Monday, December 3, 2012

Fiscal Crisis Talks Resume as Lawmakers Remain at Odds

Today's Top Stories

Fiscal Crisis Talks Resume as Lawmakers Remain at Odds

Lawmakers play political dare ahead of looming fiscal crisis as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defends President Obama's plan and House Speaker John Boehner dismisses offer to improve on plan as 'non-serious.'

Vets' Gun Rights Is Sticking Point in Defense Bill

Should veterans deemed too mentally incompetent to handle their own financial affairs be prevented from buying a gun? The issue, for a time last week, threatened to become the biggest sticking point in a $631 billion defense bill.

Friend Says Chiefs Player, Girlfriend 'Seemed Fine'

As investigators search for a motive to help explain why Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and then himself, a family friend said the couple argued about "normal couple stuff" but thought someone must have been mistaken when she heard the news.

Politics
•	Veterans' gun rights a sticky issue in defense bill
•	Former Republican Congressman Watts hints at bid for RNC chairmanship
•	Illinois sets April 9 as special election date for Jackson's House seat

Opinion
•	In Kansas City, it's no time for a game
•	8 smart ways to save on Christmas
•	Why Obama could lose this round as fiscal crisis grows

Scitech
•	Napoleon's secret coded Kremlin letter sold for $243,500
•	Where's my flying car? Science's promises broken
•	Facebook mistakes photo of woman's elbow for a breast

Entertainment
•	Letterman, Led Zeppelin receive Kennedy Center Honors
•	Protests flare in Bahrain for Kim Kardashian visit
•	Hot Links: Lindsay Lohan's assistant Gavin Doyle tweets: 'We're all rooting for you'

Leisure
•	Mario Andretti's Mustang?
•	Cheap kitchen cabinet upgrades that only look expensive
•	Why real estate listing photos matter

Video
•	Geithner: White House offered 'very detailed plan'
•	Israel denies $100 million to Palestinians after UN decision
•	CA braces for flooding from third major storm