Today's edition of quick hits:
* Brutal news on the job market today, with six major corporations announcing combined layoffs of over 68,000 people.
* Two military helicopters crashed in Iraq today, killing four U.S. service members.
* Congress is poised to give the Federal Reserve significant new powers to regulate the financial system.
* Roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan hit a record in 2008, and increased 45% over the year before. The result was 161 fatalities among coalition troops -- double 2007.
* This is Fox News at its most destructive and irresponsible.
* Drew Westen makes the case for a new narrative to replace the "government is the problem" meme.
* Obama still intends to ban weapons in space. (via Blue Girl)
* On Google Maps, the Vice President's home will no longer be blurred.
* Althouse has a habit of writing very silly things.
* Robert Reich doesn't like it when the usual right-wing blowhards lie about his beliefs.
* It's very cool that Lisa Heinzerling is joining the EPA to advise Lisa Jackson on climate change.
* I'm sorry to see Dr. Larry Altman retire.
* The Washington Post's Fred Hiatt believes Bill Kristol is a "very smart" person who "wrote a good column" for the New York Times. Maybe he's thinking of a different Bill Kristol.
* Putting Guantanamo Bay detainees in Alcatraz is a very bad idea.
* When Bill Bennett starts disagreeing with him publicly, you know Rush Limbaugh has gone completely over the edge.
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