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• Boehner to Obama: ‘Get serious’ about fiscal cliff
• Interview: Obama chokes up about daughters growing up
• State Dept. responds to claims that Clinton faked illness
• Obama to Congress: Shed the 'partisan war paint' on debt talks
• Obama and Boehner 'pretty close' to a fiscal cliff deal
• Sales soar for kid-themed body armor backpacks
• Centuries-old mummy murder mystery solved
• Sisters build new business after fire wipes them out
• Chicago school takes security to new level
• Gun deaths set to outpace car fatalities
• Robert Bork, whose failed nomination made history, dies
• Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500 million in stock
• Outrage grows in India over rape on bus
• Obama is Time's 2012 Person of the Year
• President Obama is Time's 'Person of the Year'
• Chaos, not cover-up, led to BBC scandal
• Utah boy charged with bringing gun to school, cites fears of Newtown attack
• Heroes recognized by Carnegie commission
• Biden to head gun policy push after Newtown shootings
• More funerals in Newtown as gun control debate swirls
• Court rejects Strauss-Kahn's call to drop sex inquiry
• Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems
• Colo. gunman released from jail hours before killings
• Another polio worker shot in Pakistan, six killed in attacks
• UBS to pay $1.5B to settle interest rate case

Boehner to Obama: ‘Get serious’ about fiscal cliff Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:40 PM PST Republican House Speaker John Boehner warned President Barack Obama on Wednesday that he can either accept a GOP alternative to a comprehensive "fiscal cliff" compromise or "be responsible for the largest tax increase in American history." "I hope the president will get serious soon about providing, and working with us on, a balanced approach," Boehner [...]

Interview: Obama chokes up about daughters growing up Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:06 PM PST A new People Magazine interview with President Barack Obama may shed more light on why the massacre in Newton seems to have hit him so hard and so personally. Speaking to the weekly eight days before the shooting rampage left 20 schoolchildren dead, Obama anguished over his daughters growing up--and choked up as he considered [...]

State Dept. responds to claims that Clinton faked illness Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:50 AM PST The latest assertion came from former diplomat John Bolton, who insinuated that Clinton's "diplomatic illness"--in diplomatic circles, this is the feigning of an illness to avoid an engagement--kept her from testifying.

Obama to Congress: Shed the 'partisan war paint' on debt talks Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:00 AM PST "I remain not only open to conversations, but eager to get something done," he said. "I'd like to get it done before Christmas."

Obama and Boehner 'pretty close' to a fiscal cliff deal Posted: 19 Dec 2012 10:09 AM PST Boehner is planning a House vote on his proposal on Thursday, hoping it would raise pressure on President Barack Obama to make concessions as both sides continue reaching for a bipartisan deal

Sales soar for kid-themed body armor backpacks Posted: 19 Dec 2012 09:36 AM PST The Newtown, Conn., mass shooting of 20 schoolchildren seems to have had an impact in one industry: body armor backpacks. Mother Jones reports that sales of the backpacks designed to protect kids during a school shooting, have "gone through the roof." Derek Williams, president of Amendment II, the Utah-based company that makes the packs along [...]

Centuries-old mummy murder mystery solved Posted: 19 Dec 2012 09:01 AM PST Solving a centuries-old murder mystery, researchers say Egyptian king Ramesses III likely had his throat slit by conspirators in his harem.

Sisters build new business after fire wipes them out Posted: 19 Dec 2012 08:44 AM PST Imagine investing ten years to build the most decadent cake business of your dreams, attracting clients including Oprah Winfrey, Jim Carrey and Bono, and commanding prices ranging from a couple hundred dollars to more than ten grand.

Chicago school takes security to new level Posted: 19 Dec 2012 08:33 AM PST The security measures at Middleton Elementary School start the moment you set foot on campus, with a camera-equipped doorbell.

Gun deaths set to outpace car fatalities Posted: 19 Dec 2012 08:11 AM PST Every day, 85 Americans are shot dead, and the CDC projects that gun-related deaths will hit 33,000 in three years.

Robert Bork, whose failed nomination made history, dies Posted: 19 Dec 2012 07:21 AM PST He stepped in to fire the Watergate prosecutor at Nixon's behest and his failed 1980s Supreme Court nomination helped draw the modern boundaries of cultural fights over abortion, civil rights and other issues.

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500 million in stock Posted: 19 Dec 2012 07:04 AM PST Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity with the aim of funding health and education issues.

Outrage grows in India over rape on bus Posted: 19 Dec 2012 06:58 AM PST Indians across the country demand action from authorities who have long ignored persistent violence and harassment against women.

Obama is Time's 2012 Person of the Year Posted: 19 Dec 2012 06:14 AM PST Time magazine has named President Barack Obama as its 2012 Person of the Year. "We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes," Time managing editor Richard Stengel said in announcing its choice. "And Obama is both the symbol and in some ways the architect of this new America." Runners-up were Malala Yousafzai, [...]

President Obama is Time's 'Person of the Year' Posted: 19 Dec 2012 05:40 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama has been named Time's "Person of the Year" for 2012.

Chaos, not cover-up, led to BBC scandal Posted: 19 Dec 2012 05:24 AM PST The British network was thrown into disarray when allegations surfaced TV star Jimmy Savile was a serial sex predator, says a new report.

Utah boy charged with bringing gun to school, cites fears of Newtown attack Posted: 19 Dec 2012 05:08 AM PST The 11-year-old sixth-grader brandished the unloaded .22-caliber pistol to three classmates during recess.

Heroes recognized by Carnegie commission Posted: 19 Dec 2012 04:34 AM PST An apartment complex clerk shot in the head. A boy stabbed by knife-wielding men. Teens struggling to stay afloat in the Pacific. An elderly woman trapped in her burning home.

Biden to head gun policy push after Newtown shootings Posted: 19 Dec 2012 03:45 AM PST The president turns to his vice president to get government agencies to work together on gun violence measures.

More funerals in Newtown as gun control debate swirls Posted: 19 Dec 2012 02:38 AM PST Six more Sandy Hook victims will be honored at funerals and remembrances on Wednesday, including the school's principal.

Court rejects Strauss-Kahn's call to drop sex inquiry Posted: 19 Dec 2012 01:27 AM PST DOUAI, France (Reuters) - A French court on Wednesday rejected a request by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to drop a sex offence inquiry in which he risks standing trial on pimping charges, his lawyers said. The verdict came just over a week after Strauss-Kahn settled a separate civil case in New York with a hotel maid who accused him of attempted rape in May 2011, ending his presidential ambitions and career at the International Monetary Fund. While the New York settlement brought his U.S. ...

Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:54 AM PST President Barack Obama's offer to slow the growth of Social Security benefits would force fellow Democrats in Congress to abandon promises to shield the massive retirement and disability program from cuts as part of negotiations to avoid the year-end fiscal cliff.

Colo. gunman released from jail hours before killings Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:49 AM PST A Colorado man who had just been released from jail on domestic violence charges shot and killed three people Tuesday, including his ex-girlfriend, who was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher when she was killed.

Another polio worker shot in Pakistan, six killed in attacks Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:21 AM PST Another polio worker was shot and badly injured in Pakistan on Wednesday, the latest in a string of attacks that left 6 female health workers dead in 24 hours.

UBS to pay $1.5B to settle interest rate case Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:04 AM PST Swiss banking giant UBS AG said Wednesday it has admitted to fraud and agreed to pay some $1.5 billion to U.S., British and Swiss authorities in a probe into the rigging of global benchmark interest rates.

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