Germany cast a key vote on increasing the European bailout package today (CNN)

A federal judge upheld parts of the Alabama immigration law, making it more likely that the case will proceed to the Supreme Court (New York Times)

Florida GOP tries to move up its primary date, threatening the primary calendar (Boston Globe)

Romney is the frontrunner in key swing states, according to new poll (RedState)

Jon Stewart interviews Rep. Ron Paul:

On the main site:

Obama’s Marching Shoes, by George Neumayr: He is stumbling in them on the campaign trail.

The Obama Code, by Andrew Cline: The president’s G’s going missing, only to resurface. So what was he really saying?

Romney’s Race From the Top, by RiShawn Biddle: Is Mitt destined to remain more suit than substance?

Liberalism Always Goes Too Far, by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.: Public nudity is its latest great cause. But not lewd thoughts, please.

Free Market Sweden, Social Democratic America, by Samuel Gregg: Two historic countries, moving in opposite — and unexpected — directions.

Earning a Living, by Christopher Orlet: Do college grads even deserve a meaningful career?

Come Judgment Day, by Jay D. Homnick: Rosh Hashanah this year puts recent crime news in rare perspective.