A.M. Links: President, Congressional Leaders to Meet About Sequester Today, Bradley Manning Says He Leaked Secrets to Start War Debate, F-35 Cleared to Fly After Crack in Engine Found

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  White House

  The president will meet with congressional leaders today to talk about the sequester, which is supposed to start kicking in some time today.

• Bradley Manning says he leaked government secrets to start a debate on the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• The Pentagon's fleet of F-35s are cleared to fly again after the engine maker said it was confident it could fix a crack appearing in some engines.
• China claims the U.S. is hacking its military systems.  
• John Kerry says he's going to talk to Turkey's prime minister about the latter calling Zionism a "crime against humanity."
• Mitt Romney sat down for an interview with Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace set to air Sunday. He says he's glad the election's over.
• Girls Gone Wild is filing for bankruptcy.
• SpaceX is preparing for its third launch to the International Space Station. 

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