Stories:

Have Public Service Unions Finally Overplayed Their Hand
The backlash is coming. Now.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/business/04labor.html?_r=1&hp
Here’s Another Way the Backlash Expresses Itself
Fighting back against absurd tenure rules.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576060122295287678.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond
Even Andrew Cuomo Talks about Budget Cutting and Lowering Taxes
These are all Republican ideas. After the Democrats go on a bender, who do they turn to?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/nyregion/02inaugural.html?scp=2&sq=cuomo&st=cse
And on the Left Coast…
Good luck, Jerry. You’re going to need it.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576060113511442584.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond
WSJ Comments on the Job Ahead of Cuomo and Brown
Can they buck the unions that got them elected? That’s pretty much what it comes down to.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059822394489608.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_AboveLEFTTop
House Republicans Talk about Cutting Budget Back to 2008 Levels
Democrats are aghast. That would mean Pell grants would be reduced!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/us/politics/04fiscal.html?hp
Herbert: Republicans Only Care about the Rich
What fools we non-rich Republicans must be.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/opinion/04herbert.html
More Brits Converting to Islam
If it’s a trend, it’s a bad one.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-islamification-of-britain-record-numbers-embrace-muslim-faith-2175178.html
New Life Under the Sea
What they’re discovering is astonishing — in numbers and variety.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/science/04scibks.html?src=dayp
Alzheimers Patients Given Whatever They Want
Why is this so innovative? Isn’t it just plain common sense and decency? What a world we live in.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/01/health/01care.html?src=me&ref=homepage
Borders Books Skating on Very Thin Ice
Could easily be gone by the end of the year, if not sooner.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704199504576060182112033172.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection
Stephens: Egypt Becoming a Nation of Idiots
He’s been very, very good lately.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704735304576058382591955692.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion