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| John A. Boehner, the speaker of the House, announced on Thursday that Republicans had reached an agreement on the payroll tax cut. |
1. House G.O.P. Leaders Agree to Extension of Payroll Tax Cut
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Republican leaders bowed to intense pressure from members of their party to end a politically damaging impasse, agreeing to accept a two-month extension of a payroll tax holiday.
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| A Libyan rebel in April with a complete SA-7 shoulder-fired missile system. Thousands of the antiaircraft missiles, an older Eastern Bloc model, are believed to be missing. |
2. How to Control Libya Missiles? Buy Them Up
By C. J. CHIVERS
Talks between the United States and Libya are the latest effort to account for thousands of portable antiaircraft missiles missing after rebels overran arms depots.
3. Buzz Over Who's Not in North Korea Picture(s)
By CHOE SANG-HUN
Identifying mourners and absentees in North Korean photographs is one of the few ways for outsiders to make sense of the unfolding succession.
North Korea Warns South to Show 'Respect' for Kim Jong-il
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"Everything with them is, let's sedate the kid instead of trying to solve the problem. They want to dope her up; they want her to sit there like she doesn't exist."
DEBRA STRIGNANO, whose mentally retarded daughter Katie experienced serious side effects after staff members in a New York state group home tripled her dosage of antipsychotic medications.
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/us/politics/senate-republican-leader-suggests-a-payroll-tax-deal.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2
2. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/world/africa/us-seeks-program-to-buy-up-missiles-loose-in-libya.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2
3. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/world/asia/family-intrigue-shadows-north-koreas-secretive-dynasty.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2
2011: The Year in Pictures >> http://www.nytimes.com/
