Monday, December 13, 2010

Monday's Top News: Despite Frustration, Dems Seem Resigned to Tax-Cut Bill's Passage

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Despite Frustration, Dems Seem Resigned to Tax-Cut Bill's Passage

By Alex Altman / Washington

After a chilly initial reception from Democrats, the White House appears to have garnered enough bipartisan support to secure the $858 billion tax-cut bill's safe passage through a turbulent Congress

Sarah Palin's Haiti Visit: Blink and You'd Miss It

By Jessica Desvarieux / Port-au-Prince

The former Alaska governor paid a lightning visit to the troubled Caribbean nation with Fox News in tow, but most of the locals didn't notice

Terror Attacks Force Sweden to Confront a Security vs. Liberty Dilemma

By Eben Harrell / Stockholm

A society accustomed to seeing wars and political violence as problems that affect others wakes up to a new menace at home

Obama Finds a New Model for Presidential Success

By MARK HALPERIN

By closing 2010 with the kind of bipartisan compromise that was supposed to be the hallmark of his administration, Obama showed that he is capable of change, and that there is hope he can achieve his goals

Egypt's Opposition Seeks a New Path

By Abigail Hauslohner / Cairo

With the regime's conduct of the recent election closing off the parliamentary avenue, opposition parties coalesce into a democracy movement

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By Michael Scherer

On 60 Minutes tonight, John Boehner gets mostly friendly treatment. He also takes the opportunity to make clear that he is ready to deal with President Obama. An excerpt, per a release from CBS: BOEHNER:   We have to govern.  That's what we were elected to do. STAHL: But governing means compromising. BOEHNER: It means working [...]

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Krav Maga: Israeli Self-Defense Goes Global

By David Kaufman / Netanya

Bored by the beach in Tel Aviv? Go take a lesson in the self-defense practice Krav Maga -- a workout that can literally save your life

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