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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/01/02/fred-mcgriff-hall-of-fame-candidate/1803471/Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Hall candidate: Fred McGriff deserves better - USATODAY - Paul White - Why he should be inducted: Because his consistency was remarkable and long-lived. As McGriff neared the end of his career, he stood in the clubhouse among his Chicago Cubs teammates and was asked what aspect of his career made his most proud. "I haven't changed over the years," he said, smiling. "I'm still the same size."
'Knife in the back': Fury over House dropping Sandy aid vote - CNN.com - Rep. Peter King, a New York Republican, slammed his own party. "The Republican Party has said it's the party of 'family values.' Last night, it turned its back on the most essential value of all, and that's to provide food, shelter, clothing and relief for people who have been hit by a natural disaster," King said in an interview with CNN. - "Anyone from New York or New Jersey who contributes one penny to the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee should have their head examined," King said.
Avis to Buy Zipcar - The Daily Beast - $500 million could buy a lot of trips to the grocery store. Rental-car giant Avis Budget Group, Inc., is buying Zipcar for $491.2 million, the company announced Wednesday. A carsharing service, Zipcar has expanded to 760,000 members since being founded in 2000, serving mainly urban areas and college campuses.
Crisis averted: Fiscal cliff bill clears Congress - Jake Sherman and Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com - Washington just barely avoided plummeting off the fiscal cliff. With a rare late-night vote on New Year’s Day, the House passed a bipartisan compromise to extend the majority of Bush-era tax cuts, delay automatic spending reductions and fix a number of expiring tax and spending provisions. The final vote was 257-167, passing with the help of an overwhelming majority of Democrats and only 85 Republicans.
How they voted: Alabama representatives on the fiscal cliff legislation | al.com - George Talbot - All six of Alabama's Republican congressional delegates voted against legislation to block the so-called "fiscal cliff" as the measure was approved by the House tonight. - U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt, Spencer Bachus, Jo Bonner, Mo Brooks, Martha Roby and Mike Rogers all voted against the bill, which was approved by a 257-167 vote. - The state's lone Democratic representative in Washington, Rep. Terri Sewell of Birmingham, voted in favor of the legislation
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