White House, Boehner trade fresh "fiscal cliff" proposals
WASHINGTON - Negotiations to avert the "fiscal cliff" ahead of a year-end deadline intensified as President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner spoke by phone after exchanging new proposals. Full Article
North Korea launches rocket in defiance of critics
SEOUL - Isolated and impoverished North Korea launched its second long- range rocket of 2012 on Wednesday in what it said was a bid to put a satellite into space.
U.S. recognizes Syrian opposition coalition
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said that the United States now recognizes a newly formed coalition of Syrian opposition groups, a move aimed at pressuring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Full Article
Egypt's army to host unity talks as crisis builds
CAIRO - Egypt's army chief will host national unity talks in an effort to end a growing political and economic crisis in the Arab world's most populous nation. Full Article
Election likely to ease limits on Japan's military
TOKYO - A likely win by Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democrats in this weekend's election will give the former prime minister a second chance to achieve his goal of easing the limits of a pacifist constitution on the military and increasing Japan's global security role. Full Article
HSBC to pay $1.9 billion for money laundering
HSBC has agreed to pay a record $1.92 billion fine to settle a multi-year probe by U.S. prosecutors, who accused Europe's biggest bank of failing to enforce rules designed to prevent the laundering of criminal cash. Full Article
Air Force's secret mini-shuttle blasts off
An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket carrying a small robotic space shuttle lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida for the third flight in a classified military test program. The military is not saying what the vehicle will be doing in orbit. Full Article
Apple leads Wall St to post-vote high
Dec. 11 - Summary of business headlines: Apple rebounds from tax-worry selling; Dollar retailers falling prey to one another; Mobile, social media leading retail season; Delta and Virgin agree to tie-up. Conway G. Gittens reports.
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America’s second chance at global leadership
The United States is at a far more critical juncture of human history than most Americans realize. And it has something unprecedented among the world’s great powers: a second chance to shape the international economic and political system. Commentary
Silvio Berlusconi rises from the dead (again)
Are things worse in Italy than a little over a year ago, when Mario Monti took over as prime minister? They are. And so, with Monti's resignation, Berlusconi may find a way back into power. Commentary
Jeter vs. A-Rod: Looking at athletes' charities
I'd like to see an in-depth report on the most prominent athletes’ charities. Which ones do the most? Which do the least and are mostly for show? Do any of these IRS-sanctioned tax-exempt organizations pay friends or family members inappropriately high salaries? Commentary
In defense of Susan Rice
She is a capable public servant and a serious candidate for the job of secretary of state. The recent criticisms - including the New York Times op-ed piece - are often unfair. Commentary
The game plan for the next Secretary of State
What's Obama to do? If he nominates Susan Rice, he will have an unnecessary fight on his hands. If he nominates John Kerry, it would leave an open Senate spot in Massachusetts. What about a third candidate? What about somebody like Jon Huntsman Jr.? Commentary
D.C.’s clean-energy conundrum
Few issues are now as politically polarizing as the role of government in supporting clean-energy technologies. It pits those who see government playing a role in shaping a new industry against those who support a free-market approach, write Paul Dickerson and Thomas Burton. Commentary
Jihad Jane: The new face of terrorism
Authorities repeatedly described the arrest of Colleen LaRose, known online as Jihad Jane, as a seminal event in the war on terror. But confidential documents and interviews reveal a far less menacing and, in some ways, more preposterous plot than what the government asserted. Full Coverage
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