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As midnight deadline approaches, President Obama is signaling that a budget deal to avert the fiscal cliff is within side, but NPR’s Scott Horsley reports that there are still details to air out. “President Obama surrounded himself with middle class tax payers at the White House, as he made another appeal from law makers to compromise before automatic taxing increases take effect in the New Year. He says days of bargaining have * to progress, but so far no final agreement.” “There are solicitous left resolve, but were hopeful that Congress can get it done.” “The White House has agreed to limit income tax heights to families making more than $ 450,000, up from $ 250,000 threshold Mr. Obama wanted. Negotiations continue over how to prevent automatic spending cuts. Scott Horsley, NPR News, the White House.
The Secretary of State remains under observation at New York Presbyterian Hospital Hillary Rodham Clinton is being treated for a blood clot related to a concussion she sustained and a recent home fall.
A Bipartisan report from a Senate Panel Find said that the State Department failed to assure the security of the U.S. mission in Benghazi Libya. U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three others were killed in a September 11th attack.
China has expelled a journalist working for the New York Times by declining to extend his media accreditation. NPR’s Louisa Lim has more. “A statement from the New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson acknowledged that Chris Buckley has been forced to relocate outside China. She said the newspaper has made repeated requests for his journalist visa to be renewed, Buckley, an Australian reporter who left Reuters for the New York Times in October. This act could be a retaliation for the Times’ exposal on the wealth of family members of China’s Premier Wen Jiabao. Beijing has reacted angrily blocking the newspaper’s website. In May, Beijing expelled Melissa Chan, an American working for Al-Jazeera, and what was believed to have been the first such case in 14 years. The two respected journalists should be expelled in one year underlines Beijing’s new hardline stance on the foreign media. Louisa Lim, NPR News, Beijing.
The first new medicine in four decades ended to tuberculosis has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The pill called Sirturo has been formulated for use with other older drugs to fight how to treat tuberculosis. Pam* of Johnson & Johnson. “Globally, this is a very very significant global health problem. Therefore, over 600,000 cases reported in 21.”
On Wall Street this hour, the Dow is up 128 points at 13,066. The NASDAQ is up 55 points. This is NPR News.
Violence erupted across Iraq today. At least 23 people dead in insurgent attacks aiming at Shiite communities and pilgrims. The deadliest blasts were seen about 40 miles south of the capital where militants planted bombs around two homes, one belonging to a police officer.
The UN’s Peacekeeping Mission to the young nation of East Timor is due to expire as the errand. NPR’s Anthony Kuhn reports the last of the 1600 strong force who pulled out East Timor as their missions lies down. “The successful completion of Parliamentary Presidential Elections this year was seen as a key sign of the country’s political stability. The Peacekeepers have completed their training as Timorian police and soldiers. Other UN organizations will stay on in East Timor to help with development and institution building. After East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 referendum, the UN help administer the country until it achieved full sovereignty in 2002. UN peacekeepers stepped in to restore order after * fighting broke out in 2006. Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Jakarta.”
Norv Turner of the San Diego Chargers said join the roads of National Football League Coaches with the losing records who have been asked also looking for work Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles, Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears, Pat Shurmur of the Cleveland Browns, Chan Gailey of the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City chief coach Romeo Crennel.
Happy new year to much of Russia and United Arab Emirates. Among others, Iran rings to 2013 about 25 minutes from now.
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