- Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty
Murry (D-Wash.) showed some bipartisanship in
crafting a mini-deal to avert another government shutdown.
And yet, a recent poll shows that
the majority of Americans expect political gridlock to persist
or get worse next year. - The U.S. economy grew faster
than expected in the third quarter of 2013, according to a
Commerce Department report. - Saying that defense officials have not answered his concerns,
an independent auditor is
reopening a probe into an unused $34 million military facility
the Pentagon built in Afghanistan. - Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) made a
surprise appearance at a libertarian fundraising event in
Washington, DC, prompting donations to snowball. What if the same
were to happen for Reason‘s own webathon? - France says its U.N.-backed military operation
is underway in the Central African Republic, the day after
some of the worst violence in the latest crisis.
Widespread looting took place in Córdoba, Argentina after
police went on strike for 24 hours. Cue the “libertarian paradise”
strawmen.
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