AM BRIEF: JANUARY 12, 2011

1. Did we learn anything from the BP Oil Spill? [Mother Jones]
2. Doctors have high hopes for Giffords' recovery (Transcript & Video). [PBS NewsHour]
3. Six Christians shot, 1 fatally, in Egypt (Text & Video). [CNN]
4. Alaska allows some oil to spill from pipeline during restart. [McClatchy]
5. Hillary Clinton: Women can be force for Mideast peace. [MSNBC from AP]
6. German Economy grew at Fastest Pace in Two Decades in 2010. [Bloomberg]
7. Hezbollah and allies to topple Lebanon govenment. [Reuters]
8. Smolensk air crash: Russia blames Polish pilot error. [BBC News]