Here are a few of the stories we're reading this morning:

- Defiant Assad Denies Ordering Bloody Syrian Crackdown

- Can Mitt Find the Wit to Boot Newt?

- Plan B: FDA Considers Putting Morning After Pill on Drug Store Shelves

- With Last Word, Blagojevich to Ask for Mercy

And…

- Guns N' Roses and Chili Peppers in Rock Hall

- Alec Baldwin: What Happened on American Airlines Flight?