I'm timing this open thread 10:30 even though it's really 9:30 on the east coast. I'm heading to brunch with my sister and family who are visiting DC for the long rainy weekend. Joe is off marathoning. So there's always a chance you won't hear from us for the next few hours. Thus the sneaky open thread - shh, don't tell anyone.
Happy Hour Roundup
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* White House budget director Peter Orszag: Sending 40,000 troops to
Afghanistan could cost $40 billion. Appears to be the White House’s first
public forca...
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