TOP STORIES:
Palin Resigning Governor’s Job; Future Unclear; Nagourney, Rutenberg NEW YORK TIMES
Once Again, An Enigma Plays It by Her Rules; Balz WASHINGTON POST
Palin resignation splits GOP; Martin POLITICO
Obama Urges Groups to Stop Attacks; Connolly WASHINGTON POST
MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis; Raum ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSE:
Tiahrt Channels FDR in Spending Fight; Koss ROLL CALL
HOUSE ELECTIONS:
Congressional Race in California Draws a High-Profile Cast; McKinley NEW YORK TIMES
Climate vote threatens Dems’ careers; O’Connor POLITICO
Schwarzenegger Sets Dates for Tauscher Seat Special; Kurtz ROLL CALL
Pennsylvania: Republican Welch Announces for Rep. Sestak’s Seat; Giroux CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
SENATE:
Five key Senate Democrats on card-check; Bogardus THE HILL
SENATE ELECTIONS:
Let Them Run; Editorial NEW YORK TIMES
POLITICS/CAMPAIGNS:
With Palin Leaving Office, the Spotlight on Alaska Is Likely to Go, Too; Yardley NEW YORK TIMES
Gov. Palin Says She Will Quit, Citing Probes, Family Needs; Rucker, Saslow WASHINGTON POST
Maybe She Got Tired of the Full-Court Press; Kurtz WASHINGTON POST
Palin to Quit as Alaska Governor, Won’t Seek Re-Election; Carlton, Kane WALL STREET JOURNAL
Palin plans to stay visible; Allen POLITICO
Palin announces resignation; Martin POLITICO
Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run; D’Oro ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palin’s Resignation Plan Leaves Mysteries in Its Wake; Stanton ROLL CALL
Reports: Cheney discussed Plame leak; Young THE HILL
Economic Woes Cause Strickland’s Ratings to Plummet in Ohio; CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Approval Ratings Fall for New Hampshire’s Lynch; CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
New Mexico: GOP Hopes Hinge on Democrats’ Woes; Carliner CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
South Carolinians split over Sanford; Davenport ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEVI VS. SARAH PALIN BATTLE CONTINUES; Page 6 NEW YORK POST
PALIN PACKING IT IN AS GOV, FUELING PREZ TALK; Hurt NEW YORK POST
ADMINISTRATION:
‘Family Friendly’ White House Is Less So for Aides; Swarns NEW YORK TIMES
Mr. Obama and Mr. Medvedev; Editorial NEW YORK TIMES
Russia to Open Airspace to U.S. for Afghan War; Baker NEW YORK TIMES
Syrian Leader Invites Obama to Visit, Raising Hope of Policy Shift; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pushing reset button won’t be easy for Obama, Russia; McCaffrey THE HILL
Obama’s spending blitz worries Powell; Ward WASHINGTON TIMES
SCOTUS:
Environment Groups Find Less Support From Justices; Liptak NEW YORK TIMES
Group Sotomayor Belonged to Sued Over Job Tests; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republicans To Probe Sotomayor’s Views on Racial Bias; Stern, Perine CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
BAILOUT/ECONOMY:
For Banks, Wads of Cash and Loads of Trouble; Lipton, Martin NEW YORK TIMES
Autoworkers Pick Up Skills But Downshift To Lower Pay; Whoriskey WASHINGTON POST
World Bank Chief Warns Against Protectionism; Heath WASHINGTON POST
LABOR/EFCA:
No Coverage
HEALTHCARE:
No Coverage
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT:
China Ministry Opposes Carbon-Tariff Policies; WALL STREET JOURNAL
Arctic oil, gas on hold from lawsuits, economy; Fleming WASHINGTON TIMES
DEFENSE/WAR ON TERROR:
Biden Warns Iraq of Return to Ethnic Fights; Stolberg NEW YORK TIMES
Pakistan Army Helicopter Crash Kills 26; Shah, Khan NEW YORK TIMES
A Pentagon Trailblazer, Rethinking U.S. Defense; Bumiller NEW YORK TIMES
A War’s Young Witness; Shadid WASHINGTON POST
U.S. Drone Targets Taliban in Pakistan, at Least 6 Dead; Partlow, Constable WASHINGTON POST
Insurgents Step Up Attacks on Marines; Chandrasekaran WASHINGTON POST
Biden Warns of Ending Commitment; Bakri WASHINGTON POST
2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan; Abrashi, Faiez ASSOCIATED PRESS
In Villages, Marines Work to Win Over Afghans; ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. LOCAL:
Budget situations dire in several states; Welsh-Huggins ASSOCIATED PRESS
OF NOTE:
Top Reformers Admitted Plot, Iran Declares; Slackman NEW YORK TIMES
North Korea Tests Ballistic Missiles; Sang-Hun NEW YORK TIMES
Iran Cleric Says British Embassy Staff to Stand Trial; Burns, Castle NEW YORK TIMES
A Publisher Stumbles Publicly at the Post; Carr NEW YORK TIMES
Wedding Bells; Editorial WASHINGTON POST
North Korea Tests More Mid-Range Missiles; ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOP BLOGS:
Second S.C. congressman calls on Sanford to step down; Martin POLITICO’S SMITH BLOG
Dems target McConnell, want to send a message; Martin POLITICO’S SMITH BLOG
Powell as CW monitor; Martin POLITICO’S SMITH BLOG
Palin didn’t tell Begich during meeting; Thrush POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
Perhaps Palin is Running for President?; TAEGAN GODDARD’S POLITICAL WIRE