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Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:07 PM PST
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Exclusive: McConnell defends 'imperfect' fiscal cliff deal 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:07 PM PST
McConnell departs the senate floor with an aide after a senate vote in the early morning hours at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonThe Senate Republican leader says there would have been a massive tax hike and he "simply couldn't allow that to happen."
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Under pressure from GOP, Boehner agrees to Sandy aid vote 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 06:14 PM PST
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner arrives to speak to the media on the "fiscal cliff" in WashingtonUnder intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery.
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Sandy Hook kids head to school for first time since attack 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:03 PM PST
The sign post that used to mark the entrance to the Sandy Hook Elementary school is seen empty in NewtownHundreds of the children who escaped the harrowing attack on their elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, last month head back to classes on Thursday for the first time since a gunman killed 20 of their schoolmates and six staff members. School officials are preparing for droves of anxious parents to join the fleet of buses carting children to a disused middle school in the neighboring town of Monroe. ...
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Obama signs 'fiscal cliff' bill wth autopen 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:58 PM PST
Obama Signs 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill With AutopenPresident Obama has signed the “fiscal cliff” legislation into law via autopen from Hawaii, where he is vacationing with his family.
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Hillary Clinton released from the hospital 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:12 PM PST
State Department: Hillary Clinton discharged from NY hospitalSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was released from a New York hospital on Wednesday, three days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head.
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India ready to charge men accused of gang rape 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:07 PM PST
Indian women offer prayers for a gang rape victim at Mahatma Gandhi memorial in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. India's top court says it will decide whether to suspend lawmakers facing sexual assault charges as thousands of women gathered at the memorial to independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi to demand stronger protection for their safety. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)Indian police say they are ready to file murder, rape and kidnapping charges against six people accused in the gang-rape and killing of a 23-year-old university student.
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Stocks soar on budget deal, but problems lurk 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 11:13 PM PST
U.S. stocks join in global rallyThe "fiscal cliff" compromise, even with all its chaos, controversy and unresolved questions, was enough to ignite the stock market on Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year.
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Al-Jazeera buys Al Gore's Current TV; terms undisclosed 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 08:36 PM PST
FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo, Former Vice President Al Gore, Current TV Chairman and Co-Founder, participates in the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena , Calif. Al-Jazeera, the Pan-Arab news channel that has struggled to win space on American cable television, has acquired Current TV, Gore confirmed Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)Al Jazeera said on Wednesday it will buy Current TV, the struggling cable channel founded by Al Gore and partners, in a move that will boost the Qatar-based broadcaster's footprint in the United States.
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AP: Google executive chairman to visit North Korea 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:14 PM PST
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2012 file photo, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt arrives for a seminar at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. Schmidt is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. He will be traveling to North Korea on a private trip led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early as this month, sources told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The sources, two people familiar with the group's plans, asked not to be named because the visit had not been made public. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea.
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After ‘cliff’ drama, Republicans take it easy at closed-door meeting 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 06:38 PM PST
The U.S. Capitol building is pictured in WashingtonFinally, a night of calm on Capitol Hill. Beleaguered House Republicans held a closed-door meeting on the Hill Wednesday for what turned out to be a mundane gathering that followed weeks of battles over the fiscal cliff.
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Venezuela opposition demands specifics on Chavez's condition 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:40 PM PST
A dog walks past a mural of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Chavez is confronting "new complications" due to a respiratory infection nearly three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery, his Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday evening in Cuba as he visited the ailing leader for the first time since his operation. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Venezuela's opposition demanded that the government reveal specifics of President Hugo Chavez's condition Wednesday, criticizing secrecy surrounding the ailing leader's health more than three weeks after his cancer surgery in Cuba.
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Sources: U.S. drone strike kills important Taliban commander 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 10:53 PM PST
A pro-Taliban Pakistani tribal leader Mullah Nazir speaks during a news conference in WanaA U.S. drone strike killed a Taliban commander, his deputy and eight others in northern Pakistan, intelligence sources and tribal leaders said Thursday. Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah Nazir, an important commander from the Wazir tribe, was killed on Wednesday night when missiles struck a house in Angoor Adda, near the capital of Wana, South Waziristan, near the Afghan border, seven intelligence sources and two residents from his tribe said. His deputy, Ratta Khan, was also killed, three sources said. ...
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Three dead in Swiss shooting; suspect wounded, arrested 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 08:20 PM PST
A policeman controls entering traffic at the entrance of the Swiss village of Daillon near SionThree people were killed and two wounded late on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire in the Swiss village of Daillon, Swiss police said on Thursday. The suspect threatened police when they tried to arrest him, and officers shot and wounded him before taking him into custody, police of the Swiss canton of Valais said in a statement. No police officers were wounded. Swiss website 20minutes.ch reported that the gunman was a resident of the village aged about 30 who was armed with an assault rifle and had been drinking heavily. ...
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Never-before-seen stage of planet birth revealed 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 10:07 AM PST
Never-Before-Seen Stage of Planet Birth RevealedAstronomers studying a newborn star have caught a detailed glimpse of planets forming around it, revealing a never-before seen stage of planetary evolution.
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Ariz. woman standing trial in death of boyfriend 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 06:54 PM PST
Attorneys in the trial surrounding the 2008 gruesome killing of a suburban Phoenix man painted opposing pictures of the victim in opening statements Wednesday, with prosecutors describing him as a devout Mormon and a "good man," and the defense saying he was violent and abusive.
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Son of LA Clippers owner found dead in Malibu 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 06:42 PM PST
Los Angeles County Sheriff's officers stand outside an apartment building where Scott Sterling, the son of the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, lived in Malibu on Wednesday, Jan.2,2012. Scott Sterling was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at his Malibu home, authorities said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" The son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at his Malibu home, authorities said Wednesday.
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Man offers strangers furnished home for a full year 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 03:36 PM PST
Tony Tolbert, a 51-year-old lawyer from Los Angeles, proves you don't have to be a millionaire to make a huge difference. Last week, Tolbert began lending his house to a formerly homeless family for a year while he moves back in with his parents. Tolbert's story was profiled on "CBS This Morning." The Harvard-educated attorney [...]
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Congress in 2013: A live chat with Yahoo News 
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 02:30 PM PST
Join Yahoo News' Olivier Knox and Walter Shapiro along with ABC News' Amy Walter at 12:30 ET on Thursday to discuss the challenges facing Congress in the new term. <a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=9040583012" mce_href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=9040583012" Congress in 2013: What to expect, what to fear, and who to watch</a
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