Catholic lawmakers praise pope for having 'courage' to resign (The Hill)
8 memorable State of the Union moments (CNN)
Chuck Hagel, John Brennan threatened with Senate 'hold.' What's that? (Christian Science Monitor)
Report: SEAL who shot bin Laden without pension, health care (USA Today)
Pentagon announces extension of benefits to same-sex partners (CBS News)
Clean-up starts after tornado mauls Mississippi, injuring dozens (Reuters)
Bipartisan Bill and Obama Speech to Put Spotlight on Gun Safety (New York Times)
Mass. Gov. Patrick: 'We have a lot of cleanup work to do' (NECN)
Governor sends hundreds of plows to Long Island (Associated Press)
W.H.: GOP serving 'a lot of baloney' on sequester (Politico)
Obama weighing executive actions on housing, gays, other issues (Washington Post)
Congress: Sequester stalemate (NBC News)

