[U.S.] Newtown residents among those at DC march for gun control

Newtown residents among those at DC march for gun control
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/26/170350773/newtown-residents-join-gun-control-rally-in-washington
A group of residents from Newtown, Conn., was among nearly 1,000 people taking part in a march Saturday in support of gun control measures.

67 dead cats and 99 lives cats taken from NY home
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/u-s-world/67-dead-cats-and-99-live-cats-taken-from-ny-home
WRIGHT, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say they have removed 67 dead cats and 99 living cats from a filthy home in upstate New York. The Times Union, of Albany, reports (http://bit.

Iowa's Sen. Harkin Won't Seek Re-Election
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/tom-harkin-wont-seek-sixth-senate-term-86759.html
CUMMING, Iowaâ€"Sen. Tom Harkin said Saturday that he won't seek a sixth term in 2014, a decision that frees a new generation of Iowa Democrats to seek higher office and eases some of the burden Republicans face in retaking the Senate.

Roe at 40: 'I don't want my children to have 40 more years of this.'
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57565939/anti-abortion-rally-draws-thousands-in-washington/
Georgette Forney remembers when she first turned up at March for Life in 2002 with a homemade sign. On red cardboard, she had written, “I regret choosing my abortion.

Ex-CIA man Kiriakou gets 2 ½ years for leaks, admitted leaking covert officer's ...
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/CIA-officer-who-IDd-spy-gets-30-months-4225252.php
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A 14-year CIA veteran was sentenced to more than two years in prison Friday for leaking a covert officer's identity to a reporter.

Sarah Palin's Fox News Exit Marks Fading Star Power
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/01/26/sarah_palin_and_fox_news_part_ways_showing_how_star_power_has_faded.html
Sarah Palin and Fox News are parting ways. Real Clear Politics was first to hear word from a source close to the former governor that Palin had decided not to renew her contract at Fox News.

Spotty Midwestern snow a mixed bag for businesses
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/spotty-midwestern-snow-mixed-bag-businesses-18323452
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Just a week ago, things looked dire for Sarah and Tim Long, owners of Timbers Resort in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Paul Ryan: GOP must not be "the villain" in Obama's "morality plays"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2013/01/26/have-house-republicans-finally-found-a-productive-fiscal-strategy/
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., warned Republicans today that President Obama must "delegitimize" the Republican party to achieve his goals, urging his colleagues to pick their battles with the president judiciously and avoid playing "the villain" in Mr. Obama's ...

New Chief of Staff Closes Tight-Knit Circle
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324039504578263653014435028.html
President Barack Obama announced Friday that he would install national-security official Denis McDonough as his new chief of staff, completing a shakeup of the West Wing staff that drew heavily on a close-knit circle of loyalists.

GOP leaders insist no overhaul needed
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/gop-leaders-insist-no-overhaul-needed-86757.html
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Republican Party honchos who huddled here for their first big gathering since the election devoted lots of time talking about the need to welcome Latinos and women, close the technology gap with Democrats and stop the ...

Court opinion throws labor panel rulings, operation into question as White ...
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/01/833815/
WASHINGTON - A federal court's ruling Friday that President Obama violated the Constitution with recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board opened the door to claims that a host of rulings and other past appointments may be in question, ...

Making Them Pay (and Confess)
http://swampland.time.com/2013/01/25/why-the-banks-should-fear-mary-jo-white/
MARY JO WHITE will have a long to-do list at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Enlarge This Image. Doug Mills/The New York Times.

Hundreds in Boston rally for gun control
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/01/26/moms-supporters-rally-state-house-for-gun-control/OnTQ5TejNo4Js8wA7LEZ9L/story.html
Globe Correspondent. January 26, 2013. Article · Comments · Subscribe. US Representative Edward Markey attended a rally by gun control supporters at the State House in.

Women divided over new role in combat
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20130124_Combat_roles_to_open_to_women.html
Women divided over new role in combat. comment(29). Related. View Larger · Women divided over new role in combat photo. Sgt.

Obama, senators launching immigration push
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/obama-senators-launching-immigration-push-1.4514347
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will launch a campaign next week aimed at overhauling the nation's flawed immigration system and creating legal status for millions, as a bipartisan Senate group nears agreement on achieving the same goals.