Senate Dems ax bipartisan jobs bill (AP)
AP – Senate Democrats scrapped a bipartisan jobs bill in favor of one they say is leaner and focused solely on putting Americans back to work, and they’re all but daring Republicans to vote against it.
Toyota to expand disclosure amid pressure on CEO (AP)
AP – Toyota said Friday it’s planning a new level of disclosure about car problems beyond what the automaker is legally required to reveal as it seeks to rebuild consumer trust.
Obama strategy widens assault on terrorists (AP)
AP – In the early months of his presidency, President Barack Obama’s national security team singled out one man from its list of most-wanted terrorists, Baitullah Mehsud, the ruthless leader of the Pakistani Taliban. He was to be eliminated.
Democrats skeptical health care summit is answer (AP)
AP – First he called congressional Democrats’ yearlong march toward health care overhaul an ugly process. Now President Barack Obama wants to talk directly with Republicans, the very people his Capitol Hill allies call obstinate and uncooperative.
Kennedy ‘taking a new direction’ (AP)
AP – Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s decision not to seek re-election will leave Washington without a Kennedy in political office for the first time in more than 60 years.
Bill Clinton expected to leave hospital (AP)
AP – Doctors who opened a blocked artery in former President Bill Clinton’s chest say he’ll be able to resume his active lifestyle, starting with his expected departure from the hospital the day after his procedure.
Texas gov. candidate questions any US role in 9/11 (AP)
AP – A Republican gubernatorial candidate said Thursday she has questions about whether the U.S. government was involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks — a statement she swiftly backed away from and one that drew immediate criticism from her better-known rivals in the race.
Tauzin to step down from PhRMA (Politico)
Politico – Billy Tauzin, the backslapping former Louisiana congressman who went on to earn $2 million a year as head of the drug industry’s powerful Washington trade group, is stepping down from his post in June.
Patrick Kennedy Decides He Wonât Seek Re-Election to U.S. House (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) — Representative Patrick Kennedy, a
Rhode Island Democrat who is the son of former Senator Edward
Kennedy, wonât run for re-election to the U.S. House of
Representatives, according to a source familiar with the
decision.
US Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy at a glance (AP)
AP – U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy at a glance:
