Morning Maddow: January 3

Defense Secretary Panetta to offer a strategy for cutting the Pentagon budget.

Virginia is the next state to have a go at voter identification laws.

America’s water infrastructure is leaky.

Some states can’t (or won’t) keep up with federal regulations, threatening their federal highway funding.

Maine legislature gets a new Native American representative.

Mom reunites with the child she gave up for adoption… 77 years ago.

World’s first hybrid sharks discovered off Australia.

A cool reason to stay up late tonight (or get up early tomorrow).