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EDITORIAL: If sequester is on table, so is Obamacare

The “law of the land” is off the bargaining table, as far as Senate Democrats and the Obama administration are concerned. House Republicans have demanded changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, as part of any budget deal to end the partial federal government shutdown and increase the debt ceiling. Despite this month’s disastrous Internet rollout of federal-state health insurance exchanges; public outrage with higher premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses after a promise of reduced costs; and scaled back provider networks that are forcing Americans to find new doctors, Democratic leaders are adamant that no changes to Obamacare will be considered. Even proposals to delay or repeal Obamacare’s job-killing medical device tax, backed by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, have been rejected.

Ancient bug’s last supper of blood still in fossil

In a steamy tropical forest 46 million years ago, a prehistoric mosquito bit a critter, drew blood and was blown into a lake in what is now northwestern Montana. Belly full, she died and sank.

 
Macy’s to open on Thanksgiving for the first time

Macy’s Inc. says it will open most of its stores for the first time on Thanksgiving, breaking a long-standing tradition for the venerable retailer.

District judge tours Fremont Street Experience to see bar issue firsthand

It was not the showgirls or the bikini-clad dancers or the spray paint artists that stood out Friday night on the Fremont Street Experience. What looked out of place was the sight of Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez walking the length of the attraction followed by a small platoon of attorneys.

Nye County assessor denies evidence tampering allegation

PAHRUMP — Nye County’s embattled tax assessor on Monday denied allegations of evidence tampering in an ongoing grand jury probe in Las Vegas.

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