The deadline is now four days away before $85 billion dollars in spending cuts, which has brought about a massive White House full court press of the impact in the cuts. They are announcing NY 12 thousand job cuts to NY alone. SURPRISE - The initial effects will be felt immediately and get worse.

These sequester effects are set to kick in on Friday, so it leaves The White House and Congressional leaders very little time to prevent all the across-the-bard spending cuts.

Republicans and Democrats will be spending the next few days playing the blame game, just as they've done before.

This Week in History, Feb 24 - Mar 2

Feb 24, 1836
Alamo defenders call for help. On this day in 1836, in San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William Travis issues a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress under attack by the Mexican army.

Feb 25, 1964

A leading civil and building construction company offering diversified general contracting and design-build services to private clients and public agencies throughout the world has announced that New York City's Department of Transportation is listing them as the low bidder for the $102.7 million construction project replacing The City Island Bridge crossing Eastchester Bay.