WHITFIELD: Time for a CNN Equals Politics update. We're keeping an eye on all of the latest headlines on the CNN politics.com desk. Here's what's crossing right now. The congressional health care debate is back. It was put on the back burner after the Tucson shootings, but House Republicans now expect a vote on repealing the health care law later on this week. And New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is trying to explain some comments he made about fellow Republican Sarah Palin. He recently told "The New York Times" that Palin, quote, "rightfully has been criticized," unquote, for following script. Today, he says his comments were not criticism, but instead it was about an observation. And just one month after Congress repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," a congressman is drafting legislation that could put the brakes on dismantling the policy. Republican Representative Duncan Hunter of California thinks gays serving openly in the armed forces could hurt combat readiness. He plans to introduce a bill requiring the president, the defense secretary and top military officials to certify that the armed forces are ready for the change. And you're about to see photographs of John Kennedy and his family that have been locked away for decades.</s>WHITFIELD (voice-over): White House photographer Cecil Stoughton snapped these pictures capturing President Kennedy and his family in both private and public moments. For some reason they were printed and logged and then filed away until now. A collector purchased some 15,000 unseen pictures from the photographer's family and gave CNN the first peek inside the boxes.</s>WHITFIELD: All right, there's a lot of nervous energy right now in Hollywood. The coveted Golden Globes will be handed out tonight. We'll tell you who the top competitors are and what, of course, they might be wearing on the red carpet.
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