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Current Events, 4/8
Current Events
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| US | -Delaying ballistic missile test to avoid pushing NK |
| Obama | -Says sorry for "good looking" comment to California Att. Gen. |
| "Morning After" | -Fed. judge says govt. must allow OTC pills to girls of all ages -Law restrictions: only for 17 and older |
| China | -Indirect statement to NK by president (no one above law) |
| Social Security Administration | -Going after people that are getting disability claims without need -Gone by 2016 |
| Visas | -People that come on them aren't leaving -Govt. says 4/19 |
| Thatcher | -Dies -Former PM of GB |
| Detroit | -Jefferson East Business Association raised money to pay off-duty cops to protect neighborhood |
| Obama 2 | -In congress pushing Senate to vote on gun bill -Republicans threaten filibuster |
| Afghanistan | -US diplomat killed while riding with soldiers |
| Fox News | -Jana Winter won't give up source of the Batman killer's notebook -Could go to jail |
| Senate | -Voting on gun bill Thursday |
| Lone Star College | -14 students stabbed by 21 year old man |
| Air Force | -Grounding 1/3 of all combat squadrons in response to cuts |
| Serbia | -Shooter kills 13 in village -Killer in 60 year old man |
| Ohio | -Republicans shoots down most of Gov. Kasich's budget plan |
| Judd vs. McConnell | -Wiretap/taping of internal discussions of McConnell and aides talking about Judd's possible weaknesses |
| Gun Deal | -Bipartisan deal stuck -Background checks no matter where you buy -2 senators broke deal |
| President's Budget | -$3.8 trillion -New taxes on rich -Cuts to social programs |
| Mandela | -Daughters going to court to force out 3 of Mandela's advisers -Looking for money |
| South Korea | -"Vital threat" level |
| Hollande, President of France | -Says world must close tax havens |
| Syria | -Bombing civilians in opposition stronghold |