- Bob Herbert criticizes the president's priorities and questions why "we're worrying about Kabul when Detroit has gone down for the count."
- There are more than two sides in the health care debate. John Dickerson of Slate provides a guide to the many factions in the House and Senate that Democratic leaders must herd into a united coalition.
- Is the abortion issue taking over the health care debate? Politico reports that the argument over federal funding of abortion nearly derailed the House bill, and might be a major obstacle in the Senate as well.
- The 5 senators who could determine the fate of health care reform.
- Steven Rosen urges President Obama to use today's meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu to ease the administration's pressure on Israel and warm an alliance that may have cooled over the last year.
