[U.S.] McCain, GOP senators criticize Rice responses

McCain, GOP senators criticize Rice responses
http://swampland.time.com/2012/11/27/rice-to-meet-senators-whose-support-she-covets/
11:45AM EST November 27. 2012 - John McCain and other Republican senators said Tuesday they would oppose elevating Susan Rice to Secretary of State until she and other officials answer more questions about the Sept.

News Summary: Obama selling his fiscal cliff plan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/27/fiscal-cliff-explained-spending-cuts-tax-hikes
SALES PITCH: President Barack Obama plans to make a public case this week for his strategy for dealing with the looming fiscal cliff.

Christopher Vaughn sentenced to four life terms in family's murders
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/27/3115564/ill-man-gets-life-term-for-killing.html
Christopher Vaughn was sentenced to four life terms Tuesday for killing his wife and three children. In delivering the sentence, Will County Judge Daniel Rozak said he found it “very frustrating” that his options are limited.

Why Grover Norquist and His Anti-Tax Pledge Will Survive the Fiscal Cliff
http://swampland.time.com/2012/11/27/why-grover-norquist-and-his-tax-pledge-will-survive-the-fiscal-cliff/
Republican members of Congress are abandoning their pledge to never raise taxes, but Grover Norquist says he isn't worried. The handful of Hill Republicans who have gone wobbly were never reliable and are no threat to the overall project of shrinking ...

Shoplifting suspect's wife: He didn't have to die
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f59729115dfb41c1b6789f97893e9a5c/US--Shoplifting-Suspect-Death
ATLANTA (AP) - The wife of a shoplifting suspect who died after he was wrestled to the ground outside a Walmart said Tuesday store employees used too much force to subdue him.

Fla. teen kills father to protect mom, police say
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57554826-504083/fla-teen-kills-father-to-protect-mom-police-say/
(CBS/WTSP) ANTIOCH, Fla. - Police say a teenager fatally shot his father in an attempt to defend his mother around 10p.m. Saturday, reports CBS affiliate WTSP.

Lawyers in talks to settle "Fast and Furious" lawsuit
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa-politics-fastandfuriousbre8aq0ts-20121127,0,7848010.story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department and for congressional Republicans told a federal judge on Tuesday they were in talks to settle a suit stemming from Operation Fast and Furious, a botched probe into gun trafficking to ...

Chris Christie Can't Get Much More Popular
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/11/27/gov_chris_christie_approval_rating_new_jersey_republican_can_t_get_much.html
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Gay Men, Moms Sue NJ Jewish Gay Conversion Therapists
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/nj-lawsuit-alleges-jonah-gay-conversion-therapy-fraud/story?id=17814302
Four gay men and two of their mothers filed a lawsuit today against a New Jersey conversion therapy group that claims to rid men of same-sex attractions and turn them straight.

WikiLeaks Lost $50 Million Over Payment Blockade, Assange Says
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/nov/27/julian-assange-eu-wikileaks-decision
WikiLeaks lost more than $50 million in potential donations after Visa Europe, MasterCard Inc. (MA) and American Express Co. (AXP) blocked payments to the anti-secrecy group, according to its founder Julian Assange.

Police probe how Romney security data became NYC parade confetti
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/27/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-confetti-made-using-confidential-police-documents/
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police are investigating how shredded documents revealing confidential information, including details about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's motorcade, wound up as confetti on a Manhattan sidewalk during the ...

Jon Cardin mulling AG run
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-jon-cardin-mulling-ag-run-20121127,0,5072488.story
Del. Jon Cardin -- nephew to U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin -- publicly launched his pre-campaign to be Maryland's next attorney general this morning with an email declaring that he's formed an "exploratory committee.

Hey Rick Perry, It'd Be Dirt Cheap to Give More Poor Texans Health Care
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/national_group_urges_nj_to_exp.html
Jordan Weissmann - Jordan Weissmann is an associate editor at The Atlantic. He has written for a number of publications, including The Washington Post and The National Law Journal.

Cyber-Monday Counterfeit Crackdown Shuts 130 Websites
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/132-domain-names-seized-to-stop-knockoff-sales-on-cyber-monday-20121127-2a4dk.html
During the biggest online shopping day of the year with consumers estimated to spend $1.5 billion, federal officials teamed up with European law enforcement agencies to shut down over 130 websites hawking illegal counterfeit items on the internet.

Trashing of car linked to Black Friday fight at Galleria
http://www.wthitv.com/dpps/entertainment/must_see_video/black-friday-brawl-at-upscale-mall-nd12_5029595
A Black Friday fight at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville resulted in the arrest of four people suspected of taking revenge on one of the combatants by trashing his family's car.