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GOP Disputes Cost of Health Care Repeal
Republicans say Congressional Budget Office analysts are "entitled to their opinion" about the estimated $230b cost of repealing the health care law.
Read original story in The Washington Post | Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
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Obama to Appoint Sperling as Top Economic Adviser
The Treasury official will reprise his Clinton-era role as head of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Read original story in Reuters | Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
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House Republicans Miss Swearing In Ceremony, Violate Constitution
Pete Sessions and Mike Fitzpatrick were busy at a fundraiser, so they took the oath via TV and then voted illegally on the health care bill.
Read original story in TPM | Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
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Obama Hopes Truce with Business Will Create Jobs
Obama aims to get corporations hiring again by wooing Wall Street.
Read original story in The Wall Street Journal | Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
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Bloomberg Promises NY Ready for More Snow
Mayor Bloomberg vows to avoid a repeat of the Christmas blizzard debacle.
Read original story in The New York Times | Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
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Study: Men Turned Off by Women's Tears
The smell of women's tears reduced men's testosterone levels and made them less interested in pictures of pretty ladies.
Read original story in The Los Angeles Times | Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
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Mass Animal Die-Offs Are No Rarity
Hundreds of blackbirds died in Alabama on New Year's Eve, sparking fears of the "Aflockalypse." But scientists say mass animal die-offs happen all the time.
Read original story in AP | Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
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Gates Calls for U.S. to Slash Military Spending
The defense secretary says the country can trim its program spending by $78 billion over the next five years and reduce the number of active-duty soldiers and Marines by 70,000.
Read original story in Stars and Stripes | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
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WSJ: Facebook Will Go Public By 2012
Facebook tells investors it will either stage an initial public offering or start disclosing its financial information by April of next year, when it expects to have more than 500 investors.
Read original story in The Wall Street Journal | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
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State Employees Singed by Incendiary Devices Mailed to Maryland State Offices
Two suspicious packages "created a flash" and smoked when opened by Maryland state employees Thursday afternoon, but no one was seriously injured.
Read original story in The Washington Post | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
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Republicans Read (Amended) Constitution on House Floor for First Time
They decided to skip the parts about Prohibition and slavery.
Read original story in The Washington Post | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
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Vatican Teams Up With Discovery for New Show on Demon Possession
The Exorcist Files will hit the small screen this spring.
Read original story in Entertainment Weekly | Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
