The NYT tries to figure out what portion of Barack Obama is Valerie Jarrett.

A fascinating long article by Jo Becker: “She is the single most influential person in the Obama White House,” said one former senior White ...

"President Obama, who took office pledging to put science ahead of politics, averted a skirmish with conservatives in the nation’s culture wars..."

"... by endorsing his health secretary’s decision to block over-the-counter sales of an after-sex contraceptive pill to girls under age...

"Want to see a corpse on a can of Pringles?"

(Via Overlawyered .) A. Barton Hinkle rankles at "those graphic new cigarette warnings Washington regulators unveiled last week."...

Sebelius is rebellious...

... against the death panel.

"Obama to Dispatch Female Surrogates" -- that NYT headline I flagged last night -- is now: "Obama Camp Turns to Clinton to Counter Palin."

I was struck, in the midst of my convention live-blogging , that the NYT had such an Obama-unfriendly headline. But now, they've friendl...

I'm getting pretty tired of waiting for Obama to announce his VP pick.

But in case you want to talk about it , this is the post. I'm going to bet on Sebelius. I think she's got that blend of differentnes...

Sebelius, Kaine, Bayh, Biden — take your pick of the apparent finalists.

Seems like Biden is really the best... ADDED: Adam Nagourney on why it's probably not going to be Clinton.