Lunchtime Links
Defense Secretary Gates is skeptical that a troop surge is all that’s needed in Afghanistan.
Baucus: Health care bill could get through the Senate Finance Committee by the end of the week.
Bachmann warns of ‘sex clinics’ performing abortions in schools.
What the Olympics would look like in Chicago.
There’s plenty of blame to go around for the Michigan government shutdown.
The Secret Service tracks down the culprit behind the Facebook Obama assassination poll.
Photos show tsunami damage in American Samoa.
Ten medical innovations that could reduce health care costs in the future.