Monday, December 31, 2012

[U.S.] In 'fiscal cliff' deal, Joe Biden upstages President Obama

In 'fiscal cliff' deal, Joe Biden upstages President Obama
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2013/0101/In-fiscal-cliff-deal-Joe-Biden-upstages-President-Obama
The Senate deal to avert the fiscal cliff - or, at least, the harshest elements of it - owes much to the outsize, 11th-hour role of Vice President Joe Biden as “dance partner” to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R) of Kentucky.

US, Europe Hope the New Year Brings Better Times
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-europe-hope-year-brings-times-18105269
From the glittering New Year's ball dropping in Times Square to joyous fireworks in London and cheers in a once-isolated Asian country, the world did its best to ring in 2013 with hope for renewal after a year of economic uncertainty, searing violence and ...

Oregon tour bus crash: Authorities struggle to identify foreign citizens involved
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/12/oregon_tour_bus_crash_authorit.html
Enlarge Randy L. Rasmussen, The Oregonian PENDLETON, OREGON-Dec.31, 2012--Workmen move the bus that crashed Sunday, west of Pendleton, killing nine and sending multiple people to hospitals.

The Emancipation Proclamation's unforgettable lesson about presidential power
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Watch-Nights-mark-Emancipation-Proclamation-150th-4154035.php
A century and a half ago, today, one of our nation's greatest presidents launched this nation on a “new birth of freedom.” On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves in the rebellious South “are, ...

Heiress' Fortune: Homeless Man Died Standing...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/homeless-nephew-millionaire-heiress-died-standing-inherit-19/story?id=18102186
A homeless man found dead under a Wyoming overpass last week stood to inherit $19 million from his deceased adopted great aunt, a copper heiress whose $300 million fortune is being disputed by her descendants in New York courts.

Suspect in Queens Subway Death Arrested Before
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Deadly-Subway-Queens-Push-Erika-Menendez-Past-Arrests-185319242.html
The woman accused of killing a Queens man by pushing him into the path of an oncoming 7 train in Sunnyside last week has been in trouble with the law before: retired fire chief Daniel Conlisk says Erika Menendez, a stranger, once violently attacked him on ...

NY couple arrested; Explosives substance found
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/afraid-block-blow-insane-greenwich-village-couple-frighten-nighbors-harboring-explosives-article-1.1230710
NEW YORK - Authorities say a Greenwich Village couple has been arrested on weapons charges after a highly explosive substance used to make bombs and papers titled "The Terrorist Encyclopedia" were found in their apartment.

UNC Greensboro falls to No. 23 NC State, 89-68
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/UNC-Greensboro-falls-to-No-23-NC-State-89-68-4158652.php
2012-12-31T18:12:21Z UNC Greensboro falls to No. 23 NC State, 89-68The Associated Press The Associated Press. 1 hour ago • Associated Press.

University 'banishes' words for 2013
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/banned-words-list-released-article-1.1230149
(CNN) -- Dear 2012, now that you're gone, please take these lame words with you: trending, spoiler alert, bucket list, superfood, guru and job creators.

Opposition Grows to Congressional Pay Raise
http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/12/29/biden-lead-white-house-effort-gun-control/bNuDnsGKG65CO79NjByp5M/story.html
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