White House, GOP fail to reach deal, but agree to keep talking

(The Hill – Russell Berman, Justin Sink, and Erik Wasson) *Lead Story*

CNN host:Obama should accept GOP proposal and delay ObamaCare for a year

(Human Events – John Hayward) *Must Read*

Report: Obama administration most secretive since Nixon

(Washington Times – Ben Wolfgang)

Family calls 911 for medical help, cops show up and kill son

(Daily Caller – Robby Soave)

Farm-bill talks coming in hot with lobbyists watching closely

(Hot Air – Ed Morrissey)

Pentagon Shake-up: Hagel’s No. 2 Hands in Resignation

(PJ Media – Bridget Johnson)

Crunch Time for the Trans-Pacific Pact — and for U.S. Leadership in Asia

(The American – Claude Barfield)

Taiwan Cries for Help in Game of Thrones

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead)

Shutdown Doesn’t Stop Grant for ‘Reproductive Health’ in Pakistan

(Washington Free Beacon – Elizabeth Harrington)

Harvard Historian Niall Ferguson Schools Morning Joe Panel on Obama and Budget Negotiations

(NewsBusters – Paul Bremmer)

Communists Defend Democrat NYC Mayoral Candidate

(Accuracy in Media – Cliff Kincaid)

Probation Officer Shoots and Kills 2-Year-Old Jack Russell Terrier, Said He Gave Dog Verbal Command to Get Back

(Reason – Ed Krayewski)

Bloomberg sued over guns, soda ban, ‘meatless Mondays’

(Washington Examiner – Paul Bedard)

3 Insane Laws Just Signed in California

(Townhall – Nicole Bailey)

Obamacare 101: Why the real deadline is Feb. 15

(Christian Science Monitor – Linda Feldmann)

Peter King’s Political Fraud

(American Spectator – Jeffrey Lord)

The Park Police

(Weekly Standard – Jonathan V. Last)

A staggering $250 billion per month, 80% of spending, runs on autopilot without congressional control.

(Wall Street Journal – David Malpass) *Must Read*