Morning Round-Up 2-25

Feature of the Day: At Last, Google Glass for the Battlefield

Morning Headlines

Domestic                                                          

Associated Press

1. Hagel Says US Military Must Shrink to Face New Era
2. Centralizing Organ Removal May Benefit Transplants
3. Pressure Mounts Over Arizona Bill Opposed By Gays

Politico

1. Democratic governors: Obama needs to sell Obamacare
2. The ‘Babe Ruth’ of legislators
3. Pro-Medicaid GOP governors well placed for reelection

Reuters

1. Michigan gay marriage ban focus of a federal trial
2. State lawyers don’t have to defend gay marriage bans: Holder

Wall Street Journal

1. Tea Party Faces Test of Its Clout in Primaries
2. Hagel’s Military Budget Focuses on Changing Threats
3. House GOP Tax Overhaul Would Cut Capital Gains, Dividend Rates

Washington Post

1. Marijuana’s rising acceptance comes after many failures. Is it now legalization’s time?
2. Obama administration: Health law’s new rules will increase costs for most small businesses
3. Republicans seek political cover to accept Medicaid expansion money

Washington Times

1. FBI suspected iconic 1964 Ali-Liston fight was rigged by mob
2. Capitalism crushed: Colorado Girl Scouts can’t sell cookies near pot shops
3. Obama’s proposed IRS rules to limit tax-exempt status concern liberals, too

Top Conservative Stories of the Day:

The American Conservative

1. The Right’s Putin Problem
2. Violent Protests Surge in Venezuela

Breitbart

1. Federal Reserve to Cut Off Europe to Support U.S. Borrowing
2. Hagel’s Defense Cuts Raise Questions For Both Parties

 The Daily Caller     

1. Department of Veterans Affairs employees destroyed veterans’ medical records to cancel backlogged exam requests
2. House Republicans to vote on bills for ‘Stop Government Abuse’ week

CNSNews.com

1. Post-9/11 Vets Not In Labor Force More Than Doubles Under Obama

National Review

1. When Failure Is Success
2. Ukrainian Agreements

Washington Free Beacon

1. End of American Military Dominance
2. Costs in the Clouds

Top Liberal Stories of the Day:

The Daily Beast

1. Obama, ‘The Family,’ and Uganda’s Anti-Gay Christian Mafia
2. Republicans Go From Anti-Gay to No Way on Arizona Bill

Talking Points Memo

1. Arizona Business Community Abandons GOP on Anti-LGBT Bill
2. GOP May Break the Todd Akin Curse in 2014 Senate Elections

ThinkProgress

    1. The U.S. Might Just Let Uganda Get Away With Its New Anti-Gay Law