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The must reads from the weekend and today’s papers:
- Shakeup in NoCal: “6.5 Quake Strikes Off the California Coast” [WSJ]
- Frank Rich warns that without reform we will have another financial crisis: “The Other Plot to Destroy America” [NY Times]
- Bush appointee sentences UBS whistleblower, who netted IRS $780m, to nearly a year longer in prison than the prosecutor requested. [Reuters]
- Wall Street’s bailout payday, by the numbers: “The Bonus Boom” [MoJo]
- More proof banks are run for the bankers: UK regulators impose a 50% tax on bonuses; banks double size of bonus pool. [Kevin Drum]
- Video: David Corn and Kevin Drum talk Wall Street and much else with Moyers, Maddow, and Countdown. [MoJo]
- “Israel to Build Security Barrier on Border with Egypt” [Telegraph UK]
- Gay marriage approved by the Parliament of heavily Catholic Portugal. [AMERICAblog Gay]
- China holds first “gay pageant.” [Guardian]
- State of the Union Rescheduled: “White House Yields for ‘Lost’—and Major Lobbying Force in Walt Disney Co.” [OpenSecrets]
- “Obama’s Five Worst Nominees” [Mother Jones]
- “Look for News Articles from the NRA’s ‘Firearms Gazette’ at the Washington Post” [Beat the Press]
- The Governator wants a constitutional amendment to link CA prison and higher education spending: That’s stupid. [WaMo College Guide]
- What movies are popular in your neighborhood? “A Peek Into Netflix Queues” [NY Times]
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