Rescue attempts to uncover two small children, aged six and seven, who were buried under thousands of pounds of dirt on Sunday turned into one of body recovery, hours after futile attempts to retrieve the children alive failed yesterday.
Looking for compromise, President Obama's proposed budget, which which was leaked today, but will be officially released next Wednesday, calls for significant reductions to the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs in exchange for further tax hikes.
Taking the approach that no one in Congress should be immune to budget cuts, U.S. Senator Mark Begich is voluntarily returning a portion of his salary to the Treasury Department and has begun furloughing his staff due to the sequester.
A half a dozen arrests were announced today in New York involving 56-year-old Democratic Senator Malcolm Smith, 42-year-old Republican New York City Councilman Dan Halloran and another four individuals, including Bronx Republican chairman Jay Savino and Queens GOP vice chairman Vincent Tabone.