Here is your R&D for January 25th:

Intelligence from Tehran Elevates Concern in the West from Der Spiegel

Axelrod: voter backlash against Obama was unavoidable from the Christian Science Monitor

In disrepute:  The countdown to the post-Zardari era begins from the Economist

Public’s Priorities for 2010: Economy, Jobs, Terrorism from the Pew Research Center

Democrats Seek to Counter Court Ruling on Political Spending from the Wall Street Journal