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The Daily Peel

February 7, 2013

Here's what you need to know this morning:

The hits keep coming: Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) tried to help his controversial South Florida eye doctor donor out over an audit. The senator contacted federal officials twice in a four-year period regarding Medicare billing processed by the eye doctor, who the feds have been eying for a decade.

The Obama administration will grant the two Congressional intel committees access to a DOJ memo on drone strikes.

Obama will fundraise 14 times this year for Congressional Democrats.

Lena Dunham's special testimonial video for Obama lit up the Internet last fall, as only anything related to "Girls" can do. But a report says the writer never actually, you know, voted.

Fellow Nebraskan Sen. Deb Fischer writes in the Omaha World-Herald why she cannot support Chuck Hagel's confirmation.

Ever the jolly giant of SEC football, Jay Cutler proposed to his fiancée via text message and mailed her the ring.

Iran has released what they claim is footage from the U.S. drone they claim they captured in 2011, which you can watch here.

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