- Can Eric Cantor, the Republican Majority Leader, redeem his party and himself?
- Profile of “shy” NRA leader Wayne LaPierre.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham: sequester will happen. Ezra Klein doesn’t understand why.
- Obama invites Sen. Graham and John McCain to discuss immigration reform.
- Dozens of prominent Republicans, including John Huntsman, will send a legal brief to the Supreme Court arguing that gay people have a constitutional right to marry. The SC is considering a suit against California’s Prop 8 barring same-sex marriage.
- Obama gun control agenda likely to be broken into pieces by Senate.
- As Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi rises, Dow and Euro fall.
- Washington Post discusses Steven Brill’s TIME cover story.
- First Lady Michelle Obama announced the Oscars’ Best Picture. Is that her role?
Morning Must Reads: February 26
In the news today: "shy" NRA chief Wayne LaPierre, immigration reform talks, Italy's meltdown, gun control breakdown, and dozens of Republicans tell Supreme Court gay people have a constitutional right to marry.