President Barack Obama has proposed raising taxes on the rich to put America\’s fiscal house in order, but critics say federal spending is so massive that the wealthy don\’t have enough money to cover the nation\’s unprecedented debt.

In an interview with MSNBC\’s Andrea Mitchell, Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) said President Barack Obama\’s plan to raise taxes on the wealthy would only generate enough revenue to fund the federal government for eight days.

Atheists, clearly agitated that Christians purportedly \”stole\” various holiday traditions from pagans, have come up with a solution: A potentially-offensive \”natural nativity scene\” that removes baby Jesus and replaces traditional Bible characters with some eyebrow-raising alternatives. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is behind the spectacle, which emerged this week as part of a diorama inside the Wisconsin state capitol.

The angel that typically graces the nativity is replaced with an astronaut. And the wise-men – prominent figures in the Biblical account of Jesus’ birth — are replaced with evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin, scientist Albert Einstein, anarchist Emma Goldman and author Mark Twain. The Statue of Liberty is also placed in the alternative nativity to purportedly symbolize freedom.

Photo Credit: Freedom From Religion Foundation

Rather than including Mary, whom the FFRF dismisses as \”a mythical fertility figure,\” the display includes Venus, the Roman goddess of love. And forget about Joseph — this depiction has Thomas Jefferson, a figure atheist groups enjoy touting for his purported church versus state views. According to the FFRF, Jefferson \”would have disavowed Christian devotional scenes on state property.\”

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Trenton, NJ – The Federal Emergency Management Agency today announced federal grants to State of New Jersey for emergency response efforts after Hurricane Sandy.

The three grants total $31.1 million. FEMA’s share is $20.4 million which comes from the Public Assistance Program. The grants are to reimburse New Jersey for feeding and housing 8,000 utility workers, 725 survivors and 500 support personnel after the storm.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27, 2012 – The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce today that J. William Mills, III, regional president for Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, PNC, will receive the 2012 William Penn Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a business executive in Greater Philadelphia.