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Sequestration? It was Obama's plan from the start

Washington Times
27 minutes ago
Written by
Henry D'Andrea
PHOENIX, February 21, 2013 ― On March 1, $85 billion in mandatory cuts, otherwise known as budget sequestration, will take effect unless Congress and President Obama agree on another way to reduce the deficit.

While Jesse Jackson Jr. and Sandi Jackson were living it up, district was paying ...

Chicago Sun-Times - ‎33 minutes ago‎
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. enters U.S. District Court February 20, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Jackson and his wife, Sandi Jackson, are expected to plead guilty to federal charges.

Oscar Pistorius bail hearing set for third day

BBC News - ‎56 minutes ago‎
The bail hearing for South African paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, is due to enter its third day.

Federal Reserve unlikely to end stimulus efforts soon, minutes signal

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Fears that the Federal Reserve will withdraw its massive stimulus have been hanging over financial markets for months. Stocks on Wednesday tumbled on those concerns after minutes of a recent meeting showed growing debate about the initiative within the ...

Budget cuts could result in up to 20 percent pay cut for federal workers

Washington Post - ‎54 minutes ago‎
The Federal Diary: Joe Davidson. Budget cuts could result in up to 20 percent pay cut for federal workers. Smaller Text Larger Text Text Size; Print · E-mail · Reprints.

Plan migratorio de Obama bajo fuego cruzado

Univisión - ‎18 hours ago‎
Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America's Voice, dijo a Univision que la fuga del Plan B y la reacción de ambos partidos “es señal de que hay verdadero movimiento en este tema y de que la vía a la ciudadanía para 11 millones de indocumentados es ...

EEUU alista defensa por ciberataques de China

Univisión - ‎6 hours ago‎
Según publica la agencia de noticias Efe, el fiscal general de Estados Unidos, Eric Holder, dio a conocer desde la Casa Blanca una estrategia para "combatir el robo de secretos comerciales" por parte de actores extranjeros, poco después de la oleada de ...

Venezuela espera novedades entre secretos, mentiras y muchas dudas

Univisión - ‎2 hours ago‎
Pese a todo, el requisito de la juramentación sigue siendo exigido en el artículo 231 de la Constitución”, aclaró a Univision.com José Ignacio Hernández, doctor en Derecho. Juramento pendiente. El secretismo que se prevé para cuando llegue la ceremonia ...

WATCH: New North Korea Internet Video Shows Obama, US Troops Up in Flames

TIME - ‎1 hour ago‎
You've already destroyed New York City in a rocket attack that looks suspiciously like one from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. What do you do for an encore?

Trial Offers Rare Look at Work of Hezbollah in Europe

New York Times - ‎25 minutes ago‎
LIMASSOL, Cyprus - In a little-noticed trial in a small courtroom here on Wednesday, a 24-year-old man provided a rare look inside a covert global war between Israel and Iran, admitting that he is an operative of the militant group Hezbollah, for which he ...

Deadly Restaurant Explosion in Kansas City Captured on Tape

ABC News (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - New video emerged today of a massive explosion at a Kansas City restaurant Tuesday night that left one person dead and 15 injured.

Domenici acknowledges having son outside marriage

The Associated Press - ‎33 minutes ago‎
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Former Sen. Pete Domenici has disclosed that he fathered a secret child in the 1970s with the 24-year-old daughter of one of his Senate colleagues - a startling revelation for a politician with a reputation as an upstanding ...

Woman describes fateful moment of killing lover

USA TODAY - ‎56 minutes ago‎
Jodi Arias said she shot her secret lover Travis Alexander accidentally but had no recall of stabbing him 27 times and slashing his throat.

OfficeMax, Office Depot agree to merger

Chicago Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
Office Depot Inc. and Naperville-based OfficeMax Inc. confirmed Wednesday that they're planning to merge but left some key questions about the deal unanswered.

NY Times Co. hires investment banker to find a buyer for The Boston Globe

Boston.com - ‎6 hours ago‎
The New York Times Co. said Wednesday that it plans to sell the New England Media Group, including The Boston Globe and its related online properties, and has hired an investment banker to find a buyer.

Boeing seeks FAA's OK for permanent 787 battery fix

The Seattle Times - ‎47 minutes ago‎
A small team of top machinists at Boeing's Auburn plant is building high-strength containment boxes for the lithium-ion batteries on the 787 as part of a redesign to get the planes flying again as soon as April.

Nikon D7100 unveiled

CNET
34 minutes ago
Written by
Shawn Low
The company has just announced the Nikon D7100 midrange dSLR. Although the D7100 seems like an update to the D7000, it is not. Nikon claims the D7100 is a standalone version with higher specifications rivaling that of the D300s.

'Google Glass' contest under way

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎30 minutes ago‎
mobile payments. Square offers new hardware. Square is introducing hardware designed to work with its mobile-payment software, seeking to replace cash registers by companies including NCR Corp.

Forum site gives more details on Apple and Facebook hacks

CNET (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
Hackers allegedly accessed employee computers through a forum Web site for software developers -- the site's owner now reveals more about how the cyberattack happened.

Bill O'Reilly's next blockbuster: 'Killing Jesus'

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Bill O'Reilly's next blockbuster: 'Killing Jesus'. Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY9:43p.

Taylor Swift Gets Into 'Trouble' During Brit Awards

MTV.com - ‎5 hours ago‎
Swift performs 'I Knew You Were Trouble,' showing off her dance moves to the audience, including her ex, 1D's Harry Styles.

Kobe Bryant puts the Lakers up 10

ESPN - ‎16 minutes ago‎
The Los Angeles Lakers are taking the court for the first time since the death of Jerry Buss, and it's rather fitting that the opponent will be a storied rival.

Harden Scores 46, Rockets Rally Past Thunder

ABC News - ‎52 minutes ago‎
James Harden scored a career-high 46 points and Jeremy Lin added 29 as the Houston Rockets mounted a furious fourth-quarter comeback for a 122-119 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

The Sacramento Kings, weirdly, send Thomas Robinson to the Houston Rockets

Yahoo! Sports (blog) - ‎27 minutes ago‎
The current Sacramento Kings owners have proven time and time again that they do not care about the squad's fans, the community that surrounds the team, and the product on the court.

11 given $3 million life science prizes

San Francisco Chronicle
32 minutes ago
Written by
Caleb Garling
A group of Bay Area tech and investment luminaries Wednesday announced a multimillion-dollar competition for researchers to develop cures for the world's toughest diseases and solve the life sciences' most complicated problems.

Endangered sharks return to Bahamas 'home'

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Previously thought to be wide-ranging animals, a tagging survey has revealed that the sharks frequently revisit the same areas around the island.

NASA Discovers The Smallest Planet Outside Our Solar System

Forbes
1 hour ago
Written by
Alex Knapp
Astronomers from NASA's Kepler project have discovered the smallest known world outside of our solar system. Astronomers from NASA's Kepler mission have discovered a planetary system located only 210 light years from Earth, a system that contains the ...

Curiosity drills into Mars for first time

Washington Post - ‎34 minutes ago‎
The Red Planet is gray underneath. NASA's Curiosity rover completed drilling into Mars for the first time this week, mission scientists said Wednesday, smashing rock into fine gray powder for analysis in the coming days.

U.S. drug overdose deaths rise for the 11th consecutive year

natmonitor.com - ‎52 minutes ago‎
CDC Director Tom Frieden says that “patients with mental health or substance use disorders are at increased risk for nonmedical use and overdose from prescription painkillers.

Bullying Scars the Adult Mind

MedPage Today - ‎4 hours ago‎
Bullied kids were about three to five times more likely to have an anxiety or panic disorder or agoraphobia through their 20s after adjustment for childhood psychiatric problems and family hardships.

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