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| Rick Perry: Shutting down government to defund Obamacare not a good option Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 04:16 AM PDT The Fine Print With a potential government shutdown looming in less than a week, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas said it would be "nonsensical" for his fellow Republicans to support any effort to bring government to a halt over the health care law. "I don't think it's a good option," Perry told "The Fine Print." [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obamacare's average monthly cost across U.S.: $328 Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 09:37 AM PDT  By Caroline Humer (Reuters) - Americans will pay an average premium of $328 monthly for a mid-tier health insurance plan when the Obamacare health exchanges open for enrollment next week, and most will qualify for government subsidies to lower that price, the federal government said on Wednesday. The figure, based on data for approved insurance plans in 48 states, is the broadest national estimate for the cost of coverage when President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law takes full effect next year. ... Full Story | Top |
| US borrowing authority to be exhausted by Oct. 17 Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 12:20 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Wednesday the government will have exhausted its borrowing authority by Oct. 17, leaving the United States just $30 billion cash on hand to pay its bills. Full Story | Top |
| Los Altos Considering Declaring Steve Jobs' Boyhood Home a Historic Property Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 04:27 AM PDT  City's Historical Commission Likely to Decide Within the Next Two Months Full Story | Top |
| FBI releases chilling footage of Navy Yard gunman Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 10:57 AM PDT The FBI has released chilling footage of Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old Washington Navy Yard gunman, inside the building where investigators say he shot and killed 12 people and wounded four others in the Sept. 16 massacre before he was shot dead by police. Full Story | Top |
| 15 percent of American adults do not use the Internet, study finds Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 07:01 AM PDT  To most Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, Foursquare, Skype, Instagram, YouTube, Vine and/or Pinterest users, this may sound crazy, but there are actually people who do not use the Internet. Full Story | Top |
| Man's 'Forehead Nose' a Common Reconstruction Technique Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 11:22 AM PDT  Despite his perhaps bizarre appearance, a man in China who is growing a new nose on his forehead is the beneficiary of a rather common nose reconstruction technique. Full Story | Top |
| Sheriff Joe Arpaio institutes cost-saving, vegetarian meals for inmates Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 03:05 PM PDT Get sent to jail in Arizona's Maricopa County and you'll be experiencing some serious life changes. And for the meat eaters, that includes going vegetarian. Full Story | Top |
| Hillary Clinton Cites 'Unfinished Business' in Empowering Women Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 01:12 PM PDT  Citing "unfinished business," former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged to lead an effort to evaluate the progress made in empowering women and girls worldwide, at a Clinton Global Initiative panel in New York today. "Whether we are talking about empowering and connecting women in... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. Senator John McCain takes talkathoner Ted Cruz to woodshed Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 11:32 AM PDT  By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain lashed out at fellow Republican Ted Cruz on Wednesday over a Nazi appeasement comparison he made during his all-night, anti-Obamacare marathon on the U.S. Senate floor. Speaking after Cruz had the floor for 21 hours and 19 minutes, McCain said he took umbrage at the Texas senator's efforts to pressure other Republicans to get behind his strategy for fighting President Barack Obama's signature health care law. ... Full Story | Top |
| NASA map illustrates air pollution mortality rates Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 09:05 AM PDT  Want to know where you're most likely to suffer a premature death due to air pollution? Have we got a map for you. Full Story | Top |
| 'Law & Order: SVU' returns with cliffhanger Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 04:04 AM PDT  NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" will be paying tribute to its ripped-from-the-headlines heritage this season, the drama's executive producer said. The show returns for its 15th year ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Corner Guy' Steals Spotlight From Ted Cruz's All-Night Speech Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 08:49 AM PDT You might have seen the filibuster-esque all-night speech that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) gave (it is still going on at the time of this writing of this post). Cruz started the speech Tuesday afternoon, and his purpose was to advocate the defunding of the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare." Full Story | Top |
| CNN's Don Lemon: Lawmakers 'holding the American people hostage' over Obamacare Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 10:28 AM PDT  CNN host Don Lemon lashed out at critics of Obamacare on Tuesday, saying some lawmakers are "holding the American people hostage" in their attempts to defund the Affordable Care Act. Full Story | Top |
| US: ATF misplaced 420 million cigarettes in stings Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 01:25 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Government agents acting without authorization conducted dozens of undercover investigations of illegal tobacco sales, misused some of $162 million in profits from the stings and lost track of at least 420 million cigarettes, the Justice Department's inspector general said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Senate moves toward test vote on Obamacare Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 05:06 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Senate is on a path toward defeating tea party attempts to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care law, despite an overnight talkathon on the chamber's floor led by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Full Story | Top |
| Louisiana is the worst state for women according to new report Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 01:50 PM PDT A new report says that Louisiana is the worst state for women to live and work in America. Full Story | Top |
| Feds investigate Asiana response to SF plane crash Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 05:02 PM PDT  Federal transportation officials are investigating whether Asiana Airlines failed to meet legal obligations to help the families of passengers whose flight crash landed at San Francisco International Airport. ... Full Story | Top |
| Exclusive: Hundreds of U.S. security clearances seen falsified Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 06:22 AM PDT  By Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have documented at least 350 instances of faulty background investigations done by private contractors and special agents for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in recent years, illustrating what some lawmakers call systemic weaknesses in the granting of federal security clearances. Reuters calculated the total by reviewing court documents and press releases from prosecutors for 21 cases resulting in convictions that involved the making of false statements from December 2004 to March 2012. ... Full Story | Top |
| Senate advances US budget but shutdown threat remains Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 02:52 PM PDT  Washington (AFP) - With the clock ticking toward a possible US government shutdown, the US Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to advance a stopgap spending bill. Full Story | Top |
| Quinn releases some insurance rates for Illinois Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 06:28 AM PDT Gov. Pat Quinn's administration gave residents a partial glimpse Tuesday of what they might pay for coverage on Illinois' new health exchange, days before the online marketplace that will help form the ... Full Story | Top |
| CX-5 is hot-selling Mazda crossover SUV Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 09:16 AM PDT  In its first year, the Mazda CX-5 crossover sport utility vehicle won over auto critics with its driver-pleasing handling, comfortable interior and sporty looks. Now in its second model year, the five-passenger ... Full Story | Top |
| Hillary Clinton isn't talking about 2016, but hints of a presidential run are there Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 12:04 PM PDT  The former secretary of state remains mum on 2016, but her schedule at the Clinton Global Initiative suggests she's laying the groundwork. Full Story | Top |
| Mud Volcano? Weird Island Appears After Pakistan Earthquake Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 07:49 AM PDT A new island emerged from the ocean offshore of the city of Gwadar, Pakistan, after a strong magnitude-7.7 earthquake shook the country this morning (Sept. 24). Full Story | Top |
| USPS seeks 3-cent increase for first-class mail Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 08:32 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The financially ailing Postal Service is seeking a 3-cent increase in the cost of mailing a letter — and that would raise the price of a first-class stamp to 49 cents. Full Story | Top |
| Ted Cruz Pulls All-Nighter in Senate Over Obamacare Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 07:02 AM PDT  Cruz Read His Daugthers a Bedtime Story During His Speech Full Story | Top |
| Why Catholic Priests Can't Marry (at Least for Now) Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 04:58 AM PDT The Roman Catholic Church bars most married men from becoming priests, but that rule, could, in theory, be changed. Full Story | Top |
| Ted Cruz vs. John McCain: This time, it's about Hitler Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 01:29 PM PDT Ted Cruz and John McCain are both Republican senators, but they're far from collegial. There is something about freshman Cruz's aggressive style of politics that does not sit well with McCain, who's been a member of the Senate club for some 26 years. Full Story | Top |
| Premiums unveiled for health overhaul plans Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 02:00 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — With new health insurance markets launching next week, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states where the federal government is taking the lead to cover uninsured residents. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. Congress turns attention to debt limit battle Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 02:42 PM PDT  By Rachelle Younglai and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress, already struggling to avert a government shutdown next week, turned its attention on Wednesday to the other fiscal bullet it had to dodge: a federal debt default. Republican leaders in the House of Representatives notified members that a vote on raising the debt limit could come as early as Friday. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew pleaded for quick action in the deeply divided Congress on raising the $16. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kerry signs U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, says won't harm U.S. rights Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 01:35 PM PDT  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States signed a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty regulating the $70 billion global trade in conventional arms on Wednesday and the Obama administration sought to allay the fears of the powerful U.S. gun lobby which says the pact will violate the constitutional rights of Americans. The treaty, which relates only to cross-border trade and aims to keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers and criminals, still requires ratification by the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Top 5 pop culture moments from Ted Cruz's marathon speech Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 07:55 AM PDT Dr. Seuss, Darth Vader, Duck Dynasty and Ashton Kutcher are now in the Senate record thanks to Ted Cruz. Full Story | Top |
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