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For the first time in history, the Secretary of Defense nominee is being filibustered

AP: House GOP puts off vote on 'Plan B'

Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly put off a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up, complicating attempts to avoid a year-end fiscal cliff that threatens to send the economy into recession.

In a brief statement, House Speaker John Boehner said the bill ‘‘did not have sufficient support from our members to pass.’’

House Speaker John Boehner will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. ET. Watch his remarks live

brooklynmutt: Context here Can we all agree that the news outlet handled this appropriately?

brooklynmutt:

Context here

Can we all agree that the news outlet handled this appropriately?

George Zimmerman’s bond has been revoked and he has 48 hours to turn himself in to authorities - reports

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Tracking it here.

Gay Rights Organization Briefly Evacuated After Bomb Threat

theweekmagazine: While stress is an unfortunate and unhealthy part of modern life, going on a destructive rampage isn’t usually a socially acceptable way of dealing with it. Enter the Anger Room, an inconspicuous storefront in a Dallas strip mall where fed-up Americans can act out. Inside, proprietor and founder Donna Alexander and her staff offer up rooms of stuff — TVs, office furniture, glassware — for patrons to smash.  “Stuff that you can’t do to other people, you can do here,” one customer says. “I can’t afford going to the psychiatrist, but I can afford this.”  The ‘Anger Room’: The new way to blow off steam after work

theweekmagazine:

While stress is an unfortunate and unhealthy part of modern life, going on a destructive rampage isn’t usually a socially acceptable way of dealing with it. Enter the Anger Room, an inconspicuous storefront in a Dallas strip mall where fed-up Americans can act out.

Inside, proprietor and founder Donna Alexander and her staff offer up rooms of stuff — TVs, office furniture, glassware — for patrons to smash. 

“Stuff that you can’t do to other people, you can do here,” one customer says. “I can’t afford going to the psychiatrist, but I can afford this.” 

The ‘Anger Room’: The new way to blow off steam after work

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Here’s the video of President Obama confirming his support for same-sex marriage.

latimes: Editor Davan Maharaj and National editor Roger Smith will be discussing this story, including the reasons why The Times decided to publish these photos, at 11 a.m. today (that’s in about five minutes). Take a look at the story, and join us for the chat. latimes: EXCLUSIVE: Photos show U.S. troops posing with body parts of Afghan bombers: An American soldier says he released the photos to the Los Angeles Times to draw attention to the safety risk of a breakdown in leadership and discipline. The Army has started a criminal investigation. Photo: A soldier from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division with the body of an Afghan insurgent killed while trying to plant a roadside bomb. The photo is one of 18 provided to The Times of U.S. soldiers posing with corpses.

latimes:

Editor Davan Maharaj and National editor Roger Smith will be discussing this story, including the reasons why The Times decided to publish these photos, at 11 a.m. today (that’s in about five minutes). Take a look at the story, and join us for the chat.

latimes:

EXCLUSIVE: Photos show U.S. troops posing with body parts of Afghan bombers: An American soldier says he released the photos to the Los Angeles Times to draw attention to the safety risk of a breakdown in leadership and discipline. The Army has started a criminal investigation.

Photo: A soldier from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division with the body of an Afghan insurgent killed while trying to plant a roadside bomb. The photo is one of 18 provided to The Times of U.S. soldiers posing with corpses.

AP: In a defiant display of executive power, President Barack Obama on Wednesday will buck GOP opposition and name Richard Cordray as the nation's chief consumer watchdog.