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• Last House race brings 2012 election to an end
• Man arrested after incident with Romney motorcade
• Major Setbacks in Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
• Palestinians win implicit U.N. recognition of sovereign state
• Health officials tell Greece to act fast to control HIV
• Lawmakers unveil new round of Iran sanctions
• Boehner sees no progress in fiscal cliff talks
• More House Republicans see Obama tax hikes as part of "cliff" deal
• Debt limit hike must be part of fiscal cliff deal: Reid
• Venezuela's Chavez doing well in Cuba: vice president
• Panetta: Post-2014 Afghan effort to be substantial
• Odd Obama Email Subject Lines Drew Huge Cash
• Report: Extending jobless benefits creates jobs
• Odd Obama Email Subject Lines Draw Huge Cash
• New York governor orders insurers to speed up Sandy claims
• What's all the fuss about a Palestinian U.N. upgrade?
• Obama and Romney together: Chili, not chilly
• Clinton laments "counterproductive" U.N. vote on Palestinians
• GOP: White House proposes $1.6T tax increase
• Clinton: UN vote for Palestine hurts peace hopes
• Palestinians celebrate UN statehood vote
• Serbia's richest man faces police questions over business deals
• U.S. urges Palestinians, Israel to resume peace talks
• Opposition cries foul as Egypt constitution vote proceeds
• Israel: U.S. co-production of rocket shield not option "right now"
• Obama hosts election rival Romney for lunch
• Bickering trumps bargaining on looming 'cliff'
• Greater email privacy won't hinder law enforcement
• FDA approves Exelixis' cabozantinib for thyroid cancer
• Illinois state Representative Ford indicted on federal bank fraud charges
• NKorea preps rocket launch that would irk China
• Senator writes Myanmar leader over seized cargo
• Facbox: Proposed new Iran sanctions from U.S. Senate
• Fighting cuts access to Damascus airport, flights suspended
• Bo Bo Bo: Christmas at the White House
• Sri Lanka parliament speaker rebuffs Supreme Court summons
• Barak: UN vote on Palestinians not a big move
• Review says Canadian controls hamper aerospace sales
• Palestinian crowds watch UN statehood vote

Last House race brings 2012 election to an end Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:42 PM PST The last undecided House race has been called for the incumbent Democrat, bringing an unofficial close to the 2012 campaign more than three weeks after Election Day.

Man arrested after incident with Romney motorcade Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:41 AM PST The Secret Service says a man interfered with a motorcade carrying Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as his vehicle arrived at a secure checkpoint near the White House. The man was later arrested after he became combative during an interview with a police officer.

Major Setbacks in Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Posted: 29 Nov 2012 03:10 PM PST Both sides tell me talks between the White House and House Republicans have been significantly set back over the past 24 hours. As they say, the darkest hour is before the dawn, but this is looking pretty grim. A top aide to Speaker Boehner describes...

Palestinians win implicit U.N. recognition of sovereign state Posted: 29 Nov 2012 03:03 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the world body to issue its long overdue "birth certificate." There were 138 votes in favor, nine against and 41 abstentions. Three countries did not take part in the vote to upgrade the Palestinian Authority's observer status at the United Nations to "non-member state" from "entity. ...

Health officials tell Greece to act fast to control HIV Posted: 29 Nov 2012 03:01 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - A spiraling outbreak of HIV in debt-stricken Greece could run out of control if urgent action is not taken, European health officials said on Friday. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said infections with the AIDS-causing virus among drug users and other high-risk groups were rising fast, and that a failure to act would mean far higher costs in future. ...

Lawmakers unveil new round of Iran sanctions Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:47 PM PST Senators pressed ahead Thursday on a new set of tough sanctions against Iran's domestic industries as it seeks to cripple the Islamic republic's economy and thwart its nuclear ambitions.

Boehner sees no progress in fiscal cliff talks Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:45 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday that "fiscal cliff" talks with the White House had made no substantive progress and criticized President Barack Obama and Democrats for failing to get serious about including spending cuts in a final deal. Boehner said he was "disappointed" after a phone call with Obama on Wednesday night and a meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday moved the two sides no closer to an agreement to avert the tax hikes and spending cuts that will be triggered at the start of 2013 unless Congress ...

More House Republicans see Obama tax hikes as part of "cliff" deal Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:45 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small but growing number of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives believe tax hikes on the rich like those favored by President Barack Obama will be part of a final deal to resolve the so-called fiscal cliff. "I wouldn't have a problem with letting those tax rates go up," provided they are coupled with spending cuts, Representative Mike Simpson of Idaho told Reuters Thursday. ...

Debt limit hike must be part of fiscal cliff deal: Reid Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:45 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. debt ceiling increase must be part of any deal to resolve the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts, the top Democratic senator said on Thursday, further complicating talks to stave off the austerity measures. President Barack Obama will not sign any agreement that does not contain a debt limit hike, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada told reporters after meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. That demand was underpinned with the White House warning Republican lawmakers that the $16. ...

Venezuela's Chavez doing well in Cuba: vice president Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:38 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is doing well as he receives medical treatment in Cuba, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday, despite a two-week absence from public view that has raised fresh doubts about his health. Chavez, 58, said in a letter to parliament on Tuesday he was returning to Havana for "hyperbaric oxygenation," which is used to treat bone decay caused by radiation therapy. The president has undergone three cancer operations in Cuba since mid-2011. ...

Panetta: Post-2014 Afghan effort to be substantial Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:37 PM PST The U.S. intends to wage a counterterrorism campaign inside Afghanistan even after the main U.S. combat force leaves in 2014 in order to prevent al-Qaida from fulfilling its ambition to re-establish a sanctuary there, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday.

Odd Obama Email Subject Lines Drew Huge Cash Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:33 PM PST Remember all those Obama campaign emails and their, shall we say, unusual subject lines? "Hey," wrote Barack Obama in at least five messages during the campaign. "Hell yeah," topped one note from strategist David Axelrod. Beyonce Knowles teased in an inbox message, "I don't usually...

Report: Extending jobless benefits creates jobs Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:33 PM PST Extending the current level of long-term unemployment benefits for another year would add 300,000 jobs to the economy, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office.

Odd Obama Email Subject Lines Draw Huge Cash Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:31 PM PST Remember all those Obama campaign emails and their, shall we say, unusual subject lines? "Hey," wrote Barack Obama in at least five messages during the campaign. "Hell yeah," said the subject line of one note from strategist David Axelrod. Beyonce Knowles teased in an inbox...

New York governor orders insurers to speed up Sandy claims Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:31 PM PST (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday imposed emergency regulations on insurers to speed the processing of claims from hundreds of thousands of state residents whose properties were damaged or destroyed when Superstorm Sandy struck a month ago. Among the measures Cuomo unveiled was a requirement reducing the time limit for insurance company claims adjusters to respond to a claim to six days from 15 days. ...

What's all the fuss about a Palestinian U.N. upgrade? Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:29 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority is expected to win an upgrade of its observer status at the United Nations on Thursday from "entity" to "non-member state," which would amount to implicit U.N. recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been leading the campaign to win support for a U.N. General Assembly resolution raising its status. ...

Obama and Romney together: Chili, not chilly Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:28 PM PST Three weeks after the election, Mitt Romney made it to the White House.

Clinton laments "counterproductive" U.N. vote on Palestinians Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:27 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday criticized the U.N. General Assembly's vote to implicitly recognize a Palestinian state, calling it an "unfortunate and counterproductive" move that places more obstacles in the path to peace. ...

GOP: White House proposes $1.6T tax increase Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:27 PM PST Republicans familiar with a new White House offer on avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff say it looks almost exactly like President Barack Obama's budget proposal last February.

Clinton: UN vote for Palestine hurts peace hopes Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:27 PM PST Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has criticized the United Nations' recognition of Palestine for creating "further obstacles in the path to peace" between Palestinians and Israelis.

Palestinians celebrate UN statehood vote Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:21 PM PST Palestinians have erupted in wild cheers, hugging each other and honking car horns after the United Nations voted to grant them, at least formally, what they have long yearned for — a state of their own.

Serbia's richest man faces police questions over business deals Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:20 PM PST BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's richest man, Miroslav Miskovic, will appear for police questioning over his business activities, his Delta Holding said on Thursday, weeks after the deputy prime minister vowed to investigate corruption allegations against Delta affiliates. Last month, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's deputy prime minister and defense minister, accused Miskovic of plotting to remove him from office and topple the ruling nationalist Serbian Progressive Party because of its efforts to fight corruption. ...

U.S. urges Palestinians, Israel to resume peace talks Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:19 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States called on the Palestinians and Israelis on Thursday to resume peace talks after the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution that implicitly recognized a Palestinian state. "The United States calls upon both the parties to resume direct talks, without preconditions, on all the issues that divide them and we pledge that the United States will be there to support the parties vigorously in such efforts," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said. ...

Opposition cries foul as Egypt constitution vote proceeds Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:18 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood has begun pushing through a new constitution that will transform Egypt, hoping it will end a crisis which erupted when the Islamist president gave himself sweeping new powers last week. Mursi said his decree halting court challenges to his decisions, which provoked protests and violence from Egyptians fearing the emergence of a new dictator less than two years after they ousted Hosni Mubarak, was "for an exceptional stage". "It will end as soon as the people vote on a constitution," he told state television on Thursday night. ...

Israel: U.S. co-production of rocket shield not option "right now" Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:13 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel has agreed to give the United States the know-how needed to produce interceptors used by its vaunted Iron Dome rocket shield, but it is not interested in any proposed co-production yet, an Israeli official told Reuters on Thursday. Using radar-guided interceptor missiles, the Iron Dome system shot down 421 of some 1,500 rockets launched from the Gaza Strip between November 14 and an Egyptian-brokered truce on November 21, according to the Israeli military. ...

Obama hosts election rival Romney for lunch Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:13 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his vanquished Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, sat down for lunch at the White House on Thursday as they sought to put their bitterly fought presidential campaign behind them and make a show of political harmony. The two men chewed over the just-ended campaign during a meal of turkey chili and Southwestern grilled chicken salad in the dining room adjacent to the Oval Office. The visit was kept low key as Romney was brought in through a heavily guarded side entryway for a private one-on-one encounter. ...

Bickering trumps bargaining on looming 'cliff' Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:12 PM PST For the first time since the Nov. 6 election, partisan bickering trumped bargaining Thursday as Democrats and Republicans vied for the political high ground in talks to avoid year-end tax increases and spending cuts that threaten harm to middle class pocketbooks.

Greater email privacy won't hinder law enforcement Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:11 PM PST Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they can review a person's emails or other electronic communications.

FDA approves Exelixis' cabozantinib for thyroid cancer Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Exelixis Inc's cabozantinib as a treatment for medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Cabozantinib, the company's lead product candidate, is an oral drug designed to limit blood supply to tumors as well as block two segments of a pathway used by cancer cells to grow and spread. The FDA announcement came shortly after the close of stock market trading in New York, where Exelixis shares eased slightly on the day at $5.24 per share. ...

Illinois state Representative Ford indicted on federal bank fraud charges Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:09 PM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois State Representative La Shawn K. Ford was indicted on Thursday on federal bank fraud charges, with U.S. prosecutors saying that Ford submitted false income information in applying for a credit line. Ford, 40, is the second state legislator from Chicago to be indicted this year. In a complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois, Ford, a Democrat, was charged with obtaining a $500,000 increase in a line of credit from the failed ShoreBank by submitting false income information. ...

NKorea preps rocket launch that would irk China Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:04 PM PST Satellite photos indicate North Korea has moved two sections of a long-range rocket in preparation for a launch that would alarm both its adversaries and lone ally China.

Senator writes Myanmar leader over seized cargo Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:01 PM PST A Republican senator is asking Myanmar's president for answers over the reported seizure of a ship's cargo bound for Myanmar with potential nuclear uses.

Facbox: Proposed new Iran sanctions from U.S. Senate Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:00 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is set to consider a broader range of economic sanctions on Iran. The measures are aimed at pressuring Tehran to stop efforts to enrich uranium to levels that could be used in weapons. The proposal could be voted on by the Senate as early as Thursday. It would be included in the annual defense policy bill, which must be approved by the Senate and House of Representatives before it could become law. ...

Fighting cuts access to Damascus airport, flights suspended Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:59 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad just outside Damascus on Thursday, cutting access to its international airport, and Dubai-based Emirates airline and EgyptAir stopped flights to the Syrian capital. The Internet and some telephone lines went down across Syria. Rebels and the government traded blame for the blackout, the worst communications outage in 20 months of conflict. Rebels fighting to topple Assad have been making gains around Syria by overrunning military bases and have been ramping up attacks on Damascus, his seat of power. ...

Bo Bo Bo: Christmas at the White House Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:58 PM PST First Dog Bo is giving his stamp of approval to this year's holiday decorations at the White House. In a highly produced White House video, Bo roams the halls, sometimes in slow motion, inspecting the decorations room by room at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The famous...

Sri Lanka parliament speaker rebuffs Supreme Court summons Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:56 PM PST COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's parliament speaker on Thursday rejected a supreme court summons to a parliamentary panel looking into a move to impeach the chief justice, deepening a crisis that has raised concern about the independence of the country's judiciary. The stand-off in the south Asian state has raised the risk of a destabilizing clash between the judiciary and President Mahinda Rajapaksa's government. ...

Barak: UN vote on Palestinians not a big move Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:56 PM PST Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says the Palestinian push for recognition by the United Nations is a bad move, but he also calls it a symbolic act that will have no major impact on any aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian relationship.

Review says Canadian controls hamper aerospace sales Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:55 PM PST (Reuters) - Canada's aerospace industry is not selling as much as it could in countries such as Russia and China because of overly zealous government enforcement of controls designed to guard against leaks of sensitive technology, an industry review released on Thursday says. Companies in other North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, which have more "balanced" controls, are picking up the slack, the report said. ...

Palestinian crowds watch UN statehood vote Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:53 PM PST Jubilant Palestinians crowded around outdoor screens and television sets at home Thursday to watch the United Nations vote on granting them, at least formally, what they have long yearned for — a state of their own.

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