U.S. News: Obama: 'Smaller package' acceptable - gotta love UPI! also kangaroo fights

[farminator3000]

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/02/05/Obama-Smaller-package-acceptable/UPI-53531360090662/
"If Congress can't act immediately on a bigger package,"
Obama said Tuesday, "if they can't get a bigger package done by the time the sequester is scheduled to go into effect, then I believe that they should at least pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms that would delay the economically damaging effects of the sequester for a few more months until Congress finds a way to replace these cuts with a smarter solution."

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http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2013/02/05/Circus-nixes-kangaroo-boxing-plans/UPI-53801360103278/
Circus nixes kangaroo boxing plans


Published: Feb. 5, 2013 at 5:27 PM

OXFORD, Tenn., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A Tennessee police chief said a circus has canceled a previously announced boxing match involving a clown and a kangaroo.

Oxford Police Chief Joey East said police opened an investigation after hearing complaints about a planned kangaroo boxing event during a Star Family Circus performance scheduled for next week National Guard Armory in Oxford, WMCTV, Memphis, reported Tuesday.

now THAT'S a well-regulated MILITIA!!!

[bluestateguy]

1. A smaller package won't provide any stimulus

nt

[farminator3000]

3. yes, but it might be easier to control the..repercussions?

The president said the country is headed in the right direction economically, and said it will "stay that way as long as there are no more self-inflicted wounds coming out of Washington."

wounds could be another word starting with W. four letters, plural.

[Scuba]

2. This is what happens when you replace journalists with drunken college students.

[Kalidurga]

4. Yet they are still better than sober FOX news reporters. nt.