The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
- Senate passes long-stalled Farm Bill [NYT]
- House GOP Eyes Debt Ceiling Fight [TIME]
- Obama praises CVS for pulling tobacco from shelves [AP via ABC]
- Will Obamacare really kill 2.5 million jobs? [National Journal]
- Does Obama have a Harry Reid problem? [Politico Magazine]
- Fraud in Army recruiting bonus program may cost nearly $100 million [NYT]
- Christie’s long time critic now in position to take on Gov. [Bloomberg]
- Chris Christie’s pain is Scott Walker’s gain [Politico]
- “On Tuesday, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Yahoo published a tract of non-specific information about surveillance requests granted to the NSA through FISA court orders.” Salon on why we shouldn’t celebrate yet.
- Silence Inc.: What side has corporate American taken in the Hobby Lobby challenge? [Slate]
- Clay Aiken makes it official: he will run for Congress [Raleigh News & Observer]
- Spiritual Guru to Congress: Love is all you need [Washington Post]
- “Former wrestler and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he has gone “off the grid” in Mexico to avoid drones knowing where he is.” [Politico]