IMF leads global push for euro zone to boost firewall (Reuters)
Reuters - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde led a global push on Saturday for the euro zone to boost its financial firewall, saying "if it is big enough it will not get used."

Germany wants Greece to give up budget control (Reuters)

Reuters - Germany is pushing for Greece to relinquish control over its budget policy to European institutions as part of discussions over a second rescue package, a European source told Reuters on Friday.

Obama to senators: Change the way you do business (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is pressing his case for changes in how the Senate does business, hoping to ease the partisan gridlock, and he wants to bar lawmakers from profiting from their service.

UK police arrest Murdoch tabloid staff (Reuters)

Reuters - Police arrested four current and former staff of Rupert Murdoch's best-selling Sun tabloid and a policeman on Saturday in a probe into suspected payments by journalists to officers for information, police and the newspaper's publisher said.

Arab League halts observer mission in Syria (AP)

AP - The deputy chief of the Arab League says the pan-Arab body has halted its observer mission in Syria because of the increasing violence there.

Why Florida's Latino Republicans tilt toward Mitt Romney (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Heading into Tuesday’s pivotal GOP primary in Florida, Mitt Romney clearly has stronger support than Newt Gingrich among the state’s influential Republican Latino community.

Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana celebrate at Sundance (AP)

AP - Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana came to the Sundance Film Festival to promote their closing-night film, "The Words."

Leadership scramble: GOP rivals vie for title (AP)

AP - The Republican presidential contenders are making a pitch to voters that sounds a lot like a children's game: Follow the leader.

Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe (Reuters)
Reuters - The Justice Department issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions as part of a new effort to investigate misconduct in the packaging and sale of home loans to investors, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.