- OMB director Peter Orszag defends Obama's health care agenda in this WSJ op-ed. In his own opinion piece in the National Review, Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) begs to differ.
- According to Ron Brownstein, the forward movement of Obama's energy agenda and health care reform indicates business has climbed aboard with Dems and a "crucial shift in Washington's tectonic plates of power" may be on the horizon.
- Kimberly Strassel argues Dems are coming to realize the importance of Gitmo.
- In talks yesterday, Jordan's King Abdullah pushed Netanyahu to commit to two-state solution.
- Update from the AfPak border: "scores" of Taliban killed in Pakistani offensive.
- Wired's pick of top ten spacewalk photos.