House experience a minus for some Senate hopefuls - Chattanooga Times Free Press
26 May 2012, 7:56 am
WASHINGTON — U.S. House members who are trying to make the step up to the Senate this year are finding themselves on the defensive about Washington experience that traditionally has been a big asset. Even those not under direct attack for ...

Buying Madonna's house: A tale of family, fame and misfortune - CNN
26 May 2012, 7:28 am
(CNN)-- Years before Karolyne Smith sold Golden Palace Casino ad space on her forehead for $10,000, and long before an image of the Virgin Mary was toasted into the buttery crust of a grilled cheese sandwich and hocked for $28,000, there was a ...

Late night cookout sparks Sylvan Heights house fire - msnbc.com
26 May 2012, 7:13 am
Early Saturday morning, a blaze broke out at a home in the Sylvan Heights area. Firefighters arrived at the house near 33rd Avenue North at 3 a.m. as flames climbed up the home's exterior. Crews tore off some siding to open the roof and release the fire.

House gets busy as session ends - Tulsa World
26 May 2012, 2:20 am
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's House of Representatives did mostly nothing until 2:30 p.m. Friday, the final day of the legislative session. With 2 1/2 hours left before the state Constitution said the House had to go home, it perked up and went ...

Within seconds, family lost house, belongings to twister - Omaha World-Herald
26 May 2012, 1:30 am
CORNLEA, Neb. — A fast-developing tornado that was spawned from a thunderstorm late Thursday afternoon destroyed a house and caused other damage northwest of here. The house, owned by Bryan and Jenny Herchenbach, was two miles west and one ...

State House votes to add $1 to pack of cigarettes to help Medicaid - Chicago Sun-Times
26 May 2012, 12:54 am
SPRINGFIELD — Another major reform to the state’s Medicaid program fell into place for Springfield lawmakers Friday with House passage of a $1-per-pack cigarette tax increase to help plug a $2.7 billion hole in the state’s health-care program for the ...

House to vote this summer on extending Bush-era tax cuts - The Post and Courier
25 May 2012, 11:49 pm
WASHINGTON — The House will vote this summer on continuing wide-ranging tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday as the GOP sharpened its plans for confronting Democrats on one of the ...

Georgia family's tiny house part of bigger trend - Ledger-Enquirer
25 May 2012, 11:07 pm
Andrew Odom and his family recently raised the first wall of their tiny house, on a trailer in his dad's backyard. It took three guys to pick up the whole thing. We're talking really tiny. Including its small loft, the house will be 258 square feet.

Bright House Networks Collaborates With Cisco to Offer World Class Managed Security Services - Yahoo Finance
25 May 2012, 10:16 pm
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire -05/21/12)- The Cable Show 2012-- Bright House Networks and Cisco (CSCO) announced today that they are working together to help enterprises, government, healthcare, and education institutions better handle security ...

'House' to end 8 seasons of painful recognition - Yahoo Finance
25 May 2012, 10:49 am
NEW YORK (AP) -- It will be painful saying goodbye to "House." The Fox medical drama concludes its eight-season run Monday with a series finale at 9 p.m. EDT, preceded by a one-hour retrospective. And with that, Hugh Laurie will be done as the ...