ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Thomas Burr in the Salt Lake Tribune reports on Mitt Romney's prospects on Super Tuesday; and Herb Jackson in the Bergen Record reports on John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani dropping out of the race.LOCAL RACES: Josh Drobnyk in the Allentown Morning Call reports that the mayor of Hazelton, Pa., will run for Congress. ECONOMIC STIMULUS: Faith Bremner in the Argus Leader reports on the response of South Dakota senators to possible additions to the stimulus package; Noelle Straub in the Missoulian and Bruce Alpert in the Times-Picayune report on the economic stimulus package passed out of the Senate Finance Committee; Craig Gilbert in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports on the upcoming Wisconsin primary; Maureen Groppe for Gannett reports on a Michigan lawmaker's views on the stimulus package; and Lisa Mascaro in the Las Vegas Sun reports that a proposal by Sen. Jonn Ensign to include corporate tax breaks in the stimulus package died in committee.BILLS, HEARINGS AND MARK-UPS: Larry Lipman for Cox News Service reports on a Senate hearing on private fee-for-service Medicare plans; Aaron Sadler for Stephens Media reports on U.S. Senate passage of wiretapping legislaton; and Raju Chebium for Gannett reports that Sen. Frank Lautenberg has introduced new gun control legislaton.APPOINTMENTS & SPEECHES.: Faith Bremner in the Great Falls Tribune reports that Rep. Dennis Rehberg, R-Mont., is back on a water appropriations subcommittee; Sylvia Smith in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports that Sen. Richard Lugar is urging the Bush administration to extend an international arms agreement; and Maureen Groppe in the Indianapolis Star reports that Sen. Richard Lugar is leading a Republican effort to reccomend changes to congressional earmarks.
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