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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert government shutdown later this month

Friday, March 01, 2013  Obama still betting on a big fiscal deal as automatic cuts kick in, but odds weigh against him

Monday, February 25, 2013  As budget cuts loom, Obama meets with governors at White House

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Fontana Unified School District police purchased 14 of the Colt LE6940 rifles last fall, and they were delivered the first week of December — a week before the Connecticut school shooting.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  There has been greater movement towards new legislation for more gun control after the school shooting that left 20 children and six staff members' dead in Newton, Connecticut. But has this worked before?

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  With a yearend deadline looming before the economy goes over the so-called fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama is cutting short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  William Spengler, who killed two firefighters, typed out a goodbye, stating his desire to "do what I like doing best, killing people" before setting the house where he lived with his sister ablaze.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Since July, there have been at least four mass shootings that killed 47 people and wounded dozens more in Connecticut, Colorado, Oregon and Wisconsin.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Government shutdown averted but 'fiscal cliff' awaits lawmakers in post-election session

Thursday, July 26, 2012  If you've ever experienced those fluctuations in your monthly water bill, you're not alone. In Amarillo, most water meters are read manually.

Thursday, October 27, 2011  A pro-consumer group says that practice could end up putting profits ahead of safety and accuracy.

Friday, September 23, 2011  Amarillo Special Crimes Unit is investigating two deadly police officer involved shootings. Both happening within 24 hours of each other.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  Police say Quality Inn at 1515 I-40 East was robbed Tuesday night.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010  Emboldened by passage of the nation's toughest law against illegal immigration, the Arizona politician who sponsored the measure now wants to deny U.S. citizenship to children born in this country to undocumented parents.