Reducing prospective deficits should be a priority ?C but not an obsession that takes over economic policy. This would risk the enactment of measures such as pseudo-temporary tax cuts that produce cosmetic improvements in deficits at the cost of extra uncertainty and long-run fiscal burdens. It could preclude high-return investment in areas such as infrastructure, preventive medicine and tax enforcement that would, in the very long term, improve our fiscal position.

So chances are the budget for your summer plans won't be bloated by rising gas prices. But even more of a vacation killer is having mechanical trouble on the road. So whether you are driving cross country or just to the next state, make sure your car, SUV or pickup is roadworthy.

Canadians can now "turn the page on the uncertainties and repeat elections of the past seven years," Stephen Harper said Monday night as voters delivered the Conservative leader his first majority government

Prior to the hearing, about why she is speaking out right now: "Now is the time because it's the only time I can start to make any sense of this for myself. Dylan was just pure love when you get right down to it. I am not being fair to his legacy and memory if I sit back and do nothing."

"We need to better understand how dangerous these drugs are," CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden told CBS News. "They shouldn't be used lightly, (only) where they are essential, necessary, something like severe cancer pain, they are important tools. But all too often, the risks are way higher than the benefits because it may be a lifelong addiction."