President Barack Obama has signed into law a massive tax package that frayed his relations with liberals, caused him to abandon a pledge not to extend tax cuts to the rich and heralded a new balance of power in Washington. (Dec. 17)
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Investigators received hundreds of calls after releasing photographs of women seized at the home of a mechanic accused of the “Grim Sleeper” serial killings, authorities said Friday. (Dec. 17)
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Kimberly Smith of Lyndhurst, Ohio would have lost her unemployment benefits had Congress not acted to extend them. While thankful, she feels that the middle class are “making the rich richer and trying to help the poor survive.” (Dec. 17)
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President Obama signed a controversial, bipartisan bill Friday extending Bush-era tax cuts for all Americans as well as unemployment benefits. He praised the new law as a boost for the middle class. (Dec. 17)
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Los Angeles Police detectives are looking for help in finding a man and woman who held up downtown LA jewelry store at gunpoint. The pair got away with $8000 but not before a high resolution camera captured the entire hold-up. (Dec. 17)
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The widow of a Florida philanthropist who had been the single-largest beneficiary of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme has agreed to return $7.2 billion in bogus profits to the victims of the fraud. (Dec. 18)
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Soon-to-be House Speaker John Boehner said Friday that he voted for the recently approved tax compromise because his first goal was to make sure taxes did not go up on January 1st. (Dec. 17)
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President Barack Obama has signed an $858 billion tax bill he negotiated with Republicans. He praised the new law as a boost for the middle class. (Dec. 17)
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The CIA has pulled its top spy out of Pakistan after terrorists threatened to kill him, current and former US officials said, an unusual move for the US and a complication on the front lines of the fight against al-Qaida. (Dec. 18)
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Whether you want to rock a celebrity style or just make your friends feel like one, we’ve got the star’s hottest gift ideas for a Hollywood-inspired holiday. (Dec. 17)
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