Quickhits

(NYTimes) A funny piece on the anti-global warming conference finds that they are fracturing and falling apart (since Exxon stopped funding them.)

North Korea is stamping its feet warning (Reuters) it's on full military readiness, and that (AP) it will respond if its next missile launch is disturbed. (They claim it's a satellite launch.)

(NYTimes) David Axelrod gets dragged into the light in a profile. Previous to this he's done a pretty good job of keeping his political role in the background.

(NYTimes) John Yoo and some of the other detainee memo lawyers are finding a very rough time of it on the outside. (A very interesting read. I love the opening anecdote about the war crimes panel.)

(NYTimes) The dollar is rising as a safe haven with some effects abroad.

(USAToday) Religious self identification is down since 1990.

And, suddenly, (AP) Joe Lieberman is all praise for Obama, even on foreign policy. (The article frames this as Lieberman worried about his elected future, but I would argue that his non-elected future is now at risk as well. That token AEI spot, the big money consultant stuff in Conn are all at risk in his being so publicly on the wrong side.)