Government unions will be pushing hard for furloughed federal employees to receive back pay, according to reports from Fox News. While private sector union representation has dropped to record lows in recent years, government employees are largely represented by unions,
On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder said he would slash his own salary in the case of a government shutdown. On Wednesday, asked if President Obama would do the same, White House press secretary Jay Carney demurred. “”I don’t have
(AP) Honorary cat mayor of Alaska town slow to healBy RACHEL D’OROAssociated PressANCHORAGE, AlaskaThe popular and oh so social feline mayor of an Alaska town is limited to a life of solitary confinement these days as he slowly recovers from
(AP) CHICAGO–The billionaire who created Beanie Babies has pleaded guilty to a tax evasion charge that could send him to prison for years. H. Ty Warner broke down crying in court and apologized as he entered his plea on Wednesday.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Wednesday that any attempt by Republicans to strip special benefits on Obamacare from members of the Obama administration and Congressional staff was “a ruse.” He stated, “You know that’s a ruse, we
The Reuters news agency is cutting some five percent of its editorial staff, a source close to the company said Wednesday, the latest layoffs in the troubled media industry. Parent company Thomson Reuters announced in a statement it would be
Asked on Wednesday about World War II veterans seeking to visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., closed by order of the Obama administration, White House press secretary Jay Carney said, “We honor our World War II veterans…but
(AP) Shutdown gives Obama unlikely ally: big businessBy CHARLES BABINGTON and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONBusiness leaders are taking sides with Democratic President Barack Obama after failing to persuade their traditional Republican allies in Congress to avert a government shutdown. Obama, whose
(AP) Glitches persist as gov’t blames high demandBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOComputer glitches frustrated more Americans checking out their options under President Barack Obama’s health care law, and administration officials said Wednesday the problems are mainly due to high
(AP) Court favors Abercrombie in Okla. suit over hijabTULSA, Okla.A federal appeals court has dismissed claims by an Oklahoma woman who says she was not hired by retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because her headscarf conflicted with the company’s dress code,
(AP) Arm cut off of Reagan statue in PolandBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKAAssociated PressWARSAW, PolandPolice were searching on Wednesday for a vandal who damaged a bronze statue of Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II in the Polish city of Gdansk by
(AP) House Democrats unveil immigration billBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Democrats have unveiled an immigration bill that includes a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living here illegally and tightens border security. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and more than
(AP) Obama, lawmakers to hold meeting on shutdownBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday as a partial government shutdown entered a second day with little sign of a breakthrough to get hundreds
(AP) IOC receives Lance Armstrong’s Olympic medalBy STEPHEN WILSONAP Sports WriterLONDONLance Armstrong’s Olympic medal is back with the IOC. The International Olympic Committee stripped the American rider of the bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games in January after he
(AP) Beanie Babies creator cries, pleads guiltyCHICAGOThe billionaire who created Beanie Babies has pleaded guilty to a tax evasion charge that could send him to prison for years. H. Ty Warner broke down crying in court and apologized as he
(AP) New sanctions likely despite thaw in US-Iran tiesBy DEB RIECHMANN and BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONA war-weary Congress generally backs President Barack Obama’s outreach to Iran, but with tougher U.S. economic measures against Tehran on the way, the president’s diplomatic task
(AP) Bomb kills 2 Pakistan soldiers in quake-hit regionBy ABDUL SATTARAssociated PressQUETTA, PakistanSuspected separatists killed two Pakistani soldiers Wednesday, in a wave of attacks targeting troops doing relief work in a remote region of the country’s southwest where a major
(AP) Man in custody after device found at Fla. airportBy DEREK KINNERAssociated PressJACKSONVILLE, Fla.Authorities arrested a suspect after finding two suspicious packages — including one they described as destructive — at the Jacksonville International Airport. Zeljko Causevic, 39, was booked
(AP) King says Cruz conservatives want to ‘hijack’ GOPWASHINGTONRep. Peter King is charging that tea party-backed members of the House Republican Caucus are trying to “hijack the party.” The New York Republican says he senses that increasing numbers of House
(AP) Muslims hide amid Myanmar sectarian violenceBy KHIN MAUNG WINAssociated PressTHANDWE, MyanmarTerrified Muslim families hid in forests in western Myanmar on Wednesday, one day after fleeing a new round of sectarian violence that erupted even as the president toured the
(AP) Blackhawks score 3 in 3rd, beat Capitals in openerBy JAY COHENAP Sports WriterCHICAGOBrandon Saad, Johnny Oduya and Marian Hossa scored in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks kicked off their Stanley Cup title defense with a 6-4 victory
The US Treasury said Tuesday that the government shutdown did not affect its position and it would still run out of funds on October 17 without a debt ceiling hike. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told House of Representatives Speaker John
Detroit on Tuesday defaulted on more than $600 million of general obligation bonds deemed unsecured by the city’s emergency manager, a city spokesman said. Reuters
(AP) Markets rise even as US government shutdown startsBy STEVE ROTHWELLAP Markets WriterNEW YORKInvestors stayed calm on the first day of a partial shutdown of the U.S. government Tuesday and sent the stock market modestly higher.A long-running dispute in Washington
