Page 2 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, November 27, 2012
No. Calif, community mourns family swept out to sea
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Howard Kuljian and his family were out for a walk on a damp, overcast morning at Big Lagoon beach, playing fetch with their dog Fran as 10-foot surf churned the water just feet away like a washing machine. Signs near the beach warned of “sneaker waves,” the kind that suddenly roar ashore. Kuljian tossed a stick that took the dog down to the water’s edge, and in an instant, authorities said, a wave swallowed it, setting off a nightmarish scramble. “Everything kind of snowballed from there,” Coast Guard Lt. Bernie Garrigan said. Kuljian’s 16-year-old son, Gregory, ran to save the dog, only to be captured by the surging surf himself. Kuljian, 54, followed, and then his wife, Mary Scott, 57. On shore, their 18-yearold daughter, Olivia, and Gregory’s girlfriend could only watch. Both parents’ bodies were later recovered, but the boy — presumed dead — is still missing. see SEA page 12
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Sec. of State candidate Rice’s stock rises as opposition dims WASHINGTON (AP) — With congressional opposition softening, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice could find her name in contention as early as this week to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. It’s a step that may signal greater U.S. willingness to intervene in world crises during President Barack Obama’s second term. As Obama nears a decision on who should be the country’s next top diplomat, Rice has emerged as the clear frontrunner on a short list of candidates that many believe has been narrowed to just
her and Sen. John Kerry, despite lingering questions over her comments about the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. Consulate in Libya. According to congressional aides and administration officials, Rice will be making the rounds on Capitol Hill this week for closed door meetings with key lawmakers whose support she will need to be confirmed. Those appearances follow her first in-depth explanation of her Benghazi remarks that Republicans seized on as evidence of the administration’s mishandling of the attack that took the lives
of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. Acting CIA Director Michael Morell will join Rice in her meetings with lawmakers. A senior Senate aide said the administration was trying to measure the strength of the Republican opposition to a Rice nomination, sounding out the more moderate members of the Foreign Relations Committee such as Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who is in line to become the panel’s top Republican next year, and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. see RICE page 11
WASHINGTON (AP) — Talk of compromise on a broad budget deal greeted returning lawmakers Monday, but agreement still seemed distant as the White House and congressional Republicans ceded little ground on a key sticking point: whether to raise revenue through higher tax rates or by limiting tax breaks and deductions. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, pressed his case for revenue derived by
reducing tax loopholes rather than raising tax rates on wealthy taxpayers, as President Barack Obama insists. Boehner, voicing the Republican stance, said: “The American people support an approach that involves both major spending cuts and additional revenue via tax reform with lower tax rates.” At the White House, Obama spokesman Jay Carney reiterated the president’s pledge not to sign legislation that extends
current tax rates to the top 2 percent of income earners — households with incomes over $250,000. “That is a firm position,” Carney said. Congress and Obama have until the end of the year to avoid across-the-board tax increases that would do away with rates set during the administration of President George W. Bush and restore higher tax rates in place during President Bill see DEAL page 8
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett is again calling for higher taxes on the “ultrarich” and he’s urging Congress to compromise on spending cuts and tax increases. Buffett expressed his views on fiscal
policy Monday in an opinion article that appeared in The New York Times on the same day Congress returned from the Thanksgiving holiday. In the article, Buffett mocked the idea that investors would pull back if capi-
tal gains taxes increase. Buffett said he’s never seen that happen, even when capital gains taxes were above 25 percent early in his investing career. “Let’s forget about the rich and ultrarich see BUFFET page 4
Despite talk of compromise, fiscal cliff deal proving elusive
Warren Buffet suggests minimum tax haul of 30% from the very wealthy
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