Front Page: US Sheds 598,000 Jobs in January
- The US unemployment rate jumped to 7.6 percent, after 598,000 jobs were lost in January. — New York Times
- The Senate worked into the night Thursday but failed to vote on the stimulus package. — CNN
- President Obama will name a panel of independent economic advisers that will offer their outside advice to the White House. — Reuters
- RNC Chairman Michael Steele has asked the entire RNC staff to resign, but some of the 100 staffers will get their jobs back after an extensive review. — Huffington Post
- USA Swimming has suspended Michael Phelps for three months, due to a photo of him smoking marijuana. — USA Today
