Sunday, December 30, 2012

[U.S.] 'Fiscal cliff' at hand - talks continue

'Fiscal cliff' at hand - talks continue
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Fiscal-cliff-at-hand-talks-continue-4156385.php
Washington --. A Capitol Hill deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" proved elusive Sunday as a deadline to avert tax hikes on virtually every American worker and block sweeping spending cuts that are set to strike the Pentagon and other federal agencies grew ...

Blood clot puts Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in hospital
http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/12/31/hillary-clinton-hospitalized-with-blood-clot/MHswTDrTamqWzux0FKGx9J/story.html
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital Sunday after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month.

Immigration, economic revival head Obama's second-term checklist
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/30/168304031/a-look-foward-immigration-reform-in-2013
By Mark Felsenthal. WASHINGTON | Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:30pm EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is pledging to focus in his second term on immigration reform, boosting economic growth through infrastructure repair and energy ...

State Police veteran among three firearms rights activists on the NRA board
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57561286/400-from-newtown-conn-attend-giants-eagles-game/
New York has three strong voices on the 76-member board of directors of the National Rifle Association, including two outspoken gun rights activists and a senior investigator with the New York State Police.

Foot-Dragging USDA May Be Consumer's Friend as $7 Milk Looms
http://newyork.newsday.com/news/nation/deal-reached-to-avert-milk-price-hike-1.4390428
The specter of milk jumping to $7 a gallon as U.S. farm programs expire probably will be held off because regulators will need time to write new pricing rules, even if Congress fails to avert a so-called dairy cliff.

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