January 20, 2010 2:43PM 

# Wednesday Links 

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- David Boaz on [Obama’s first year](http://bit.ly/6e4gEW): “From this libertarian, Obama’s first year looks grim. …He may well end up like Lyndon Johnson, with an ambitious domestic agenda eventually bogged down by endless war. But I don’t think his wished-for FDR model — a transformative agenda that is both popular and long-lasting — is in the cards.”

- The [message from Massachusetts](http://bit.ly/4UCzxm): “There can be no denying that this election was a clear cut rejection of the Democratic health care bills.”

- Attacks from all sides: See what happens [when the Right takes on free enterprise. ](http://bit.ly/7JzJhy)

- A [new dictator](http://bit.ly/79erIt) in Iraq?

- Podcast: Daniel Ikenson discusses [Obama’s trade policy](http://bit.ly/4YRiHF).

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