AM BRIEF: FEBRUARY 26, 2011

1. How to Shut Down the Government: A Primer. [The Huffington Post]
2. Pentagon awards Boeing Tanker Contract worth $35 Billion (Text & Video). [ABC News]
3. Egypt army apologizes for beating protesters. [AFP]
4. Iran unloading fuel from Bushehr reactor. [CNN]
5. Iraq's Shi'ite cleric urges reform after protests. [Reuters]
6. Iraq cracks down on media; violations in Yemen, Libya. [CPJ]
7. Third of Christchurch buildings 'could face demolition'. [BBC News]
8. Snow on the Hollywood sign? It's possible with cold storm rolling into L.A. [Los Angeles Times]