[U.S.] Tentative Deal Is Reached to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy

Tentative Deal Is Reached to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/us/politics/tentative-deal-is-reached-to-raise-taxes-on-the-wealthy.html
WASHINGTON - Furious last-minute negotiations between the White House and the Senate Republican leadership on Monday secured a tentative agreement to allow tax rates to rise on affluent Americans, but not in time for Congress to meet its Dec.

Club 64, First private-smoking marijuna club, opens in Denver
http://kdvr.com/2012/12/31/club-64-first-private-smoking-marijuna-shop-opens-in-denver/
Club 64 opened it's doors for the first time. It's billed as the first private pot-smoking club in Denver. With the passage of Amendment 64 adults over 21 can posses up to an ounce of marijuana, and the club's general counsel believes the club is 100 percent ...

Tom Coburn: I wouldn't vote to confirm Hagel
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/31/chuck-hagel-big-problem-realist-iran
Sen. Tom Coburm (R-Okla.) would not vote to confirm former Nebraska Republican senator Chuck Hagel if President Obama nominates him to become secretary of defense, Coburn said on Sunday morning.

Same-sex marriage ceremonies begin in Maryland
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hohOJniGBvkwepaXfuoVZ3MjrlqQ?docId=c365f5431ab0480fbdb7004e8b67489f
BALTIMORE (AP) - Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year's Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line on New Year's Day.

Hopes dim for fishery 'disaster' aid
http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/60b-sandy-aid-package-clears-senate-85576.html?hp=l5
Prospects were considered dimming Monday night for the U.S. House to approve the Senate-passed version of a $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill that includes $100 million for Massachusetts and five other states whose groundfisheries have been ...

NY couple arrested; Explosives substance found
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/couple-had-terror-encyclopaedia-3339872.html
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.

Father Claims Adam Lanza's Body
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/12/31/father-of-conn-school-gunman-claims-sons-body/
A family spokesman has confirmed that Adam Lanza's father, Peter, claimed his son's body and that "private arrangements" for burial took place over the weekend.

California's New Laws Serve as Policy Experiments
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/social-media/US-states-ban-employers-from-demanding-workers-Facebook-passwords/articleshow/17840522.cms
On the eve of 2013, state officials are busy readying for tens of thousands of new laws that go into effect on the first day of the year.

UNC Greensboro falls to No. 23 NC State, 89-68
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/31/3989277/unc-greensboro-falls-to-no-23.html
UNC-Greensboro head coach Wes Miller directs his defense against North Carolina State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C.

John Barrow fights Obama Hill pay hike
http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/john-barrow-fights-obama-hill-pay-hike-85621.html
Democratic Rep. John Barrow of Georgia is urging House leadership to block an executive order authorizing raises for members of Congress and Vice President Joe Biden.

East Oakland shooting leaves one dead, one injured
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/15-year-old-girl-gunned-down-in-Oakland-4158925.php
OAKLAND -- A teenage girl who friends described as an innocent victim is dead and a teenage boy was injured in a double shooting at an East Oakland housing complex on Sunday afternoon, police said.

NRA fingerprints in landmark health-care law
http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/31/violent-video-games-are-not-to-blame-why-id-cancel-my-membership-to-the-nra/
The words were tucked deep into the sprawling text of President Obama's signature health-care overhaul. Under the headline “Protection of Second Amendment Gun Rights” was a brief provision restricting the ability of doctors to gather data about their ...