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Obama to Ask for $1.2 Trillion Debt Ceiling Increase

The Obama administration plans to seek an increase in the nation's borrowing power, less than half a year after a debt ceiling debate cost the U.S. its stellar credit rating and brought government to a dead halt.

39 Dead in Nigeria Christmas Day Bomb Attacks, Boko Haram Claims Responsibility

Boko Haram Claim Responsibility for Christmas Day Bombings
At least 39 people are reported dead in Nigeria after a series of church bombings during holiday services and one suicide bomber attack by Muslim extremists left a horrifying mark on Christmas Day. As world leaders condemn the attacks, Nigerians ask why President Jonathon failed to prevent them, with some youths rioting and setting up burning barricades in the street.
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Lawmakers Strike Payroll Tax Deal

House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday caved in to a growing chorus of criticism from both within and outside his Republican party and agreed to a short-term deal to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans.
Speaker of the House John Boehner applauds as President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress about jobs creation.

Payroll Tax Cut Rejection Could Cost $1,000: People Say that is ‘Big Money’ for Them

Following the House of Representatives' rejection of legislation to extend the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for two months, on Tuesday the White House took to social media asking people to comment on what the rejection meant to them. For an average taxpayer earning $50,000 a year, terminating the tax cuts could mean an extra $1000 in Social Security tax from Jan. 1, 2012. When broken down that is about $40 for a pay period of two weeks.
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Democrats seek victory in payroll tax cut fight

With House of Representatives Republicans under attack from friends and foes, Democrats held out for victory in a fight over extending a payroll tax cut for millions of workers that is set to expire at year's end.
President Barack Obama needs several factors to break his way to improve his chance for re-election in 2012 -- the most important of which is U.S. job growth.

Obama Dials Up Boehner, Calls for Payroll Tax Cut Deal

President Barack Obama tried to budge a Congress currently deadlocked over how to bridge a divide between Senate and House plans for extending the payroll tax cut, with both sides seemingly stubborn in ceding middle ground.
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Dressed in Black, Did Kate Middleton Remind You of Diana?

Kate Middleton or, if one was to be official - Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge - exuded elegance and style, as she attended a military awards ceremony, The Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards at the Imperial War Museum in central London, on Monday. The resemblance to Princess Diana was, in many ways, striking.
U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured alongside a tax law count down clock in the White House Briefing Room

Obama Ready for Showdown, Demands House Extend Tax Cut

President Barack Obama demanded Tuesday that House Republicans pass a short-term extension of a payroll tax cut, showing an unwillingness to back down in a fight that could result in higher taxes for 160 million Americans.
Newt Gingrich

Gingrich Wins Tea Party Straw Poll, Edging Out Bachmann

Newt Gingrich won the Tea Party Patriots straw poll on Monday, edging out Michele Bachmann and beating Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum by a large margin. It was a good sign for his campaign in the wake of fading support in national polls.
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White House Christmas Tree 2011: First Family Trees Over the Years [PHOTOS]

The 2011 White House Christmas tree, decorated in cards from the children of U.S. military members and medals from veterans by the family of President Obama, marks nearly 150 years of First Family trees celebrated over the years. View the slideshow to see photos of White House Christmas trees over the years.
Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il Dies: Global Reaction

The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il from a heart attack over the weekend has prompted an avalanche of reaction from around the globe.
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Why NDAA 2012 is Against the Spirit of U.S Human Rights?

President Barack Obama's backtracking from his earlier stand to veto the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has put Americans under the risk of losing their human rights. The Senate and Congress have already passed the bill and Obama now seems ready to sign a piece of legislature that could become a draconian piece of legislature making U.S. citizens vulnerable to legal abuse.
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Payroll Tax Free for All

The Senate-passed bill is a two-month extension of the 2 percent payroll tax holiday, federal support of unemployment benefits and an extension of expiring Medicare provisions.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney

Romney Still Getting Millions from Bain Capital: Report

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney receives millions of dollars a year in a retirement agreement with Bain Capital, nearly 13 years after he left the private equity firm he helped start, the New York Times reported Monday.

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