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Funding the military, ensuring the jobless don't run out of benefits and maintaining the government's authority to borrow are just a few of the outstanding items as Congress rushes to finish its work in the dwindling days of this year. Full Article at FOX News
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Associated Press Writer Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP Online news report may not be published, broadcast or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. TULSA, Okla. Full Article at Rocky Mount Telegram
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WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — More than $44 million for Goodfellow Air Force Base construction projects took a final step forward in Congress — without support from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison or Sen. John Cornyn — when the Senate approved a spending bill... Full Article at GoSanAngelo
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Over at Reason, Radley Balko posts about the fight over Chicago's "thick blue wall," and how cops strive to achieve less accountability for their conduct. It's an interesting post, well worth the read. Full Article at Simple Justice
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U.S. President Barack Obama has scaled back the scope of the Afghan war, now about to enter its ninth year, to a limited military objective: deny al-Qaida a safe haven. Full Article at Dallas Blog
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Lagos — A popular Lagos church, House on the Rock, hosted Nigerians to the third edition of an annual gospel music concert at the Tafawa Balewa Square recently. Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Conceited and coolly cynical, he has "the most terrible reputation," so breathtakingly scandalous that he isn't received by "any decent family in Charleston." Full Article at American Spectator
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WASHINGTON — Funding for an $11.6 million construction project for NATO pilot training at Sheppard Air Force Base took a big step forward in Congress — without support from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison or Sen. John Cornyn — when the Senate approved a... Full Article at Times Record News
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tool goes here United States Auto Club and California Racing Association champions will be crowned this weekend as Tulare's Thunderbowl Raceway hosts the rebirth of the Pacific Coast Nationals. Full Article at Fresno Bee
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PAUL SOLMAN: Paul Samuelson, America's first Nobel laureate in economics in 1970, and about as celebrated and twinkling a member of the discipline as ever there was. Full Article at Newshour With Jim Lehrer
