Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Senate passes package to avert fiscal cliff; House votes next - CNN.com - A full two hours after a midnight deadline, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a last-minute deal to avert the feared fiscal cliff on a 89-8 vote.

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/01/politics/fiscal-cliff/index.html?hpt=hp_t1


Senate approves deal to avoid worst of ‘fiscal cliff’ - The Washington Post - The agreement, brokered by Vice President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), passed 89 to 8 in a highly unusual New Year’s morning vote. It now heads to the House, where leaders have not guaranteed passage but top officials believe it could win passage in the next few days.


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http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/fiscal-cliff/biden-mcconnell-continue-cliff-talks-as-clock-winds-down/2012/12/31/66c044e2-534d-11e2-8b9e-dd8773594efc_story.html


Alabama native McCarron excelling amid unrelenting pressure - Andy Staples - SI.com - Playing quarterback at Alabama is one of the toughest jobs in sports. It isn't only because Bart Starr, Joe Namath and Ken Stabler set the standards for the position decades ago. Every Alabama quarterback is the caretaker of a sacred trust. They're never asked to throw for 400 yards per game. They are expected to stay poised, run the offense the coaches have drawn up and -- when all else has failed, as it did in the LSU game -- perform miracles.

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20121231/aj-mccarron-alabama/?xid=cnnbin


Times Square swells with ONE MILLION revelers bundled up in the cold to welcome in 2013 in spectacular style with fireworks and a star-studded concert | Mail Online


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255437/New-Years-2013-America-rings-January-1-fireworks-celebration.html


Mercedes-Benz of Dothan - YouTube -- Dawn Dunning Theune - " My Mercedes Saved My Life."


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/03/mercedes-benz-of-dothan-crash-dawn-60.html


Senate, White House strike fiscal cliff deal - USATODAY


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/12/31/obama-congress-fiscal-cliff-taxes/1799927/


Photos: The world rings in the new year - CNN.com


http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/31/world/gallery/new-years/index.html?hpt=hp_c1


Monday, December 31, 2012

ESPN's Hannah Storm Suffered 1st Degree Facial Burns after a Propane Tank Exploded » Bob's Blitz


http://www.bobsblitz.com/2012/12/espns-hannah-storm-suffered-1st-degree.html


NFL Black Monday: Tracking coaching, GM moves | FOX Sports


http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/black-monday-tracking-coaching-gm-decisions-123112


Hillary Clinton treated for blood clot in her head - CNN.com


http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/31/politics/hillary-clinton-hospitalized/index.html


Manassas News & Messenger prints final edition - WTOP.com - The paper's parent company, the Warren Buffett-owned World Media Enterprises, decided to close the paper and its website InsideNoVa.com in November, saying the paper was losing money, was in a competitive news market, and "had a tough time finding the sense of community that a community newspaper needs to prosper." - World Media Enterprises purchased the paper, as well as several others, from Media General in June. The News & Messenger has been the only paper closed after the purchase so far.


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