AM BRIEF: FEBRUARY 2, 2011

NOTE: The stories that appear in the AM Brief are derived from the Newspapers appearing in our Daily Headlines feature. Daily Headlines is published approximately 90 minutes after AM Brief.

1. Obama to sign nuclear START Treaty documents. [The Miami Herald from AP]
2. GAO: U.S.-Canada border not secure. [Star Tribune]
3. Citigroup seizes control of EMI amid legal troubles with Hands. [The Spokesman-Review]
4. Ruling escalates healthcare battle. [The Miami Herald]
5. Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring. [The Boston Globe from AP]
6. FDA declines to approve diet drug Contrave, says more study needed. [The Spokesman-Review from AP]
7. Midwest calls it a snow day. [The Gazette from AP]
8. Kentucky man walks across the US with giant globe, dog to raise diabetes awareness. [Star Tribune from AP]