GOP Increasingly Ready for Government Shutdown
Missing the debt deadline would force the government to cut about 40 percent of services immediately, while missing the six-month spending deal would mean an even broader shutdown.
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Governor’s Plan for Emergency Food Stockpile Hits Bump
Alaska’s plan to stash stockpiles of emergency food in case the state is cut off from supplies by a disaster has hit a bump.
Policy Wonk With No Military Experience on Shortlist to be 1st Female Defense Secretary
It’s a long way from playing volleyball at Beverly Hills High School to being the most powerful woman in Washington.
Drunk Passenger Taped to Seat, Gagged by Flight Crew
A boozed-up traveler on a Kennedy Airport-bound flight was turned into a tape mummy yesterday by fellow passengers who gagged him and bound him to his seat when they got fed up with his drunken shenanigans.
Saudi Arabian in US for Military Training Charged With Raping American Boy
A member of the Saudi Arabian military in the United States for a training mission has been charged with raping a boy in a Strip hotel on New Year’s Eve.
Massive, Very Shallow Earthquake Hits Just 66 miles from Craig, Alaska; Tsunami Warning Issued
At just two minutes before 12 a.m. this morning, Alaska time, a massive earthquake hit only 66 miles west of Craig, Alaska. Tsunami warnings have issued.
Sperm Donor For Lesbian Couple Pursued for Child Support
It’s a mixed up, jumbled up, shook up world these days, but especially for sperm donor William Marotta.
Woman Hiding With Kids Shoots Home Intruder Multiple Times
A woman hiding in her attic with children shot an intruder multiple times before fleeing to safety Friday.
U.S.-Installed Iraqi Government in Danger?
Iraqi legislators who support al-Maliki have accused Turkey of working with various groups to “wreak havoc” inside Iraq.
New York Times: Tax Code May Be the Most Progressive Since 1979
The result [of the fiscal cliff deal] is a tax code that squeezes hundreds of billions of dollars more from the very well off — about $600 billion more over 10 years — while leaving the tax burden on everyone else mostly as it was.