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 December 20, 2011 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSRepublicans in House Reject Deal Extending Payroll Tax CutBy BRIAN KNOWLTONThe House vote also calls for establishing a negotiating committee so the two chambers can resolve their differences, but the Senate has left town for the year. Mass March by Cairo Women in Protest Over Soldiers' AbuseBy DAVID D. KIRKPATRICKThe demonstration that grew by the minute into an extraordinary expression of anger at the treatment of women by the military police. Sunni Leader in Iraq Denies Ordering AssassinationsBy MICHAEL S. SCHMIDTThe political crisis in Iraq deepened on Tuesday, as Tariq al-Hashimi said that Shiite-backed security forces had induced false confessions against him. Son Among Mourners as North Korea's Kim Lies in StateBy CHOE SANG-HUNKim Jong-un, thrust into prominence after his father's sudden death, visited Kim Jong-il lying in a glass casket on Tuesday as the regime rallied to move the country behind its young new leader. ArtsBeat BlogHBO Renews 'Enlightened' But Cancels Three Other ShowsBy DAVE ITZKOFF"Enlightened," which stars Laura Dern as a woman who undergoes a personal reawakening, will get another season on HBO, but "Bored to Death," "Hung" and "How to Make It in America" will not. |
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BUSINESSLooking to Streamline Airport Security ScreeningsBy NICOLA CLARK and JAD MOUAWADWith global air traffic growing about 5 percent a year, industry executives and security experts say a fundamental rethinking of security checkpoints is inevitable. Markets Jump in U.S. and Europe on Hopeful SignsBy CHRISTINE HAUSERStocks and the euro rose on economic data on the housing sector in the United States and brighter signs from the euro zone. Fed Proposes New Capital Rules for BanksBy REUTERSThe plan for capital and liquidity requirements would be introduced in two phases and would not be likely to go beyond international standards. DealBookDeutsche Telekom Ponders a New Deal for T-MobileBy KEVIN J. O'BRIENThe firm could seek an American partner like Sprint Nextel or the Dish Network Corporation to merge with T-Mobile USA following the collapse of its sale to AT&T. Japan Picks Lockheed to Build Its Next Fighter JetBy HIROKO TABUCHIThe decision by Japan to choose Lockheed Martin's F-35 jet as its next main fighter reflected a desire to tighten its ties with the United States in the face of concerns over China and North Korea. |
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