically exploit this issue for political gain. Boy was I wrong!”
- Boxer-Kerry Climate Bill Expected Next Wednesday (MoJo)
- Why “Plain Vanilla” Financial Products Were Such A Good Idea (MoJo)
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