[U.S.] 'Plan B' Vote Spiked In House In Major Setback For Boehner

'Plan B' Vote Spiked In House In Major Setback For Boehner
http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/20/house-gop-plans-vote-on-fiscal-cliff-plan-b/
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) failed to muscle a controversial fiscal cliff fallback through the House Thursday night, suddenly pulling the bill after spending almost a week on a plan that Democrats called a waste of time.

FBI: 1 of 2 escaped Chicago inmates arrested
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/inmates-escape-chicago-jail-scaling-rope-article-1.1223221
This undated photo provided by the FBI shows Joseph "Jose" Banks, one of two inmates who escaped from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago on Tuesday.

Storm heads to Northeast as holiday travel chaos continues
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/21/16063767-storm-heads-to-northeast-as-holiday-travel-chaos-continues
By NBCNewYork, Weather.com and NBC News wire services. A winter storm headed east Friday after pounding the Plains and Midwest with more than a foot of snow, causing holiday travel chaos with hundreds of canceled flights and closed roads.

The world may not have ended but the party went on anyway
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9760532/The-world-may-not-have-ended-but-the-party-went-on-anyway.html
The annual event - one of the oldest celebrations in the world - was given an extra boost this year by the news the world according to the ancient Mayans would end on the same day.

Think about it: What a Cory Booker vs. Chris Christie election could have been
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/12/think_about_it_what_a_cory_boo.html
TRENTON - Now that Cory Booker has announced he'll run for U.S. Senate in 2014, there won't be a "Clash of the Jersey Titans" campaign between the Newark Mayor and Republican Gov.

United to starts flights between Santa Fe, Denver
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/lifestyle/travel/winter-storms-could-have-impact-on-baltimore-washington-international-airport
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Santa Fe Municipal Airport officials say United Airlines will begin offering flights from Santa Fe to Denver on May 1. Wednesday's announcement comes weeks after the airport teamed up with Great Lakes Airlines to offer four daily ...

Madoff brother jailed for 10 years
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iUuWqEfYDax-t11wUhma5ZdPYW-w?docId=77480ed53f8d46928b2ebc27f6c0af42
The brother of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 10 years in prison for crimes committed in the shadow of his notorious sibling by a judge who said she disbelieved his claims that he did not know about the epic fraud.

Rumors of violence, end of world spur Barrington schools to increase security
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Maryland-Law-Enforcement-Investigate-Social-Media-Rumors-of-School-Violence-184342041.html
School officials for northwest suburban Barrington School District 220 say they are just playing it safe. Real safe. With the massacre of 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn.

Bettencourt Signs Mayors' Gun Control Letter to Obama
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5haZigICVFP8HMP71S7cOMePsrgrQ?docId=CNG.86b0faa22199c471d9a3febde42a7dba.861
On Wednesday, Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt joined more than 750 mayors from around the country, who are part of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) coalition, signing a letter to call on President Barack Obama and Congress to pass stricter gun ...