[U.S.] Neighbors of suspect in Alabama standoff say he was threatening, violent

Neighbors of suspect in Alabama standoff say he was threatening, violent
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/30/alabama-boy-6-being-held-hostage-in-bunker-able-to-receive-medicine/
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. - Jimmy Lee Dykes moved to a rural Alabama neighborhood on a rutted red clay road more than a year ago. It didn't take long before he had developed a frightening reputation as a volatile man with anti-government views who ...

Patrick's pick for interim senator praised
http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/Ex-adviser-to-Mass-gov-is-new-US-senator-4237970.php
Political observers south of Boston are thrilled to see one of their own headed to the U.S. Senate - even if it's only for five months.

Can Hagel Overcome?
http://swampland.time.com/2013/01/31/can-hagel-overcome/
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel after nominating Hagel to become the next secretary of defense at the White House in Washington January 7, 2013.

George Zimmerman defense releases new Trayvon Martin picture
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/George-Zimmerman-defense-releases-new-Trayvon-Martin-picture/-/1637132/18342886/-/kcxvmpz/-/index.html
The attorney for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman charged with shooting and killing Trayvon Martin, has released what the defense says is a new picture of 17-year-old Martin as part of discovery on Wednesday.

Priest files will include key names
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-priest-files-20130131,0,2309821.story
The long-awaited release of 30,000 pages of internal church records was thrown into turmoil when attorneys for the Los Angeles archdiocese proposed, and then disavowed, a plan to turn over the documents with the names of Cardinal Roger Mahony and ...

The White House's curious silence about Obama's claim of skeet shooting
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/obama-skeet-shooting-claim-questioned-article-1.1250485
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy using the skeet range at Camp David. The New Republic: “Have you ever fired a gun?

2013 Sequestration Likely To Happen Despite Ominous GDP Report
http://kgmi.com/No-sense-of-crisis-in-Congress-as-automatic-cuts-l/11461903?newsId=190736
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers and economists urged Congress to reconsider the massive spending cuts set to begin in March in light of Wednesday's alarming news that the nation's gross domestic product shrank for the first time in more than three years.

PA Senate approves plan to keep Penn State fine in the commonwealth
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/30/170661575/pennsylvania-judge-denies-sandusky-request-for-new-trial
(Harrisburg) -- An effort to keep the money from Penn State's 60 million dollar fine in Pennsylvania is on its way to the state House for its consideration.

Mixed decision in NY scholar's appeal
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/academic-cyberbully-conviction-upheld-appeal-article-1.1251905
NEW YORK - A New York appeals court has reached a mixed decision in the appeal of a man convicted of harassment in an academic debate about the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Do Nazareth Area Residents Support Liquor Store Privatization?
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20130131_Corbett_s_new_liquor_privatization_plan_would_benefit_public_schools.html
Want to buy beer and wine from Giant or Weis or Wawa? You may get your wish as Gov. Tom Corbett announced Wednesday plans to auction off the state's wine and liquor stores with proceeds -- possibly $1 billion -- going to public schools, multiple sources ...