Interesting Reading to Start Your Week

Housing and Community Development

Housing Market Suffers Biggest Decline in 16 Months
By Ben Terris
The National Journal

What, Me Worry? (Part 1)
Main Street: We’ve Got Bigger Problems
By Jim Tankersley
The National Journal

EDITORIAL: Unemployment reform
House to vote on easing 99-week benefit requirement
The Washington Times

Pro-Obama Media Always Shocked by Bad Economic News
By Michael Barone
Washington Examiner

Politics

NY-26: Big impact on deficit fights
By David Gergen
CNN

How the GOP could rescue Medicare reform
By Michael Gerson
The Washington Post

Republicans brace for tough 2012 fight against Obama in unlikely place — N.C.
By Amy Gardner
The Washington Post

Just who is Herman Cain? And what does his presidential run mean for the GOP?
By Jason Horowitz
The Washington Post

The 2012 Republican Battle Test
Why it's a good thing there's no obvious GOP front-runner.
The Wall Street Journal

For the real GOP field, wait until after Labor Day
By Roland Martin
CNN

The Cook Report: Room for One More
Watch for Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry to try to fill a void in the GOP presidential race.
By Charlie Cook
National Journal