Bipartisan Budget Deal Gains Support From House Republicans
The budget pact to avert shutdowns wins some GOP backing despite concerns over deficits for three years. President Obama endorses it, while conservatives push back on spending levels. House vote expected soon as lawmakers move to end brinkmanship and restore routine funding bills.
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R-Wis
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Ohio
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Area clears of snow before Supreme Court in Washington
Snow fell at daybreak as an area in front of the Supreme Court was cleared. Traffic problems did not materialize as many workers stayed home. Non emergency federal employees received excused absence and others were told to telecommute per the U S Office of Personnel Management. Washington in white.
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LAPD pushes seat belt use for officers nationwide
An upcoming CAL POST study estimates about half of law enforcement officers don't wear seat belts. LAPD cites Inspector General findings that up to 42 percent of officers killed in vehicle crashes between 1980 and 2008 were not belted. Chief Beck names 2014 the year of traffic.
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California
Commission On Peace Officer Standards and Training
Richard Ashton
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Alex Bustamante
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Charlie Beck
Nevada
Maryland
Wrice granted release in Illinois torture case
Stanley Wrice, imprisoned 30-plus years for a 1982 rape, was freed after a judge ordered his release amid a long battle tied to alleged torture by Chicago police under Lt. Jon Burge. His case reached the Illinois Supreme Court before a hearing concluded last Tuesday as part of a broader review of clemency claims and police misconduct.
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Chicago
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Jon Burge
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Kansas Republicans split on bipartisan budget deal
U S senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moranalong with Rep Tim Huelskamp and Lynn Jenkins faced criticism from fellow GOP members over a bipartisan budget proposal. Opponents call the plan excessive spending and taxation while some remain undecided or silent as statements are sought.
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Tim Huelskamp
Fowler
Lynn Jenkins
Lawrence
Annie Dwyer
Jerry Moran
R-Kan
Scott Rothschild
Fewer cancer treatments may still protect survival, study says
At the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium researchers report older women with early stage tumors may skip radiation after surgery without lowering five year survival. Other studies suggest limited surgery or lighter chemotherapy could be safe for cancers with wider spread, signaling a shift toward less therapy.
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Ian Kunkler
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
C. Kent Osborne
Baylor College of Medicine
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