[U.S.] Immigration reform: White House drafts 'backup plan'

Immigration reform: White House drafts 'backup plan'
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0218/Immigration-reform-White-House-drafts-backup-plan
The White House is downplaying its draft immigration proposal as merely a backup plan if lawmakers don't come up with an overhaul of their own.

Alec Baldwin vs. 'Post' reporter, photog
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280480/Alec-Baldwin-unleashed-racist-rant-New-York-Post-photographer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
The '30 Rock' actor and a 'New York Post' reporter filed harassment claims against each other Sunday. Alec Baldwin.

No excuse to lift the filibuster
http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/Hagel-s-GOP-foes-signal-vote-should-go-on-4286892.php
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) revealed on “Fox News Sunday” that defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel responded to his letter jointly signed by Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.

Two Kansas brothers accidentally blow up house while celebrating lottery win ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57569853-504083/two-kansas-brothers-accidentally-blow-up-house-while-celebrating-lottery-win-report-says/
(CBS/AP) WICHITA, Kan. - Authorities said a man was taken into custody after he and his brother accidentally blew up their house in a drug-related explosion Friday while celebrating a winning lottery ticket, CBS affiliate KWCH-DT reports.

Uncle Sam says it's not Presidents Day
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/18/happy-presidents-day/
If you're off school or work Monday in observance of Presidents Day, you've got it all wrong, at least according to the federal government.

Sanford House ad outlines 'mistakes'
http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/18/mark-sanford-appeals-to-god-of-second-chances-in-first-ad-video/
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, now a congressional hopeful, has released his first television ad, in which he acknowledges previous “mistakes” and paints himself as a reformer.

Flames, smoke fill sky as Tampa warehouse fire rages
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/u-s-world/crews-battle-2-alarm-fire-at-industrial-complex-in-tampa
A Tampa, Fla., industrial fire burns on as crews douse flames and remove glowing metal debris. Post to Facebook. Flames, smoke fill sky as Tampa warehouse fire rages on USAToday.

Police kill man armed with gun at Portland Adventist Medical Center
http://www.digtriad.com/news/national/article/269872/175/Police-Kill-Man-With-Gun-At-Portland-Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police shot and killed a man who was reportedly armed with a gun, officials said. Sgt. Pete Simpson, a police spokesman, said the incident started Sunday around 9:30 p.m.

Presidents' Day: What's Open, What's Closed in Los Altos
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/Presidents-Day-closings/-/9681086/7722380/-/avdnqq/-/index.html
Monday is Presidents' Day, which means we get a three-day weekend as we celebrate the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.