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http://news.yahoo.com/gop/ en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 25 Dec 2012 11:05:01 -05005http://news.yahoo.com/gop/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/urge-boehner-let-dems-pass-fiscal-cliff-bill-155716229--politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8.bbCXksqfdhBlX_08QOJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ee54cb70391ab724240f6a7067002c83.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, file photo, speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington. Lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes. By trying to pass his plan with GOP votes alone, Boehner could afford to lose only two dozen of the 241 House Republicans. His private head-count found nearly twice that many defectors, party insiders say, forcing Boehner to give up without seeking a formal vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, file photo, speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington. Lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes. By trying to pass his plan with GOP votes alone, Boehner could afford to lose only two dozen of the 241 House Republicans. His private head-count found nearly twice that many defectors, party insiders say, forcing Boehner to give up without seeking a formal vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>In case the public weren&#039;t frustrated enough over Congress&#039; failure to resolve the &quot;fiscal cliff,&quot; consider this: lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/urge-boehner-let-dems-pass-fiscal-cliff-bill-155716229--politics.htmlTue, 25 Dec 2012 11:05:01 -0500Associated Pressurge-boehner-let-dems-pass-fiscal-cliff-bill-155716229--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/urge-boehner-let-dems-pass-fiscal-cliff-bill-155716229--politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8.bbCXksqfdhBlX_08QOJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ee54cb70391ab724240f6a7067002c83.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, file photo, speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington. Lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes. By trying to pass his plan with GOP votes alone, Boehner could afford to lose only two dozen of the 241 House Republicans. His private head-count found nearly twice that many defectors, party insiders say, forcing Boehner to give up without seeking a formal vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, file photo, speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington. Lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes. By trying to pass his plan with GOP votes alone, Boehner could afford to lose only two dozen of the 241 House Republicans. His private head-count found nearly twice that many defectors, party insiders say, forcing Boehner to give up without seeking a formal vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>In case the public weren&#039;t frustrated enough over Congress&#039; failure to resolve the &quot;fiscal cliff,&quot; consider this: lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-long-list-tackle-returns-162255036.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ojhI5PB_oZ6fSucNq.mxGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3b456e73201ca324240f6a7067004109.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama waves from the window of his motorcade vehicle as he returns from a workout at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, in Kailua, Hawaii. The president and the first family are in Hawaii for a family holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama waves from the window of his motorcade vehicle as he returns from a workout at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, in Kailua, Hawaii. The president and the first family are in Hawaii for a family holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? It&#039;s hardly a secret that Barack Obama, like every president no doubt, muses about his ultimate legacy and spot in the presidential pantheon. He approaches his second term confronting tough and shifting challenges that will play big roles in shaping the rest of his presidency and his eventual place in history.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-long-list-tackle-returns-162255036.htmlTue, 25 Dec 2012 03:10:38 -0500Associated Pressobama-long-list-tackle-returns-162255036<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-long-list-tackle-returns-162255036.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ojhI5PB_oZ6fSucNq.mxGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3b456e73201ca324240f6a7067004109.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama waves from the window of his motorcade vehicle as he returns from a workout at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, in Kailua, Hawaii. The president and the first family are in Hawaii for a family holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama waves from the window of his motorcade vehicle as he returns from a workout at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, in Kailua, Hawaii. The president and the first family are in Hawaii for a family holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? It&#039;s hardly a secret that Barack Obama, like every president no doubt, muses about his ultimate legacy and spot in the presidential pantheon. He approaches his second term confronting tough and shifting challenges that will play big roles in shaping the rest of his presidency and his eventual place in history.</p><br clear="all"/>UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Monday to restart negotiations on a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global trade in conventional arms, a pact the powerful U.S. National Rifle Association has been lobbying hard against. U.N. delegates and gun control activists have complained that talks collapsed in July largely because U.S. President Barack Obama feared attacks from Republican rival Mitt Romney before the November 6 election if his administration was seen as supporting the pact, a charge U.S. officials have denied. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-approves-debate-arms-treaty-opposed-u-021316775.htmlMon, 24 Dec 2012 21:13:16 -0500Reutersu-n-approves-debate-arms-treaty-opposed-u-021316775<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/anti-tax-conservatives-no-tax-135428810.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CC6PBurXj7R3SLg43nFhgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/c16a74f9d23f5823240f6a706700a5c6_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal" align="left" title="Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal" border="0" /></a>In the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern day tea party activists are cheering the recent Republican revolt in Washington that embarrassed House Speaker John Boehner and ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/anti-tax-conservatives-no-tax-135428810.htmlMon, 24 Dec 2012 04:19:07 -0500Associated Pressanti-tax-conservatives-no-tax-135428810<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/anti-tax-conservatives-no-tax-135428810.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CC6PBurXj7R3SLg43nFhgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/c16a74f9d23f5823240f6a706700a5c6_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal" align="left" title="Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal" border="0" /></a>In the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern day tea party activists are cheering the recent Republican revolt in Washington that embarrassed House Speaker John Boehner and ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-florida-governor-candidate-mcbride-dies-67-004608530.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ea4ILa4SUQZLL5Iv6h6KgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c36538c71cec9424240f6a7067000773.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2002 file photo, Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill McBride, center, talks to supporters during a campaign stop in Orlando, Fla. McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party&#039;s gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, has died at the age of 67. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2002 file photo, Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill McBride, center, talks to supporters during a campaign stop in Orlando, Fla. McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party&#039;s gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, has died at the age of 67. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)" border="0" /></a>MIAMI (AP) ? Bill McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party&#039;s gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, has died at the age of 67.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ex-florida-governor-candidate-mcbride-dies-67-004608530.htmlMon, 24 Dec 2012 00:54:06 -0500Associated Pressex-florida-governor-candidate-mcbride-dies-67-004608530<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-florida-governor-candidate-mcbride-dies-67-004608530.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ea4ILa4SUQZLL5Iv6h6KgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c36538c71cec9424240f6a7067000773.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2002 file photo, Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill McBride, center, talks to supporters during a campaign stop in Orlando, Fla. McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party&#039;s gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, has died at the age of 67. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2002 file photo, Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill McBride, center, talks to supporters during a campaign stop in Orlando, Fla. McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party&#039;s gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, has died at the age of 67. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)" border="0" /></a>MIAMI (AP) ? Bill McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party&#039;s gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, has died at the age of 67.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-republican-senator-charged-drunk-driving-042728482.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/31kew0qaVEf6NRok0X3rIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-24T163051Z_1_CBRE8BN19VH00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-SENATOR-DUI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Handout booking photo of Republican U.S. Senator Mike Crapo" align="left" title="Handout booking photo of Republican U.S. Senator Mike Crapo" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho was arrested early on Sunday in a Washington suburb and charged with driving under the influence, police said. An officer stopped Crapo in Alexandria, Virginia, after spotting a vehicle running a red traffic signal, city police said in a statement. The senior senator from Idaho was &quot;arrested after failing several field sobriety tests,&quot; it said. Crapo was alone in his own car. His blood alcohol content was 0.11 percent, the statement said, above Virginia&#039;s maximum of 0.08 percent. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-republican-senator-charged-drunk-driving-042728482.htmlSun, 23 Dec 2012 23:27:28 -0500Reutersidaho-republican-senator-charged-drunk-driving-042728482<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-republican-senator-charged-drunk-driving-042728482.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/31kew0qaVEf6NRok0X3rIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-24T163051Z_1_CBRE8BN19VH00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-SENATOR-DUI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Handout booking photo of Republican U.S. Senator Mike Crapo" align="left" title="Handout booking photo of Republican U.S. Senator Mike Crapo" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho was arrested early on Sunday in a Washington suburb and charged with driving under the influence, police said. An officer stopped Crapo in Alexandria, Virginia, after spotting a vehicle running a red traffic signal, city police said in a statement. The senior senator from Idaho was &quot;arrested after failing several field sobriety tests,&quot; it said. Crapo was alone in his own car. His blood alcohol content was 0.11 percent, the statement said, above Virginia&#039;s maximum of 0.08 percent. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mormon-senator-arrested-drunk-driving-bad-jokes-030218678.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AZwarQ0ur1k9.ZQRVk9XGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Mormon_Senator_Arrested_for_Drunk-c24530005d956407e3ccc133cb6fd3ac" width="130" height="86" alt="Mormon Senator Arrested for Drunk Driving, Bad Jokes Follow" align="left" title="Mormon Senator Arrested for Drunk Driving, Bad Jokes Follow" border="0" /></a>This holiday season is not awesome for Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, a Republican member of the &quot;Gang of Eight&quot; and a Mormon bishop, after police caught him driving drunk in Virginia. This is what happens when you slug down too many egg nogs, hop in your car, run a red light in front of a police cruiser at 12:45 a.m. and then fail &quot;several&quot; sobriety tests. Police took the senator into custody, charged him with a DUI and released him on a $1,000 bail. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mormon-senator-arrested-drunk-driving-bad-jokes-030218678.htmlSun, 23 Dec 2012 22:02:18 -0500The Atlantic Wiremormon-senator-arrested-drunk-driving-bad-jokes-030218678<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mormon-senator-arrested-drunk-driving-bad-jokes-030218678.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AZwarQ0ur1k9.ZQRVk9XGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Mormon_Senator_Arrested_for_Drunk-c24530005d956407e3ccc133cb6fd3ac" width="130" height="86" alt="Mormon Senator Arrested for Drunk Driving, Bad Jokes Follow" align="left" title="Mormon Senator Arrested for Drunk Driving, Bad Jokes Follow" border="0" /></a>This holiday season is not awesome for Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, a Republican member of the &quot;Gang of Eight&quot; and a Mormon bishop, after police caught him driving drunk in Virginia. This is what happens when you slug down too many egg nogs, hop in your car, run a red light in front of a police cruiser at 12:45 a.m. and then fail &quot;several&quot; sobriety tests. Police took the senator into custody, charged him with a DUI and released him on a $1,000 bail. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/son-says-romney-reluctant-run-president-again-report-020232718.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Dn9kGkW6vG570XZjWUtlVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-24T020232Z_1_CBRE8BN05OV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential nominee Romney answers a question during the second presidential debate in Hempstead" align="left" title="Republican presidential nominee Romney answers a question during the second presidential debate in Hempstead" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney&#039;s family had to convince him to make a second bid for the presidency because he was reluctant to run again after failing to secure his party&#039;s nomination in 2008, Romney&#039;s son told the Boston Globe on Sunday. In an article that examined what went wrong with Romney&#039;s losing 2012 presidential campaign, Tagg Romney said his father Mitt said he had no intention of running again after he did not become the Republican presidential nominee in 2008. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/son-says-romney-reluctant-run-president-again-report-020232718.htmlSun, 23 Dec 2012 21:02:32 -0500Reutersson-says-romney-reluctant-run-president-again-report-020232718<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/son-says-romney-reluctant-run-president-again-report-020232718.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Dn9kGkW6vG570XZjWUtlVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-24T020232Z_1_CBRE8BN05OV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential nominee Romney answers a question during the second presidential debate in Hempstead" align="left" title="Republican presidential nominee Romney answers a question during the second presidential debate in Hempstead" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney&#039;s family had to convince him to make a second bid for the presidency because he was reluctant to run again after failing to secure his party&#039;s nomination in 2008, Romney&#039;s son told the Boston Globe on Sunday. In an article that examined what went wrong with Romney&#039;s losing 2012 presidential campaign, Tagg Romney said his father Mitt said he had no intention of running again after he did not become the Republican presidential nominee in 2008. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-sc-gov-sanford-eyes-politics-again-affair-170419534--election.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqJ4eCTPdKeE.P4BMnI.3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2e88fbe903a07e24240f6a7067002636.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012, file photo, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford leaves a talk on federal fiscal policy at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Sanford a former two-term governor who was a rising GOP star before he vanished from South Carolina for five days in 2009 says he is considering a campaign for his former seat in Congress. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012, file photo, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford leaves a talk on federal fiscal policy at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Sanford a former two-term governor who was a rising GOP star before he vanished from South Carolina for five days in 2009 says he is considering a campaign for his former seat in Congress. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)" border="0" /></a>When Mark Sanford walked out of the governor&#039;s mansion in 2011, he had been censured by the Legislature over state travel expenses he used for an affair with an Argentine woman, had paid the largest ethics fine ever in South Carolina and faced a voting public that had become disillusioned with the one-time rising star.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ex-sc-gov-sanford-eyes-politics-again-affair-170419534--election.htmlSun, 23 Dec 2012 12:05:11 -0500Associated Pressex-sc-gov-sanford-eyes-politics-again-affair-170419534--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-sc-gov-sanford-eyes-politics-again-affair-170419534--election.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqJ4eCTPdKeE.P4BMnI.3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2e88fbe903a07e24240f6a7067002636.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012, file photo, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford leaves a talk on federal fiscal policy at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Sanford a former two-term governor who was a rising GOP star before he vanished from South Carolina for five days in 2009 says he is considering a campaign for his former seat in Congress. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012, file photo, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford leaves a talk on federal fiscal policy at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Sanford a former two-term governor who was a rising GOP star before he vanished from South Carolina for five days in 2009 says he is considering a campaign for his former seat in Congress. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)" border="0" /></a>When Mark Sanford walked out of the governor&#039;s mansion in 2011, he had been censured by the Legislature over state travel expenses he used for an affair with an Argentine woman, had paid the largest ethics fine ever in South Carolina and faced a voting public that had become disillusioned with the one-time rising star.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/yemen-general-may-head-unit-army-overhaul-151750764.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CTN3gHRkyAJjSIUrJD3LyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-23T151750Z_1_CBRE8BM16HS00_RTROPTP_2_YEMEN-MILITARY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Brigadier General Ahmed Saleh, the son of Yemen&#039;s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh" align="left" title="File photo of Brigadier General Ahmed Saleh, the son of Yemen&#039;s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh" border="0" /></a>SANAA (Reuters) - A powerful army general who lost a command in a military reshuffle seen as vital to stabilizing Yemen may be given another senior post in the impoverished country&#039;s armed forces, sources at the presidency said on Sunday. Brigadier General Ahmed Saleh, whose Republican Guard was abolished in the shake-up ordered on Wednesday by his political rival, President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, is expected to be named as the commander of a military region, the sources said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/yemen-general-may-head-unit-army-overhaul-151750764.htmlSun, 23 Dec 2012 10:17:50 -0500Reutersyemen-general-may-head-unit-army-overhaul-151750764<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/yemen-general-may-head-unit-army-overhaul-151750764.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CTN3gHRkyAJjSIUrJD3LyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-23T151750Z_1_CBRE8BM16HS00_RTROPTP_2_YEMEN-MILITARY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Brigadier General Ahmed Saleh, the son of Yemen&#039;s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh" align="left" title="File photo of Brigadier General Ahmed Saleh, the son of Yemen&#039;s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh" border="0" /></a>SANAA (Reuters) - A powerful army general who lost a command in a military reshuffle seen as vital to stabilizing Yemen may be given another senior post in the impoverished country&#039;s armed forces, sources at the presidency said on Sunday. Brigadier General Ahmed Saleh, whose Republican Guard was abolished in the shake-up ordered on Wednesday by his political rival, President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, is expected to be named as the commander of a military region, the sources said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scenarios-seven-ways-fiscal-cliff-crisis-could-end-150107020--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0i3gMCrGjNn4XcSO6HngKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-23T150107Z_1_CBRE8BM15Q300_RTROPTP_2_USA-FISCAL-REPUBLICANS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. House Speaker John Boehner arrives to speak to the media on the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. House Speaker John Boehner arrives to speak to the media on the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - So what now? The U.S. House of Representatives&#039; rejection of a bill to raise taxes on just 0.18 percent of Americans - those making more than $1 million a year - has raised questions about the Republican-led chamber&#039;s ability to approve any plan to avert the looming &quot;fiscal cliff.&quot; Unless President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress can forge a deal during the Christmas and New Year&#039;s holiday season, the largest economy in the world could be thrust back into a recession because of the steep tax increases and spending cuts that are due to begin in January. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scenarios-seven-ways-fiscal-cliff-crisis-could-end-150107020--sector.htmlSun, 23 Dec 2012 10:01:07 -0500Reutersscenarios-seven-ways-fiscal-cliff-crisis-could-end-150107020--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scenarios-seven-ways-fiscal-cliff-crisis-could-end-150107020--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0i3gMCrGjNn4XcSO6HngKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-23T150107Z_1_CBRE8BM15Q300_RTROPTP_2_USA-FISCAL-REPUBLICANS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. House Speaker John Boehner arrives to speak to the media on the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. House Speaker John Boehner arrives to speak to the media on the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - So what now? The U.S. House of Representatives&#039; rejection of a bill to raise taxes on just 0.18 percent of Americans - those making more than $1 million a year - has raised questions about the Republican-led chamber&#039;s ability to approve any plan to avert the looming &quot;fiscal cliff.&quot; Unless President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress can forge a deal during the Christmas and New Year&#039;s holiday season, the largest economy in the world could be thrust back into a recession because of the steep tax increases and spending cuts that are due to begin in January. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-sc-gov-sanford-eyes-us-house-bid-062557152.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqJ4eCTPdKeE.P4BMnI.3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2e88fbe903a07e24240f6a7067002636.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012, file photo, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford leaves a talk on federal fiscal policy at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Sanford a former two-term governor who was a rising GOP star before he vanished from South Carolina for five days in 2009 says he is considering a campaign for his former seat in Congress. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012, file photo, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford leaves a talk on federal fiscal policy at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Sanford a former two-term governor who was a rising GOP star before he vanished from South Carolina for five days in 2009 says he is considering a campaign for his former seat in Congress. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)" border="0" /></a>COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who left public life two years ago after mysteriously disappearing to visit his then-mistress in Argentina, is poised to re-enter the political arena.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-sc-gov-sanford-eyes-us-house-bid-062557152.htmlSun, 23 Dec 2012 08:53:23 -0500Associated Pressformer-sc-gov-sanford-eyes-us-house-bid-062557152<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-sc-gov-sanford-eyes-us-house-bid-062557152.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqJ4eCTPdKeE.P4BMnI.3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2e88fbe903a07e24240f6a7067002636.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012, file photo, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford leaves a talk on federal fiscal policy at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Sanford a former two-term governor who was a rising GOP star before he vanished from South Carolina for five days in 2009 says he is considering a campaign for his former seat in Congress. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012, file photo, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford leaves a talk on federal fiscal policy at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Sanford a former two-term governor who was a rising GOP star before he vanished from South Carolina for five days in 2009 says he is considering a campaign for his former seat in Congress. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)" border="0" /></a>COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who left public life two years ago after mysteriously disappearing to visit his then-mistress in Argentina, is poised to re-enter the political arena.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/florida-governor-asks-obama-block-possible-ports-strike-225639458.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CpinryBhgZRZ04cxEL.arg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-22T225639Z_1_CBRE8BL1RQJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican Florida Governor Scott speaks at a meeting of the Latin Builders Association in Miami" align="left" title="Republican Florida Governor Scott speaks at a meeting of the Latin Builders Association in Miami" border="0" /></a>MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida&#039;s Republican governor wants President Barack Obama to invoke federal law and order a cooling-off period if nearly 15,000 longshoremen walk off the job in a looming strike that would be a big blow to the state&#039;s economy, according to a letter he sent the president this week. The International Longshoremen&#039;s Association union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance grouping of shippers and ports have been bargaining since March but reportedly remain far from a deal covering cargo handling at 15 ports on the U.S. Gulf and eastern coasts. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/florida-governor-asks-obama-block-possible-ports-strike-225639458.htmlSat, 22 Dec 2012 17:56:39 -0500Reutersflorida-governor-asks-obama-block-possible-ports-strike-225639458<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/florida-governor-asks-obama-block-possible-ports-strike-225639458.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CpinryBhgZRZ04cxEL.arg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-22T225639Z_1_CBRE8BL1RQJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican Florida Governor Scott speaks at a meeting of the Latin Builders Association in Miami" align="left" title="Republican Florida Governor Scott speaks at a meeting of the Latin Builders Association in Miami" border="0" /></a>MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida&#039;s Republican governor wants President Barack Obama to invoke federal law and order a cooling-off period if nearly 15,000 longshoremen walk off the job in a looming strike that would be a big blow to the state&#039;s economy, according to a letter he sent the president this week. The International Longshoremen&#039;s Association union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance grouping of shippers and ports have been bargaining since March but reportedly remain far from a deal covering cargo handling at 15 ports on the U.S. Gulf and eastern coasts. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-obama-picks-foreign-policy-leader-loyal-stalwart-202311460.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3y8E9mEl0N4scfwro1JEcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-22T202357Z_2_CBRE8BL1KMQ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-BENGHAZI-REPORT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks to reporters about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Capitol Hill" align="left" title="Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks to reporters about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Capitol Hill" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Kerry gave up his presidential dreams after a narrow loss to Republican George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. election, but forged a new identity as a congressional leader on foreign policy - and dutiful supporter of President Barack Obama. Obama rewarded the five-term Massachusetts senator on Friday by nominating him to succeed Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-obama-picks-foreign-policy-leader-loyal-stalwart-202311460.htmlSat, 22 Dec 2012 15:23:57 -0500Reuterskerry-obama-picks-foreign-policy-leader-loyal-stalwart-202311460<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-obama-picks-foreign-policy-leader-loyal-stalwart-202311460.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3y8E9mEl0N4scfwro1JEcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-22T202357Z_2_CBRE8BL1KMQ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-BENGHAZI-REPORT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks to reporters about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Capitol Hill" align="left" title="Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks to reporters about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Capitol Hill" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Kerry gave up his presidential dreams after a narrow loss to Republican George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. election, but forged a new identity as a congressional leader on foreign policy - and dutiful supporter of President Barack Obama. Obama rewarded the five-term Massachusetts senator on Friday by nominating him to succeed Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-seeks-rescue-fiscal-talks-post-christmas-deal-002809438--business.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b_q6L3s3yaXevvOKnNfbog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-22T174500Z_1_CBRE8BL02UY00_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA-FISCAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama speaks about the fiscal cliff at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama speaks about the fiscal cliff at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday tried to rescue stalled talks on a fiscal crisis after a Republican plan imploded in Congress, but there was little headway as lawmakers and President Barack Obama abandoned Washington for Christmas. In remarks before flying to Hawaii for a break, Obama suggested reaching a short-term deal on taxes and extending unemployment insurance to avoid the worst effects of the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; on ordinary Americans at the start of the New Year. &quot;We&#039;ve only got 10 days to do it. So I hope that every member of Congress is thinking about that. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-seeks-rescue-fiscal-talks-post-christmas-deal-002809438--business.htmlSat, 22 Dec 2012 12:45:00 -0500Reutersobama-seeks-rescue-fiscal-talks-post-christmas-deal-002809438--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-seeks-rescue-fiscal-talks-post-christmas-deal-002809438--business.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b_q6L3s3yaXevvOKnNfbog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-22T174500Z_1_CBRE8BL02UY00_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA-FISCAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama speaks about the fiscal cliff at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama speaks about the fiscal cliff at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday tried to rescue stalled talks on a fiscal crisis after a Republican plan imploded in Congress, but there was little headway as lawmakers and President Barack Obama abandoned Washington for Christmas. In remarks before flying to Hawaii for a break, Obama suggested reaching a short-term deal on taxes and extending unemployment insurance to avoid the worst effects of the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; on ordinary Americans at the start of the New Year. &quot;We&#039;ve only got 10 days to do it. So I hope that every member of Congress is thinking about that. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fiscal-cliff-leaves-boehner-wounded-speaker-140814652--politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M_nPyHzRCrh5Pl8p.7RqKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c16a74f9d23f5823240f6a706700a5c6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? John Boehner is a bloodied House speaker following the startling setback that his own fractious Republican troops dealt him in their &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; struggle against President Barack Obama.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fiscal-cliff-leaves-boehner-wounded-speaker-140814652--politics.htmlSat, 22 Dec 2012 09:10:15 -0500Associated Pressfiscal-cliff-leaves-boehner-wounded-speaker-140814652--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fiscal-cliff-leaves-boehner-wounded-speaker-140814652--politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M_nPyHzRCrh5Pl8p.7RqKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c16a74f9d23f5823240f6a706700a5c6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? John Boehner is a bloodied House speaker following the startling setback that his own fractious Republican troops dealt him in their &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; struggle against President Barack Obama.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-gop-policies-led-fiscal-cliff-blowup-222503056--politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UvIk0CWr83fYd7qDJqYO3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/af522a7cd36b5d23240f6a7067003865.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? House Republicans seem shocked by their party&#039;s meltdown on the so-called fiscal cliff. They shouldn&#039;t be.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-gop-policies-led-fiscal-cliff-blowup-222503056--politics.htmlSat, 22 Dec 2012 03:11:23 -0500Associated Pressanalysis-gop-policies-led-fiscal-cliff-blowup-222503056--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-gop-policies-led-fiscal-cliff-blowup-222503056--politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UvIk0CWr83fYd7qDJqYO3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/af522a7cd36b5d23240f6a7067003865.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? House Republicans seem shocked by their party&#039;s meltdown on the so-called fiscal cliff. They shouldn&#039;t be.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sinking-plan-b-u-fiscal-cliff-disaster-john-060405476--business.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WD38R7gODqnq37Qt8Dm2rg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-22T060405Z_1_CBRE8BL0GV700_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-FISCAL-PLANB.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. House Speaker Boehner and House Majority Leader Cantor speak to the media on the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. House Speaker Boehner and House Majority Leader Cantor speak to the media on the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Had there been a vote on Republican House Speaker John Boehner&#039;s &quot;Plan B&quot; to avert the so-called U.S. fiscal cliff on Thursday night, it would not have been close. He was probably 40 to 50 votes short of the number he needed to avoid a humiliating defeat at the hands of his own party, according to rough estimates from Republican members of Congress and staff members. It was not for lack of effort. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sinking-plan-b-u-fiscal-cliff-disaster-john-060405476--business.htmlSat, 22 Dec 2012 01:04:05 -0500Reuterssinking-plan-b-u-fiscal-cliff-disaster-john-060405476--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sinking-plan-b-u-fiscal-cliff-disaster-john-060405476--business.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WD38R7gODqnq37Qt8Dm2rg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-22T060405Z_1_CBRE8BL0GV700_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-FISCAL-PLANB.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. House Speaker Boehner and House Majority Leader Cantor speak to the media on the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. House Speaker Boehner and House Majority Leader Cantor speak to the media on the &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Had there been a vote on Republican House Speaker John Boehner&#039;s &quot;Plan B&quot; to avert the so-called U.S. fiscal cliff on Thursday night, it would not have been close. He was probably 40 to 50 votes short of the number he needed to avoid a humiliating defeat at the hands of his own party, according to rough estimates from Republican members of Congress and staff members. It was not for lack of effort. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/washington-holiday-president-obama-still-optimist-cliff-deal-010206832--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CAdFGh5RQiARMYkwN7akyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/gty_barack_obama_ll_121221_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Says He Is &#039;Ready and Willing&#039; to Get Deal" align="left" title="Obama Says He Is &#039;Ready and Willing&#039; to Get Deal" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON D.C. ? Ten days remain before the mandatory spending cuts and tax increases known as the ?fiscal cliff? take effect, but President Obama said he is still a ?hopeless optimist? that a federal budget deal can be reached before the year-end deadline that economists...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/washington-holiday-president-obama-still-optimist-cliff-deal-010206832--abc-news-politics.htmlFri, 21 Dec 2012 20:02:06 -0500ABC OTUS Newswashington-holiday-president-obama-still-optimist-cliff-deal-010206832--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/washington-holiday-president-obama-still-optimist-cliff-deal-010206832--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CAdFGh5RQiARMYkwN7akyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/gty_barack_obama_ll_121221_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Says He Is &#039;Ready and Willing&#039; to Get Deal" align="left" title="Obama Says He Is &#039;Ready and Willing&#039; to Get Deal" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON D.C. ? Ten days remain before the mandatory spending cuts and tax increases known as the ?fiscal cliff? take effect, but President Obama said he is still a ?hopeless optimist? that a federal budget deal can be reached before the year-end deadline that economists...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - So what now? The U.S. House of Representatives' rejection of a bill to raise taxes on just 0.18 percent of Americans - those making more than $1 million a year - has raised questions about the Republican-led chamber's ability to approve any plan to avert the looming "fiscal cliff." Unless President Barack Obama and the U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/six-ways-fiscal-cliff-crisis-could-end-004847155--sector.htmlFri, 21 Dec 2012 19:48:47 -0500Reuterssix-ways-fiscal-cliff-crisis-could-end-004847155--sectorWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress approved the final version of the annual defense policy bill on Friday, authorizing $633 billion in defense spending for 2013, tightening sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program and beefing up security at U.S. embassies. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 81-14 in favor the National Defense Authorization Act. The vote followed approval of the legislation by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday and sent the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature. The legislation authorizes a Pentagon base budget of $527. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-congress-backs-bill-authorizing-633-billion-defense-002809799--business.htmlFri, 21 Dec 2012 19:28:09 -0500Reutersu-congress-backs-bill-authorizing-633-billion-defense-002809799--businessWASHINGTON (Reuters) - So what now? The U.S. House of Representatives' rejection of a bill to raise taxes on just 0.18 percent of Americans - those making more than $1 million a year - has raised questions about the Republican-led chamber's ability to approve any plan to avert the looming "fiscal cliff." Unless President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress can forge a deal during the Christmas and New Year's holiday season, the largest economy in the world could be thrust back into a recession because of the steep tax increases and spending cuts that are due to begin in January. ...http://news.yahoo.com/scenarios-seven-ways-us-fiscal-cliff-crisis-could-002809871--sector.htmlFri, 21 Dec 2012 19:28:09 -0500Reutersscenarios-seven-ways-us-fiscal-cliff-crisis-could-002809871--sectorLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. business executives are holding out hope for an eventual deal to avert the impending "fiscal cliff" despite negotiations having stalled ahead of the Christmas holiday. Corporate America, still reeling from the effects of the recent recession, is on edge as it watches from the sidelines the tense talks between President Barack Obama and Republican House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner. If there is no agreement, roughly $600 billion of tax increases and federal spending cuts would kick in next month -- actions that could plunge the U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-businesses-hold-hope-fiscal-cliff-deal-001436397--sector.htmlFri, 21 Dec 2012 19:28:09 -0500Reutersu-businesses-hold-hope-fiscal-cliff-deal-001436397--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-requires-3-4-billion-spending-offsets-sandy-231617912.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZtvP20PY87nZ42qoiHR9EQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-21T231617Z_1_CBRE8BK1SNH00_RTROPTP_2_STORM-SANDY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A home is seen damaged from Hurricane Sandy in Lindenhurst, New York" align="left" title="A home is seen damaged from Hurricane

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