The fiscal cliff refers to a series of enacted legislation which, if unchanged, will result in tax increases, spending cuts, and a corresponding reduction in the budget deficit at the end of 2012.
A special election will be held Jan. 8 to fill the seat of state Sen. Chip Rogers, who resigned from office Wednesday to take a job with Georgia Public Broadcasting.
I almost hate to say it in the months before an election, because it sounds so ridiculous, but you win and lose elections many times based on the quality of your work in getting people to the polls - GOTV is what it is called - Get Out The Vote.
President Barack Obama and other leaders at the G-8 Summit are debating ways of halting the bloodshed in Syria in the aftermath of his move to send arms to the rebels.