Sep 30 #shutdown BREAKING: Shutdown looming, Senate rejects conditions imposed by House GOP on temporary spending bill.— The Associated Press (@AP) September 30, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 30 #shutdown MORE: Obama says he's not resigned to government shutdown as he plans to speak to congressional leaders: http://t.co/qNWok5Thpv -RD— The Associated Press (@AP) September 30, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 30 Wave of car bombs kills 54 in Iraq The relentless violence in Iraq continued Monday morning, when at least 54 people in mostly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad were killed in different attacks across the Iraqi capital. A total of 14 car bombs shook the city, and… Continue reading
Sep 30 Two commuter trains crash in Chicago, 4 dozen injured Up to 4 dozen people are injured when two Chicago area trains crash during morning rush hour: http://t.co/iaJZEZEG9h -RD— The Associated Press (@AP) September 30, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 30 Islamic extremists suspected of killing at least 44 Nigerian students Early Sunday, a group of militants drove onto the campus of Yobe State College of Agriculture in Potiskum, Nigeria, and opened fire on student dormitories and torched classrooms. The attack killed at least 44 students and injured 16, most… Continue reading
Sep 30 While House lawmakers huddle on options, Dems remember ghosts of Christmas past .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } With the Senate poised… Continue reading
Sep 30 #shutdown During a #shutdown, all vehicle, pedestrian & bike paths into the Zoo will be closed. None of our live animal cams will be broadcast.— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) September 30, 2013 The National Zoo reports that… Continue reading
Sep 30 Cheap natural gas is putting nuclear power out of business Natural gas-generated power has gotten so cheap, it's putting nuclear plants out of business. That's the news out of New York, where two nuclear plants, the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant and the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power… Continue reading
Sep 30 524 schools drop out of the national school lunch program Candy Flores (right), prepares ham and cheese wraps and Rosalba Gomez, prepares fresh vegetable cups for the National School Lunch Program in the kitchen at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VirginiaUSDA Photo by Bob Nichols WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture… Continue reading
Sep 30 PHOTO: DC shops prepare for a possible government shutdown Huffington Post political editor and White House Correspondent Sam Stein shared this picture of a store in Washington, D.C., preparing for a possible government shutdown. DC stores already advertising for a shutdown pic.twitter.com/tpKd5Hynaq— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) September… Continue reading