The must-read news from around the web and in today’s news:
- Is the Birthers’ next target Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? [Mother Jones]
- US forces capture the Taliban’s top military commander, officials say: [New York Times]
- Sen. Evan Bayh’s decision to leave the Senate this fall is a gift to the GOP: [MoJo]
- US military officials brace for tougher Taliban resistance in Helmand offensive: [Wall Street Journal]
- Is Iran’s Revolutionary Guard creating a dictatorship in Iran? [WSJ]
- Republicans are preparing a war for coal to sway opinion against a climate bill: [Politico]
- Moody’s rating agency says flagging Obama housing rescue will prolong housing pain: [DS News]
- Saudi foreign minister casts doubt on usefulness of Iranian sanctions: [BBC]
- Inside a real-estate lawyer’s ploy to profit off of the terminally ill: [WSJ]
- Controversy erupts over Greece’s lack of disclosure over its swaps deals: [Bloomberg]