EARLYBIRD: HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WEB
Sequester furloughs avoided for Customs and Border Protection
Congress has approved a plan to avoid furloughs for U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees during fiscal 2013, according to a Wednesday statement from ...
Obama Preparing Big Effort to Curb Climate Change
Officials said President Obama would announce new policy initiatives in the coming weeks, including the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new and ...
Behind the slide in Obama's poll numbers
Since President Obama seems to be a reflective soul, he must be reflecting on the irony of his latest predicament.
The Caucus: Alaska’s Murkowski Becomes Third G.O.P. Senator to Support Gay Marriage
Senator Lisa Murkowski, the Alaska Republican who has emerged as one of her party’s more moderate members in the Senate, said Wednesday that she supports ...
5 things about Frederick Douglass
When a 7-foot bronze statue of 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the event will honor a figure whose ...
Sen. Murkowski Backs Same-Sex Marriage
Alaska's Lisa Murkowski became the third GOP senator to support gay marriage.
GOP Lawmakers Press FBI on IRS Probe
Republican lawmakers pressed the FBI to aggressively pursue its criminal probe of the Internal Revenue Service personnel who screened conservative groups’ ...
Bergen: What U.S. learned from listening in on terror group calls
Peter Bergen says Americans will have to decide if the yield of NSA-monitored calls justifies the invasion of privacy
Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet
- Senators are seeking cost-cutting opportunities in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing ...
Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law
ZALDIVAR Associated Press
No Furloughs at Customs and Border Patrol
Uncharted Financial Waters at Defense
Postal Service Eyes Cuba
Should Leaders Ever Lie?
Unions: Efficiency Board Is 'Offensive,' 'Unwise'
Tangherlini as GSA's Mr. Fix-It?
