Very quickly, here’s what we have:
- U.S. Stocks Reverse Back, Up 4%, on Economic Data (NYT) — Way better than it could be.
- UK unveils new measures on riots (BBC) — And they’d better work, Mr. Cameron.
- Pelosi picks Clyburn for “supercommittee” (WashPost) — Not a huge deal, but I’ve been desperate for something (sort of) local this week.
- Syrian troops ‘in fresh assaults’ (BBC) — More of the same. But we mustn’t become jaded. Twelve civilians were killed in Homs.
- In A Twitter World, Do We Still Need Debates? (NPR) — Haven’t read it yet, but thought it sounded intriguing. Let me know what you think.
- Mitt Romney says ‘corporations are people’ (WashPost) — And the people cried out, “No, they’re not!”… The “front-runner” has a rough time in front of an Iowa State Fair crowd.
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