Originally Posted Thursday, November 15, 2012

WASHINGTON-- President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to extend expiring tax cuts immediately for all, but the nation's highest income earners. The President explained that doing this will help eliminate half of the "fiscal cliff" that threatens to send the economy back into recession.

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• THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 2012 ...
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• NATIONAL ...
• WASHINGTON-- President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to extend expiring tax cuts immediat ...
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• WASHINGTON-- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will stay in her current role for the next session o ...
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• ISRAEL-- Israel and Gaza are going on their 2nd day of attacks. The New York Times says Israel lost ...
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• STATE/REGIONAL ...
• INDIANAPOLIS-- It's going to take time to determine the exact cause of Saturday's deadly house explo ...
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• ST. JOSEPH-- Michigan Congressman Fred Upton led a hearing Wednesday on the deadly meningitis outbre ...
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• INDIANA-- Well, we're hitting the top-- more than 40 states have filed petitions to break away from ...
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• INDIANAPOLIS-- An Indianapolis company will provide scholarships and grants in honor of the couple w ...
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• WASHINGTON-- An Indiana interior designer will be responsible of making the White House look good. S ...
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• INDIANA-- 21 Indiana state parks were closed Wednesday for the first round of deer reduction hunts. ...
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• NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHWEST MI, (MICHIANA) ...
• SOUTH BEND -- When you see leaves on your yard, you probably make plans to burn them, but that could ...
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• LAGRANGE-- Police arrested LaGrange's Town Clerk Wednesday on two felony counts of theft and one of ...
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• SOUTH BEND-- Thousands of people will have food on the table this holiday season thanks to The Food ...
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• ELKHART– Your kids are probably with you everywhere you go, which is why it's crucial that they're b ...
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• ELKHART-- A lot of pens went up Wednesday-- it was National Signing Day in Michiana. High school ath ...
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• NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA ...
• LAFAYETTE-- Two Indiana residents face mail fraud charges for defrauding an Indiana hospital. A Lafa ...
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• BLOOMINGTON-- Bloomington police are asking for your help if you have any information on multiple ar ...
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• Ivy Tech Community College has teamed up with Google to provide a new email and calendaring system t ...
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• INDIANAPOLIS-- Demolition has officially begun on the Pepsi Coliseum. State Fair officials say crews ...
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• SPORTS ...
• INDIANAPOLIS-- Indiana Pacers and Fever players are reaching out to victims of the Richmond Hill sub ...
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• INDIANAPOLIS-- Colts cornerback, Darius Butler, was named the A-F-C Defensive Player of the Week aft ...
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• WEATHER ...
• South Bend / Elkhart / Goshen: ...
• Today ... Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Friday and Saturday, sunshine in the upper 50's. ...
• Kokomo / Walton / Cass: ...
• Today ... Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Friday and Saturday, sunshine in the upper 50's. ...
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• NATIONAL SIGNING DAY FOR COLLEGE SPORTS ...
• Here are the in-state boys basketball commitments to Division I colleges: ...
• PLAYER: V.J. Beachem HIGH SCHOOL: New Haven COLLEGE: Notre Dame ...
• PLAYER: Jaylon Brown HIGH SCHOOL:Fishers COLLEGE: Evansville ...
• PLAYER: Brock Cosey HIGH SCHOOL:South Bend Riley COLLEGE: Chicago State ...
• PLAYER: Mike Crawford HIGH SCHOOL:Tipton COLLEGE: Saint Louis ...
• PLAYER: Nick Davidson HIGH SCHOOL:Andrean COLLEGE: Valparaiso ...
• PLAYER: Devin Davis HIGH SCHOOL:Warren Central COLLEGE: Indiana ...
• PLAYER: Alex Etherington HIGH SCHOOL:Hamilton Heights COLLEGE: Kansas State ...
• PLAYER: Mo Evans HIGH SCHOOL: Cathedral COLLEGE: IPFW ...
• PLAYER: Collin Hartman HIGH SCHOOL: Cathedral COLLEGE: Indiana ...
• PLAYER: Franko House HIGH SCHOOL: Concord COLLEGE: Ball State ...
• PLAYER: Zak Irvin HIGH SCHOOL: Hamilton COLLEGE: South Michigan ...
• PLAYER: Demetrius Jackson HIGH SCHOOL: Mishawaka Marian COLLEGE: Notre Dame ...
• PLAYER: Markese McGuire HIGH SCHOOL: Elkhart Memorial COLLEGE: Illinois-Chicago ...
• PLAYER: Cole Murray HIGH SCHOOL: Delphi COLLEGE: Northern Kentucky ...
• PLAYER: Jordan Pickett HIGH SCHOOL: Pike COLLEGE: Loyola-Chicago ...
• PLAYER: Jake Raspopovich HIGH SCHOOL: Merrillville COLLEGE: Texas Pan-American ...
• PLAYER: Mike Schlotman HIGH SCHOOL: Munster COLLEGE: William & Mary ...
• PLAYER: Brenton Scott HIGH SCHOOL: Fort Wayne NorthropCOLLEGE:Indiana State ...
• PLAYER: Bryson Scott HIGH SCHOOL: Fort Wayne NorthropCOLLEGE:Purdue ...
• PLAYER: Blake Simmons HIGH SCHOOL: Castle COLLEGE:Evansville ...
• PLAYER: Basil Smotherman HIGH SCHOOL: Lawrence North COLLEGE: Purdue ...
• PLAYER: Justus Stanback HIGH SCHOOL: West Lafayette COLLEGE: IUPUI ...
• PLAYER: Leo Svete HIGH SCHOOL:Penn COLLEGE: Western Michigan ...
• PLAYER: Trevor Thompson HIGH SCHOOL: Ben Davis COLLEGE: Virginia Tech ...
• PLAYER: Austin Torres HIGH SCHOOL: Penn COLLEGE: Notre Dame ...
• PLAYER: Zavier Turner HIGH SCHOOL: Pike COLLEGE: Ball State ...
• PLAYER: Tony Wills HIGH SCHOOL: Ben Davis COLLEGE: Illinois State ...
• PLAYER: Clay Yeo HIGH SCHOOL: Triton COLLEGE: Valparaiso ...
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• ELECTION RESULTS ...
• VICTORY: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ...
• An Ohio victory allowed President Obama to get re-elected. Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Winsconsin we ...
• U.S SENATOR: ...
• VICTORY: DEMOCRAT JOE DONNELLY ...
• The battle for U-S Senate is over in Indiana. Democratic Joe Donnelly won about 49% of votes over Re ...
• INDIANA GOVERNOR: ...
• VICTORY: REPUBLICAN MIKE PENCE ...
• Taking the governor's seat is Republican Mike Pence. He defeated Democrat John Gregg and Libertarian ...
• ATTORNEY GENERAL: ...
• VICTORY: REPUBLICAN GREG ZOELLER ...
• Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller will be back in office next year for his second term. Zoeller ...
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• SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: ...
• VICTORY: DEMOCRAT GLENDA RITZ ...
• Tony Bennett is no longer the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Democrat Glenda Ritz pulled out ...
• U.S REPRESENTATIVE- CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2: ...
• VICTORY: REPUBLICAN JACKIE WALORSKI ...
• Jackie Walorski claimed Joe Donnelly's seat in Indiana's second district. Walorski gained 49% of the ...
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• CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1: ...
• VICTORY: DEMOCRAT PETE VISCLOSKY ...
• Representing Indiana's 1st congressional district is Democrat Pete Visclosky. The Democrat defeated ...
• CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3: ...
• VICTORY: REPUBLICAN MARLIN STUTZMAN ...
• Republican Marlin Stutzman will return to congress. Stutzman easily defeated his opponent- Democrat ...
• CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4: ...
• VICTORY: REPUBLICAN TODD ROKITA ...
• Todd Rokita is also returning to congress. The Republican incumbent defeated Democrat Tara Nelson an ...
• CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5: ...
• VICTORY: REPUBLICAN SUSAN BROOKS ...
• Representing Indiana's 5th district is Republican Susan Brooks. She had 58% of the votes while Democ ...
• MICHIGAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 6: ...
• VICTORY: REPUBLICAN FRED UPTON ...
• Republican Fred Upton is going for a 14th term in congress. The republican representing Michigan's 6 ...
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• Republicans held on to their House majority, leaving Democrats pretty short of the gain of 25 seats ...
• Same-sex marriage is set to become legal in Maine, Minnesota and Maryland. Washington also voted on ...
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