Reason Late-Morning Links: Bank Busts, Dollar Pumps, Obama Tomfooleries, and Texas Republicans

* Switzerland's biggest bank goes on the fritz.

* Central banks the world over lean heavy on the dollar pump.

* Obama's "Attack Watch" campaign inspires national fit of giggling.

* "Jobless Claims, Inflation Rise, Manufacturing Gets Weaker."

* Washington Post fact-checker on Obama's jobs-bill claims: "Seriously, if you really believe any of that, we have the Brooklyn Bridge to sell you."

* "Ron Paul: A Texas thorn in Rick Perry's side."

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