Morning Matters

• Wall Street worries that Obama's GM coup d'état might become a trend.
• The down economy brings out the Malthusians: NY Times editorial writer Eduardo Porter warns of "the dangers of our love affair with progress."
• Hillary Clinton tells Afghanistan that billions of dollar in U.S. nation-building aid were wasted on failed programs; promptly promises more aid.
• "Perhaps the president could interest you in a Chevy Malibu?"
• Trial of Khmer Rouge torture boss responsible for 16,000 deaths opens in Cambodia.
• FDA says you should stop eating pistachios.
• Chart of marijuana arrests in the U.S. since 1966. As public attitudes about the drug have eased, arrests have gone up.
  
• More than 500 people who are upset with a plan to change Iowa's tax laws were cleared from the public hearing.
  

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