The Hill: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday doubled down on President Obama’s threat to veto any attempt to get around the automatic spending cuts triggered by Monday’s failure of the debt supercommittee. There is “no wiggle room” in the veto threat, Carney told reporters. “Look, those cuts in the sequester are broad [...]
The Daily Caller: Almost immediately after the congressional deficit reduction super committee called it quits on trying to reach a deal on federal budget cuts, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Congress to stop the automatic across-the-board cuts, warning they would “tear a seam in the nation’s defense.” That’s a near-complete contradiction to what his boss, [...]
New York Daily News: Make no mistake about it, the dance floor belonged to the troops on Tuesday night’s emotional, surprising season 13 finale of “Dancing With the Stars.” J.R. Martinez may not have out-shaken his bon-bon next to Rob Kardashian’s plentiful derriere, but the Iraq war veteran and actor capped off a solid season [...]
New York Post: Kim Kardashian’s friends are alleging that Kris Humphries was verbally abusive to the reality TV star in the 72 days before she filed for divorce, including calling Kardashian “stupid” and “fat ass.” Sources tell Us Weekly that, despite the public backlash against her, the raven-haired beauty was justified in busting up her [...]
Youtube: This is a single-pipe alpine coaster in Mieders, Austria. You reach the summit via a cablecar and then sit on a small car with a brake lever and off you go. Having ridden it once using a little braking, I decided to try it a second time without using the brakes. This is SCARY! [...]
Al Jazeera: Egyptians angry over the slow transition to civilian rule have remained in the streets of the capital and other cities, continuing their protests despite apparent concessions offered by the country’s ruling military council. Tens of thousands of protesters packed central Cairo’s Tahrir Square late on Tuesday night, shouting “Leave! Leave!”, hours after Field [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich finally reached front-runner status this week after a long climb and may now have drawn the wrath of conservatives by professing a moderate position on illegal immigration. The former speaker of the House of Representatives was sailing along confidently at a CNN-sponsored debate on Tuesday night and [...]
Los Angeles Times: People entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico are believed responsible for more than one-third of human-ignited wildfires in Arizona over a five-year period, according to a government report that could stoke congressional debate over illegal immigration. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said the Government Accountability Office report supports remarks he made earlier this [...]
Police in Maryland investigating a mass shoplifting have released stunning footage of an estimated 50 teenagers ransacking a Silver Spring 7-Eleven location.
Washington Examiner: Obama on Monday sharpened his attacks against a “do-nothing” Congress immediately after the so-called “super committee” tasked with reducing the budget deficit collapsed without a deal. “There are still too many Republicans in Congress who have refused to listen to the voice of reason and compromise,” Obama said from the White House briefing [...]
Salt Lake City (AP) – The Department of Justice and other agencies filed a complaint Tuesday in Salt Lake City that challenges Utah’s immigration law, saying the state violates the U.S. Constitution due to its attempt to establish a state-specific immigration policy. The department said the law mandates enforcement measures that can disrupt immigration practices [...]
