Today's edition of quick hits:
* Rescue crews hope to re-enter the Upper Big Branch mine tonight, while President Obama presses for more answers on mine safety.
* Unrest spread throughout Bishkek today, and while Kyrgyzstan's president was forced to flee, he said from an unknown location saying that he would not resign.
* Chinese officials signal an encouraging shift on currency policy, but Krugman isn't sure whether to believe them.
* After some encouraging weeks, new jobless claims went up last week unexpectedly.
* Spencer Ackerman considers the national security case against killing Anwar al-Awlaki.
* Republicans aren't happy about it, but Senate Dems are moving forward on Goodwin Liu's nomination to the 9th Circuit.
* Glacier National Park continues to lose its glaciers.
* The "16,000 IRS Agents" lie really is painfully ridiculous -- which is why prominent Republican leaders keep repeating it, assuming Americans aren't smart enough to know better.
* North Carolina's Republican Party chairman wants Michael Steele to resign.
* Making the SAT "optional": a growing number of colleges don't require the SATs for admission.
* I have to admit, I'm glad to see the "half-term governor" line start to catch on.
* Gregory Giusti was arrested this week for threatening Speaker Nancy Pelosi's life over health care reform. Reflecting on what drove him to such behavior, Giusti's mother blamed Fox News.
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