Reason Morning Links: Obama Investigations Slated, States Look To Limit Unions, House GOP Vows Cuts

Radley Balko | 1.4.2011 9:35 AM

• GOP planning wide range of investigations of the Obama administration.
• William Daley under consideration for Obama's new chief of staff.
• Ivory Coast president refuses to cede power after losing election.
• States looking to limit the power of labor unions.
• House GOP leaders vow to slash $100 billion from budget, but offer no specifics.
• The toppling of the Saddam Hussein statute: a made-for-media moment.

Radley Balko is a journalist at The Washington Post.