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House-Senate talks yield progress on renewing payroll tax cut, jobless benefits - Washington Post

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:00:28 +0800

House-Senate talks yield progress on renewing payroll tax cut, jobless benefits
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — House-Senate talks on renewing President Barack Obama's signature payroll tax cut made significant progress Tuesday, and aides said an agreement could be reached later in the day. There are, a Democratic aide said, a “couple of lingering ...
Payroll-Tax Cut Faces Key Test as Talks ProgressWall Street Journal
GOP Critics Hit Obama's $3.8T BudgetTIME

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:47:30 +0800

Can Rick Santorum become more than 'not Mitt'?
Washington Post
This is Rick Santorum's week – in the polls that is. It was his week last week, at least on Tuesday night when he won contests in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado. He got no guaranteed delegates from those victories, but they surely turned him into the ...
Santorum revels in sudden support _ but how deep?Atlanta Journal Constitution
Santorum Electability Pitch Hindered by 18-Point Senate LossSan Francisco Chronicle
Pro-Romney PAC launches 8-State, $1.5 million ad buyCBS News
Detroit Free Press
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:46:12 +0800

Iran to announce new nuclear projects Wednesday
CBS News
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's official news agency said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil new nuclear projects on Wednesday. IRNA did not specify in its Tuesday report what the projects would be. But an independent news website that regularly ...
Why Ahmadinejad is eager to show off new Iran nuclear facilitiesChristian Science Monitor
Israel vice PM calls for tougher Iran sanctionsAFP
Iran to unveil new nuclear fuel advance: reportReuters
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:34:44 +0800

Lawmakers near deal to extend payroll tax break
Los Angeles Times
By Lisa Mascaro One day after House GOP leaders announced they would abandon their insistence that a payroll tax break be paid for with spending cuts, negotiators are now close to a broader deal that would also extend unemployment benefits and ensure ...
Progress in talks on payroll tax, jobless benefitsThe Associated Press
US Payroll Tax-Break Negotiators Close To Deal On 3 Expiring Measures -AidesWall Street Journal
Lawmakers near deal on payroll tax cut, jobless benefitsChicago Tribune
CBS News -Bloomberg
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:21:21 +0800

Obama plan will end dozens of business tax breaks: Geithner
Reuters
By Kim Dixon and Rachelle Younglai | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's corporate tax reform plan will end "dozens and dozens" of tax breaks, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday as he defended the White House's ...
Geithner: Corporate-Tax Overhaul to Target BreaksWall Street Journal
Geithner Says 'Modest' Tax Increases Better Than Deeper CutsSan Francisco Chronicle
Geithner defends budget plan amid GOP criticism, says deeper cuts would hurt ...Fox News
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:01:15 +0800

US Seeks to Size Up China's Heir Apparent During Visit
New York Times
WASHINGTON — China's vice president, Xi Jinping, held a day of high-level meetings here on Tuesday to open a visit billed as a get-to-know-you exercise for the man widely seen as the next leader of China. But he was welcomed with pointed criticism from ...
Chinese blocked visit by US religious freedom envoy, advocates sayWashington Post
President Obama hosts China Vice-President Xi JinpingBBC News
Iowa town welcomes back China's next presidentBusinessWeek
USA TODAY -NPR -CNN International
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:53:59 +0800

Time For A Voter Registration Makeover
Daily Beast
The American voter registration needs a makeover, a new survey from Pew Center on the States reveals today. One in eight voter registrations is either invalid or noticeably inaccurate and the list of active voters includes over 1.8 million dead people.
1.8 MILLION dead people still registered to vote in the U.S., study saysNew York Daily News
Study: Paper-based voter registration system is costly for U.S.The State Column
With massive errors in voter rolls, states move to data sharing, online ...Fox News
The Olympian -Los Angeles Times -CBS News
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:47:15 +0800

Doctors in George Huguely case cite bruising in Yeardley Love's brain
Washington Post
Prosecutors in the George Huguely V murder case continued Tuesday to provide a detailed, technical review of Yeardley Love's injuries at the time of her death in May 2010 by calling two medical experts who examined Love's brain during her autopsy.
Coroner testifies at Va. lacrosse slaying trialThe Associated Press
Medical testimony: Yeardley Love's brain injury caused by blunt force traumaCBS News

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:32:58 +0800

Iran: Any of Israel's enemies may be behind attacks
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF 02/14/2012 22:26 Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi: Attacks against Israeli diplomatic targets may have been carried out by one of the many enemies Israel has around the world; Iran denies any involvement in Georgia, India bombs.
India: 'Well-Trained Terrorist' Behind Israeli Diplomatic AttackVoice of America
India, Israel working in tandem to probe Monday's blastTimes of India
Attacks on Diplomats Raise Specter of Escalation of Israel-Iran Covert WarBloomberg
Ynetnews -Fox News -Hindustan Times
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:24:22 +0800

Syrian residents say they're bracing for full-blown war
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Syria stepped up its siege Tuesday on the city of Homs and launched fresh attacks in cities all over the country, leaving dozens dead, according to opposition groups. At least 40 people were killed, according to the ...
An economic blockade can defeat President Bashar al-AssadTelegraph.co.uk
Assad forces emboldened by veto, UN toldSydney Morning Herald
Iran increases presence in SyriaYnetnews
New York Times -Toronto Star
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