Rep. Van Hollen: Speaker Boehner ‘shouldn’t be threatening the credit worthiness of the United States’
The partisan battle over the debt ceiling has reared it's head in Congress again this week, and lawmakers remain divided over how best to address America's deficit Yesterday, Speaker Boehner's office told President Obama that he would "not allow a debt ceiling increase without doing something serious about the debt "It didn’t have a good ending [...]
Plane crashes in Nepal, killing 14
Kathmandu, Nepal — A small plane crashed as it attempted to land in a mountainous area of Nepal on Monday, killing 14 of the 21 people on board, an aviation official said Jomsom is the gateway to Muktinath Temple, a pilgrimage site for Hindus from Nepal and India. The temple is about six hours’ walk [...]
Overheard on CNN.com: Football fans ponder bounty scandal, paralyzed player
Editor's note: This post is part of the Overheard on games series, a regular feature that examines interesting comments and thought-provoking conversations posted by the community Not everyone thought money needed to be exchanged, though Whynot11: "There is a huge difference between trying to hurt someone and trying to injure someone. Breaking someone's leg with a late tackle or [...]
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Sen. Graham on health care: “It has become a big “f-ing” mess for the Democratic Party and the country as a whole.”
Today on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke with CNN’s Candy Crowley about upcoming Supreme Court decision on health care, the 2012 GOP presidential race, Afghanistan and more. Highlighted excerpts are after the jump And this counterterrorism that would be left behind in 2014 would be an insurance [...]
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