Morning Brief: Storms rake Southeast; Haslam files education, workers' comp bills

Storms rake Southeast, killing two—Wall Street Journal

Sen. Lamar Alexander's gun comments draw attention—Nooga

Gov. Bill Haslam files education, workers' comp bills—Tennessean

Mayoral candidates agree to agree—Times Free Press

Hamilton County Public Works chief calling it quits—Times Free Press

Sen. Stacey Campfield files retooled homosexuality in classroom bill—News Sentinel

Regulators could have stopped meningitis outbreak—WPLN

Senators tread cautiously at gun hearing—Politico

Gabrielle Giffords tells Senate panel "you must act" on guns—Wall Street Journal

House GOP unafraid of cutting defense—Politico

Senators set to grill Pentagon nominee—Wall Street Journal

Chuck Hagel has a waged charm offensive—Washington Post