Reason Morning Links: Paybacks, Parliament, and Penguins

- Unemployment climbs higher. But not to worry: More stimulus is on the way!

- Obama starts his push for health care "reform," including a new government-run insurance option. Struggling private insurers have a proposal of their own: Washington should force everyone to buy their product.

- The White House will allow some banks to pay back some forms of federal aid, with the announcement coming "as soon as today," according to the Washington Post. The paper adds that "few banks have expressed eagerness for the government to end the other forms of support, creating concern that these programs will be habit-forming and more difficult to terminate."

- The Tories have trounced Labour in England's latest elections. The European parliament seems to be turning rightwards as well.

- Gay pride comes to China -- and gay adoption comes to the penguin community.