Welcome to sequester deadline week
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/lastminute-panic-over-us-budget-cuts-20130225-2f0vl.html
The sequester is set to kick in on Friday, leaving Congress little time to prevent across-the-bard spending cuts that would start this week and last until they've saved $1.2 trillion over 10 years.
Trial set to open in Gulf oil spill civil litigation
http://www.adn.com/2013/02/25/2801559/trial-set-to-open-for-gulf-oil.html
NEW ORLEANS - Nearly three years after a deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the nation's worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge in New Orleans is set to preside over a high-stakes trial for the raft of litigation spawned by the disaster.
Crews Looks for 4 in Waters South of San Francisco
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=9005781
Several Coast Guard vessels and aircraft are searching the ocean south of San Francisco for four people, including two children under 8, who reported their sailboat was sinking.
Second winter storm in a week could dump a foot of snow on parts of Texas ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/2nd-blizzard-bearing-down-on-Plains-region-4304368.php
DODGE CITY, Kan. -- A second major winter storm was bearing down on the central Plains early Monday, less than a week after another system dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the region.
Rapper among dead after shooting, fiery crash on Las Vegas Strip
http://abcnews.go.com/US/las-vegas-shooting-vehicle-explosion-suspect-identified-police/story?id=18578041
Las Vegas (CNN) -- A shooting and a fiery crash left three people dead in the neon heart of the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday, and police scrambled to find out who triggered the carnage.
Why Should Anyone Take Sen. Ted Cruz Seriously?
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2013/02/ted_cruz_s_rising_star_the_freshman_senator_from_texas_is_getting_rewarded.html
If it achieves nothing else, the Senate Republicans' filibuster of Chuck Hagel inaugurated the age of Ted Cruz. The day after the vote, the New York Times, Politico, and the Washington Post ran versions of the same Cruz profile.
LaHood warns of flight delays if budget cuts hit
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57570767/lahood-time-for-gop-to-wake-up-to-avoid-calamity-at-airports/
Travelers should expect flight delays of up to 90 minutes at major U.S. airports if budget standoff isn't resolved, U.S. Transportation chief says.
No comments:
Post a Comment