National News

• Senate passes economic stimulus bill (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Senate approves stimulus plan (The New York Times)
  
  
• Governors to track stimulus money (Stateline.org)
  
  
• Happy but not looking to be the chief (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Politicians praise and pressure colleges (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• UMass may widen financial assistance (The Boston Globe)