[U.S.] Hillary Clinton hospitalized after doctors discover blood clot

Hillary Clinton hospitalized after doctors discover blood clot
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/hillary-clinton-hospitalized-with-blood-clot-1.4390248
(CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hospitalized Sunday after doctors discovered a blood clot during a follow-up exam related to a concussion she suffered this month, her spokesman said.

Day of Seesaw Talks Produces No Accord on Fiscal Crisis
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/31/us/politics/obama-accuses-republicans-of-blocking-tax-deal.html
WASHINGTON - Senate leaders on Sunday failed to produce a fiscal deal with just hours to go before large tax increases and spending cuts were to begin taking effect on New Year's Day, despite a round of volatile negotiations over the weekend and an ...

Joel Cairo/for New York Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/9-11-fdny-hero-face-evil-subway-killer-erika-menendez-years-front-lawn-article-1.1230047
A deranged drifter accused of pushing an Indian immigrant to his death in front of a subway in a twisted 9/11 vendetta once assaulted an FDNY hero who rushed to the burning twin towers.

Oregon death toll rises to 9 on bus from Las Vegas to Vancouver
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57561285/five-killed-in-oregon-tour-bus-crash/
Nine passengers are dead after a charter bus returning to Vancouver from Las Vegas veered off an icy road Sunday in northeast Oregon and tumbled hundreds of feet down a hill, officials said.

Choctaw Family Devastated in Miss. SUV Wreck
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/5-children-1-adult-killed-mississippi-car-crash-article-1.1229762?localLinksEnabled=false
Funerals will be held this week for five young siblings and an adult who died when a sport utility vehicle driven by the children's father careened off an eastern Mississippi road and into a creek.

Obama makes passing gun control measures a priority for 2013
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/12/30/biden-and-nra-butt-heads.html
President Obama pledged Sunday to make gun control a top priority in his second term and vowed to put his “full weight” behind such legislation.

Two found dead in home after Biddeford, Maine, standoff
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/north/12009460233930/maine-man-74-held-in-deaths-of-teenage-tenants/
Two people were found dead inside a home in Biddeford, Maine, and a man was taken into custody after a standoff with police Saturday night, Maine State Police said.

Obama calls for support of gay marriage in Illinois
http://www.wina.com/Obama-endorses-gay-marriage-proposal-in-Illinois/11458736?newsId=185141
And the timing is crucial for state representative Greg Harris, who looks for a vote on marriage equality in Springfield in the next week, just two months after voters Maine, Maryland and Washington state approved same sex marriage laws.

Metro North train hits car in Redding, killing 1
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/30/accident-snags-metro-north-service-in-connecticut/
REDDING, Conn. (AP) - A Metro North train collided with a car on the Danbury line on Sunday, killing one person in the car and injuring three others, authorities said.

Man found fatally shot identified by police
http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/235772/187/DC-Police-Investigating-Fatal-Shooting-in-SE
The man found fatally shot in a car in the District Saturday night has been identified by police. D.C. police said Darnell Rivers, 22, of Southeast, was found about 8 p.m.

Washington County has several options for Christmas tree recycling
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2012/12/washington_county_has_several.html
christmastrees.jpg View full size Ready to retake your living room? Time to hit up your local recycler. Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian.