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Plane carrying White House press corps damaged in bird strike
The charter aircraft carrying the White House press corps to President Obama's three-nation tour of southeast Asia lost an engine due to a bird strike in Japan early Saturday.
Five game-day predictions: Maryland-Florida State
Five picks and a quick rewind of the last two weeks
Ayotte urges cooperation for fiscal cliff fix
Sen. Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican, urged Democrats and Republicans on Saturday to work together and find a way to avert the double whammy of tax increases and deep spending cuts set to take effect next year, one day after the White House and top Congressional leaders reported progress following a Friday meeting on the so-called "fiscal cliff."
Obama presses Congress to act on Bush-era tax cuts
A day after a "productive meeting" with congressional leaders on potential ways to prevent automatic tax hikes and federal spending cuts from kicking in next year, President Obama urged Congress to swiftly pass legislation that prevents income taxes from going up on those earning $250,000 or less "so we can give families and businesses some good news going into the holiday season."
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie: 'I am not answering questions on Twinkies'
Pundits and commentators had a field day Friday after news came out that Hostess — the company that makes Twinkies, Wonderbread, Ring Dings and Drake's Coffee Cakes — was going out of business in the wake of a labor union dispute.
B-W Corridor Rewind: Nov. 16
George Mason survives Mercer; Maryland routs LIU; Towson gets in the win column
At ease at last, Dez Wells helps Maryland shred Long Island
Sophomore has 15 points and eight rebounds in 91-74 triumph
Maryland plus-minus: Long Island
Terps outscoring opponents a point every two minutes with Seth Allen on the floor
PICKET: Iraq freed wanted Hezbollah man after U.S. elections to avoid embarrassing Obama
Iraq released an imprisoned Hezbollah commander on Friday that is wanted by the United States, The Associated Press, is reporting. According to his lawyer, Ali Mussa Daqduq is returning home to Lebanon.
Pelosi collects World Series bets
It's been a good week for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Maryland stats wrap: Clemson
Cramming in the run through the numbers just before this week's game
Bible publisher wins stay of Obama contraceptive mandate
A federal court on Friday said a Bible publisher doesn't have to offer health insurance coverage for contraceptives if it has moral objections, blocking the Obama administration from imposing its contraceptive care mandate on the business for now.
Iraq releases terrorist previously held by U.S.
Key Senate Republicans are condemning Iraq's release of a senior Hezbollah operative with ties to Iran, an operative whom the U.S. has accused of killing American and Israeli troops and plotting terrorist acts.
PICKET: EPA IG to investigate agency's involvement in experiments on humans
The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Assistant Inspector General for Program Evaluation (OIG) Carolyn Copper sent a memorandum to the EPA's Lek Kadeli, Acting Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, in late October and gave notice that the IG will "begin an evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Research on Human Subjects." According to the memo posted on the EPA's website, the assignment is in response to a Congressional request.
House bans earmarks for next Congress
House Republicans said Friday they'll reject all earmarks in appropriations bills in the next Congress, continuing the ban they imposed when they took control after the 2010 election.
PICKET: Al qaeda didn't just disappear from CIA's original Benghazi memo but also from FBI counter-terror lexicon
Lawmakers told reporters on Capitol Hill Friday that former CIA Director David Petraeus testified that the White House edited out "Al Qaeda's involvement" from the agency's original talking points.
PICKET: Wis. GOP lawmakers would support a bill to make Obamacare implementation illegal
Salon is reporting that Wisconsin Republicans are backing bill that would make any official who attempts to establish the Affordable Care Act an illegal act.
White House turkey to become whiskey spokesbird?
Well, at least someone has a job waiting for him. When President Obama ceremoniously pardons the White House turkey next week, the gobbler has an offer waiting in the wings when the pardoning is done.
Victory bounce — Obama rating highest since 2009
President Obama and Democrats are getting a post-election bounce in their favorability ratings, but Republicans are essentially unchanged, according to the latest Gallup polling.
