• “Daily Beast” columnist Richard Wolffe calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about his recent article, “Obama’s Plan to Split the GOP”
• Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) calls in at 7:05am Pacific to talk about the budget released yesterday.
• Charlie Pierce, writer for “The Boston Globe” calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about the news of the day.
• Ted Boutrous Jr., law partner to Ted Olson, calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about the conclusion of the Prop. 8 trial and when we can expect a ruling.
• Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) calls in at 8:45am Pacific to talk about the new Gender Equity Act.
• President Obama’s proposed budget, stuffed with initiatives to spark jobs and the economy, is getting an early test with lawmakers weary of record deficits and nervous about winning re-election in November. Obama’s proposed $5,000-per-job tax credit for companies that hire more workers could come up for a vote in the Senate as early as the end of the week.
• Defense Secretary Robert Gates is tapping two seasoned Pentagon officials to lead the military’s first in-depth study on allowing openly gay service members, promising to try to spare more troops from being dismissed in the meantime.
• “Avatar” is among a strong crop of popular films in the running for Oscar nominations today, the sort of hits organizers hope can elevate the low TV ratings the ceremony has drawn in recent years.
