Obama tells Boehner two month tax cut is only option
President Obama urged House Speaker Boehner to back a two month stopgap to avoid a payroll tax hike and keep talks alive for a broader deal next year. Boehner demanded a full year extension, Senate Republicans and White House clashed over the path forward as payroll taxes threaten workers and unemployment benefits.
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Abused women in Joplin struggle for housing after tornado
In Joplin after the May 22 tornado that killed 161, abuse survivors face housing gaps as shelters fill, rental stock shrinks, and legal aid reports a spike in domestic violence cases. Women linger in shelters, some return to abusive partners, and trauma rises with the holiday season.
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Syrian village siege kills 100 in hours long attack
Beirut reports government forces surrounded a restive Syrian village trapping residents and killing over 100 in a hours long barrage of rockets tanks bombs and gunfire. The toll lifted Syria’s two day death count above 200 amid a nine month uprising against Bashar al Assad as the White House urged his step down.
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