"McCain: Hagel confirmation imminent"
Politico Feb 17
http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2013/02/mccain-hagel-confirmation-imminent-157219.html?hp=r1

"Lawyers: Jackson Jr., wife intend to plead guilty to charges"
Chic Trib Feb 16 
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-16/news/chi-jackson-charges-20130215_1_sandi-jackson-tax-returns-michael-jackson

"For Chicago Youths, Shooting Highlights a Common Path"
Wall Street Journ Feb 16
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324432004578306540896466534.html?mod=WSJ__MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop

Politics of Religion:

"Pope Benedict XVI’s leaked documents show fractured Vatican full of rivalries"  Wash Post Feb 17

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/pope-benedict-xvis-leaked-documents-show-fractured-vatican-full-of-rivalries/2013/02/16/23ce0280-76c2-11e2-8f84-3e4b513b1a13_story.html?hpid=z1

"Illinois: Hutchinson Drops Out of Special Election"
Roll Call Feb 15
http://atr.rollcall.com/illinois-hutchinson-drops-out-of-special-election/
" State Sen. Toi Hutchinson will drop out of the the 2nd district special election today and back her fellow Democrat, Cook County Chief Administrative Officer Robin Kelly, according to local news reports.

Hutchinson’s departure comes less than 48 hours after New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s PAC unleashed a television ad criticizing her position on gun control."