| Massachusetts crime lab chemist charged with evidence tampering Jan 20th 2013, 18:44 CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A chemist at a western Massachusetts drug laboratory has been charged with tampering with drug evidence, the second such allegation at a crime lab in the state in recent months, authorities said on Sunday. Sonja Farak, 35, was arrested late Saturday by state police and charged with two counts of tampering with evidence and two counts of drug possession, authorities said. "We allege that this chemist tampered with evidence, placing the integrity of that evidence in question," Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said in a statement. ... |  | White House says confident will pass some gun control legislation Jan 20th 2013, 17:41  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House adviser on Sunday said he was optimistic Congress will approve at least part of President Barack Obama's proposals to reduce gun violence in the wake of December's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school. Just hours before Obama was to be sworn in for his second term in office, White House adviser David Plouffe said on Sunday talk shows he felt there was support in Congress for some measures, including universal background checks for gun buyers and limits on high-capacity clips. ...
| | Senior Democrat says Senate will finally pass a budget this year Jan 20th 2013, 17:12  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior lawmaker said on Sunday that he and fellow Senate Democrats, for the first time more than in three years, intend to meet Republican demands to finally pass a U.S. budget. Senator Charles Schumer, the chamber's No. 3 Democrat, said, however, that the spending plan will include proposed new revenue despite Republican warnings that they won't go along with more any tax hikes. "We're going to do a budget this year and it is going to have revenue in it, and Republicans ought to get used to that," Schumer told NBC's "Meet the Press. ...
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