19-Jan-2016 05:00

Openness act targets backroom deals - The San Diego Union-Tribune :: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jan/13/rule-change-initiative-backroom-deals/

Ryan Budget Plan Draws GOP Flak :: House Republican leaders are drawing opposition from party members to the idea of revamping Medicare for more Americans than previously suggested.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342741269490544.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

TSA to Allow Small Knives on Planes :: The Transportation Security Administration said it would soon allow fliers to carry certain smaller knives onto airplanes, one of the biggest moves to scale back airport-security measures since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342580651057500.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Venezuela Leader Chávez Dies at 58 :: Hugo Chávez, a former tank commander turned populist politician who used Venezuela's oil riches to pursue his vision of socialism and challenge the U.S., died Tuesday from complications related to cancer.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203458604577265460960140008.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Cardinals Raise Questions Over Report :: When cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, the chapel will become a fortress of the Holy See's most carefully guarded secrets. But there is one secret many of the cardinals themselves are trying to divine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342552773070858.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting :: Five blue-chip stocks have accounted for about one-third of the rally in the Dow since the financial crisis.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342771985751896.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Beijing, U.S. Unveil New Korean Sanctions :: The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342311961968652.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Venezuela Consults Cuban Playbook :: Hours before announcing Chávez's death, the government resorted to a ploy to try to unite his supporters: Talk of an alleged conspiracy by the U.S. to destabilize the country.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323494504578342440377083144.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Celebrities Mourn the Death of Eagles Legend Glenn Frey :: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/time/mostemailed/~3/9idVfcZY-nQ/

Trump Flubs Biblical Citation at Christian College :: Donald Trump appeared to flub a Biblical citation during remarks at evangelical Liberty University today.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-mistakes-biblical-citation-liberty-university-event/story?id=36358857

The Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey dead at 67 :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/q3-RVKHR5us/story01.htm

Glenn Frey, a Founder of the Eagles, Dies at 67 :: Mr. Frey founded the Eagles with Don Henley, becoming one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with hits like “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane.”
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/18/us/ap-us-obit-glenn-frey.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith to Boycott 2016 Oscars :: Angered over the lack of diversity, they won't be attending the show.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/spike-lee-jada-pinkett-smith-boycott-2016-academy/story?id=36357229

China seen posting slowest economic growth in 25 years as policy risks grow :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/WJcQkiyYZXg/story01.htm

Price for Gas Hit 47 Cents in Michigan :: Michigan was the first state to have gas under $1 in likely over a decade.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/michigan-gas-station-hits-47-cents-price-war/story?id=36358859

A world divided: Elites descend on Swiss Alps amid rising inequality :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/JCiUADNEtvk/story01.htm

Eagles Founding Member Glenn Frey Dies :: The musician died today in New York City.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/glenn-frey-eagles-founding-member-dies-york-city/story?id=36364510

Follow Clinton and Sanders Supporters as They Knock on Doors in New Hampshire :: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/time/mostemailed/~3/tnRSIxxKOhI/

Time and PBS Partner for Two-Part ‘Year in Space’ Special :: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/time/mostemailed/~3/0KOsqprev0o/

Burkina Faso's long night of horror in killing spree by militants :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/eBa6m6ScHro/story01.htm