Gulf Spill: BP believes compensation claims related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be less than the $20 billion the oil giant has put into an independent claims fund, analysts at Citigroup said, following a meeting with incoming Chief Executive Bob Dudley, Reuters reports.
Marriage Equality: The demand by gay couples to gain the same immigration rights as heterosexuals is supported by key members of Congress, but is undermining the fractious coalition of groups needed to push through an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, the Washington Post reports.
Impeachment: The U.S. Senate today begins the impeachment trial of federal judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. -- the first such trial since the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton in 1999, CNN reports.
White Spaces: High-tech firms and engineers are dreaming that the Federal Communication Commission's move to release "white spaces," or unused television channels, later this month will unleash another boom of mobile innovation, according to the Washington Post.
Golden Ticket: On Wall Street, becoming a partner at Goldman Sachs is considered the equivalent of winning the lottery – but few outside Goldman know it can also be taken away, The New York Times reports.
Anti-AARP: Social Security Institute president Larry Hunter, a longtime Republican adviser, will launch the for-profit Alliance for Retirement Prosperity on Wednesday, a $5 million conservative challenge to the AARP, Politico reports.
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