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The must-read news from around the web and in today’s papers:
- The first recipient of Obama’s new nuclear funding is a plant plagued by safety issues: [Mother Jones]
- The White House says the stimulus prevented the next Great Depression: [Reuters]
- Taliban military commander’s capture shows a marked role reversal for Pakistan: [Washington Post]
- Obama to name former Clinton chief of staff, GOP senator as heads of debt panel: [Wall Street Journal]
- Afghan air strikes are scaled back after civilians were killed in ongoing assault: [WaPo]
- Usually mum Federal Reserve officials fret openly about the growing deficit: [New York Times]
- Three major companies defect from energy lobbying outfit, dinting climate legislation’s chances: [WSJ]
- Five ways the Democrats can lose their Senate majority: [Politico]
- Financial guru Simon Johnson on the “Greek Tragedy That Changed Europe”: [WSJ]
- Is US’ major Helmand Province offensive not living up to the hype? [Global Post]
