The New York Times captures the drip, drip, drip of debacle: The Taliban establish a mini-state in Afghanistan, here, the U.S. still doesn't quite know who it's fighting in Iraq, here, the President of Iraq denounces the American security efforts, here, and Iraq isn't spending what money it has, here.

The Washington Post: Hamas targets a Fatah leader, and kills his three children instead.

Sizzling pork over at the Albany Project.

Bob Geiger checks his Osama clock; it's been exactly 1,911 days since The Decider decided that he wanted him 'dead or alive'.

Political Wire: Hillary re-releases her children's book, "It takes a Village", this time, with a shot of herself on the cover.

Hotline: Mitt Romney isn't enough of a gay-hater for some on the right; watch as he now tries to prove them wrong. He can hate just as much or more as the next reactionary freak show, just you wait and see.

And lastly, Political Insider has a remarkable document: a memo sent by John Boehner, the republican House chief, to his caucus as they head into the minority.