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http://cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2010/12/13/bts.obama.urge.house.cnn The House of Representatives gave final approal late Thursday night to the $858 billion tax deal negotiated by the White House and top Senate Republicans, sending it to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. After...

Senate Democrats failed Thursday to win a procedural vote to open debate on a 9/11 emergency responders bill. Washington -- Senate Democrats failed Thursday to win a procedural vote to open debate on a bill that would provide medical benefits and compensation for emergency workers who were...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/12/08/pkg.10.bill.ebay.KKCO A century-old $10 bill is on sale for nearly 5,000 times its original value.

CBC – Tue, 7 Dec 9:43 AM EST A Port Credit, Ont., man says he is aghast after a surprise one-time $12,000 Hydro One bill payment was taken from his account last week. Alan Skeoch, 71, had monthly payments of nearly $500 deducted automatically from his account for his weekend farmhouse near...

More than 500 million eggs were recalled because of a salmonella outbreak last summer. The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a food safety bill that will give more power to the Food and Drug Administration in an effort to bolster the safety of the nation's food supply. A version of the...

Canadian Senate passes bill with mandatory jail sentence for growing 5 pot plants The Senate has backed away from a fight with the Conservative government and passed a controversial drug-sentencing bill that would automatically imprison people caught growing five or more marijuana plants. One...

LONDON (Reuters) - An unemployed man has been charged with wining and dining at a series of London's top restaurants, running up massive bills and then disappearing without paying, police said on Wednesday. Latvian Janis Nords, 27, is accused of carrying out the scam on three occasions between...

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. - High utility bills; we've all had them, but nothing like this! A $2,643.47 water bill, for a Pacific grove couple! The Parise family typically uses around 2,000 to 3,000 gallons of water a month. But, their Cal Am water bill last month showed they used over 70,000...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2010/11/04/bts.obama.cabinet.meeting.cnn Washington -- One wish of many Republicans and conservative voters seems certain to come true in the aftermath of the midterm congressional elections. There won't be any more sweeping reform legislation like the...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/22/bittermann.france.retirement.cnn Paris, France -- French unions are calling for nationwide strikes Thursday and again next week in a last-ditch effort to derail a pension bill that raises the retirement age from 60 to 62. The lower house of the...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/22/bittermann.france.retirement.cnn http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/22/black.paris.friday.cnn http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/21/ctw.intv.trad.cnn Paris, France -- After weeks of protests that brought millions of demonstrators...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will announce a new initiative to help boost college readiness and completion among U.S. students through the use of technology. The announcement will be made Monday afternoon...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill and Earl are out playing golf. They get to the 17th tee, which overlooks a small lake, and see two guys out on the lake fishing. Bill says, "Hey Earl check out these two idiots fishing in the rain!"

Man gets $172 million tax bill NEW YORK, The U.S. Internal Revenue Service sent a $172 million tax bill to a man who worked as a day trader in New York for less than a year. Friends said Marcos Esparza Bofill, who has since returned to his native Spain, received a $172,101,056.48 bill for his...

Senate passes its version of NASA budget WASHINGTON, A Senate budget plan for NASA adds another shuttle flight and has funding for a heavy-lift launch vehicle and for commercial space taxis, U.S. lawmakers say. The bill must be reconciled with a measure in the U.S. House and will have to pass...

214th day of 2010 - 151 remaining Monday, August 2, 2010 DEAD MAN’S HAND DAY Wild Bill (James Butler) Hickok was gunned down by Jack McCall, a desperado from Texas, in Saloon #10 at Deadwood, in the Dakota Territory on this day in 1876. Hickok was playing poker (with his back to the door) at...

White House pushes for small business bill ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Friday pressed Republicans to pass a stimulus bill that would cut capital gains taxes for small U.S. businesses. Asked what response President Barack Obama would have to the gross...

Senate unveils energy bill, doubts on passage (Reuters) - Senate Democrats unveiled a slimmed down bill on Tuesday aimed at reforming offshore drilling, as doubts grew that Congress would be able to pass any substantial energy legislation this year. The Senate bill, which Democrats were still...

Israeli religious conversion bill on hold JERUSALEM, A controversial bill in Israel to allow Israelis of mixed religious parentage to convert to Judaism is on hold for six months for a re-draft, officials said. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu agreed to freeze the proposal after progressive...

CBO: Energy bill includes big savings WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- The Congressional Budget Office Wednesday said a $732 billion energy bill would reduce the federal deficit by $19 billion in 10 years. The non-partisan federal accounting office said the bill would bring in more than it would cost, The...