Jan. 23: Regionals in Today's News

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Adam Sadler for Stephens Media reports on Mike Huckabee's new personal phone campaign; Lesley Clark in the Miami Herald reports that candidates' money is running out as the all-important Florida primary approaches; Josh Drobnyk in the Allentown Morning Call blogs on Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell's endorsement of Hillary Clinton; Larry Lipman in the Palm Beach Post reports that a Florida lawmaker is pressuring candidates to take a stand on the creation of a national catastrophe fund; Bill Theobold in the Jackson Sun reports on Fred Thompson dropping out of the race; and Jerry Zremski in the Buffalo News reports on the candidates' plans for stimulating the economy.

ABORTION POLITICS: Josh Drobnyk in the Allentown Morning Call and Jerry Zremski in the Buffalo News report on Tuesday's anti-abortion rally.

BILLS, HEARINGS AND MARK-UPS: Faith Bremner reports in the Great Falls Tribune on Indian health legislation opposed by the Bush administration.

ECONOMIC STIMULUS: Steve Tetreault in the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that wind, solar and geothermal execs are lobbying to include tax breaks for their industries in an economic stimulus package; Noelle Straub in the Missoulian reports on Tuesday's Senate Finance Committee hearing examining the White House's $800 tax rebate plan; and Joseph Morton in the Omaha World-Herald reports on local lawmakers' response to economic stimulus proposals.

APPOINTMENETS AND NOMINATIONS: Alicia Mundy reports in the Seattle Times that Washington state Republican Rep. Dave Reichert is angling for a seat on the House Appropriations Committee; and Bartholomew Sullivan reports in the Commercial Appeal on a Memphis woman named ambassador to Egypt.

IRAQ: Sen. Bob Menendez, back from Iraq, says the troop surge has not led to progress, Raju Chebium reports for Gannett.

JEFFERSON TRIAL: Bruce Alpert in the Times-Picayune reports that defense attorneys for Rep. William Jefferson, indicted on corruption charges, introduced cell phone photos as evidence the lawmaker was not taking phone calls while being questioned by the FBI.

Bright of the day:

Lisa Mascaro in the Las Vegas Sun blogs on Sen. Harry Reid's floor speech about seeing a bobcat out his window while back in Searchlight, Nev. during the recess.