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Sunday, December 13, 2009

News The Morning News: Houston, Senate, Weapons, Snow

Posted by Unpaid Intern on Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 8:26 AM

Posted by news intern Jon Brock

Money: The U.S. Senate's $1.1 trillion dollar spending bill will move to a full vote today after a 60-34 vote to halt a Republican filibuster.

Victory: Voters in Houston elect an openly gay woman as mayor.

Finally: U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley denounces Uganda's proposed "kill the gays" legislation.

Weapons: Cargo plane traveling out of North Korea, containing more than 35 tonnes of weapons, was seized by Thai authorities.

Knox: She's scared to be in jail.

Snow: Don't expect much (tonight) if you're in the Seattle area.

Tearjerker: Forza Coffee, where four Lakewood police officers were gunned down, reopens. From the article:

As 8:14 a.m. approached Saturday outside the coffee shop where four Lakewood police officers died two weeks ago, more than 100 people had already lined up, waiting to infuse the room with hope and love to counter all the pain.

Mexico: Drug cartels have siphoned overly $1 billion dollars worth of oil in the past two years.

Vagisil...(audio probably NSFW)

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Speaking of snow, several flurries fluttered down around 9:30 this morning, only lasted about 5 minutes though.

Posted by Annag on December 13, 2009 at 11:41 AM

It's funny to talk about lady parts!

Posted by Big Sven

on December 13, 2009 at 12:51 PM

That arms shipment confuses me about as much as Rachel Maddow's Friday interview with that NBC "tech expert" repeatedly stating that communicating by saving web mails to drafts folders will bypass US Internet monitoring.

Posted by Amelia on December 13, 2009 at 12:56 PM

Hey, look who's here. Welcome back, Sven.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on December 13, 2009 at 1:23 PM

Thanks, 5280. I'm kinda sorta back- I have picked up a hobby over the summer that takes most of my free time, but will post to SLOG as much as time permits.

Posted by Big Sven

on December 13, 2009 at 2:12 PM

Another trillion for Obama's cronies...get ready to have your pocket picked.

Posted by Robbery, Assault and Battery on December 13, 2009 at 2:37 PM

Someone needs to inform the news intern that SNL isn't funny

Posted by Lizabeth on East Harrison on December 13, 2009 at 3:16 PM

Everett received flurries starting sometime before 9am. Up north it was much more however the roads were pretty good and that confused the hell out of me when I saw I-5 and its many crashes along side the highway.

Posted by Simone on December 13, 2009 at 3:23 PM

@7 - Noted. I was tired and running out the door.

Posted by Unpaid Intern on December 13, 2009 at 4:56 PM