A.M. Links: FBI Quietly Changes Primary Function, Senate Democrats To Focus on Middle Class, Angela Merkel Fractures Pelvis

• The FBI has quietly replaced “law enforcement” with “national
  security” as its declared primary function.
• Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D- Nev.) said Sunday
  that Democrats will focus on the middle class in 2014 and attempt
  to extend emergency
  unemployment benefits.
• The Senate is poised to confirm Janet Yellen as the next
  
  Federal Reserve chair, making her one of the most powerful
  figures in world economic circles.
• Citing health concerns in her family, Liz Cheney is
  ending her campaign for Senate in Wyoming.
• German Chancellor Angela Merkel
  fractured her pelvis while skiing, forcing her to cancel
  meetings for the next three weeks.
• A senior Iranian military official offered
  limited military
  aid to Iraq in order to battle Al Qaeda fighters in the
  neighboring country.

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