$ 0 0 Senators to target Brennan on drone use at CIA confirmation hearing (Washington Times – Shaun Waterman) *Lead Story* Obama insists proposed tax hikes are vital to economic recovery (Daily Caller – Neil Munro) Do You Agree With White House that Drone Strikes are “Legal,” “Ethical,” and “Wise”? You Shouldn’t. (Reason – Nick Gillespie) *Must Read* Former CNN President Praises Fox News, Dismisses Idea That it Is in Decline (Accuracy in Media – Don Irvine) CBO: Entitlements, ObamaCare To Make Up 53% of Federal Spending (CNS News – Matt Cover) How Do You Spell ‘Retaliation’? (PJ Media – Roger Kimball) Obamacare’s Exemptions From Insurance Mandate Will Leave Millions Uninsured (Investor’s Business Daily – Betsy McCaughey) Can drone strikes target US citizens? Critics say rules are vague. (Christian Science Monitor – Peter Grier) Obamacare’s Exemptions From Insurance Mandate Will Leave Millions Uninsured (NewsBusters – Scott Whitlock) China Points Missiles at Japanese Ships (American Interest – Walter Russell Mead) *Must Read* D.C. continues to streamline only thing it does efficiently— collect other people’s money (Hot Air – Mary Katharine Ham) Elena Kagan under spotlight for Obama admin work on NLRB (Washington Free Beacon – Bill McMorris) Pa. governor rejects Medicaid expansion (The Hill – Elise Viebeck) Veterans Administration IG says new computer system riddled with gremlins (Washington Examiner – Mark Flatten) Cost of Gas Taking Biggest Bite Out of Household Income (Newsmax – Matthew Auerbach) Foreigners’ accounts in U.S. banks eyed in tax crackdown (Reuters – Patrick Temple-West) All dogs will now be microchipped, the UK Government says (Daily Telegraph UK – Peter Dominiczak) Michigan Unions: Why Help Workers When We Can Help Ourselves? (Townhall – Kate Hicks) Homeland Only Fully Approves 10% of Freedom of Information Requests (Weekly Standard – Jeryl Bier) The Disgusting Consequences of Plastic-Bag Bans (Bloomberg – Ramesh Ponnuru) In Their Own Words: Climate Alarmists Debunk Their “Science” (Forbes – Larry Bell) ‘Hawaii Five-O’ Squeezes Anti-Gun Sermon into Latest Episode (Breitbart – Warner Todd Huston) San Francisco greenies devastate foodies (American Thinker – Thomas Lifson) *Must Read*