Soldier Pleads Guilty in WikiLeaks Case
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/bradley-manning-explains-his-motives-20130228
Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of the largest-ever leak of classified U.S. documents, pleaded guilty Thursday to several criminal counts, admitting he provided documents to the website WikiLeaks.
White House takes stance against state gay-marriage ban
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republicans-supporting-gay-marriage-write-supreme-court-amicus/story?id=18601299
The Supreme Court filing in the California case is significant because the administration did not have to get involved at all. It completes President Obama's 'evolution' on the controversial issue.
Las Vegas shooting, crash suspect nabbed week later in LA
http://bostonglobe.com/2013/02/28/vegas-shooting-suspect-arrested/cJYXsivU4VOdR8UmDNb4jK/story.html
(CNN) -- One week after an all-too-real scene befitting a movie played out on the famed Las Vegas Strip -- a pre-dawn shooting that sparked a deadly, fiery crash -- the man authorities suspect started it all is finally under arrest.
Virginia governor restores former VP aide Scooter Libby's voting rights
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/02/27/metro-delays-buses-replacing-trains-on-3-lines-this-weekend/
RICHMOND, Va. - Former vice presidential adviser Scooter Libby is among more than 1,000 felons whose voting rights were restored in the past year by Virginia Gov.
Man charged in slaying of Miss. mayoral candidate
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57571782/marco-mcmillian-openly-gay-black-mayoral-candidate-slain-in-mississippi/
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A 22-year-old man was charged with murder Thursday in the death of a mayoral candidate, whose body was found near a river levee in the Mississippi Delta this week.
Brush fire grows to 50 acres in Riverside County
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Riverside-County-Jurupa-Valley-Brush-Fire-Smoke-LA-194083601.html
A brush fire in Riverside County quickly spread to about 50 acres Thursday evening and was burning near a residential development.
Competing sequestration bills fail in Senate
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/28/3259686/automatic-cuts-will-have-to-wait.html
One day before automatic spending cuts are due to hit the Pentagon and other federal agencies, Congress on Thursday abandoned efforts to avert the cuts and left town for the weekend.
Authorities searching for 7 California siblings who vanished from home
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/28/17129230-cops-believe-estranged-father-took-7-missing-california-kids?lite
Authorities are searching for seven California siblings who they believe may have been abducted from their home by their estranged biological father five days ago.
Dismissing Her Critics, Mrs. Obama Forges Ahead
http://bostonglobe.com/business/2013/02/28/first-lady-anti-obesity-campaign-prompts-change/QPmben9tTDe8JklwAYWD1N/story.html
CHICAGO - Michelle Obama announced the name of the best picture via satellite for the Academy Awards ceremony in order to promote the arts among children, her principal constituency, she said in an interview on Thursday.
Bell trial: Judge picks new juror, tells panel to try again
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Bell-Trial-Jurors-Corruption-Case-193888831.html
After a juror in the Bell corruption case was dismissed for misconduct, an alternate was chosen to replace her Thursday afternoon, and the panel was urged to begin deliberations anew.
Solving the mystery of Gomez's campaign launch
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/GOP-Senate-hopeful-Gomez-takes-to-campaign-trail-4315357.php
After an exhaustive search for the notoriously hard to find Gabriel Gomez - the Cohasset Republican running in the U.S. Senate special election - the Truth Squad has learned where he'll be during his campaign rollout Thursday and Friday.
Domestic Violence Law Clears House, in Victory for Obama
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57571826/after-delays-and-controversy-house-approves-domestic-violence-bill/
WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday gave final approval to a renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, sending a bipartisan Senate measure to President Obama after a House plan endorsed by conservatives was defeated.
Woodward Is New Hero for the Right (Yes, Really)
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/02/bob-woodward-has-now-picked-the-most-em-and-em-least-important-fights-with-a-potus/273590/
For nearly 40 years, Bob Woodward has been considered a near-saint by many journalists for helping break the Watergate scandal and a scourge by conservatives for doing the same.
White House Elevates a Commissioner to Chairwoman of the FTC
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/02/28/obama-to-tap-harvard-law-colleague-for-ftc-post/
WASHINGTON - Edith Ramirez, a former appellate and antitrust lawyer who served on the staff of the Harvard Law Review with Barack Obama and later coordinated his campaign's outreach to Latino voters in California, will be appointed by the president to ...
Arizona governor on ICE release: 'Outrageous' and 'appalling'
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/homeland-security-secretary-janet-napolitano-regrets-timing-immigrant/story?id=18622711
(CNN) - Two outspoken Arizona voices against illegal immigration blasted federal authorities' recent release of hundreds of undocumented immigrants because of the impending federal spending cuts.
Colo. transgender girl can't use school bathroom
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/colorado-transgender-girl-banned-grade-school-bathroom/story?id=18607443
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) - At first, Jeremy and Kathryn Mathis didn't think much of their son's behavior. Coy took his sister's pink blanket, and shunned the car they gave him for Christmas.
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