• The Rude Pundit (Lee Papa) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about what’s important and not important in the wake of the Haiti earthquake.

• Eric Boehlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to co-host Right Wing World.

• David Shuster, MSNBC anchor, calls in at 8:30am Pacific to update us on the earthquake tragedy in Haiti.

• Thousands of U.S. Marines were expected off the shore of this Port-au-Prince, Haiti Monday to help relief organizations get supplies to Haitian earthquake survivors who questioned foreigners, soldiers and God about aid yet to arrive. The troop increase and an expected request to the U.N. for more peacekeepers were coming a day after sporadic violence and looting in Port-au-Prince underscored how an uptick in water and food deliveries still fell far short of overwhelming demand.

• The White House and Democratic allies scrambled Sunday for a plan to salvage their hard-fought health care package in case a Republican wins Tuesday’s Senate race in Massachusetts, which would enable the GOP
to block further Senate action. The likeliest scenario would require persuading House Democrats to accept a bill the Senate passed last month, despite their objections to several parts.

• A pair of box office sensations, “Avatar” and “The Hangover,” earned top film honors at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in a ceremony that took on a somber tone after the recent earthquake in Haiti.