GOP Elects First Black Chairman & More

AP: The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. The choice marked no less than "the dawn of a new party," declared the new GOP chairman, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele.  More...

AFP: Angry Republican senators vowed Thursday to put up a fight against President Barack Obama's economic stimulus bill after the package passed the House of Representatives with no opposition support.  More...

Politico: Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that he sees support for the stimulus package “eroding” in the Senate.  “I think the more people around the country see it, the angrier they get because it’s very wasteful,” Kyl said on “Fox News Sunday,” calling for the package to be completely revamped.  More...

AP: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday the massive stimulus bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could go down to defeat if it's not stripped of unnecessary spending and focused more on housing issues and tax cut.  More...

AP: Fighting to salvage his Cabinet nomination, Tom Daschle apologized Monday for failing to pay more than $120,000 in taxes and appealed to former Senate colleagues to approve him all the same. President Barack Obama said he was "absolutely" sticking with his nominee for health secretary.  More...

AP: The world's most famous groundhog saw his shadow Monday morning, predicting this already long winter will last for six more weeks.  More...

ESPN: Holmes' grab secures Steelers' record sixth Super Bowl title.  More...

ESPN: Nadal tops Federer for first Aussie title.  More...

News of the World: Michael Phelps caught with cannabis pipe.  More...

AP: Obama gives first TV interview to Arabic network.  More...

WSJ: After jabs at Cheney, Biden pursues an activist role.  More...

AP: Feds allege plot to destroy Fannie Mae data.  More...

USA Today: Burgeoning gangs behind 80% of U.S. crime.  More...

NYT: A penny for your thoughts, and 1.4 cents for the penny.  More...

Vanity Fair: Is Obama the most famous living person ever?  More...

NYT: Mirror, mirror on the wall (pictures of the Bush presidency).  More...

OPINION

WSJ: A 40-year wish list- you won't believe what's in that stimulus bill.  More...

Brooks: Cleaner and faster.  More...

Limbaugh: My bipartisan stimulus.  More...

Morris: GOP, push free enterprise.  More...

WSJ: The Jack Bauer exception.  More...

Congressman Inglis: An emissions plan concervatives could warm to.  More...

Friedman: Win, win, win, win, win...  More...

Krauthammer: Outreach, yes. Apology, no.- We've never been Islam's enemy.  More...

Friedman: Abdullah II: The 5-state solution.  More...

Noonan: Look at the time- failure to recognize a new era.  More...

Adams: My new spread the wealth grading policy.  More...

Buchanan: A neo-Reaganite inaugural.  More...

Barone: The GOP should go upscale.  More...