Links 1-31-10

-Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) writes that the Senate needs to scrap 60 vote requirement to end a filibuster.

-The NY Times has a piece on China and alternative energy, reporting that China is now the largest maker of wind turbines and "seeks to dominate energy-equipment exports"

-CNN is reporting that the "focus of the health care bill may be changing" and has an excellent run-down of the scenarios for health care reform now that Scott Brown's victory in MA has given the Republicans 41 votes in the Senate.

-Obama is reportedly planning an overhaul of the "No Child Left Behind" education law, that would eliminate the goal of universal proficiency by 2014.  The campaign for the changes will be led by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

-The Washington Post discusses Jon Stewart's Obama barbs