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Reason shares their morning links covering Obama's choice to drop Bush's missile defense plan, federally funded airports that are barely used, and more.

via Reason.com

Kottke.org shares humorous modern-day versions of classic book titles and invites readers to create their own book covers. via kottke.org

Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution shares several links, including one about business regulation reform in Rwanda.

Tyler Cowen suggests readers check out the IMF's new blog and recall when its relevance was questioned.

"Coordination Problem" appears to be a blog featuring posts and archives on economic topics, links to similar blogs, and books seemingly written by the blog owners.

via Coordination Problem.

Confidence tricks are entertaining, as evidenced by this list on Wikipedia. via kottke.org

You can watch videos of presidential inaugurations from 1901-2005. via kottke.org

Powerful Americans are the subject of LittleSis, a website that tracks the connections of politicians and CEOs. You can explore profiles of people like Barack Obama and Michael Bloomberg, and see how they're connected.

Jason Kottke rounds up his favorite links from 2008, featuring topics like games, photography, and more. via kottke.org

Jason Kottke shares some of his favorite posts from 2008, covering topics such as single-serving websites and the final season of The Wire. via kottke.org

Twitter users joked about a potential baby boom in late July 2009 due to increased sexual activity on election night following Barack Obama's 2008 victory. The playful speculation included discussions of "Obama babies" and quips about the president-elect "getting laid in a big way." via kottke.org

Jason Kottke finds it crazy that the Electoral College makes it possible to win the presidency with only 22% of the electorate's support. via kottke.org