[U.S.] Train derailment prompts evacuations in Paulsboro

Train derailment prompts evacuations in Paulsboro
http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2012/11/train_derailment_prompts_evacu.html
Train Vinyl chloride vapors can be seen in this photo of the derailed train in Paulsboro. Photo provided. PAULSBORO - Four railroad tank cars tumbled into the Mantua Creek and are leaking flammable vinyl chloride after the train bridge collapsed at about 7 ...

Cold Spring police officer shot dead; 34-year-old man being held
http://www.startribune.com/local/181529391.html
Ryan Michael Larson was booked into the Stearns County jail early Friday morning on suspicion of murder. Authorities have not identified him as being involved in a police officer's fatal shooting, but Larson is the only one booked into the jail on a murder ...

Gay Marriage Looms for High Court
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/gay-marriage-supreme-court/story?id=17815437
When the nine Supreme Court justices retreat behind closed doors today for their regularly scheduled conference, they will consider the issue of gay marriage and decide whether to take up a case that could ultimately determine whether there is a ...

Legal Pot at 'Tipping Point,' Experts Say
http://abcnews.go.com/US/push-legalize-pot-nationally-gaining-momentum-advocates/story?id=17827832
Dude, pot could be legal everywhere soon. That's the sentiment expressed by advocates and experts in reaction to the recent votes in Washington and Colorado to legalize marijuana, which have re-energized the discussion about whether pot should be ...

'Santa' showers $100 bills on storm-hit NJ, NY
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g3ErgoqwcgOwZ2HJM47MOjwOIZyA?docId=c5dac14976fc48238eea7bb7f5ef59f7
NEW YORK (AP) - A wealthy Missouri man posing as "Secret Santa" stunned New Yorkers on Thursday, handing $100 bills to many in Staten Island who had lost everything to Superstorm Sandy.

My Secretary of State
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/opinion/friedman-my-secretary-of-state.html
President Obama is assembling his new national security team, with Senator John Kerry possibly heading for the Pentagon and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice the perceived front-runner to become secretary of state.

Cruz: I'm 'something that is not supposed to exist: a Hispanic Republican'
http://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/ted-cruz-speech-stokes-2016-speculation-84436.html
WASHINGTON - He still has over a month before officially adopting the title “senator,” but Texas Republican Ted Cruz is already working to make his presence felt in the nation's capitol.

Ex-President George HW Bush in stable condition
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ia4UttLdCoIcNGv6MOz5ZBRMq1iA?docId=ca43aa6ca06144d4997db02fe17ecb9c
HOUSTON (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush remains in stable condition at a Houston hospital where he is being treated for a lingering cough related to bronchitis.

Bill O'Reilly Clashes With Gov. Lincoln Chafee: 'Fox News ... Is An Angry ...
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/politics/bill-oreilly-still-lying-about-ri-gov-chafee
After spending a portion of his Wednesday night Fox News program arguing with an atheist leader about Christmas, Bill O'Reilly revisited the topic on his Thursday program during an interview with Rhode Island Gov.

Stuart Stevens is 'out of touch'
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/11/wrestler-will-have-romney-face-tattoo-removed/
The willful self-delusion of the Mitt Romney presidential campaign is on full display in the opinion piece today in The Post by Stuart Stevens.