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Funeral services for 2 Newtown, Conn. children

Funeral services for 2 Newtown, Conn. children

NECN:  Connecticut, and the entire nation, is bracing for the first funerals for victims of the school shooting last week that left 20 children and six adults dead. On Monday morning, classes were expected to resume at a school about

Feinstein: Concern Over Petraeus Affair Has 'Escalated'

Feinstein: Concern Over Petraeus Affair Has 'Escalated'

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) The chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday “My concern has actually escalated over the last few days, You can’t keep these things from the people who hold the responsibility for oversight.”

Feinstein Expresses Shock at Suddenness of Petraeus Resignation

Feinstein Expresses Shock at Suddenness of Petraeus Resignation

After General Petraeus stepped down Friday over an extramarital affair, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) indicated regret over the fact that he’d resigned so quickly.  Feinstein said she wished President Obama had “not accepted” Petraeus’ letter of resignation, but added that

Gasoline Prices Still Climbing in Calif.

Gasoline Prices Still Climbing in Calif.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 9 (UPI) —Retail gasoline prices in California continued rising Tuesday but the pace of the increases has slowed, consumer information indicates. A series of refinery and pipeline issues in California sparked an increase in the price of retail

Feinstein: Election year not ideal for gun debate

Feinstein: Election year not ideal for gun debate

(AP) Feinstein: Election year not ideal for gun debateWASHINGTON Sen. Dianne Feinstein says the nation needs to have a “sane” discussion on gun control and ban military-style assault weapons. But the California Democrat acknowledges that probably won’t happen before the

California Faces Power Shortages

California Faces Power Shortages

(AP) Power shortages a concern with nuke plant offlineBy MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated PressLOS ANGELESIt will take more than the flip of a switch to replace power lost from the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant. State energy officials have already warned

Calif. Dem Campaign Treasurer Perpetrated $7M Fraud

Calif. Dem Campaign Treasurer Perpetrated $7M Fraud

(AP) Calif. Democratic treasurer perpetrated $7M fraudBy TOM VERDIN and DON THOMPSONAssociated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif.Democratic campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee defrauded at least 50 candidates, officeholders and political organizations out of $7 million in a scheme that dates back more than a

California's Delta Smelt is Raising Your Food Prices

The Commerce Clause that regulates interstate commerce is at issue in the legal battle of Obamacare. Can the federal government tell individuals that they must buy insurance? Not as well known is how the same commerce clause is destroying farms

Obama: The Buck Stops With Me (Except When it Doesn't)

Politico reports (emphasis mine): “As president, I have a solemn responsibility to protect our nation and our people, and when the system fails, it is my responsibility,” Obama said. Obama said an intelligence review found that the U.S. government had