An op-ed by columnist Dana Milbank in the January 9 edition of The Washington Post: "A uniter, not a divider"  'Christie's message of reconciliation resounds in New Jersey"

In the same issue, a report by Will Englund, under the heading ‘Letter from Moscow’: "In a language-rich year for Russia, Putin's opposition has the last word"

In the January edition of the monthly The Washington Diplomat, a report by News Editor Larry Luxner: "Zbigniew Brzezinski: Obama Must ‘Regain’ Lost Ground in Foreign Policy"