• The Rude Pundit (Lee Papa) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about heath care reform and the arrest of Professor Gates.
• Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform, the economy, housing, and protections for consumers.
• Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), a key senator in health care reform negotiations, said yesterday that his party lacks the votes to pass a bill through Congress on its own. Conrad is one of a handful of Senate Finance Committee members negotiating a compromise bill that would be the first bipartisan health care proposal.
• President Obama said Friday he spoke with the police officer who arrested a Harvard professor and told the officer he did not mean to malign the Cambridge Police department when he said police acted stupidly. Obama, the officer, and the professor have all agreed to sit down and have a beer together.
• Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave her final speech as Alaska’s governor yesterday before stepping down from her post, telling a Fairbanks crowd that she is resigning “to chart a new course to advance the state.”
• 4 years after his seventh Tour de France win, Lance Armstrong capped his return with an impressive 3rd place finish. Armstrong’s rival and teammate Alberto Contador won the race on Sunday.
