House votes 253-167 to require balanced budget date from Obama (The Hill)
House Republicans reject Democrats' call for climate science hearings (The Hill)
Senate Dems face gun-control dilemma (The Hill)
Postal Service to end Saturday mail delivery (USA Today)
Sally Jewell, Obama's Interior Pick, Has Something for Everybody (Bloomberg)
House GOP bill calls attention to Obama on budget (Associated Press)
Obama aides huddle with defense contractors (Politico)
Quinn pushes for minimum wage hike, gun control and gay marriage (Chicago Sun-Times)
Karl Rove’s PAC Attacks Ashley Judd (Daily Beast)
Timothy Geithner planning book (Associated Press)
Partisanship in Congress puts US at risk: Panetta (Agence France-Presse)
Drone policy a focus of Brennan confirmation hearing (USA Today)

