UPDATE: Movie Star Mila Kunis Accepts Marine’s YouTube Invitation to Military Ball | Breaking news and opinion on The Blaze

UPDATE: Movie Star Mila Kunis Accepts Marine’s YouTube Invitation to Military Ball | Breaking news and opinion on The Blaze: "As we reported on Saturday, Sgt. Scott Moore, of the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines in Musa Qala, Afghanistan, took to YouTube last week to make a fanciful request: he wants movie star Mila Kunis, from “That 70s Show” and “Black Swan,” to be his date to the Marine Corps. Ball on November 18th in Greenville, North Carolina. At the time, it may have been just a dream. But now, Moore’s dream has come true."

Mass. city to pay wedded gay workers to offset tax - Boston.com

Mass. city to pay wedded gay workers to offset tax - Boston.com: "CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—When the city of Cambridge issues paychecks to its public employees, nearly two dozen workers find a federal tax on their income that their colleagues don't have to pay."

'Metal coffin': 128 dead as Russia boat sinks - World news - Europe - Russia - msnbc.com

'Metal coffin': 128 dead as Russia boat sinks - World news - Europe - Russia - msnbc.com: "KAZAN, Russia — Russia said there was little hope of finding any more people alive on Monday after an overloaded tourist boat sank in the Volga River, killing as many as 128 people in Russia's worst river accident in three decades."

Obama vs. Obama | The Weekly Standard

Obama vs. Obama | The Weekly Standard: "In a 75-minute meeting Sunday night, President Obama once again demanded that more than $1 trillion in tax increases be part of any deficit reduction package attached to a vote on the debt ceiling. In the session, Obama rejected a Republican proposal to seek $2.5 trillion in spending cuts and reforms, and insisted on higher taxes on businesses and wealthy individuals."

Review & Outlook: Taxes Upon Taxes Upon . . . - WSJ.com

Review & Outlook: Taxes Upon Taxes Upon . . . - WSJ.com: "So the fondest Washington hopes for a grand debt-limit deal have broken down over taxes. House Speaker John Boehner said late Saturday that he couldn't move ahead with a $4 trillion deal because President Obama was insisting on a $1 trillion tax increase, and the White House quickly denounced House Republicans for scuttling debt reduction and preventing 'the very wealthiest and special interests from paying their fair share.'"

SPIN METER: Obama, Dems skirt issue on tax hikes - Boston.com

SPIN METER: Obama, Dems skirt issue on tax hikes - Boston.com: "As they work toward a must-do deal with Republicans on paring trillions from the deficit in order to raise the nation's debt limit, President Barack Obama and Democrats are saying almost anything to avoid the politically toxic pronouncement that they want to increase taxes."

Wall Street drops more than 1 percent on global debt fears - Yahoo! Finance

Wall Street drops more than 1 percent on global debt fears - Yahoo! Finance: "NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street fell more than 1 percent on Monday as fears over the U.S. budget and European debt crises sent a shudder through markets and overshadowed the start of corporate earnings reports."

Syrian protesters attack US, French embassies after ambassadors visited opposition stronghold - Yahoo! News

Syrian protesters attack US, French embassies after ambassadors visited opposition stronghold - Yahoo! News: "BEIRUT - Syrian government supporters smashed windows at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Monday, raised a Syrian flag and scrawled graffiti calling the American ambassador a 'dog' in anger over the envoy's visit last week to an opposition stronghold, witnesses said."