Brainerd Library Schedules Book Sale and Tours
Brainerd Public Library announces a Friends book sale March 21 22 9 am to 8 pm and March 23 9 am to 4 pm, with sellers welcome after noon March 21. A March 23 bus to maple sap demos and Mille Lacs Indian Museum, rain date March 30, totals, with signups at 829-5574.
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Time Travel Minnesota Style spring break workshops
Brainerd Public Library hosts four free Legacy Program sessions for fourth to sixth graders during spring break on Tuesday and March 14. Topics include Native Minnesota history, pioneer and Ojibwe encounters, logging history, and early tourism advertising with hands on activities and discussions. Space is limited. call 829-5574 to sign up.
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Obama reaches out to GOP lawmakers with dinner plans
President Obama shifts from pressure tactics to private outreach inviting GOP senators to a Wednesday dinner at the Jefferson Hotel to discuss budget talks and his immigration and gun control proposals. The guest list includes Graham Coburn McCain Ayotte Toomey Corker Johnson Chambliss Hoeven Coats Burr Johanns, with McConnell and Boehner notably absent.
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House approves stopgap to avert shutdown and aid Pentagon
The House passed a 267-151 stopgap funding bill to keep federal operations running through September. It preserves automatic 5 percent domestic cuts and 7.8 percent Pentagon cuts set by Obama, amid GOP support and Democratic opposition, aiming to bolster military readiness while many agencies face automatic cuts.
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Ryan pins budget plan to last year’s GOP blueprint
Washington AP: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan says his upcoming balanced budget blueprint will resemble the previous GOP plan. He asserts a balanced federal budget by year ten with modest changes, aided by January tax hikes, proposing cuts to agencies, food stamps, and Medicaid, plus a voucher style Medicare for those under 55.
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Boehner says Capitol tours continue amid budget cuts
House Speaker John Boehner announced that Capitol tours will remain available as White House tours are suspended due to mandated spending cuts. He noted alternative reductions will keep public tours and daily activities on schedule following the White House suspension.
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Democrats seek Coburn backing on universal background checks
A Senate effort to require universal federal background checks for nearly all gun purchases stalled as Democrats pursue GOP support. Schumer and aides say Coburn’s backing would help, but talks faltered over private sales record keeping. The move aligns with Obama’s gun control push amid budget cut discussions.
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Menendez prostitution claims shift with new affidavits
Washington awaits developments as an affidavit claims a woman was paid to lie about sleeping with Senator Menendez. The Daily Caller defends publishing the tale while ABC News confirms the Dominican woman is among two self-described prostitutes who circulated the story before Menendez’s November reelection.
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Fed survey shows moderate growth in US economy
A Federal Reserve survey shows the U.S. economy expanded in January and February across most regions amid strong auto sales and housing recovery. Consumer spending rose, though gains slowed as taxes, gas prices, and fiscal uncertainty restrained purchases. Housing strengthened and manufacturing improved, with Boston and Chicago lagging. In physics, Italian scientists say they are close to confirming the Higgs boson but have not achieved the Eureka moment yet.
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