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U.S. Concedes Error, but Says Pakistan Fired First at Border
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Mistakes by both American and Pakistani forces led to airstrikes against Pakistani border posts that killed 26 Pakistani Army soldiers last month, according to the findings of a United States military investigation. >> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/world/asia/pakistan-and-us-share-blame-in-strike-on-border-posts.html?_r=1&nl=afternoonupdate&emc=aua2
Senate G.O.P. Chief Weighs In With Plan for Payroll Tax Deal
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and JACKIE CALMES
SenatorMitch McConnell proposed that the House pass an extension while Senate Democrats commit to forming a negotiating committee to reach a long-term agreement. >> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/politics/senate-republican-leader-suggests-a-payroll-tax-deal.html?nl=afternoonupdate&emc=aua2
Iraqi security forces inspected the damage caused by a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Karada neighborhood on Thursday. |
Explosions Rock Baghdad Amid Iraqi Political Crisis
By JACK HEALY, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT AND TIM ARANGO
A series of explosions shook Baghdad early Thursday, killing at least 63 a day after Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq threatened to abandon a power-sharing government created a year ago. "--- It was Baghdad’s deadliest day in more than a year ---" >> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/world/middleeast/explosions-rock-baghdad-amid-iraqi-political-crisis.html?nl=afternoonupdate&emc=aua2
Family Intrigue Shadows North Korea's Secretive Dynasty
By CHOE SANG-HUN
Experts said the way in which the country choreographs the mourning of Kim Jong-il could give early insight into the regime's new power structure. >> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/world/asia/family-intrigue-shadows-north-koreas-secretive-dynasty.html?nl=afternoonupdate&emc=aua2
New Newt's Biggest Rival May Be Old Newt
By TRIP GABRIEL
Those closest to him say Newt Gingrich's late-life maturity and mellowness help explain how he has avoided the self-destructiveness that undermined him in the past. >> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/politics/new-newts-biggest-rival-may-be-old-newt.html?nl=afternoonupdate&emc=aua2
The Caucus: Christmas May Offer Respite for Gingrich