The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
- Pension Problems: Liberals and Rep. Paul Ryan need to cut Medicare and Social Security soon, but workers are not saving enough to retire.
- Late Monday, Senators voted 63-35 to limit debate on a bill to fund the government through the rest of the fiscal year. A Senate vote on passage could come as early as Tuesday, and the House could take up their version as early as Thursday.
- Growth and Opportunity Project and Organizing for Action show the decline in the purpose of the Republican and Democratic Parties.
- Rebounding housing market returns Fannie Mae to profitability; hope abounds that the mortgage-finance company can pay $61.5 billion in rescue funds back to the government.
- Immigration bill expected by April.
- Obama heads to Israel for first time as President.
- Grover Norquist and ACLU teem up to call for “unreasonable search and seizure” (4th Amendment) protections for Internet and email.
- Washington Post to put up paywall.
- Google Map’s Street View goes to the “Seven Summits,” the tallest mountain peaks on each continent.
- CPAC shows conservative shift on abortion and gay marriage.
- Fill out your March Madness bracket by Thursday!
