GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit
(AP)
 AP - Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy.
Gates wants Iran sanctions in 'weeks, not months'
(AP)
AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to see the United Nations slap sanctions on Iran in "weeks, not months."
Quinn: Ill. lt. governor hopefuls should speak up
(AP)
AP - Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the race because of revelations about his checkered past.
Shelby lifts hold on nominees
(Politico)
Politico - Alabama Republican had placed procedural roadblock on more than 70 executive nominees.
No high hopes for health care summit
(Politico)
Politico - GOP says they're open to compromise — as long as Obama tears up the bills. Dems say, not a chance.
Congressman: Murtha's intestine damaged in surgery
(AP)
AP - A Pennsylvania congressman and longtime friend of the late Rep. John Murtha says the congressman's large intestine was damaged during gallbladder surgery and the complications led him to be hospitalized.
Pa. Dem Murtha remembered as military advocate
(AP)
 AP - Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops there, is being remembered as an advocate on Capitol Hill for those serving in military uniform.
Alabama senator releases holds on Obama nominees
(AP)
AP - Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama has released the "holds" he had placed on every one of President Barack Obama's nominees, his office said Monday.
La. lieutenant governor elected New Orleans mayor
(AP)
 AP - Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu has been elected mayor of New Orleans, replacing term-limited Ray Nagin and becoming the majority-black city's first white mayor since 1979.
Souter to speak at Harvard's commencement
(AP)
AP - Harvard University says retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter will be the principal speaker at its spring commencement ceremony.
Law official: Airline bomb suspect flips on cleric
(AP)
 AP - The Nigerian suspect in a failed Christmas Day airliner bombing turned against the cleric who claims to be his teacher and has helped the U.S. hunt for the radical preacher, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
Pope Benedict XVI condemns child abuse by priests
(AP)
 AP - Pope Benedict XVI condemned the abuse of children by priests Monday, saying the church will never stop deploring such behavior.
U.S. and EU fear fresh government crackdown in Iran
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The United States and the European Union said on Monday they feared the Iranian government may crack down on opponents during this week's anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.
Vote on NLRB nominee first test of GOP's new power
(AP)
AP - The Republicans' first test of their new Senate clout could come in a vote to block President Barack Obama's choice of a union attorney for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board.
Obama's health summit faces long odds against success
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Don't count on President Barack Obama's upcoming health care summit to thaw the bitter political climate that's stalled legislation for months, analysts said Monday, not least because Republicans remain wary of the plan.
Spreading the GOP Wealth With an Eye on 2012
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - It's never too early to line up support for a presidential run, so it's not surprising that several possible 2012 Republican contenders are using their political action committees to dole out large amounts of cash to an array of GOP members and candidates this cycle.
U.S. Representative Murtha, Supporter of Troops, Dies at Age 77
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Representative John Murtha, a staunch
supporter of the U.S. military who became an outspoken opponent
of the Iraq war, died at age 77 yesterday, ending a 36-year
career in Congress.
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