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• GOP opposition to diplomat Rice begins to crack
• GOP senator: Fair to put raising revenue on table
• Egypt's Mursi to meet judges over power grab
• International arbitration for tax disputes, "baseball" style
• Egypt's Mursi to meet judicial council on decree
• One killed, 60 hurt in an attack on Egypt's Brotherhood office
• Stray bullets from Syria hit Israeli border patrol vehicle: army
• Separatists winning in Catalonia, Spain - early results
• European lawmaker Strasser on trial for corruption
• Voters in tsunami-hit zone feel let down as Japan election nears
• Air raid kills 10 children near Damascus: activists
• New Congress: Fewer moderates make deals harder
• Eight dead, human remains found in northern Mexico
• Revenge of the nerds as banks see risk, compliance hiring boom
• Bersani leads after Italy center-left primary
• Analysis: India's deficit-cutting plan faltering as clock ticks
• China's princelings come of age in new leadership
• Factbox: Scandals and successes of China's princelings
• "Shadow of Roh" neck and neck with dictator's daughter before South Korea polls
• Separatists lead Catalonia vote in Spain: partial result
• Sunday Sound: Heard on the 'This Week' Roundtable
• Serbia Democrats elect Belgrade mayor as new party leader
• "Fiscal cliff" talks stalled for now but progress possible
• Ruling CiU seen winning Catalonia vote, but losing seats
• Sudan, China to set up agricultural free-trade zone
• Israel says successfully tests more powerful rocket interceptor
• Ben Affleck: U.S. Can Do 'Huge Amount' to Help Resolve Conflict in Congo
• Former Liberian president Taylor should be a "free man": judge
• Sen. Dick Durbin: Medicare, Medicaid Fair Game in Talks to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
• Eight policemen wounded in Russian prison protest
• JFK's last night recalled as key event for Latinos
• McCain says U.N.'s Rice could change his mind over Benghazi
• Sen. Lindsey Graham Rejects Susan Rice's Self-Defense
• Experts say Ireland should clarify abortion laws
• McCain Lightens His Critique of Rice
• 'This Week:' Partisan Politicos Lose their Locks for Charity
• Little progress in "fiscal cliff" talks, senior lawmaker says

GOP opposition to diplomat Rice begins to crack Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:32 AM PST Republican opposition to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as the next secretary of state began to crack Sunday as Sen. John McCain said she was "not the problem" in the White House's handling of the Sept. 11 attack in Libya and suggested he could be persuaded to swing behind her possible nomination.

GOP senator: Fair to put raising revenue on table Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:42 AM PST A Republican senator said Sunday "it's fair to ask my party to put revenue on the table" as part of the solution to avoid the looming automatic tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff."

Egypt's Mursi to meet judges over power grab Posted: 25 Nov 2012 03:14 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will meet senior judges on Monday to try to ease a crisis over his seizure of new powers which has set off violent protests reminiscent of last year's revolution which brought him to power. Egypt's stock market plunged on Sunday in its first day open since Mursi issued a decree late on Thursday temporarily widening his powers and shielding his decisions from judicial review, drawing accusations he was behaving like a new dictator. ...

International arbitration for tax disputes, "baseball" style Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:54 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States remains undefeated in the nearly two years since it began settling corporate tax disputes with Canada through a winner-takes-all process popularly known as "baseball arbitration." Tax lawyers and accountants in both countries said the U.S. Internal Revenue Service had won three of the binding decisions and Canada none. They said the IRS had collected a significant sum of money, possibly in excess of $100 million. ...

Egypt's Mursi to meet judicial council on decree Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:11 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi will meet members of the state's highest judicial authority, the Supreme Judicial Council, on Monday to discuss his decree shielding his decisions from judicial review, state media reported. (Reporting by Ali Abdelatti and Tom Perry; Writing by Yasmine Saleh; Editing by Alison Williams)

One killed, 60 hurt in an attack on Egypt's Brotherhood office Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:11 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - A Muslim Brotherhood member was killed and 60 people were injured on Sunday in an attack on the main office of the Brotherhood in the Egyptian Nile Delta town of Damanhour, the website of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party said. "Brotherhood member, Islam Fathy Masoud, 15, was killed and 60 were injured after thugs attacked the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters in Damanhour in the total absence of police forces," the website said (Reporting by Ali ABdelatti, writing by Yasmine Saleh)

Stray bullets from Syria hit Israeli border patrol vehicle: army Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:09 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli military border patrol vehicle was hit by stray bullets fired from Syria in the Golan Heights on Sunday but there were no casualties, a military spokeswoman said. The incident was the latest apparent stray firing during gunbattles in Syria between the forces of President Bashar al-Assad and insurgents who have been fighting a 20-month-long civil war. "Gunfire hit a patrol vehicle along the border but caused no damage; a complaint was lodged with the United Nations which is investigating," the spokeswoman said. ...

Separatists winning in Catalonia, Spain - early results Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:05 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. With half of votes counted, the ruling Convergence and Union alliance, or CiU, was winning 48 seats in the 135-seat local parliament, well down from its current 62 seats. ...

European lawmaker Strasser on trial for corruption Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:03 PM PST VIENNA (Reuters) - Disgraced Austrian politician Ernst Strasser goes on trial on Monday in a corruption case that has undermined trust in European and Austrian institutions. The former Austrian interior minister and European lawmaker could face 10 years in jail if convicted, after being caught on camera offering to propose amendments to European laws in exchange for 100,000 euros ($130,000 a year). Strasser, 56, was exposed last year by undercover journalists from Britain's Sunday Times posing as lobbyists. ...

Voters in tsunami-hit zone feel let down as Japan election nears Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:50 PM PST IWAKI/KAMAISHI, Japan (Reuters) - Three weeks before Japan's first national election since the March 2011 earthquake, none of the contenders has managed to win the hearts, and votes, of those hardest-hit by the disaster - with many feeling let down by the entire political class. Volunteers and donations had poured in after the magnitude 9.0 quake off the northeast coast of Japan's main island Honshu unleashed a deadly tsunami that killed nearly 19,000 and triggered reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant. ...

Air raid kills 10 children near Damascus: activists Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:47 PM PST AMMAN (Reuters) - A Syrian government air strike on a rebel-held village near Damascus killed 10 children on Sunday as they played outdoors, opposition activists said, and video footage showed residents collecting young bodies torn by shrapnel. The children went out after a lull in fighting in Deir al-Asafir, a village 12 km (8 miles) east of Damascus, when fighter jets struck, activists and residents said. Video footage taken by activists showed the bodies of two young girls, one wearing purple, the other red, on the street in the village, with wounds to their neck and head. ...

New Congress: Fewer moderates make deals harder Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:43 PM PST When the next Congress cranks up in January, there will be more women, many new faces and 11 fewer tea party-backed House Republicans from the class of 2010 who sought a second term.

Eight dead, human remains found in northern Mexico Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:43 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities discovered the bodies of eight men and the remains of others in the northern state of Chihuahua over the weekend, the local government said on Sunday. The eight victims, who were aged 30-35, were found by a road roughly 50 miles south of the city of Chihuahua. The victims had been tortured and shot in the head, a spokesman for the state government said. State prosecutors also found a grave containing the remains of men who died roughly two years ago in the desert area just south of the city of Ciudad Juarez, near the U.S. border. ...

Revenge of the nerds as banks see risk, compliance hiring boom Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:42 PM PST SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Tough regulations aimed at banks have jolted demand for compliance, risk and legal officers, creating one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal job market for the financial industry. Traditionally one of the least glamorous jobs in the sector, these staff are in hot demand at a time when nearly all other parts of the banking industry are getting cut. ...

Bersani leads after Italy center-left primary Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:42 PM PST ROME (Reuters) - Pier Luigi Bersani, head of Italy's Democratic Party, led his main rival Matteo Renzi in a primary to pick the center-left candidate in next year's election, early counting indicated on Sunday, setting the stage for a final runoff vote next week. With almost a third of the vote counted, Bersani had about 44.6 percent, ahead of Renzi, the 37 year-old mayor of Florence, who was campaigning as a moderniser, on 36.5 percent, according to party officials. Nichi Vendola, the openly gay head of the left-wing Left, Ecology, Freedom party was in third place with 14. ...

Analysis: India's deficit-cutting plan faltering as clock ticks Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:39 PM PST NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's finance minister has banned government officials from holding conferences at five-star hotels, restricted travel and ordered a freeze on hiring to fill vacant posts. A single-minded political veteran who commands both fear and respect in Indian officialdom, P. Chidambaram is squeezing government ministries hard to cut spending wherever they can, and quickly, to help rein in a widening fiscal deficit. He is a man under pressure and with an eye on the clock. ...

China's princelings come of age in new leadership Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:19 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - In China they are known as "princelings" — the privileged children of the revolutionary founders of the People's Republic of China. And in the generational leadership change that just took place in Beijing, it could not have been clearer that having the right family bloodlines is among the most important attributes an ambitious cadre could possess. Of the seven men who now comprise the Communist Party's new politburo standing committee, the apex of political power in China, four are members of "the red aristocracy", led by the new general secretary of the party, Xi Jinping. ...

Factbox: Scandals and successes of China's princelings Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:19 PM PST (Reuters) - China's princelings, the children of the country's political elite, have often had a poor image with a string of scandals in the past three decades, including execution for hooliganism, defection and more recently murder and corruption. These young men and women were reviled by many in the 1980s for their privileges and enriching themselves as China opened up. But their image has improved in recent years as many of them have risen to political power. Some have championed egalitarianism, while others have vowed to fight widespread corruption. ...

"Shadow of Roh" neck and neck with dictator's daughter before South Korea polls Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:11 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's December presidential election looks set to turn into a referendum on two of the country's most polarizing leaders as the daughter of military dictator Park Chung-hee faces off against a former aide to ex-President Roh Moo-hyun. Park's authoritarian rule propelled South Korea from poverty to the cusp of developed-nation status and ended when he was assassinated in 1979. ...

Separatists lead Catalonia vote in Spain: partial result Posted: 25 Nov 2012 12:43 PM PST BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. With a quarter of votes counted, the ruling Convergence and Union alliance, or CiU, was winning 47 seats in the 135-seat local parliament, well down from its current 62 seats. ...

Sunday Sound: Heard on the 'This Week' Roundtable Posted: 25 Nov 2012 12:10 PM PST Below are some of the notable comments made by the Powerhouse Roundtable Sunday on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Roundtable guests included ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, TIME Magazine's Joe Klein, Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, and The...

Serbia Democrats elect Belgrade mayor as new party leader Posted: 25 Nov 2012 12:03 PM PST BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's pro-Western Democratic Party elected mayor of Belgrade Dragan Djilas as its new leader on Sunday who pledged to reform the party following an election defeat in May. Addressing a party congress, 45-year-old Djilas said the Democrats had to take their share of responsibility for unemployment, now over 25 percent, double-digit inflation and a public debt seen at 60 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of this year. "The fact is that we are responsible ... ...

"Fiscal cliff" talks stalled for now but progress possible Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:36 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have made little progress in the past 10 days toward a compromise to avoid the harsh tax increases and government spending cuts scheduled for January 1, a senior Democratic senator said on Sunday. The United States is on course to slash its budget deficit nearly in half next year. Closing the gap that quickly, which in Washington is referred to as going over a "fiscal cliff," could easily trigger a recession. "Unfortunately, for the last 10 days, with the House and Congress gone for the Thanksgiving recess ... ...

Ruling CiU seen winning Catalonia vote, but losing seats Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:21 AM PST MADRID (Reuters) - The ruling Convergence and Union alliance, or CiU, is expected to get the most votes in regional elections in Spain's Catalonia on Sunday, according to an exit poll by TV3, Catalan public television. CiU, whose leader Artur Mas says he will call a referendum on Catalan independence from Spain, is seen winning 54-57 seats in the 135-seat regional assembly, or Parlament. That is down from the 62 seats it currently holds, and far from the absolute majority Mas had aimed for. The Republican Left, or ERC, would take second place, the exit poll showed. ...

Sudan, China to set up agricultural free-trade zone Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:18 AM PST KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has allowed China to set up a free-trade zone for agricultural products and livestock to boost bilateral transactions, state news agency SUNA said on Sunday, as the African country seeks to increase farm exports to offset the loss of oil. China is Sudan's main trading partner and donor for development projects, throwing a lifeline as few Western countries or firms deal with Khartoum because of a U.S. embargo over the country's human rights record. ...

Israel says successfully tests more powerful rocket interceptor Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:17 AM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A new Israeli air shield against rockets more powerful than those intercepted by Iron Dome in the Gaza conflict passed its first field test last week after being rushed through development, officials said on Sunday. They said that David's Sling, billed as Israel's answer to the longer-range missiles of Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas and Syria, shot down a target rocket in a secret November 20 desert trial that coincided with fierce shelling exchanges between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. ...

Ben Affleck: U.S. Can Do 'Huge Amount' to Help Resolve Conflict in Congo Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:13 AM PST Actor Ben Affleck — founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative – told me this morning on "This Week" that the United States can do "a huge amount" to help resolve the violent conflict in war-torn Congo that flared up as rebels seized control of the eastern city of...

Former Liberian president Taylor should be a "free man": judge Posted: 25 Nov 2012 10:17 AM PST AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor should have walked free and not been jailed for war crimes because there was not enough evidence to prove he was guilty beyond reasonable doubt, a judge involved in his trial said in a magazine interview. Justice Malick Sow's criticism of how the trial was conducted and of the final decision-making process are likely to be seized on by Taylor's defence lawyers as part of his appeal. Taylor, 64, was the first head of state convicted by an international court since the trials of Nazis after World War Two. ...

Sen. Dick Durbin: Medicare, Medicaid Fair Game in Talks to Avoid Fiscal Cliff Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:43 AM PST Sen. Dick Durbin said today that his Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate should be willing to address entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid in deficit reduction negotiations. "From my side of the table, bring entitlement reform into the conversation," Durbin said on "This...

Eight policemen wounded in Russian prison protest Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:33 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Eight Russian policemen were injured trying to disperse a crowd outside a prison where 250 inmates staged a roof-top protest demanding the release of a group of fellow prisoners from a punishment cell, authorities said on Sunday. Russian state television showed pictures of a group of inmates standing on the roof of the prison holding white banners reading "people, help" in the town of Kopeysk near the industrial city of Chelyabinsk in the Urals mountains. ...

JFK's last night recalled as key event for Latinos Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:28 AM PST President John F. Kennedy was supposed to just stop by and wave hello.

McCain says U.N.'s Rice could change his mind over Benghazi Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:14 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain, a vocal opponent of Susan Rice's possible nomination as Secretary of State, said on Sunday that the U.N. ambassador could change his mind after she explained her statements on the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi. "Sure. She can - I'd give everyone the benefit of explaining their position and the actions that they took," McCain said on the "Fox News Sunday" program when asked if Rice could reverse his opposition. "I'd be glad to have the opportunity to discuss these issues with her," he said. ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham Rejects Susan Rice's Self-Defense Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:06 AM PST Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said today he does not believe that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice relied on the most accurate information from the intelligence community when she provided a public explanation for the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya....

Experts say Ireland should clarify abortion laws Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:57 AM PST DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland should allow limited access to abortion by clarifying the conditions under which women can terminate pregnancies, experts have concluded in a report that will fuel a debate which has split the country and led to tensions within the coalition. Abortion was banned in all circumstances in overwhelmingly Catholic Ireland by a 1983 constitutional amendment, but when the ban was challenged in 1992 by a 14-year-old rape victim, the Supreme Court ruled a termination was permitted when the woman's life was at risk, including from suicide. ...

McCain Lightens His Critique of Rice Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:47 AM PST Though he still has many questions, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lightened his critique of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice on Sunday.

'This Week:' Partisan Politicos Lose their Locks for Charity Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:32 AM PST   Bye bye, beautiful hair! With the presidential election long behind them, two of the parties' top flacks joined forces in a show of bald bipartisanship Sunday on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Thanks to a little buzz shear help from ABC News' Jon Karl, Democratic...

Little progress in "fiscal cliff" talks, senior lawmaker says Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:16 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have made little progress in the last 10 days toward a compromise to avoid the harsh tax increases and government spending cuts scheduled for January 1, a senior Democratic senator said on Sunday. The United States is on course to slash its budget deficit nearly in half next year. Closing the gap that quickly, which in Washington is referred to as going over a "fiscal cliff," could easily trigger a recession. "Unfortunately, for the last 10 days, with the House and Congress gone for the Thanksgiving recess ... ...

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