Some reads this morning...

1. A new poll finds President Obama's approval at 50 percent.
2. Karl Rove says Obama is off the track on heatlh reform, but the Senate Finance Committee seems poised to move toward a legislative consensus.
3. Economist Nouriel Roubini profiles some of the economies which have best weathered the global recession.
4. In the wake of the release of two American journalists from North Korea, Politico suggests its time to rethink North Korea policy.
5. Former Ambassador to the Soviet Union Stephen Sestanovich tells us what Biden should have said about Russia and how the US can advance its interests with Russia's neighbors.
6. You can learn a lot about a man, Barack Obama for example, by the way he plays golf.