Congressional leaders will begin wishing and praying to keep hope alive, now that time has run out those automatic spending cuts. They are apparently counting on a higher power to help them, so all these so called sequester cuts they previously agreed on can now be avoided.

The US Senate chaplain opens the day with a prayer: "Rise up, O God, and save us from ourselves." Good luck and they will now wake up and finally realize this is one fine mess they've made for US.

The president and congressional leaders meet today, the day sequester kicks US in the pants. They'll discuss ways to prevent the across-the-board cuts. What took them so long?

The lack of communication between the White House and congressional Republicans signals that any solution to avoid these cuts are not a good bet.

They called it Bloody Sunday and it brought about the US Voting Rights Act. 48 years later, some says it's no longer necessary. During a first day of arguments for the case, which challenges the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court indicated it was hostile to one of the law's key provisions.

Verb-Isolate or hide away someone or something.
Noun
A general cut in government spending.
Synonyms
verb. sequestrate - seize - isolate - impound - insulate
noun. segregation - sequestration

Any way you define it, in the context of the budget debate and the scrambling to avoid $1.2 trillion in automatic federal spending cuts, a lot of money will be separated from those who really who need it.

A couple of hundred of Adolfo Carrión, Jr. closest friends and political supporters gathered at Bronx Museum tonight as he formally launched his campaign for Mayor of the City of New York, representing the independent party.

Carrion will now compete against whoever the Democrats and Republicans choose for their nominees. Not too long ago, Mr. Carrion switched his party affiliation from Democrat to independent, thus making him the anti Bloomberg.