[U.S.] Christmas Tornadoes Past

Christmas Tornadoes Past
http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/Nasty-storms-blamed-for-1-death-make-travel-tough-4144131.php
From the National Weather Service in Washington, DC. Notable U.S. tornado events with at least one F2 (minimum 113-mph) tornado between Dec. 24 and Dec. 26: â€"Dec. 24-25, 1964: 14 tornadoes (three of them F3), Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North ...

Heavy-Hearted Holiday
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323476304578201963818247102.html
A child touches one of the stockings hung in Newtown, Conn., to represent those killed in the Dec. 14 rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Gunman Who Killed 2 Firefighters Left Chilling Note
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/nyregion/gunman-who-shot-firefighters-left-chilling-note.html
WEBSTER, N.Y. - On Monday morning when darkness was still raw, William Spengler Jr. armed himself with a rifle, a revolver and a shotgun.

Scoot Blog: Does the NRA Know What It?s Saying?
http://newyork.newsday.com/news/nation/u-s-gun-owners-defend-passion-in-wake-of-newtown-shootings-1.4374102
I never expected the NRA's response to the shooting at the elementary school in Newtown, CT to suggest censorship and increasing the size of government!

Inside Politics: Ben Affleck won't run for Kerry Senate seat
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/25/inside-politics-ben-affleck-wont-run-for-kerry-sen/
BOSTON - Ben Affleck is taking his name off the list of possible candidates for Sen. John F. Kerry's seat, which would be open if the Democratic senator from Massachusetts is confirmed as secretary of state.

Ex-President Bush Spends Christmas in Hospital
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/george-h-w-bush-spends-christmas-hospital-article-1.1227301
Former President George H.W. Bush is spending Christmas in Houston hospital where his wife, Barbara, and other relatives are visiting him.

Obama spending Christmas Day with family in Hawaii
http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/288791/81/Obama-spending-Christmas-Day-with-family-in-Hawaii
KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) - President Barack Obama is spending Christmas Day with his family at a rented vacation home in his native Hawaii.

Major storm to hit New England Wednesday night and Thursday
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Light-snow-in-New-England-but-bigger-storm-on-way.html
I hope you had a nice Christmas break. The weather also took a break Christmas afternoon and that break will continue much of Wednesday before a major storm hits New England.

Notable deaths: Vernice D. Ferguson, Bill McBride and Ryan Freel
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/23/3979968/ex-florida-governor-candidate.html
Vernice D. Ferguson, 84, who served as chief nurse at the Department of Veterans Affairs, died Dec. 8 at her home in Washington. A niece, Hope Ferguson, confirmed the death.

Democrats push for tax cuts they once opposed
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Some-urge-Boehner-let-Dems-pass-fiscal-cliff-bill-4144927.php
Democrats seeking a deal to avert the year-end “fiscal cliff” are trying to etch into stone the signature economic achievement of Republican President George W. Bush by permanently extending tax cuts enacted during his tenure.