(15 stories) How Many Bureaucrats Needed For Health Bill?

US News - News February 22, 2011 See US News Weather How Many Bureaucrats Needed For Health Bill? (TheKSBWChannel) How many federal bureaucrats does it take to carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul? Don't expect to find an easy answer in his new budget. Slain ICE agent's funeral brings top US officials (Boston) Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder were among those expected to attend Tuesday's funeral for a federal agent killed in Mexico during what U.S. officials described as a roadside ambush carried out by drug cartel gunmen Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Jaime Zapata was to be buried in ... Afghan peace delegation headed to Gitmo for talks (Boston) Afghanistan's peace council will send a delegation to the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay to discuss the possible release of Taliban detainees as a goodwill gesture to boost reconciliation talks with insurgents. Talking to the Taliban? (newyorker) On August 22, 1998, Mullah Omar, the emir of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, made a cold call to the State Department. The United States had just lobbed cruise missiles at Al Qaeda camps in his nation. Omar got a mid-level diplomat on the line and spoke calmly. He suggested that Congress force President Bill Clinton to resign. He said that American military strikes "would be counter-productive," and would "spark more, not less, terrorist attacks," according to a declassified record of the call. "Omar emphasized that this was his best advice," the record adds. The Great Arab Revolt (thenation) The Arab world's presidents for life and absolute monarchs are quaking in the aftermath of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions. Arab politics had been stuck in a vast logjam for the past thirty years, from which its crowds are now attempting to blast it loose. The protesters put their fingers on the phenomenon of the vampire state and concluded that before anything important could change, they had to put a stake through its heart. Giffords shooting leads to national civility institute (content.usatoday) The University of Arizona announced today that it is establishing a civility institute, inspired by the Tucson shooting rampage that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords severely wounded and six people dead. Former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush will serve as honorary chairmen for the National Institute for Civil Discourse. Send Gabby your well-wishes! http://giffords.house.gov/contact/well-wishes.shtml Teen allegedly shoots twin brother (tonawanda-news) The Niagara County Sheriff's Office - under the direction of Capt. Kristen Neubauer - is investigating the motive of a shooting Monday afternoon that left a 15-year-old injured. Extreme Measures: Alaska Lawmaker Returns Home By Sea After Refusing TSA Pat Down (newsfeed.time) Full-body scanners caused their fair share of controversy this past holiday season. But for one Alaskan state representative, even a traditional pat-down was too much. State Rep. Sharon Cissna will return to Juneau by ferry after declining to undergo a pat-down at a Seattle airport. Michelle Scannell, Cissna's chief of staff, said that the TSA called for the pat-down because scanners showed Cissna had had a mastectomy. Hillary Clinton 'Strongly' Condemns Violence in Libya (theatlantic) As the situation in Libya worsened Monday , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued her strongest statement yet on the escalating violence. More Scoop On Palin: Her Reliable Media Mouthpieces (andrewsullivan.theatlantic) Frank Bailey's co-authored manuscript, "Blind Allegiance To Sarah Palin," which leaked out via his agent's emails to potential publishers, is dynamite. How Did Washington Become 'The Blackest Name in America?' (newsfeed.time) According to the U.S. Census, the 'blackest' surname in America is Washington. Of all the 163,036 people with the last name Washington on the 2000 census, 90% were black. Heartbroken mom confronts crooked judge 'Rot in hell!' (nydailynews) 'Rot in hell!' Heartbroken momMark Ciavarella and another judge were accused of collecting $2.6 million in kickbacks from private, for-profit juvenile detention facilities to keep the centers' bunks full of juvenile offenders. Texas lawmakers pushing bill to allow students to carry concealed weapons on state campuses (nydailynews) Texas lawmakers are poised to provide new ammunition to the nationwide debate on gun laws. More than half the members of the Texas House are listed as co-authors of a bill that would allow concealed weapons on the campuses of state universities.... Elisa Baker charged in Zahra Baker's death; DSS confirms investigations (charlotteobserver) At the site where some of Zahra Baker's remains were found on Christie Road in Caldwell County near Granite Falls, a memorial now stands. Wisconsin: Are Republicans overreaching? Or just negotiating effectively? (voices.washingtonpost) The showdown in Wisconsin continues, and the one in Washington is just beginning. In Wisconsin, Democrats and unions have offered Gov. Scott Walker the benefit concessions he's asked for, but not the end to collective bargaining he's demanded. Thus far, he's said no -- and he's threatened to let a Friday deadline for restructuring the state's debt come and go, at a cost to Wisconsin of more than $160 million, if Democrats don't agree to return and allow the full passage of his proposed law. More US News News...

Manage your subscription or Unsubscribe Topix has Job listings for your town! Find Local Singles in your town! Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Install the Topix Community Toolbar Copyright (C) 2011 Topix All rights reserved.