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US troops sent to aid African diplomat evacuation Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 05:11 AM PST President Barack Obama says 50 U.S. troops have deployed to the African country of Chad to help evacuate U.S. citizens and embassy personnel from the neighboring Central African Republic's capital of Bangui in the face of rebel advances toward the city. Last-minute fiscal cliff talks in Senate Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 05:10 AM PST Senate leaders groped for a last-minute compromise Saturday to avoid middle-class tax increases and possibly prevent deep spending cuts at the dawn of the new year as President Barack Obama warned that failure could mean a "self-inflicted wound to the economy." Obama pushes for gay marriage support in Illinois Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 05:08 AM PST President Obama is pushing for the Illinois General Assembly to pass a marriage equality bill. Illinois already has a civil-unions law on the books, but lawmakers could take up the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act” as early as next … Fiscal cliff deal would pale against expectations Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 04:58 AM PST Whether negotiated in a rush before the new year or left for early January, the fiscal deal President Barack Obama and Congress cobble together will be far smaller than what they initially envisioned as an alternative to... Obama's 2nd inauguration to draw smaller crowds Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 04:44 AM PST Obama's 2nd inauguration to draw smaller crowds Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 7:40 am, Wednesday, December 26, 2012 City officials are expecting 600,000 to 800,000 visitors for the Jan. 21 inauguration, far less than the 1.8 million people who flooded the National Mall ... 2012 Review: Immigration program allows young man to come out of the shadows Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 04:43 AM PST Hugo Nicolas has had a life-changing year. In August, he applied for the Obama administration's deferred action program. If eligible, he would be shielded from deportation for two years and receive a permit to work legally in the United States. NI 2012: Our time, our place? Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 04:40 AM PST This was to be the year that Northern Ireland would build on its successes, but the glitz and glamour of Irish visits by the Queen, Barack Obama and the MTV European Music Awards in Belfast in 2011 were always going to be hard acts to follow. News Summary: Stocks fall as 'fiscal cliff' nears Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 04:36 AM PST News Summary: Stocks fall as 'fiscal cliff' nears Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 2:09 pm, Friday, December 28, 2012 WATCHING WASHINGTON: Stocks fell for a fifth straight day as Wall Street watched Washington to see if talks between President Barack Obama and ... Presidential candidate’s polarized positions culminate on health care Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 04:30 AM PST President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney both agree that the health care system has problems, but each candidate has his own ideas on how to improve the system. ... Video: First lady downplays future political career Sun, 30 Dec, 2012 04:27 AM PST Michelle Obama denies that she has any interest in a future office run despite polls in Illinois that indicate she may have success. (msnbc)

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