| Obama starts Hawaii vacation that is expected to be brief Dec 22nd 2012, 21:29  KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Exhausted from his long re-election campaign and the ongoing struggle to avoid a "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending cuts, President Barack Obama relaxed with his family on Saturday at a beach hideaway in Hawaii, starting what was shaping up to be a brief Christmas holiday. Congress was to return to Washington on Thursday and Obama has pledged to work with lawmakers to strike a deal to avoid severe tax hikes and spending cuts slated to start to take effect on January 1, which most economists say could reverse the economy's fragile gains. ...
|  | Gun enthusiasts pack shows to buy assault weapons Dec 22nd 2012, 21:25  ALLENTOWN, Penn./KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Gun enthusiasts thronged to shows around the country on Saturday to buy assault weapons they fear will soon be outlawed after a massacre of school children in Connecticut prompted calls for tighter controls on firearms. Reuters reporters went to gun shows in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Texas, and found long lines to get in the door, crowds around the dealer booths, a rush to buy assault weapons even at higher prices and some dealers selling out. The busiest table at the R.K. ...
| | Many workers lie, call in sick, to play hooky-survey Dec 22nd 2012, 18:37 (Reuters) - Many workers are willing to lie about a death in the family, illness or jury duty to play hooky, according to a survey conducted by a temporary job staffing firm. Bereavement time has been used for vacation by 26 percent of workers surveyed and jury duty by 27 percent, according to a quarterly survey conducted by Adecco Group North America. Some 47 percent of full-time workers surveyed said they have called in sick to take a day off, the phone survey conducted in late November found. ... | |
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