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Obama heads to Ohio looking for health care votes
(AP)
 AP - With a fresh sense of urgency, President Barack Obama and congressional Democratic leaders pressed wavering rank-and-file lawmakers to back his health care overhaul, determined to give the party something to show voters in the midterm elections.
Dodd seeks difficult consensus on financial rules
(AP)
 AP - Combining Obama administration and Republican priorities, the leading Senate author of a sweeping rewrite of the nation's financial regulations is looking for consensus with a proposal that neither side of the political spectrum is ready to embrace.
Official: Pentagon probing alleged spy operation
(AP)
![This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Michael D. Furlong. Furlong, a Defense Department official, is under investigation for allegedly hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a U.S. official said Monday, March 15, 2010. (AP Photo/US Air Force)]() AP - A Defense Department official is under investigation for allegedly hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a U.S. official said Monday.
Kirk ad spotlights 'Republican'
(Politico)
Politico - Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk's first Senate ad highlights his fiscal conservatism and naval service, but what is striking is that he also uses another label for himself at the outset of the ad -- "Republican."
Senate Dems consider jobs all-nighter
(Politico)
Politico - Monday evening's vote to end the debate on a $15-billion jobs bill is facing new GOP objections.
US census forms arrive in the mail: What to expect
(AP)
 AP - Let the count begin.
Federal investigators can't explain runaway Prius
(AP)
 AP - The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego freeway and acknowledged it may not be able to solve the mystery of what happened to the hybrid.
Sen. Harry Reid's wife released from hospital
(AP)
 AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife has been released from a Virginia hospital, where she was taken after being seriously injured in a traffic accident.
Common problems when filling out US census forms
(AP)
AP - Some common problems when filling out U.S. census forms, which arrive by mail beginning Monday:
White House stands ground on high court criticism
(AP)
 AP - The White House on Sunday defended President Barack Obama's scathing criticism of a Supreme Court decision that allows unions and corporations to funnel unlimited dollars to political campaigns.
Obama, Medvedev encouraged on arms talks accord
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday had what the White House described as an "encouraging" phone conversation with Russian President Dmitrty Medvedev as the two countries sought to work out the remaining issues on a treaty to significantly reduce nuclear arsenals.
Frenchwoman accused of killing 6 of her infants
(AP)
AP - A 38-year-old woman acknowledged Monday killing six of her newborns, whose corpses were found in plastic bags in her basement, at the opening of a chilling trial in northwest France.
U.N. chief urges donors to keep Haiti funds flowing
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon vowed on Sunday to work to keep donor funds flowing for Haiti's recovery and reconstruction following the devastating January earthquake in the poor Caribbean state.
5 states rush plans for $1.5B in housing funds
(AP)
 AP - The five states hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis have been given only weeks to plan how to spend $1.5 billion in federal funding announced by the Obama administration last month.
Obama's health care legacy hangs on power of Clyburn's persuasion
(McClatchy Newspapers)
 McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The looming vote for final passage of the historic health-care bill is the stiffest challenge House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn has faced in his three-plus years as the lawmaker responsible for counting heads and ensuring passage of major legislation.
A Specter-Toomey Money Split on K Street
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - The reverberations on K Street are still being felt nearly a year after Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) switched political parties, with Specter loyalists maintaining their support while some big business interests and longtime Republican donors are distancing themselves.
Toyota Criticism Mounts on Eve of Recall Hearings
(Bloomberg)
 Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp.âs handling of
recalls came under mounting criticism on the eve of the
automakerâs U.S. congressional testimony, including charges that
the company misled the public on the adequacy of its recalls.
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