[U.S.] Biden: 'Can't let guard down' against voting limits

Biden: 'Can't let guard down' against voting limits
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/biden-defends-voting-rights-act-provision-in-selma-alabama/
The vice president attends the "Bloody Sunday" commemoration of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. Bloody Sunday march.

A baby lives, its parents die, and an Orthodox community mourns
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57572289/infant-delivered-after-fatal-ny-crash-in-critical-condition/
NEW YORK -- They were a young couple expecting their first baby, so when 21-year-old Raizy Glauber felt queasy, her husband, Nathan, also 21, called a cab to take them to the hospital.

Deal to avert government shutdown likely, officials say
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/3/mcconnell-and-boehner-republicans-united-sequester/
Congress returns to work this week with no plan to reverse across-the-board spending cuts that took effect Friday, but with hope on both sides of the aisle of averting an end-of-the-month showdown that could result in a government shutdown.

Budget-chief choice was Gates Foundation official
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2020481329_burwellombxml.html
Sylvia Mathews Burwell previously served as chief operating officer and later president of the Gates Foundation's Global Development Program.

California GOP to rebuild - step by step
http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/California-GOP-to-rebuild-step-by-step-4325231.php
Sacramento --. Borrowing a theme from Democrat Jerry Brown's first term as governor, California Republicans are embracing a "small is beautiful" philosophy as they seek to rebuild their party from its nadir.

400 inmates involved in Arizona prison fight
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/u-s-world/400-inmates-involved-in-arizona-prison-fight
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Mitt Romney criticizes Obama, admits campaign mistakes
http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/Romney-Heart-told-him-he-d-win-until-he-saw-Fla-4324294.php
Stepping back into the spotlight for the first time Sunday, Mitt Romney offered a blunt critique of President Obama - accusing his former rival of playing politics rather than finding a resolution to across-the-board spending cuts now being enacted.

Lawrence police dog finds and shoots gun
http://www.cw56.com/news/articles/local/north/10010006356524/lawrence-police-dog-finds-and-shoots-gun/
LAWRENCE, Mass. (WHDH) -- A police dog in Lawrence was searching for suspects when he not only found a gun, but shot it. “I definitely thought for sure my dog just got shot,” said Lt.

San Jose: 'Suspicious fire' at Independence High
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22711394/suspicious-fire-part-disturbing-and-familiar-pattern-at
SAN JOSE -- City firefighters extinguished a suspicious blaze Sunday at Independence High School that may have been connected to other fires at the east side campus.

Teams brave icy water for Polar Plunge in Palatine
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Thousands-Take-the-Polar-Plunge-194672881.html
They talked to each other as they ran toward the heated tent - all of them dripping wet, shivering and smiling. "Not as terrible as you thought, right?

Firefighters battle brush fire in Riverside County
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57572189/southern-calif-wildfire-is-60-percent-contained/
Firefighters in Riverside County were battling a brush fire Thursday afternoon that had scorched about 10 acres of heavy brush, officials said.