Newspaper Roundup for Friday, February 17, 2012
The Hill:
Sen. Harkin rips Obama for 'unraveling Social Security' with tax cut
Says he never imagined a Democrat would begin unraveling Social Security
The Hill:
GOP senators push for Medicare cuts
Politico:
Enough! Republicans pull plug on CNN debate
Romney, Paul and Santorum decided to skip the March 1 debate
The Local:
Springsteen: US should be 'more like Sweden'
Arizona Republic:
Arizona considers limiting specialty license plates
The Hill:
Pelosi endorsement of gay marriage plank raises stakes for Democrats
Politico:
House votes to expand drilling, approve Keystone XL
The Hill:
Payroll tax vote divides GOP
the Hhill:
Poll: Scott Brown opens up 9-point lead over Elizabeth Warren
Washington Times:
Nat'l Intel Director: 'We’ll see whether, you know, the Iranians may be changing their mind'
Clapper tells a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that sanctions may be working
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. intelligence chief sees limited benefit in an attack on Iran
Houston Chronicle:
50,000 Houston-area patients may lose their doctors as clinics end contract with Aetna
Talks failed over reimbursements
Washington Times:
Admiral nominee rose through ranks despite being banned from flying U.S. jets
His promotion has some in the aviation community shaking their heads
USA Today:
DOT 'distracted driving' rules would limit cars' info systems
Fox News/AP:
R.I. public school committee votes not to appeal prayer banner case
Fox News:
Conservative Hispanic group defends Rubio over Reid remark
Fox News:
Georgia restaurant disclaimer says no crying kids allowed
USA Today:
Police: Teen girls' Facebook photos end up on child porn site
Denver Post:
Colorado hospitals warn legislators that push for pricing transparency would ruin care
Politico op-ed:
Framers’ own words condemn health care reform, says Sen. Mike Johanns
Politico:
Orrin Hatch and Tony Perkins op-ed: HHS mandate flouts religious freedom
Washington Post:
Obama's consumer agency wants oversight of debt collectors, credit bureaus
Houston Chronicle:
Fueled by fear, Mexico village mob lynches 3 innocents
Washington Times:
Advocacy group fears broader implications of ‘personhood’
In vitro fertilization advocates worry about unintended consequences
Washington Post:
Lawmakers debate mandated coverage of contraceptives in health-care law
Politico:
Rush Limbaugh backs Chris Christie’s Whitney Houston flag tribute
Los Angeles Times:
Drugs found on private plane detained after straying into Obama's airspace
Miami Herald:
Cuban dissident tells Congress Pope must intervene in Cuba
Washington Times:
Maryland same-sex marriage bill heading for vote
Politico:
Maine GOP recounting caucus votes
Houston Chronicle:
Teacher under fire for taking a sixth-grader out to lunch without permission
Palm Beach Post:
Florida has one-fourth of nation’s foreclosures
Washington Post:
Holocaust Museum in negotiations to maintain loaned exhibitions
USA Today:
Cleveland couple get 8 years in son's cancer death
Pleaded guilty to denying him medical treatment
Baltimore Sun:
Arundel councilman uses ethnic slur during meeting
Broadneck's Ladd refers to 'gooks' while recalling Army service
Chicago Sun-Times:
Teacher sues CPS after suspension for slur during ‘teachable moment’




