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• Dems threaten 'fiscal cliff' in tax-cut debate
• Pentagon sends carrier to the Middle East early
• Zimmerman defense team responds to molestation claims
• Ohio high school kingpin arrested in major drug bust
• GOP super PAC receives big donation from casino mogul
• Paterno family plans own investigation after Freeh report
• GOP turns on Roberts, Supreme Court after health care ruling
• 1st female country superstar Kitty Wells dies
• Obama reveals his favorite Girl Scout cookie
• Obama says a Romney presidency would create 800,000 jobs–abroad
• Romney won’t ‘apologize for being a successful businessman’
• Ariz. Sheriff Arpaio challenges George Lopez to a meeting
• Cat has been mayor of Alaska town for 15 years

Dems threaten 'fiscal cliff' in tax-cut debate Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on Monday announced that Democrats are willing to allow a slew of tax cuts and spending provisions to expire if Republicans refuse to raise taxes on the wealthy, potentially inching the country off a "fiscal cliff." "If we can't get a good deal, a balanced deal, that calls on the wealthy [...]

Pentagon sends carrier to the Middle East early Posted: 16 Jul 2012 03:09 PM PDT The Pentagon is sending the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis to sea four months ahead of schedule to ensure that there are at least two carriers in the Middle East. The U.S. Navy has had two carriers operating in the Middle East for quite...

Zimmerman defense team responds to molestation claims Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:37 PM PDT [Updated at 5:30 p.m. EDT] A family friend of George Zimmerman told investigators he sexually molested her on and off for nearly a decade, newly released audio tapes in the Trayvon Martin shooting case reveal. "He would reach under the blankets and try to do things," the woman—identified as Witness 9—told investigators. Zimmerman's defense team [...]

Ohio high school kingpin arrested in major drug bust Posted: 16 Jul 2012 04:15 PM PDT Ohio police have arrested an alleged drug kingpin, a 17-year-old accused of running a multimillion dollar ring that distributed high-grade marijuana through two school districts and netted $20,000 a month.

GOP super PAC receives big donation from casino mogul Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:23 PM PDT Young Guns Action Fund, a super PAC established to elect Republicans to the House of Representatives, received a $5 million donation from casino magnate Sheldon Adelson in April, federal disclosure records show. The super PAC, which last week announced a partnership with a group co-founded by George P. Bush (nephew of former President George W. [...]

Paterno family plans own investigation after Freeh report Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:05 PM PDT The family of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno announced today that it plans to conduct its own investigation into the report that concluded that Paterno and other top Penn State officials worked to conceal Jerry Sandusky's long-running alleged sexual abuse to protect the school from negative attention.

GOP turns on Roberts, Supreme Court after health care ruling Posted: 16 Jul 2012 11:42 AM PDT Republicans have a much lower opinion of Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court in general following the court's June 28 decision that upheld President Barack Obama's health care reform law. Only 27 percent of Republicans surveyed by Gallup last week said they had a favorable opinion of Roberts, down from 67 percent after [...]

1st female country superstar Kitty Wells dies Posted: 16 Jul 2012 03:54 PM PDT Without Kitty Wells, there might be no Taylor Swift. Or Miranda Lambert. Or Loretta Lynn.

Obama reveals his favorite Girl Scout cookie Posted: 16 Jul 2012 03:10 PM PDT He can kiss the Tagalong voters goodbye. President Barack Obama on Monday revealed that his favorite Girl Scout Cookies are Thin Mints—an announcement that generated a boo or two from a rowdy crowd at a town hall-style rally in Cincinnati. After questions on gay rights, environmental protection and how he planned to help small businesses, [...]

Obama says a Romney presidency would create 800,000 jobs–abroad Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT President Barack Obama blasted Mitt Romney's economic plan during a stop in the pivotal swing state of Ohio on Monday, saying the blueprint would create 800,000 jobs—just not in America. "Today, we found out, there's a new study out by a nonpartisan economist that says Gov. Romney's economic plan would in fact create 800,000 jobs," [...]

Romney won’t ‘apologize for being a successful businessman’ Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT Mitt Romney vowed Monday that he would not "apologize for being a successful businessman" and tried to turn the focus on President Barack Obama's ties to political donors. Speaking at a fundraising lunch in Baton Rouge, La., Romney made no direct mention of the Democratic attacks over his record at Bain Capital. But it was [...]

Ariz. Sheriff Arpaio challenges George Lopez to a meeting Posted: 16 Jul 2012 10:01 AM PDT Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., responded to George Lopez's profanity-filled tirade against him by telling the comedian to come meet with him. "Get some guts, come down here and meet me face to face. Let's see how you act then," Arpaio, known as...

Cat has been mayor of Alaska town for 15 years Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:44 PM PDT National polls show that voters all over the country are losing faith in their elected leaders. But the 900 residents of Talkeetna, Alaska, say their mayor is doing a great job bringing in tourist dollars and has served in office for over a decade. "He's good. He's probably the best we've ever had," resident Lauri [...]

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