Friday roundup: The "Everyone's a cynic" edition (thanks, Blagojevich)

Welcome to "Friday roundup," where we share our picks of some of the most interesting reads from around the Web:   

Politico analyzes the money the media spent covering each presidential candidate and declares that the press was one-third more interested in Barack Obama than John McCain.

Obama talks to reporters from the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune in his first newspaper interview since being elected president.

The New York Times writes that Chicagoans -- who were buoyed by Obama's win -- are once again cynical about politics now that Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich has been charged with corruption.

An AP-GfK poll shows that 73% of Americans (including 54% of Republicans) approve of Barack Obama's performance so far.

Twenty-four national security experts write in the National Journal about their predictions of Obama's first big test.

Real Clear Politics documents the battle between the White House and the New York Times.

In an opinion piece in the Financial Times, Michael Fullilove suggests that Obama take up the game of cricket to be a better president.

James Grimmelmann of the New Republic wonders whether Obama supporters who shared their personal information with the campaign are vulnerable to identity theft.

-- Kate Linthicum