Must Reads - UPDATED

Ari Emanuel: Forget the Carter Comparisons, Obama Is Following in the Footsteps of Harry Truman -- and That's a Very Good Thing

Roland Martin: Palin's Reckless Views on Obesity

Adam Goodheart: Lincoln: A Beard Is Born

Julian Borger and Jon Boone: US General McChrystal Approved Peace Talks with Fake Taliban Leader

Christopher Brauchli: Flying Unfriendly Skies

Jennifer Steinhauer: Charting His Own Course Against Prevailing Winds

***LATE ADDITIONS:
I meant to add the Greenwald piece yesterday and it fell off my radar, but the response and Katrina vanden Heuval's apology are all connected, so I've included them as well.

Glenn Greenwald: Anatomy of a Journalistic Smear Job

Mark Ames and Yasha Levine: A Response to Glenn Greenwald

Katrina vanden Heuvel: An Apology to John Tyner

Must Reads

Markos Moulitsas: Why I Am Blacklisted by MSNBC

Paul Krugman: Arguments From Authority

Joe Conason: Facing Extinction: The "Responsible Republican"

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Wall Street Not Giving to Dems: Good Riddance

Bob Herbert: Restoring a Hallowed Vision

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