House leader rejects Senate payroll tax plan - CNN.com

House leader rejects Senate payroll tax plan - CNN.com: "House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday that he opposes the Senate plan to extend the payroll tax cut for two months."

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Oil platform capsizes in Russian Far East, plunging dozens into stormy sea; 4 dead, 49 missing - The Washington Post

Oil platform capsizes in Russian Far East, plunging dozens into stormy sea; 4 dead, 49 missing - The Washington Post: " An oil drilling platform capsized and later sank amid fierce storms off Russia’s east coast Sunday, plunging dozens of workers into the churning, icy waters. Four were confirmed dead and 49 were missing."

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Thousands rally in Russia over fraud-tainted vote - CBS News

Thousands rally in Russia over fraud-tainted vote - CBS News: "housands took to the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg on Sunday, braving strong winds and torrential rains for a second week of protests over Russia's fraud-tainted parliamentary vote."

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Qatar has information Syria will sign peace deal: TV | Reuters

Qatar has information Syria will sign peace deal: TV | Reuters: "Qatar has information that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will sign an Arab peace plan aimed at ending his crackdown on anti-government protests, al-Arabiya television reported on Sunday."

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Vaclav Havel, dissident playwright and former Czech president, dies - The Washington Post

Vaclav Havel, dissident playwright and former Czech president, dies - The Washington Post: "Václav Havel, a Czech writer who was imprisoned by his country's former communist rulers, only to become a symbol of freedom and his nation's first president in the post-communist era, died Sunday morning at his weekened home in the Czech Republic, the Associated Press reports. He was 75."

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Troops beat Cairo protesters, clashes kill 10 - Yahoo! News

Troops beat Cairo protesters, clashes kill 10 - Yahoo! News: "CAIRO (Reuters) - Soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed 10 people and wounded hundreds, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember."

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My Way News - Flash floods kill more than 400 in Philippines

My Way News - Flash floods kill more than 400 in Philippines: "MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Flash floods devastated a southern Philippines region unaccustomed to serious storms, killing more than 400 people while they slept, rousting hundreds of others to their rooftops and turning two coastal cities into muddy, debris-filled waterways that were strewn Saturday with overturned vehicles and toppled trees."

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Reason for rapper Slim Dunkin's slaying remains mystery | ajc.com

Reason for rapper Slim Dunkin's slaying remains mystery  | ajc.com: "Atlanta police are still trying to figure out who gunned down rapper Slim Dunkin in an Atlanta a recording studio Friday afternoon -- and why?"

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Prospect Heights woman burns to death after she was set ablaze in apartment building elevator - NY Daily News

Prospect Heights woman burns to death after she was set ablaze in apartment building elevator - NY Daily News: "A Brooklyn woman was burned alive Saturday when her demonic ex-beau ambushed her inside an elevator, sprayed her with a flammable liquid, set her ablaze and tossed a Molotov cocktail inside, cops and neighbors said."

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My Way News - Pope heads into busy Christmas season tired, weak

My Way News - Pope heads into busy Christmas season tired, weak: "People who have spent time with him recently say they found him weaker than they'd ever seen him, seemingly too tired to engage with what they were saying. He no longer meets individually with visiting bishops. A few weeks ago he started using a moving platform to spare him the long walk down St. Peter's Basilica."

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