[U.S.] Former New York mayor Ed Koch dies at 88

Former New York mayor Ed Koch dies at 88
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ed-koch-dies-york-city-mayor-dead-88/story?id=17193946
NEW YORK | Fri Feb 1, 2013 7:03am EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York City mayor Ed Koch died on Friday at age 88 after a year of repeated hospitalizations, a spokesman for Koch said.

Kerry Says Goodbye to the Senate
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Sen-Kerry-tours-Mass-ahead-of-resigning-office-4241235.php
With his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, looking on from the gallery overhead, Mr. Kerry, 69, spoke on the chamber floor for 50 minutes about his career, which began on a wave of anti-war activism and included a failed 2004 presidential run against President ...

On the road with Hillary Clinton
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/hints-of-2016-in-clinton-victory-lap-87053.html
We have one confession to make right off the top: we have never seen Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sleeping. Informed sources say she does sleep and in her visits to 112 countries, logging nearly one million miles in the air during her four years in office, ...

LeadingAge Ohio pushes for expansion of Medicaid in Ohio
http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2013/02/01/Kasich-school-plan-prompts-optimism-for-area-educators.html
LeadingAge Ohio is pushing Ohio lawmakers to include the expansion of Medicaid in the biennial budget. Staff Dayton Business Journal.

Arias' Ex-Boyfriend Sent Lewd Photos
http://abcnews.go.com/US/jodi-arias-boyfriend-lied-sex-lewd-photos/story?id=18368010
Accused murderer Jodi Arias was kept away from the Mormon friends of her lover Travis Alexander and their torrid sex affair was kept secret by Alexander, even as he sent lewd photos of himself to her online, according to court testimony today.

Canadians' possible role in Algeria attack of great concern to US
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/01/canadians_possible_role_in_algeria_attack_of_great_concern_to_us.html
A senior U.S. intelligence official said, “We're taking very seriously the reports of the two Canadians' involvement.” Text size: Increase Decrease Reset.

'Gay' dog on death row saved
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9841735/Gay-dog-on-death-row-saved.html
Elton, an American bulldog mix, was due to be euthanised at the Tennesse animal shelter, after he was handed in when his owner found him "hunched over" another male dog.

Gov. Cuomo's approval rating drops 15 points after new gun law
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gun-law-drops-cuomo-approval-15-points-article-1.1251713
ALBANY - Gun-loving New Yorkers have turned on Gov. Cuomo in the wake of his sweeping new gun law, giving him his first major drop in poll numbers.