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Obama makes a substantial counteroffer on fiscal deadline

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON - President Obama trimmed his demand for tax increases on the wealthy Monday, making a substantial counteroffer as he and House Speaker John A. Boehner reconvened privately at the White House.
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U.S. lawmakers from Pa., N.J. look at gun measures

Philadelphia Inquirer
51 minutes ago
Written by
Jonathan Tamari
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.), a lifelong NRA member, said it was time to consider gun regulations. Jonathan Tamari, Inquirer Washington Bureau.
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Syria's prime minister sneaks into war-torn Aleppo

ABC Online - ‎30 minutes ago‎
Syria's prime minister has made a dangerous visit to the war-damaged city Aleppo in an attempt to shore up support for president Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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One strike all Johnson needs against Jets D - Jets Blog - ESPN New York

ESPN (blog) - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Chris Johnson Andy Lyons/Getty Images Titans RB Chris Johnson celebrates his 94-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. NASHVILLE--The home supporters in attendance for Monday night's game already knew full well the duality of their star running ...
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Judge denies Apple request to ban Samsung phones

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge late Monday dealt Apple a major blow in its landmark battle with Samsung, denying the company's request to ban U.S.
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Obama, Abe reaffirm importance of US-Japan alliance

Xinhua - ‎17 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Shinzo Abe, Japan's premier-in-waiting, reaffirmed on Monday evening the alliance between their countries as the cornerstone of peace and security in the region.
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Sen. Daniel Inouye, war hero, dies at 88 - latimes.com

Los Angeles Times
1 hour ago
Written by
Ken Dilanian
When Daniel K. Inouye was 17, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. An aspiring surgeon, he spent much of the next week helping care for the wounded at an elementary school in his native Honolulu.
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Dec. 18: Sandy Hook and President Obama

New York Daily News - ‎18 minutes ago‎
It's time to ban assault weapons. Manhattan: I am a gun owner and an avid outdoorsman; deer hunting is my passion. Unlike many other hunters and gun owners, I am not a member of the National Rifle Association - and I have no doubt whatsoever that no ...
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Dr. Evil Would Love Morgan Stanley Facebook Settlement

Bloomberg - ‎10 hours ago‎
How's this for reminding Wall Street banks of how little they have to fear from government? Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin today fined Morgan Stanley $5 million "for the improper influence by their investment bankers over ...
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Farmers Worry About Dairy Prices as Deadline...

ABC News - ‎14 minutes ago‎
As the nation inches toward the economic "fiscal cliff," anxiety is growing in farm country about an obscure tangent of the Washington political standoff that reaches into the dairy industry and, indirectly, into the household budgets of consumers who buy milk ...
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Looking beyond China's record-breaking iPhone 5 sales

ZDNet - ‎1 hour ago‎
Summary: iPhone 5 sales in China hit 2 million over the first weekend, but the glamorous result is also accompanied with huge unprecedented trade-in from retailers and price hike from telecommunication carriers.

ARM Launches Venture to Beef Up Smartphone Security

Wall Street Journal - ‎2 hours ago‎
LONDON—U.K. microchip designer ARM Holdings PLC launched a new joint venture business aimed at beefing up security on smartphones and tablets.
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Sideshow: Gwen's great mother guilt

Philadelphia Inquirer - ‎46 minutes ago‎
Singer Gwen Stefani says, "It's super fun being a mom, but it's not what you think it's going to be." Singer Gwen Stefani says, "It´s super fun being a mom, Gallery: Sideshow: Gwen's great mother guilt ...
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'Gangnam Style' is YouTube's all-time most-viewed video - latimes.com

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
South Korean pop sensation Psy's "Gangnam Style" has become the most-viewed YouTube video of all time, with the infectious music video approaching 1 billion views worldwide.
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Zooey Deschanel And Ben Gibbard Are Finally Divorced

Cinema Blend
3 hours ago
Written by
Mack Rawden
It's been more than a year since actress Zooey Deschanel and Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard decided to go their separate ways, but it's only been a week or so since the divorce was officially finalized.
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Cy Ya Later: Mets Trade Dickey to Blue Jays

ABC News - ‎30 minutes ago‎
Cy ya later. R.A. Dickey and his nasty knuckleball are headed north of the border. After weeks of speculation and then a weekend spent ironing out the last few details, the New York Mets finally traded the NL Cy Young Award winner to the Toronto Blue Jays ...
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Boeheim Wins 900th, Appeals for Action on Firearms

ABC News
16 minutes ago
Written by
John Kekis
With his wife, Juli, looking on at the postgame press conference and his young children close by, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim's final remarks were not about his milestone 900th career victory.
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49ers warming to big-game season

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
To hear Jim Harbaugh tell it, the back of the airplane was 0aglow with the light of laptop screens. Harbaugh and his coaches, winging their way west in the darkness early Monday morning, reviewed their team's 41-34 victory over the Patriots.
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NASA probes smash into moon

TG Daily - ‎49 minutes ago‎
As planned, NASA's two Grail spacecraft crashed into the moon yesterday afternoon, hitting a mountain at about 2:28 pm. The probes, named Ebb and Flow, hit the southern face of the 1.5 mile-high mountain near a crater named Goldschmidt at a speed of ...
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Lakes Erie, Ontario most threatened, study finds | Michigan news | Detroit Free ...

Detroit Free Press - ‎2 hours ago‎
Facing multiple threats -- from zebra mussels to toxins to light pollution from brightly lit shoreline cities -- Lakes Erie and Ontario are the most threatened of the five Great Lakes, while the depths of Lake Superior remain the most pristine, according to an ...
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Report: Malaria progress falters

USA TODAY - ‎16 hours ago‎
Report: Malaria progress falters. Maria Cheng, The Associated Press11:36a.m. EST December 17, 2012. CommentsShare. Officials say more improvements in the fight against malaria are in jeopardy.
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Pediatricians Recommend Keeping Thimerosal In Vaccines

Medical News Today - ‎47 minutes ago‎
A mercury-containing preservative known as thimerosal, occasionally used in the United States, should not be eliminated as an ingredient in vaccines, according to a disputable American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announcement that came yesterday and ...
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Fearing a Stigma for People With Autism - NYTimes.com

New York Times
3 hours ago
Written by
amy harmon
Amid reports from neighbors and classmates that the gunman in the shooting rampage in, Newtown, Conn., had an autism variant known as Asperger syndrome, adults with the condition and parents of children with the diagnosis are fighting what they fear ...
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2 Cups Of Milk A Day Is Best For Kids

Medical News Today - ‎47 minutes ago‎
This new finding came from a team of scientists at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and was published in the journal Pediatrics.
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