Obama: US can't afford across-the-board tax hike
By KEN THOMAS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a challenge to Republicans, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to extend expiring tax cuts immediately for all but the nation's highest income earners as a way to eliminate half of the so-called "fiscal cliff" that threatens to send the economy back into recession.
"What I'm not
...Israeli airstrike kills Hamas militant chief
Associated Press
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike killed the commander of the military wing of Gaza's Hamas rulers Wednesday, Hamas officials and Israel confirmed, in a dramatic resumption of Israel's policy of assassinating Palestinian militant leaders.
Ahmed Jabari was the most senior Hamas
...Official: Pelosi to remain as leader of House Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) - A congressional official said House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi told her party caucus Wednesday that she will remain as minority leader in the new session of Congress.
This official said the 72-year-old Pelosi made the decision to remain at the helm of the party's House leadership even though
...Interior secretary regrets threatening reporter
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expressing regret after he threatened to punch out a reporter who asked about problems in the government's wild horse program at a campaign event.
His press office says Salazar regrets the exchange on Nov. 6 while on a Colorado tour in support of President Barack Obama's re-election.
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...Sentence wraps up for Ohio woman with 'idiot' sign
Shena Hardin holds up a sign to serve a highly public sentence Nov. 13, 2012, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Woman who drove on sidewalk holds 'idiot' sign
Woman who drove on sidewalk holds 'idiot' sign
A woman caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to avoid a Cleveland school bus that was unloading children is expected to stand at an
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