1. How 9/11 changed religion in America (USA Today)

Politicians must display their Christian credentials, says Stephen Prothero, and for many, Islam is the sworn enemy.

2. The President's Do-Over (New York Times)

Ross Douthat outlines the first-term agenda that should have been.

3. How much has Obama learned? (Washington Post)

Obama must stick with an analysis of the nature of our political fight that sees it as it is, not as he wishes it were, says E J Dionne Jr.

4. Perry, Romney and Social Security (Wall Street Journal)

Amid their high-flying rhetoric, neither candidate is helping the cause of reform, says this editorial.

5. Social Security far from a 'Ponzi scheme' (USA Today)

This editorial mounts a staunch defence of social security. Elsewhere in the paper, Rick Perry reiterates his views on the matter.

6. As the boomers turn (Los Angeles Times)

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg suggest that if more boomers are led to embrace the GOP, it could affect the 2012 vote.

7. A bad but realistic decision on EPA (Star Tribune)

Obama was forced to stand down on new clean-air standards by the GOP and the faltering economy, says this editorial.

8. The GOP's immigration nonsense (Washington Post)

This editorial is critical of the Republican candidates for dodging the facts at last week's debate.

9. An Impeccable Disaster (New York Times)

The moralizers, who hate the idea of letting nations off the hook for alleged fiscal sins, are sending the euro over the edge, says Paul Krugman.

10. Government static disrupts a phone connection (Chicago Tribune)

This editorial argues that the FCC and the US Department of Justice need to help AT&T and T-Mobile merge.