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White House Cuts Tours, Rand Paul Talks
Thursday, March 7, 2013
National: The House passed a temporary funding bill to keep the federal government running until September. But the $85 billion in sequester cuts remain. The White House has cancelled tours to save money. Kentucky Tea Party Republican Sen. Rand Paul …
Dow Soars, Hugo Chavez Dies, Patriot Games
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
National: The Dow Jones is up again this morning after closing yesterday at an all-time high. The market is being fed by an improving economy and interest rate support from the Federal Reserve. Some analysts believe this is the beginning …
Dow Hits Ceiling, Snow Hits Midwest
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
National: The Dow Jones hit a daytime record high of 14,198.10 shortly after the opening bell this morning. It kept climbing. If the market holds the Dow could close at an all-time record high as investors pour money and their …
HIV Cure Claimed, Romney: “It kills me”
Monday, March 4, 2013
National: Doctors in Mississippi claim they have cured a baby girl born with HIV. The girl was treated with a cocktail of anti-HIV drugs when she was just 30 hours old. She’s 2 ½ now. If the claim holds true, …
Sequester Grounds Them, Terror Leader Dead
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Unkindest Cuts: The NY Times reports today that federal budget cuts might hit hardest in Northern Virginia where much of the population lives on federal spending. The Pentagon is set to furlough as many as 90,000 civilian employees, cutting their …
Sequester Signed, Keystone Clean?
Saturday, March 2, 2013
National: President Obama yesterday signed an order to begin the $85 billion in budget cuts known as the sequester. He spoke to the press yesterday shortly after the failure of a last-minute meeting with Republicans to avoid drastic across the …
Sequester Hits Budget, Manning Admits Leaks
Friday, March 1, 2013
National: The federal budget “sequester”, $85 billion in across the board cuts, begins today. Congress went home yesterday. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning surprisingly admitted giving thousands of classified documents to the website Wikileaks and pleaded guilty to 10 criminal counts. …
Benedict Flies, Sequester at Midnight
Thursday, February 28, 2013
World: Pope Benedict XVI got on a big white helicopter today and left the Vatican. He will live at a Papal retreat outside Rome until a permanent residence is ready inside the Vatican grounds. The Catholic Church must now pick …
Supremes Hear Voting Rights
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
National: The Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act should be lifted because the law targets voting discrimination that doesn’t occur anymore. This comes at a time when there is a conservative push …
Hot and Not at the Oscars
Monday, February 25, 2013
Oscar Night Jennifer Lawrence tripped on her massive dress but recovered gracefully. Daniel Day-Lewis, classiest speech of the night. First Lady, did she belong? Ben Affleck, upstaged by Michelle, but winning is the best revenge for no Director nomination. Seth …
