The Note's Must-Reads

The Los Angeles Times' Kenneth R. Harney: "Civil rights complaint targets Wall Street rating firms" LINK

Bloomberg's Anthony DiPaola: "OPEC Failure Foretells Decline 10 Years After $10 Oil" LINK

Bloomberg's Matthew Benjamin: "America Exports Unemployment as Slump Shrinks Consumer Demand" LINK

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Bloomberg's Timothy R. Homan: "U.S. Manufacturing Probably Shrank at Fastest Pace in 26 Years" LINK

Bloomberg's William Mellor and Le-Min Lim: "BRIC Shoppers Will 'Rescue World' Says Goldman Sachs Economist" LINK

2008: SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON:

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "Lugar: 'There Will Be Questions Raised' About Bill Clinton's Foreign Work" LINK

ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Bill Clinton's New Rules" LINK

ABC News' Mary Bruce: "Questions Linger Over Bill Clinton's International Work, Lugar Says" LINK

USA Today's Susan Page: "Hillary Clinton's test at State: How she'll work with Obama" LINK

The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Clinton turns from Obama critic to top envoy" LINK

The New York Times' Peter Baker: "Clinton Flying to Chicago to Join Obama" LINK

The New York Times' Peter Baker: "Bill Clinton to Name Donors as Part of Obama Deal" LINK

Politico's Mike Allen: "Clinton, Obama Seal The Deal" LINK

Politico's Jen Dimascio: "Clinton, Gates May Share Defense Views" LINK

Time Magazine's Staff: "Clinton to Join Obama at Monday Announcement" LINK

The Boston Globe's Klaus Marre: "Lugar praises Obama's national security team" LINK

Boston Globe's Susan Milligan: "Activists expect Clinton to propel women's rights" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Jill Zuckman: "Sen. Durbin is working through his grief" LINK

The New York Daily News' David Saltonstall: "International hot spots will test Hillary Clinton's cool" LINK

The New York Daily News' Kenneth Bazinet: "President-elect Obama to tap Hillary Clinton as secretary of state" LINK

The New York Daily News' Kenneth Bazinet: "Hillary Clinton passed on Appropriations to become Obama's secretary of state" LINK

2008: SENATE/CONGRESS:

The New York Daily News' Tina Moore: "'Hardball' host pondering 2010 senate run" LINK

USA Today's John Fritze: "Campaigns in Ga. Senate runoff try to re-energize voters" LINK

The Washington Times' S.A. Miller: "Obama lends his voice to Senate runoff" LINK

The Boston Globe's Bryan Bender: "Homeland Security In Disarray, Officials Warn" LINK

The Boston Globe's Robert Pear: "Labor Dept. Rushes To Enact Rule" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' James Oliphant: "Chambliss and Martin face Senate runoff in Georgia" LINK

The Associated Press: "Turnout seen as key in runoff for Senate" LINK

2008: CURRENT ADMINISTRATION:

The New York Times' Robert Pear: "Bush Aides Rush to Enact a Rule Obama Opposes" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's August Cole: "Air Force Braces for Tighter Budget Amid Crisis" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Amy Schatz: "Free Web Plan Being Pushed by FCC Head" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Amir Efrati: "Seeking a Presidential Pardon? Try Praising the Right to Bear Arms" LINK

The Associated Press: "First lady admits she will mostly 'miss the people'" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Noam N. Levey: "Consensus emerging on universal healthcare" LINK

2008: MUMBAI MAYHEM:

ABC News' Rachel Martin: "Goal Achieved? Attacks Chill Indian-Pakistani Relations" LINK

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "Ambassador: Pakistani Government Not Involved in Mumbai Attacks" LINK

The Associated Press' Jenny Barchfield: "India Clears Last Mumbai Siege Site" LINK

The Associated Press' Anne Gearan: "Bush Sends Rice to India in Aftermath of Attacks" LINK

The Washington Times' Pakistan warns India of troop redeployment: "Pakistan warns India of troop redeployment" LINK

Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria: "This Fire Needs to Be Put Out" LINK

Politico's Staff: "Rice Heads To India" LINK

Time Magazine's Madhur Singh: "Angry Mumbai Wants Answers, Changes" LINK

Time Magazine's Aryn Baker: "Mumbai: The Perils of Blaming Pakistan" LINK

Time Magazine's Madhur Singh/Mumbai: "Mumbai: How a South African Security Man Saved 150 Lives" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Yaroslav Trofimov, Geeta Anand, Peter Wonacott and Matthew Rosenberg: "India Security Faulted as Survivors Tell of Terror" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Jackie Range, Krishna Pokharel and Zahid Hussain: "Pakistani Link Boosts Tensions' LINK

Boston Globe's Somini Sengupta: "India's top security minister resigns" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Mark Magnier: "Systemic failure seen in India's response to attacks" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Josh Meyer and Sebastian Rotella: "Mumbai attacks: Pakistan vows to investigate groups' possible role in Mumbai attacks" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Faye Fiore: "Father, Daughter from U.S. Slain In Mumbai Attack" LINK

Bloomberg's Jay Shankar and Chitra Somayaji: "Mumbai Attack Failures Expose Collapsed Police Force" LINK

2008: GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN:

Politico's David Paul Kuhn: "Palin a GOP Star, But Little Liked By Center" LINK

The Boston Globe's Brian C. Mooney: "For Obama, a chance to push big changes" LINK

The Associated Press' Shannon McCaffrey: "Palin campaigning in Ga. for Sen. Chambliss" LINK

2008: GAY MARRIAGE:

The Associated Press' Jesse Washington: "Is gay the new black? Marriage ban spurs debate" LINK