Wednesday Morning Breakfast Menu 1/30

Good Wednesday morning! Another day, another bunch of headlines. Here are a few articles on today's top stories.







News/Politics

Senate confirms John Kerry - Seung Min Kim, Politico
Republicans Will Never Attract Minorities - Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast
Obama's 2nd Term: The Permanent Campaign - Molly Ball, The Atlantic
Fox News Ratings Hit 12-Year Low - Katherine Fung, Huff Post
A Judicial Atrocity - Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker
Bipartisan Hunting Buddies - James Baker and John Dingell, New York Times Op-Ed
Lynch to Announce Senate Run on Thursday - Sean Sullivan, Washington Post
The GOP Suicide Club - Steve Kornacki, Salon.com
Can Cory Booker Keep It Together? - Ruby Cramer, BuzzFeed Politics
Transportation Secretary to Leave Administration - Ken Thomas, AP via TIME
The Rising Progressive Tide - Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Washington Post

Sports

Lewis Staunchly Denies Using Banned Drug - Chris Burke, Audibles
A-Rod's Stay in New York All But Over - Tyler Kepner, New York Times
Ex-Jets GM: No Regrets for Tebow Trade - Rich Cimini, ESPN
Kelly Unsure Whether Hoax Affected Te'o - Brian Hamilton, Chicago Tribune

Friday Morning Breakfast Menu 12/28

Here’s your Friday morning primer of breakfast links.

Obama Still Holds the Cards - Joan Walsh, Salon
Republicans Rejecting Their Own Ideas - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies - POLITICO, STEPHANIE GASKELL
9 Wildest Things Fox News Said In 2012 - Huff Post, Hunter Stuart
Markey to Seek Kerry’s Senate Seat - The Hill, Jonathan Easley
Chuck Hagel and His Enemies - The New Yorker, Connie Bruck
One-Stoplight Town Seeks Mayor - New York Times, ROBBIE BROWN
How Obama Can Beat the GOP Fanatics - Robert Reich, Business Insider
2012: Good For Stocks, Bad For Pundits - David Weidner, Wall Street Journal

Sports
More Jets Drama: Sanchez Gets Job Back - Brian Costello, New York Post
Phil Jackson 'intrigued' by Nets job - CBS Sports, Ken Berger
Previewing Friday's bowl games - USA Today, Eddie Timanus

Editorials
Time to Confront Climate Change - New York Times
Kerry Well-Suited for Secretary of State - Washington Post