MSNBC —
The White House spokesman came to his daily on-camera briefing on Friday wearing a red-and-white Canadian hockey jersey the result of not one, but two losing bets on the U.S.-Canadian rivalry at the recent Winter Olympics. (Politics)
NPR —
Landra Reid suffered a broken back and neck after the van she was riding in with her daughter was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck Thursday. The couple's daughter, Lana Barringer, was treated and released from the hospital Thursday night. (Politics)
NPR —
House Democrats say they're closing in on a final vote on a health overhaul. But a few big issues remain to be ironed out before they can muster the votes needed to get the bill over the finish line. The biggest fight of all remains abortion. (Politics)
Yahoo! —
President Barack Obama delayed next week's Asian trip on Friday to seize on suddenly improved prospects for his sweeping health care legislation, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forecast final passage of the overhaul in days. (Politics)
AP —
A man wearing what appeared to be a pipe bomb man was kicked out of a Seattle homeless shelter Friday morning after claiming to be a vampire, then wandered around before surrendering to police, authorities and witnesses said... (Politics)
AP —
As the Justice Department hunts for the latest batch of missing federal e-mails, the officials who oversee spending of $71 billion a year for information technology got a big raspberry Friday for a 14-year-long failure to ensure that government e-mails are preserved... (Politics)
AP —
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday after breaking her neck and back in a traffic accident that also injured the senator's daughter, a spokesman said... (Politics)