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By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday blamed the toxic political climate in Washington for the failure of Congress to pass a $60 billion relief package in aid late Tuesday for areas affected by Superstorm Sandy.
By Stephen Dinan and Sean Lengell - The Washington Times
After briefly pumping the brakes, House Republicans were poised Tuesday night to pass the deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” despite deep misgivings about hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending included in the compromise foisted on them by Senate Republicans and the White House.
By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times
Wall Street celebrated Congress’ vote to prevent sharp tax increases from hitting the economy this year, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging by as much as 250 points in morning trading.
By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times
Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Mark Robinson tried for months to persuade D.C. traffic officials to rescind more than 100,000 defective citations he said were a result of unreliable speed cameras, but when he got caught by one of them himself in the Third Street Tunnel, he took a different course.
By Teresa Cerojano - Associated Press
From the Manila slum of Aroma emerged an unlikely Cinderella: ballerina Jessa Balote, who at age 10 was plucked out of her grubby life by a ballet school to prepare her for a life onstage.
After stints blogging at Time, the Atlantic, and the Daily Beast, Andrew Sullivan has announced he will be going back out on his own. Starting February 1, he will move to a new paid content model.
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul voted against it, saying Washington doesn’t need more taxpayer money. Rep. Paul Ryan voted for it, saying he was being a statesman by making “tough decisions.”
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By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times
Wall Street celebrated Congress’ vote to prevent sharp tax increases from hitting the economy this year, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging by as much as 250 points in morning trading.
By Bassem Mroue and Frank Jordans - Associated Press
The United Nations estimated Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria’s 21-month-old uprising against authoritarian rule, a toll one-third higher than what anti-regime activists had counted. The U.N. human rights chief called the toll “truly shocking.”
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
The State Department issued Wednesday a new travel warning for Libya, citing “ongoing instability and violence” and strongly advising against all travel to the eastern city of Benghazi, where the U.S. Consulate was decimated by a terrorist attack on Sept. 11.
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