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December 5, 2012

Fiscal cliff talks hint at more defense cuts

WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ “fiscal cliff” counteroffer to President Barack Obama hints at billions of dollars in military cuts on top of the nearly $500 billion that the White House and Congress backed last year, and even the fiercest defense hawks acknowledge that the Pentagon faces another financial hit. The proposal that House Speaker John […]
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December 5, 2012

Deal ends crippling strike at LA ports

Negotiators reached a tentative agreement to end the strike late Tuesday, less than two hours after federal mediators arrived from Washington, D.C.
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December 5, 2012

Police: Suspect in NYC subway push implicates self

The suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday after investigators recovered security video that showed a man fitting his description working with vendors near Rockefeller Center.
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December 5, 2012

Maine man’s home a 14-foot canoe in Boston Harbor

The 49-year-old says he's been paddling the waters of Boston since October with all his possessions aboard a 40-year-old aluminum canoe he patches with duct tape when necessary.
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December 5, 2012

Senate passes $631 billion defense bill

The measure includes a military pay raise and limits the president's authority to transfer terror suspects.

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December 5, 2012

Britain vows to change succession law

Despite the promises of politicians, the law still gives royal males primacy -- and the clock is ticking.
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December 5, 2012

New York Post photo of train victim sparks outrage

The front-page image shows a man desperately trying to climb off the tracks before being killed.
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December 5, 2012

Re-energized Egyptians rally

Mohammed Morsi's decrees lead to charges that his powers make him the 'new pharaoh.'
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December 5, 2012

Rebels in Syria pressing battle in Damascus to topple regime

BEIRUT – Syria’s civil war is closing in on President Bashar Assad’s seat of power in Damascus with clashes between government forces and rebels flaring around the city Tuesday, raising fears the capital will become the next major battlefield in the 20-month-old conflict. Numerous reports emerged of at least a dozen people killed, and the […]
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December 5, 2012

Warren likely will get seat on banking panel

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren is expected to secure a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, two congressional aides said on Tuesday, a move that would give the Wall Street critic a powerful platform from which to oversee financial firms. “We see her as an effective advocate for consumers,” said one senior Democratic aide, […]