Refocus Notes: The Fiscal Cliff deal was passed by a majority of House votes at 11:02 pm on January 1st. A bill that increases taxes but ignores any spending cuts. __________________ Bloomberg By Richard Rubin The budget deal passed by the U.S.… more »

CampusReform.org By Levi Fox The University of Colorado (CU) prediction renowned for perfect accuracy will predict a popular-vote win for Mitt Romney later this month, Campus Reform has learned. The poll has accurately predicted every presiden… more »

By JON STEPHENSON McClatchy Newspapers KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban and other insurgent groups were responsible for nearly 80 percent of the civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan last year, said a U.N. report released Saturday. The… more »