Morning Brief: Database does little to curb meth, tough path seen by Obama on ban of assault weapons

Commissioners discuss funds for new shooting range—Nooga

Rep. Scott DesJarlais on trip examining security in Middle East—Nooga

Tennessee lawmakers agree to bill limit—Nooga

Database does little to curb meth: Comptroller's study—WPLN

Rhee brings spotlight to state legislatures—WPLN

State takes in nearly $1 billion in revenue collections for December—TN Report

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann's staff members visit ORNL—Oak Ridge Today

Hamid Karzai faces an altered landscape in talks with Barack Obama—Washington Post

U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan on rise for 2013—Washington Post

Tough path seen by Obama on ban of assault weapons—NY Times

John Boehner takes flack from GOP defense hawks on sequester stance—The Hill

GOP amendments could derail Sandy aid again—Politico

Back from the fiscal abyss, California balances its budget—NY Times