Morning Smoke: Interior Leadership Weighs in on CLEAR Act before House Committee

Discussion Draft, Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3534 [House Natural Resources Committee] 

Hearing: "The Role of Derivatives in the Financial Crisis" [Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission]

In U.S. Bailout of A.I.G., Forgiveness for Big Banks by Louise Story and Gretchen Morgenson [The New York Times]

U.S. Negotiators Agree to End TARP to Pay for Financial Bill by Alison Vekshin [Bloomberg]

TARP watchdog says Treasury Department is allowing recipients to judge their own compliance with program rules by Ryan Holeywell [BailoutSleuth]

SEC's Revolving Door Often Spins More Than Once by Asher Hawkins [Forbes]

As CEO Hayward Remade BP, Safety, Cost Drives Clashed by Guy Chazan, Benoit Fuacon, and Ben Casselman [The Wall Street Journal]

MMS becomes BOE. Oh, wait -- BOEMRE by Al Kamen [The Washington Post]

Defense firms publicly back budget effort by Roxana Tiron [The Hill]

U.S. Attorney General Arrives in Kabul [Reuters]

Despite BP corporate code, firm has made political contributions by Carol D. Leonnig [The Washington Post]