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• Wall Street Journal: White House Set to Appoint a Pay Czar
• New York Times: Rift With Germany Is Next on Diplomatic Agenda
• AP: Prison Blues: States slimming down inmate meals
• Roll Call: Reid Dares Fellow Democrats to Oppose Sotomayor
• Anchorage Daily News: Lawmakers muster votes to override governor
• Des Moines Register: States’ finances worst in decades