Morning Round-Up 2-23

Feature of the Day: What Happened Last Time The Olympics Left Town

Morning Headlines

Domestic                                                          

Associated Press

1. Climate Case at Supreme Court Looks at EPA’s Power
2. 5 Tycoons Who Want to Close the Wealth Gap
3. House Panel Chair Seeks “El Chapo’s” Extradition

Politico

1. Obamacare stats still hard to nail down
2. Harry Reid’s new game plan: Some bipartisanship
3. Netflix, Comcast cut deal for smoother service

Reuters

1. Attorney General seeks national standard to protect against identity theft
2. Pentagon to propose shrinking Army, scrapping some jets: report
3. U.S. governors plan to urge Obama not to downsize National Guard

Wall Street Journal

1. Teen’s Care Spurs Wider Fight
2. Pediatrics Group Balks at Rise of Retail Health Centers
3. Identity Theft Triggers a Surge in Tax Fraud

Washington Post

1. In Kentucky Senate race, Bill Clinton plays a starring role
2. The states fighting the fight between religious rights vs. gay rights
3. Obama to host governors at White House

Washington Times

1. U.S. warns Russia to keep its military out of Ukraine
2. Putin conquers doubts to bring Olympic glory home to Russia
3. Rare do-something Congress provides show of bipartisanship, but for how long?

Top Conservative Stories of the Day:

The American Conservative

1. Can Catholics Still Criticize the UN?
2. Why the Web’s Fight Fizzled

Breitbart

1. Rick Santelli: Tea Party Are Those Who ‘Carry the Water’

 The Daily Caller     

1. Obama’s top economic advisor presents two different faces when discussing labor market, immigration
2. Here are three gun owners who stopped crime and saved lives, courtesy of the Second Amendment

CNSNews.com

1. Susan Rice: Russian Military Intervention in Ukraine ‘Would Be a Grave Mistake’
2. Electricity Price Index Soars to New Record at Start of 2014; U.S. Electricity Production Declining

National Review

1. Land of Inequality
2. Ukraine, Changed Forever on Live TV

Washington Free Beacon

1. Experts: Obama Not Pushing Hard Enough for Trade Deal
2. Nevada Health Exchange Director Resigns

Top Liberal Stories of the Day:

The Daily Beast

1. Spy Chief James Clapper: We Can’t Stop Another Snowden
2. Venezuela’s Useful Idiots

Talking Points Memo

1. The Obamacare Hail Mary That Could Save the Senate for Democrats
2. Colorado Guv Warns States To Be Cautious In Following His Lead On Weed

ThinkProgress

    1. Exxon CEO Comes Out Against Fracking Project Because It Will Affect His Property Values