[U.S.] Obama signs order activating deep spending cuts

Obama signs order activating deep spending cuts
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/03/01/sequester-polcalypse-obama-says-cuts-are-a-loss-for-the-american-people/
Washington (CNN) -- Politics trumped progress on Friday as President Barack Obama and Republican leaders traded blame for $85 billion in forced spending cuts after they failed to come up with a compromise to avert the harshest impacts.

Public opinion could sway Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/president-obama-explains-legal-argument-for-same-sex-marriage/
WASHINGTON - Public opinion on marriage for gay and lesbian couples has shifted with almost unprecedented speed since California voters banned such unions in 2008.

Still no signs of life after sinkhole swallows Florida man
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57571990/fla-man-presumed-dead-after-sinkhole-opens-under-his-bed/
SEFFNER, Fla.â€". A Florida man was missing and feared dead on Friday after a large sinkhole suddenly swallowed the bedroom of his suburban Tampa home, police and fire officials said.

Medical examiner: Boys slain by grandma in Conn. murder-suicide had multiple ...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/conn-grandmother-killed-kids-sick/story?id=18608766
HARTFORD, Conn. - The two boys who were killed by their grandmother before she committed suicide this week each had multiple gunshot wounds, the state medical examiner's office said Friday.

The Voting Rights Act, stuck in the past
http://www.eurweb.com/2013/03/clyburn-scalia-said-hes-white-and-proud-in-rejecting-voting-rights-act/
Progressives are remarkably uninterested in progress. Social Security is 78 years old, and myriad social improvements have added 17 years to life expectancy since 1935, yet progressives insist the program remain frozen, like a fly in amber.

Oreskes, Professor at NYC's Hunter...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/oreskes-professor-nycs-hunter-college-dies-18634244
Irwin Oreskes, a professor emeritus at Hunter College who studied biochemistry and taught laboratory science, has died at age 86. Oreskes, who died on Friday in Manhattan, was a member of the City University of New York doctoral faculty in biochemistry ...

Governor Brown Rejects Parole for Manson Family Member
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/01/3260511/calif-governor-to-rule-on-ex-manson.html
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Gov. Jerry Brown today reversed a state panel's parole recommendation for former Charles Manson follower Bruce Davis, finding he ``poses a danger to society if released from prison.

Judge cuts Apple award, orders new trial
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Judge-cuts-Apple-award-orders-new-trial-4322111.php
patents. Damages cut; new trial due. Apple's $1.05 billion award from Samsung Electronics in a patent infringement case was cut about 45 percent Friday by a judge who ordered a new trial on damages for some Samsung products after finding the jury erred.

Defense: Don't show Zumba sex tapes
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/video-maine-zumba-teacher-cash-sex-18618438
ALFRED, Maine - Sexually graphic images slated to be unveiled in the Zumba prostitution trial could “horrify” the jury and “drown” one of the two defendants in the case that shocked the Maine seaside resort town of Kennebunk, a defense attorney said ...

Ft. Hood suspect may plead guilty
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ft-hood-suspect-plead-guilty-describe-attack-18633299
More than three years after the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, an Army psychiatrist may soon describe details of the terrifying attack for the first time, if he's allowed to plead guilty to lesser charges.

Sinkhole death; budget battle: National/International Roundup
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57572120/obamas-jedi-mind-meld-gaffe-stirs-jokes-on-twitter/
popeera.jpg View full size People walk past a poster of Pope Benedict XVI reading, "You will always remain with us. Thank you.

Suspect surrenders in fatal shooting at South Carolina college
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57571505/student-killed-near-s.c-campus-gunman-at-large/
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man wanted by police in the fatal shooting of a South Carolina college student this week surrendered on Friday and was charged with murder, authorities said.

New York may tweak gun law to accommodate filmmakers
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/opponents-ny-gun-law-rally-albany-18615248
NEW YORK - The nation's toughest gun control law hasn't taken full effect, but New York state lawmakers are considering tweaking the restrictions, especially if the gun owners happen to be from Hollywood.

James G. Hill: Detroiters need to be Snyder's priority with this appointment
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Detroit-faces-state-financial-oversight-4322135.php
Like him or not. Trust him or not. Believe him or not. Gov. Rick Snyder hit the nail on the head Friday - a couple times, actually - when, in announcing his plan to put an emergency manager in Detroit to oversee the city's dismal finances, he said these key ...

Lottery winner's autopsy reveals little
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-cyanide-poisoning-lottery-winner-autopsy-20130302,0,4779408.story
Cook County's chief medical examiner said Friday that the autopsy of Urooj Khan's body proved unhelpful to the Chicago police investigation of the million-dollar lottery winner's cyanide poisoning last summer.

Why the 'threat' on Bob Woodward matters
http://www.npr.org/2013/03/01/173260176/media-circus-ah-the-presidents-mean
To the world beyond the Beltway, it might not mean much that Bob Woodward of the famed Watergate duo went public with his recent White House run-in.

Americans Face Hard Choices From $85 Billion in Spending Cuts
http://www.voanews.com/content/americans_face_hard_choices_from_85_billion_dollars_in_spending_cuts_sequester/1613809.html
Many Americans are facing tough times and hard choices as $85 billion in automatic government spending cuts take effect. It will be several weeks before the full impact of the budget cuts is felt across the country, but the effects have already started.

Judge To Decide Whether To Let Jury See Disturbing Images Found On ...
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/177914/judge-to-decide-whether-to-let-jury-see-disturbing-images-found-on-computer-of-accused--cannibal-cop-
A federal judge says he'll decide by Monday whether to let jurors see shocking pictures found on the computer of a police officer charged with plotting to kidnap, kill and at his victims.

Ashley Judd met with Dem campaign honchos
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/judd-met-with-dem-campaign-honchos-88315.html
Ashley Judd met this week with the current and past chairmen of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, a sign the actress is getting more serious about a possible 2014 run against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.

NJ Loses on Sports Betting
http://www.wina.com/NJ-to-appeal-ruling-that-keeps-ban-on-sports-betti/11459010?newsId=196808
New Jersey is being barred from moving ahead with plans to allow casinos and race tracks to take sports bets. U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp in New Jersey late Thursday rejected the state's argument that the federal ban on sports betting in most states is ...