Morning Matters

• Big city mayors lining up at the bailout trough.
• Politico says Obama considering medical marijuana opponent, recovering addict for drug czar position. Fear the ex-addict who enters the public policy debate to “prevent others from making my mistakes.”
• Penguin escape.
• Creepy
• Get this kid a uniform and a balcony.
• Ninety-three days in jail for . . . illegal outdoor furniture?
• Glenn Greenwald on Obama’s disappointing early moves regarding executive power.

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