Wednesday, February 27, 2013

2013/02/27 Headlines: Senate Confirms Chuck Hagel After GOP Ends Filibuster; Obama, Boehner Spar as Sequestration Cuts Loom; Budget Fears Prompt Release of Hundreds of Undocumented Immigrants; Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Sweeping Surveillance Law; Obama Admin Continues to Withhold Drone Memos from Congress; Afghans Protest U.S. Special Forces in Wardak Province; NATO Withdraws Claim of Declining Taliban Attacks; Iran Mulls EU3+3 Offer to Ease Sanctions; Judge Rejects Claim Bradley Manning Denied Speedy Trial; Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida, Georgia Drug Tests for Welfare Applicants; Arkansas Gov. Vetoes 20-Week Abortion Ban; Indiana Senate Advances Ultrasound Requirement; Federal Court Orders Release of Angola 3's Albert Woodfox for 3rd Time; Rallies Mark 1st Anniversary of Trayvon Martin Killing