Morning Brief: Littlefield, judges clash; Haslam states higher ed goal

Tennessee lawmakers vote against Sandy relief bill—Nooga

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann introduces first two bills of second term—Nooga

Police, firefighter groups endorse city candidates—Nooga

Questions await school voucher proposal—Nooga

Gov. Bill Haslam states higher ed goal, names adviser—AP

Anita Ebersole withdraws name from City Court clerk consideration; Littlefield, judges clash—Times Free Press

House passes $50 billion Sandy aid bill—Politico

Barack Obama guns plan to include trafficking law—Politico

Gun plan to test lawmakers—Wall Street Journal

In gun debate, even language can be loaded—NY Times

Why Obama's gun plan may be DOA in the House—Politico

House GOP desperately seeking agenda—Politico

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to leave in March—Washington Post

U.S. weighs military support for France's campaign against Mali militants—Washington Post