A.M. Links: Terror Warning for Winter Olympics in Russia, Mitt Romney Confident of Chris Christie, Federal Court Rules Federal Crackdown on Medical Marijuana in California Can Continue

Mike Rogers, the chair of the House
Intelligence committee,
suggested Edward Snowden could’ve been aided by Russia in his
disclosures about the NSA.
Asked about Chris Christie’s recent problems, Mitt Romney

said the New Jersey governor handled controversy over lane
closures on the George Washington Bridge well, and that it wouldn’t
affect his presidential prospects.
The Ninth Circuit court
ruled that the federal government could continue to crack down
on medical marijuana dispensaries in California, despite their
legal status under state law.
A video purporting to show two Russian-speaking Islamist
militants who took responsibility for a set of suicide bombings in
the country last month promises a
“present” for Russia and tourists at the 2014 Winter Olympics being
held in Sochi.
A Taliban attack on a restaurant in Kabul killed twenty-one,
mostly foreigners, while more than dozen people were
killed in a series of attacks in Baghdad this weekend. At least
26 more people were
killed in at least 7 bombings across Baghdad today.
The Syrian National Coalition, a major rebel group, voted in

favor of attending a peace conference in Geneva, but then

threatened to pull out over an invitation extended to
Iran.
Dennis Rodman returned from North Korea and
checked himself into alcohol rehab. A statement released by his
PR agency while he was in North Korea blamed a media rant on
excessive drinking.