House Democratic aides denied Wednesday that work is already underway on a second stimulus package.
House Dems say no new stimulus in the works
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In Pakistan, Zardari’s Crackdown on Opposition Protests Betrays Weakness
Pakistan’s political turmoil has deepened as a result of a government crackdown on opposition groups across two provinces. In a desperate attempt to halt next week’s lawyer-led “long march” for the reinstatement of deposed judges, police and intelligence officials carried out early-morning raids across Punjab and Sindh, arresting more than 300 lawyers and political activists. All major entry points to the capital, Islamabad, have been blocked by either large containers or manned checkpoints
U.S. loosens restrictions regarding Cuba
The $410 billion budget President Obama signed Wednesday will make it easier for U.S. residents to travel to Cuba and to send money to family members on the island. It also could facilitate the sale of agricultural and pharmaceutical products to Cuba
Determination trumps fear in wake of Alabama rampage
People expressed fear leavened by resolve to carry on Wednesday in the rural southern Alabama area terrorized Tuesday by gunman Michael McLendon, who killed 10 people before fatally shooting himself. Sandy Morris and her young daughter narrowly missed being caught in the gunfire in Samson, where five of the victims were killed at a house near Morris’ hair salon. “My little girl and I had just walked across from the feed store
Democrats to Obama: Hurry up and fix the economy
Some Democrats are increasingly concerned about President Obama’s $787 billion financial fix for the ailing economy, and are demanding greater transparency on further spending.
Deputy: ‘It’s supposed to be me getting shot, not my family’
"Get home now." Then, another urgent message: “We got notified on the radio that a trooper was chasing a suspect that had fired shots,” Myers told reporters on Wednesday.
Alabama man’s 10 victims include family, strangers
An Alabama man went on a shooting spree Tuesday, killing 10 people — family members and apparent strangers — before turning the gun on himself, officials said. By the time Michael McLendon ended his rampage, he had fatally shot his mother and set fire to her house, killed his grandparents, his aunt and uncle, the wife and child of a sheriff’s deputy, and three other people, according to the coroners of the two counties that the shooting spanned. “He was shooting at just ordinary people going about their business,” said Alabama state Sen
Senate passes $410 billion spending bill
A massive spending bill that funds the U.S. government for the rest of the budget year passed the Senate on Tuesday despite complaints about nearly $8 billion in what critics called "pork-barrel" projects. Senators voted 62-35 to cut off debate on the $410 billion measure and passed it on a voice vote immediately afterward
Mugabe attends Susan Tsvangirai memorial service
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe spoke at a memorial service Tuesday for the wife of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who was killed last week in a car wreck. “We are doing our best that we create a conducive environment and tell our supporters that the issue of violence must end,” he said. Hundreds of people gathered at the Glamis Stadium in the capital, Harare, for Tuesday’s memorial service for Susan Tsvangirai
The Last Shopping Mall? New Jersey Awaits Xanadu
It rises out of the tidal murk near the Meadowlands — the sports complex built on top of polluted northern–New Jersey wetlands some 33 years ago — like a garish species from a monster movie. What is that swamp thing