Here is your R&D for December 3rd:
House passes legislation to extend only some tax cuts from the Hill
House Democrats voted 234-188 yesterday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for American families making less than $250,000 a year and individuals making less than $200,000 a year. Three Republicans sided with Democrats on the bill, but twenty Democrats defected.
Carmel inferno proves Israel can’t afford war with Iran from Haaretz
This interesting article from Haaretz describes how Israel’s emergency services were not prepared for the recent Camel fire and would not be prepared for a war with Iran.
California Gov.-elect Brown to make state’s budget woes public from the Sacramento Bee (courtesy of the Miami Herald)
California Governor-elect Jerry Brown plans to launch a public campaign next week to tell Californians how bad the state’s budget crisis is. Analysts believe that the campaign is meant to prepare voters for cost cutting measures forthcoming in Brown’s January budget proposal.
Charles Rangel censured on House floor – what does censure mean? from the Christian Science Monitor
Yesterday the House voted overwhelmingly to censure New York Congressman Charles Rangel, but what does a censure mean? This article also contains a link to a list of five other Congressman the House has shamed before Rangel.
Seoul threatens air strikes against N Korea from the Financial Times
After facing criticism over its response to North Korea’s bombardment of a South Korean island last week, the South Korean government has issued a statement threatening to launch air strikes against North Korea if it is attacked again.