Morning news: Sotomayor, Benjamin, Palin

Obama picks Benjamin
Alabama doctor his nominee for Surgeon General [Boston Globe]

Sotomayor hearings continue
Today, the GOP gets serious. [Washington Post]

Stocks high on Goldman Sachs
They've beaten all estimates [Bloomberg]

Oh, Sarah Palin
Don't ever change. [Atlantic]

Obama has plans for colleges
Planning new funds for them [NY Times]

Also, Obama may veto his own bill
Threatens to snuff his defense bill over F-22s [WaPo]

WBCN switching formats
Rock of Boston no more [Boston Phoenix]