[U.S.] Jail releases 32 inmates

Jail releases 32 inmates
http://klcc.org/Feature.asp?FeatureID=4021
Thirty-two Lane County Jail inmates walked out of their cells and into the pouring rain this morning, all of them released early as a result of an unanticipated funding shortage announced in October.

Obama Surprises GOP With an Opening Fiscal Cliff Offer They Hate
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/obama-makes-opening-fiscal-cliff-offer.html?mid=google
For weeks Republicans and Democrats have been at a standoff over the fiscal cliff, and on Thursday President Obama made the first move.

Will the winning Powerball ticket holder please step forward?
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hcXNhB5llNPHzPKttj7pXxmK6npA?docId=3819817939564b0b8a71acac712c696f
(CNN) -- Once, for many, Dearborn, Missouri, was known as a stop off along the highway. A place to gas up and grab a snack. Today, it just may be considered one of the luckiest places in the country after one of two winning tickets was sold there for a $587.5 ...

Ex-Nat'l Lampoon CEO to be sentenced in fraud case
http://www.newsday.com/news/ex-nat-l-lampoon-ceo-to-be-sentenced-in-fraud-case-1.4277752
(AP) -- A former chief executive of National Lampoon and two co-conspirators face possible life sentences Friday after being convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million.

Sam Cook: Tree toppling tradition takes odd turn
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20121130_If_You_See_the_Perfect_Tree.html
Apparently the Christmas tree tradition goes back to the 15th or 16th century, when evergreens - long a symbol of eternal life - were decorated for the holiday.

Parents busted after 5 kids, 18 cats found in back of moving truck
http://wtvr.com/2012/11/29/parents-busted-after-5-kids-18-cats-found-in-back-of-moving-truck/
NEW CASTLE, Ind. (WRTV) - A couple is facing charges for traveling cross-country with their children packed in the back of a moving van with more than a dozen cats.

Women already proven in combat, lawsuit says
http://www.stripes.com/news/women-already-proven-in-combat-lawsuit-says-1.198644
Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hunt, a civil affairs specialist assigned to Company A, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), 360th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), receives a Purple Heart for wounds suffered due to enemy contact during her deployment in support of ...