ARMY PSYCHIATRIST CHARGED IN THE DEADLY FT. HOOD SHOOTING ASKING TO **

ARMY OFFICIALS SAY MAJ NIDAL HASAN IS SEEKING TO SEVER TIES WITH HIS THREE **

HASAN IS ACCUSED OF KILLING 13 PEOPLE AND WOUNDING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN AT **

JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST AT A HEARING NEXT WEEK **

UK GOVT OFFICIALS SAY TODAY'S DEADLY ATTACK IN LONDON APPEARS TO BE **

THE BRUTAL ATTACK LEFT ONE MAN DEAD NEAR ARMY BARRACKS IN THE SE LONDON **

THE TWO ATTACKERS WERE SHOT BY POLICE AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY **

PRIME MIN DAVID CAMERON SAYS THERE ARE " STRONG INDICATIONS " THE ATTACK IS **

CREWS ASSESSING THE DAMAGE FROM MONDAY'S DEADLY EF-5 TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA **

OFFICIALS SAY THE TWISTER DESTROYED AS MANY AS 13,000 HOMES AND MAY HAVE **

THE TORNADO KILLED 24 PEOPLE AND INJURED HUNDREDS **

JURORS DEADLOCKED ON WED IN THE PENALTY PHASE OF THE JODI ARIAS MURDER **

THEY'RE DECIDING WHETHER TO SENTENCE ARIAS TO LIFE IN PRISON OR EXECUTION **

JUDGE ASKED THE JURORS TO REACH A UNANIMOUS VERDICT AND WILL RESUME **

CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTES TO CLOSE 49 SCHOOLS **

CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE CLOSURES ARE NECESSARY DUE TO FALLING ENROLLMENT AND **

IT'S THE LARGEST SCHOOL CLOSURE IN CHICAGO HISTORY **

PRES OBAMA THREATENING TO VETO A GOP BILL TO AVERT THE DOUBLING OF STUDENT **

PLAN WOULD RESET STUDENT LOANS EVERY YEAR BASED ON 10-YR TREASURY NOTES, **

WHITE HOUSE SAYS LOWER RATES WOULD GIVE WAY TO HIGHER RATES IN THE FUTURE **

WITHOUT ACTION, INTEREST RATES ON NEW LOANS ARE SET TO DOUBLE FROM 3.4% TO **

Addition to Capitol Hill latest…

(From FNC Chad Pergram)

One more addition to this.

Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI, pronounced in-NOH-way)  remains in the hospital suffering from respiratory issues. He is the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and has been in the hospital for nearly a week.

At 88, Inouye is third in line to the presidency behind Biden and Boehner. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate is always the most senior member of the majority party.

Inouye has been in the Senate since 1962. Next in line would be Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) who came to the Senate in 1974.

Since becoming a state in 1959, Hawaii has always been represented by Inouye in Congress. Inouye served first as a Congressman for three years before moving to the Senate.

Inouye also serves as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Which brings me to another issue. The full Senate today begins debate on the $60.4 billion emergency spending bill to cover hurricane Sandy.

Chad Pergram
FOX News
Senior Producer for Capitol Hill









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