Barksdale Air Force Base Bomb Squad Sent to Marshall, Texas to Investigate Suspicious Package
Authorities have called in a bomb squad from Barksdale Air Force Base to investigate a possible pressure cooker bomb at a gas station in Marshall, Texas.
Authorities have called in a bomb squad from Barksdale Air Force Base to investigate a possible pressure cooker bomb at a gas station in Marshall, Texas.
Federal budget cuts are beginning to be felt in several areas. The air show at Barksdale Air Force Base might be one of the casualties -- or at least the plan to bring the Navy Blue Angels to town could be in jeopardy.
Minden Congressman John Fleming doesn't think there will be a deal in place on the upcoming sequester cuts. He tells KEEL News that he voted against the original bill, Budget Control Act of 2011, because he knew a day like today would come where Republicans and Democrats cannot come together with a plan to avert the sequester spending cuts.
March 1st is a big day in Washington: it is Sequestration Day. It is part two of the fiscal cliff debate. Part one involved the nation's taxes and now part two involves the nation's spending. If Congress does not come up with a spending cut plan by that date, automatic spending cuts would take effect, but the Louisiana representation in Washington says Barksdale may not be hurt