Today at a USC/Politico panel, the luminaries were asked by Paul Sherman of Potomac Tech Wire what their first three political reads were each day. Some offered more than three bookmarks—because what are panels for, if not logorrhea—but here are their responses:

Catalina Camia, political editor of USA Today

On Politics (USAToday
The Fix (Washington Post)
Real Clear Politics

Roger Simon, columnist for Politico

The Page (Time)
Real Clear Politics
Romenesko
Marc Ambinder (The Atlantic)
The Fix
First Read (NBC)
The Drudge Report

Nina Easton, Washington editor of Fortune and Fox contributor

Real Clear Politics
First Read
The Note (ABC)
The Page
Politico

Mark McKinnon, former Bush and McCain media consultant

Real Clear Politics
The Page
The Drudge Report
Politico

Jim VandeHei, executive editor of The Politico

The Drudge Report
The Huffington Post