Manufacturing expands at fastest pace since June
U S factories grew in November at 52.7, up from 50.8, marking 28 straight months of expansion per the Institute for Supply Management. Factories added workers, but more slowly than the prior month. In politics, Republicans and Democrats clash over extending Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits through 2012 with disputes over pay-for measures and federal payroll policies.
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Congress
NORAD Tracks Santa App Lets Kids Track St Nick
NORAD uses the Tracks Santa app to count down Santa’s takeoff on Christmas Eve with Elf Toss games and ongoing location information by phone and online. The program set records last year with over 7,000 emails and 80,000 calls, some answered by Michelle Obama.
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Obama pledges HIV drug access push at World AIDS Day
President Obama announced a plan to help 6 million people in hard hit countries gain access to antiretroviral drugs by end of 2013, expanding a prior goal by 2 million and boosting U.S. HIV treatment spending by 50 million dollars. Former Presidents Bush and Clinton joined via satellite.
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Barack Obama
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Sarkozy calls for treaty to save euro in Europe push
Sarkozy and Merkel push for a broad treaty to refound Europe and enforce tighter convergence to protect the euro from a debt crisis. The leaders plan to meet in Paris ahead of a key EU summit as ECB signals bolder steps to calm markets.
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California winds topple trees in decade's strongest storm
In Pasadena and across the West powerful winds gusting to 123 mph toppled trees and cut power to hundreds of thousands. A 9 year old and siblings watched a giant tree fall near their home as the storm's pressure clash roared through the region. National Weather Service calls it a once in a decade event with more gusts and warnings across several states.
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Clinton urges Myanmar reform during Suu Kyi meeting
Hillary Clinton dined with Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon and pressed Myanmar’s civilian leadership to broaden reforms, including more political prisoner releases, to improve ties with the United States. She warned incentives could be withdrawn if reforms stall.
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U N says Syria tipped into civil war with 4000 dead
U N High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay declared Syria in civil war after more than 4000 deaths and growing defections from the army. She warned regional powers could be drawn in as the conflict continues.
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Apple juice health risks rise from calories not arsenic
Nutrition experts warn the main danger of apple juice is its high calories and sugar, not arsenic. The American Academy of Pediatrics notes juice offers little nutritional benefit for infants and no advantage over whole fruit for older kids.
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