(15 stories) Federal shutdown avoided, 2012 budget fight looms

US News - News April 9, 2011 See US News Weather Federal shutdown avoided, 2012 budget fight looms (Salon) A last-minute budget deal forged amid bluster and tough bargaining averted an embarrassing federal shutdown, cut billions in spending and provided the first major test of the divided government that voters ushered in five months ago. Analysis: Waiting for change to come to Washington (Salon) President Barack Obama promised to change Washington's ways. Yet he's as caught up in them as ever. Deal made to avoid shutdown (Nevada Appeal) Perilously close to a government shutdown, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders reached a historic agreement late Friday night to cut about $38 billion in spending and avert the first federal closure in 15 years. $59 For Three Hours Of House Cleaning From Pristine Pixies Cleaning Services ($140 Value) 210 Regent St Hampton, VA After tear in a 737, asking what's old for a plane (Kansas City Star) How old is too old for an airplane?Most travelers don't think twice about it - although there's something unsettling about easing into your seat and finding the armrest still has an ashtray built in.But fliers may be more worried than usual after a 5-foot hole opened in the roof of a 15-year-old Southwest jet earlier this month. After tear in a 737, asking what's old for a plane (SanLuisObispo) In this April 4, 2011 file photo, a Southwest Airlines plane sits in a remote area of the Yuma International Airport, after the plane had a section of fuselage tear from the plane during a flight on Friday, April 1, in Yuma, Ariz. Marine nuclear rescue team stands ready in Japan (KansasCity) Wearing gas masks and baggy gray suits, a special U.S. Marine Corps unit trained to rescue people in chemical, biological or nuclear emergencies held drills Saturday with Japanese counterparts, standing ready to help out if needed around the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.The 145-member Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, based ... We Don't Need to Shut Down the Government: Tax the Wealthy and Deadbeat Corporations (alte) Before any government shutdown–or drastic state and federal budget cuts –we should reverse huge tax cuts for the wealthy and deadbeat corporations. When you hear politicians lament that "we're broke," consider this fact: If corporations and households with $1 million income paid at the same levels they did in 1961, the Treasury would collect an additional $716 billion a year – or $7 trillion over a decade. Our communities are facing mammoth state and federal budget cuts because Congress has, in large part, failed to sufficiently tax America's millionaires and billionaires or prevent aggressive tax avoidance by multinational companies. The rest of us are paying to pick up the slack in budget cuts and future taxes. Shock poll: 46% of Mississippi GOP would vote to ban interracial marriage (rawstory) A new poll out of Mississippi finds that in a bastion of America's south, many Republican voters have tightly held onto the old, hateful views of race as a dividing line in society. No Government Shutdown 2011 as Deal Reached (huliq) Comments from the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as the President confirmed it: there will be no government shutdown in 2011. Raise taxes on the rich (marketplace.publicradio) As Americans get ready to file their taxes, politicians are battling over how much to cut government spending in order to reduce huge deficits. Curiously though, one option for deficit reduction seems to be off the table. That's to raise taxes on the very rich. Boeing 737s around the world face new scrutiny (KSRO-AM Santa Rosa) The crown prince of Thailand has one. So do the presidents of Peru and Chile. The Chinese Air Force relies on it, as do airlines in Russia, Indonesia, Australia and Romania. Is America feeling 'frugal fatigue'? (lifeinc.today) Oh, how quickly we forget. The wounds from the Great Recession have yet to heal, but Americans are once again spending more, saving less and still carrying credit card debt, according to a new survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. Huck to GOP: Cut a deal (politico) Mike Huckabee urged his fellow Republicans to throw in the towel on the budget stalemate, saying the GOP has the "most to lose" and needs to show it understands the personal impact a government shutdown would have on everyday Americans. Politifact Debunks Jon Kyl's Statement on Planned Parenthood (politifact) In an April 8, 2011, floor speech, Sen. Jon Kyl said that abortions account for 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does. The statistics from Planned Parenthood and the statement from Kyl's office make it clear that he erred by saying abortion counts for well over 90 percent of the group's services. We find his claim False. SF Giants' 2011 Home Opener Another Example of Giants' Torture (huliq) The 2010 Major League baseball season ended with the San Francisco Giants winning the World Series, but as SF Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper said early in the season, Giants baseball as torture, and the 2011 home opener continued the trend. More US News News...

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