JURY STILL DEADLOCKED ON WHETHER CONVICTED MURDERER JODI ARIAS SHOULD GET THE DEATH PENALTY, PROMPTING A RETRIAL *

THE JUDGE SCHEDULED THE RETRIAL FOR JULY 18 IN THE SENTENCING PHASE OF THE 32-YR-OLD'S TRIAL *

ARIAS WAS FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE 2008 DEATH OF HER EX-BOYFRIEND *

REP JO BONNER (R-AL) IS RESIGNING FROM CONGRESS TO TAKE A JOB WITH THE UNIV OF ALABAMA *

BONNER IS SIX-TERM MEMBER OF THE HOUSE AND A MEMBER OF THE APPROPRIATIONS CMTE *

HE REPRESENTS A SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE THAT INCLUDES MOBILE *

5.7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES NEAR CANYONDAM, CA *

THE AREA IS SURROUNDED BY VAST PARK SPACE, AND THE NEAREST MAJOR CITIES ARE RENO AND CARSON CITY, NV *

THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES OR DAMAGE *

BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN NW WASHINGTON SENDS VEHICLES AND PEOPLE INTO THE WATER *

THE FOUR LANE I-5 BRIDGE OVER THE SKAGIT RIVER AT MOUNT VERNON REPORTEDLY CRUMBLED AROUND 7 PM *

WA STATE AUTHORITIES SAY THERE ARE NO FATALITIES *

DEADLY PARKING GARAGE COLLAPSE AT MALL OUTSIDE D.C. *

ONE CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED, ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED *

THE SURVIVING WORKER WAS TRAPPED FOR NEARLY FOUR HOURS BENEATH A 40-FOOT SECTION OF CONCRETE *

NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE COLLAPSE *

TWO MORE ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH HACKING DEATH OF BRITISH SOLDIER *

COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICERS TAKING INTO CUSTODY A MAN AND A WOMAN, BOTH 29-YRS-OLD, ON SUSPICION OF CONSPIRACY TO MURDER *

MEANWHILE, THE TWO MEN WHO WERE SHOT AND ARRESTED AT THE SCENE REMAIN HOSPITALIZED IN STABLE CONDITION *

THEY'RE BELIEVED TO HAVE HACKED A BRITISH SOLDIER TO DEATH ON A SOUTH LONDON STREET WHILE SHOUTING JIHADIST RHETORIC *

THE MURDERED SOLDIER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 25-YR-OLD LEE RIGBY *

BRITAIN'S MILITARY SAYS RIGBY WAS A POPULAR DRUMMER AND MACHINE GUNNER, AS WELL AS THE FATHER OF A 2-YR-OLD BOY *

PRES OBAMA TO TOUR JERSEY SHORE WITH GOV CHRIS CHRISTIE (R) NEXT WK *

THE TRIP WILL HIGHLIGHT THE STATE'S ONGOING RECOVERY FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY *

THE FED GOVT HAS SPENT $1.3 BIL TO HELP FAMILIES HIT HARD BY THE STORM *

OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE CORRECT TORNADO DAMAGE ESTIMATE TO 12,000 HOMES *

A POLICE SPOX MISSPOKE THURS WHEN HE SAID 1,200 HOMES WERE HIT BY MONDAY'S STORM *

TOTAL DAMAGE FROM THE MASSIVE TORNADO MAY TOP $2 BIL DOLLARS *

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GETTING AN UNPAID DAY OFF FRI *

THE IRS AND EPA ARE AMONG THE AGENCIES SHUTTING THEIR DOORS *

THE FURLOUGHS ARE PART OF AN EFFORT TO MEET SEQUESTER SPENDING CUTS *

POWERFUL 8.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS RUSSIA'S FAR EAST *

THE QUAKE'S EPICENTER WAS LOCATED EAST OF THE RUSSIAN COAST AND NORTH OF JAPAN *

THE SHAKING WAS FELT 4,400 MILES AWAY IN MOSCOW *

THE LAST RECORDED TREMOR IN THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL WAS IN 1977 *

BRITAIN BRACING FOR POSSIBLE COPYCAT TERROR ATTACKS *

SOME 1,200 POLICE HAVE BEEN ADDED TO POTENTIAL TROUBLE SPOTS *

ANALYSTS SAY THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN CHATTER ON EXTREMIST SITES SINCE WEDNESDAY'S BRUTAL KILLING OF A BRITISH SOLDIER *

HOWEVER, A GOVT OFFICIAL SAYS NO SPECIFIC OR CREDIBLE THREATS HAVE BEEN DETECTED *

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Here is why Congressman (soon to be Senator) Tim Scott (R/South Carolina) voted NO

 

Future Senator from SC Statement on voting no:

 

 

Washington – Congressman Tim Scott (R-SC) issued the following statement in regards to tonight’s fiscal cliff vote.

 

“I want to thank the leadership of both the House and Senate for the efforts they put forth to try and find a solution the past few days. While I did not agree with the results, their efforts have been commendable.

 

Since the House passed legislation extending the current tax rates for all Americans earlier this year, I have been hopeful we would find a true solution to get our fiscal house back in order. We have a spending problem – aside from all the other components surrounding this situation, that should be clear to everyone.

 

Without question, I am happy that hard working, middle class Americans will not be faced with the prospect of the federal government taking more of their hard earned dollars out of their pockets. The mistakes of the past should not be balanced on their backs. But revenues have not been the problem, are not the problem, and will not be the problem.

 

It is easy to plan for today, today. It is a much tougher proposition to plan for tomorrow, today. However, that is what we must do. We cannot allow Washington’s out of control spending to continue. And that is what this deal does. For every dollar in spending cuts, there are 41 dollars in tax hikes. The can continues to be kicked down the road – a road that leads to our children’s and grandchildren’s future.

 

The bottom line here is we must start making tough, responsible decisions for our nation’s future. This deal doesn’t do that, and that’s why I do not support it. I remain optimistic we will get our nation’s spending back under control and our economy back on track, and I will continue working for common sense solutions to build a better nation for all Americans.”

 









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