Stock futures were higher this morning as investors prepare for another period of partisan bickering in Washington over the budget sequester. Index futures hinted that stocks might rally today. Dow (INDEXDJX:.DJI) futures are up 0.24% at 13 959. Futures on the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) gained 0.26% to 1 516.30 and  Nasdaq (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) futures rose 0.19% to 2 777.25. No major economic announcements are due out today. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares fell 0.85% to $778.80 after Chairman Eric Schmidt revealed in a regulatory filing that he will sell nearly half of his shares in the company over the course of a ...