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• NY Rep. Lee resigns after shirtless photo story (AP)
• AP source: Clapper sees al-Qaida as top threat (AP)
• Congress Begins Assault on EPA's Climate Change Regulations (ContributorNetwork)
• President Obama Invited Muslim Brotherhood; What About Coptic Christians? (ContributorNetwork)
• Rep. Giffords speaks for first time since shooting (AP)
• Paul calls Fed's Bernanke "cocky" in House hearing (Reuters)
• AP sources: Obama to propose cuts in heating aid (AP)
• AP sources: House GOP looks for deeper budget cuts (AP)
• Va. Sen. Jim Webb won't seek re-election in 2012 (AP)
• Obama to shine spotlight on web-savvy Mich. town (AP)
• Republican Chris Lee quits House in Internet scandal (Reuters)
• Obama budget has $2.5 billion cut in heat aid for poor (Reuters)
• "Jobs Killing" Obama to Help States' Debts with Unemployment Extension Interest Relief (ContributorNetwork)
• US not ready to submit Panama, Colombia trade pacts (AFP)
• Republicans: Halt taxpayer aid for Fannie, Freddie (AP)
• Congress agrees to name courthouse for slain Tucson judge (Reuters)
• Conservatives' clout flummoxes House GOP leaders (AP)
• Fourteen potential 2012 presidential contenders to speak at CPAC (Daily Caller)
• US: Aristide shouldn't return to Haiti before vote (AP)
• U2 guitarist's Malibu proposal pulled from agenda (AP)

NY Rep. Lee resigns after shirtless photo story (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 06:03 PM PST AP - A married New York congressman accused of sending a shirtless photo of himself to a woman abruptly resigned his seat Wednesday, saying he was quitting because he regretted actions that had hurt his family and others.

AP source: Clapper sees al-Qaida as top threat (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:44 PM PST AP - Al-Qaida and its offshoots remain the top threat to the United States and, in turn, the focus of the nation's intelligence community, the director of national intelligence plans to tell Congress, according to U.S. officials.

Congress Begins Assault on EPA's Climate Change Regulations (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:44 PM PST ContributorNetwork - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are up in arms over the debate about what the country should do about global warming. The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would push for new emissions standards, but Republicans argue these standards would mean fewer jobs and higher energy costs for Americans.

President Obama Invited Muslim Brotherhood; What About Coptic Christians? (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:44 PM PST ContributorNetwork - Coptic Christians in America, with the support of other Americans, are concerned for their counterparts living in Egypt. Also in danger could be people of other faiths, including Muslims of unpopular sects.

Rep. Giffords speaks for first time since shooting (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:39 PM PST AP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is able to speak: She asked for toast at breakfast one recent morning.

Paul calls Fed's Bernanke "cocky" in House hearing (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:25 PM PST Reuters - Republican Ron Paul, an outspoken critic of the Federal Reserve, called Chairman Ben Bernanke "cocky" on Wednesday in the first hearing he held as the head of a House of Representatives panel that oversees the U.S. central bank.

AP sources: Obama to propose cuts in heating aid (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:04 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama wants to cut $2.5 billion from a $5 billion home heating aid program for the poor, two people familiar with his 2012 budget proposal said Wednesday, halving the popular fund as he looks for places to rein in federal spending.

AP sources: House GOP looks for deeper budget cuts (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:50 PM PST AP - Pushed by rebellious conservatives, House Republican leaders scrambled Wednesday night to find deeper cuts, officials said, hours after laying out a plan to save $35 billion by eliminating at least 60 federal programs and cutting back hundreds of others.

Va. Sen. Jim Webb won't seek re-election in 2012 (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:48 PM PST AP - Freshman Democratic Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia announced Wednesday he will retire when his term ends next year, deepening the challenge to his party as it struggles to maintain a Senate majority in the 2012 elections.

Obama to shine spotlight on web-savvy Mich. town (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST AP - A century-old outdoor clothing store ships coats and woolen socks around the nation, while down the block one of the newer companies in town fields inquiries about its miniature video cameras that skiers, mountain bikers and even troops in Afghanistan attach to their helmets to record themselves in action.

Republican Chris Lee quits House in Internet scandal (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST Reuters - A married congressman abruptly quit Congress Wednesday after revelations that he had sent flirtatious messages and a bare-chested photograph of himself to another woman on a prominent Internet site.

Obama budget has $2.5 billion cut in heat aid for poor (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:15 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama will propose cutting $2.5 billion from a program that provides heating assistance to poor people in his fiscal 2012 budget, a source familiar with the budget process said on Wednesday.

"Jobs Killing" Obama to Help States' Debts with Unemployment Extension Interest Relief (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST ContributorNetwork - President Barack Obama is set to propose a suspension of interest payments on loans to state governments used to cover their shortfalls in unemployment extension benefits during the recession.

US not ready to submit Panama, Colombia trade pacts (AFP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:57 PM PST AFP - The US administration still needs to resolve "serious issues" with Panama and Colombia before submitting free-trade pacts with those two countries to Congress for ratification, Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Wednesday.

Republicans: Halt taxpayer aid for Fannie, Freddie (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:21 PM PST AP - Federal taxpayers should stop propping up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and Congress will wean the country away from its reliance on the two huge but fiscally feeble housing finance companies, House Republicans said Wednesday.

Congress agrees to name courthouse for slain Tucson judge (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:15 PM PST Reuters - The Congress on Wednesday approved a bill to name a new federal courthouse in Arizona for a senior judge killed in the Tucson shooting rampage last month.

Conservatives' clout flummoxes House GOP leaders (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:13 PM PST AP - The clout of tea party advocates and other hard-line conservatives in Congress has caught top Republicans by surprise, raising questions about whether GOP leaders can impose enough discipline in their House majority to pass tough measures, such as raising the debt ceiling.

Fourteen potential 2012 presidential contenders to speak at CPAC (Daily Caller) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:12 PM PST Daily Caller - The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which starts Thursday at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. and runs through Saturday, will be a speaking platform for at least 14 potential 2012 presidential candidates.

US: Aristide shouldn't return to Haiti before vote (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:59 PM PST AP - The United States warned former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Wednesday not to come back to Haiti ahead of next month's presidential election, saying his return would distract voters already beset by crippling poverty and last year's devastating earthquake as they choose a new leader.

U2 guitarist's Malibu proposal pulled from agenda (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:42 PM PST AP - California's coastal development agency has postponed voting on U2 guitarist The Edge's plan for a cluster of mansions overlooking Malibu at the musician's request.

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