The spending cuts are scheduled to take effect March 1.
The air traffic control tower at McCollum Field in Kennesaw will likely close if automatic budget cuts take effect March 1, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said if Congress does not work out a solution by the deadline, the DOT will need to cut nearly $1 billion. More than $600 million of that will come from the Federal Aviation Administration. McCollum is on a list of potential tower closings that the DOT released today. More than 100 air traffic control towers at airports with fewer than 150,000 flight operations per year made the list. Other metro area airports that will be impacted by the cuts include Brown Field in Fulton and Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville. "These closures …
In the light of recent gaffes by current Vice President Joe Biden and sinking popularity numbers, would it be wise for the president to consider another running mate—possibly Hillary Clinton?
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Jay Carney, spokesman for the White House, categorically affirmed this week that Joe Biden would remain as President Barack Obama’s running mate in the 2012 election. Some don’t think that's such a good idea. An article in The Washington Post makes the case for Obama to consider an alternative vice president. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s name is usually the name that comes up when alternatives are suggested. Besides Biden’s gaffes, the most recent being the "back in chains" comment to a black audience, there is also the fact that Biden's popularity rate has been slipping in the polls. According to The Washington Post, almost every recent poll has Biden’s numbers the lowest they’ve ever been with more people giving him unfavorable …
We want to hear your reaction to the recent developments on the issue, including President Obama's support, the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal, and the statements from Chick-fil-A's president.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
In May, President Obama became the first sitting president to back gay marriage. In an ABC interview, he said: "I have to tell you that over the course of several years, as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or Marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don't Ask Don't Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex …
JC
10:45 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
Hillary would do it for me. That makes it an easy decision! more ›