Some reads for this Friday, 2/19

1. In an effort to reflect a new focus in Iraq, the Obama administration will now call the war in Iraq "Operation New Dawn." Gen. Petraeus will join me Sunday to discuss what this new focus means for the future of the U.S. in the Middle East.  
2. Charlie Cook writes that the makeup of Congress next year may be entirely different, but the "dysfunction will continue to reign."
3. A concerning report from the Department of Homeland Security - nearly 300 firearms were lost throughout the department's various agencies from 2006-'08.
4. Paul Krugman points to California as proof that the U.S. health care system is unraveling.