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Top Stories: Secret Service Scandal; Zimmerman Released

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- Several More Secret Service Agents Tied To Scandal Likely To Lose Their Jobs.

-- Zimmerman Released After Posting Bail, Will Go Into Hiding But Be Monitored.

-- To Keep His Job, France's Sarkozy Must Reach To The Right.

-- Now It Snows?

-- VIDEO: World Peace Causes World Of Pain With Elbow To Opponent's Head.

Other top stories:

-- "U.S. To Defend Afghanistan For Decade After Drawdown." ( The Associated Press)

-- In Syria, Deaths Reported As City Of Hama Is Shelled. ( CNN.com)

-- As Trial Of John Edwards Begins, A Primer On The Case. ( Raleigh News & Observer)

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