Foreign Policy: The Egypt Revolt Is Good for Israel

Protests in Egypt seem to have reached a critical point, with President Hosni Mubarak set to address the country tonight. Kai Bird of Foreign Policy argues that the uprising in Egypt will force the U.S. and Israel to create peace in the Middle East, or else find themselves increasingly vulnerable.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/10/133655412/foreign-policy-the-egypt-revolt-is-good-for-israel?ft=1&f=1057

Jeb Bush James Dobson Ann Coulter Judd Gregg

What's Next For Fannie, Freddie? Hard To Say

The Obama administration's plan for the future of the mortgage giants is unlikely to be a singular vision on how to move ahead. Instead it is expected to present a menu of options on what the government's role in housing finance should be.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/10/133636987/whats-next-for-fannie-freddie-hard-to-say?ft=1&f=1003

Bobby Jindal Mike Johnston Adam Kinzinger Rachel Kleinfeld

Here's Why Rep. Giffords' Request For Toast Is 'A Really Good Sign'

"It was a fitting request and it was at an appropriate time," NPR's Ted Robbins reports. People with left-side brain injuries such as hers, he says, can have difficulty producing or comprehending speech.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/10/133649323/rep-giffords-request-for-toast-is-a-really-good-sign?ft=1&f=1057

Carte Goodwin Jay Goyal Nikki Haley Jaime Herrera

To Some In GOP, Proposed Cuts Don't Go Far Enough

The GOP leadership promised to cut $100 billion from the budget. Their proposed cuts, to be unveiled Thursday, come close to that mark only if they are counted as cuts to President Obama's spending proposals last year. They are smaller if you prorate them to what's been spent this fiscal year.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/10/133637851/to-some-in-gop-proposed-cuts-dont-go-far-enough?ft=1&f=1014

Hannah Pingree Jared Polis Ben Rhodes Cedric Richmond

The End Of Trends: If It's Hot, It's Over

The Trend ? its spotting, its tracking, its examination ? has become omnipresent in contemporary culture. And if there is one thing that watching trends has taught us, it's that at precisely the point at which something becomes ubiquitous, that something is no longer a trend.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/09/133616425/the-end-of-trends-if-its-hot-its-over?ft=1&f=1057

Damon Dunn Mike Flood Carte Goodwin Jay Goyal