House GOP moves to reject Senate payroll tax plan
Washington AP Republicans in the House plan to shelve a bipartisan two month extension of the Social Security payroll tax cut cleared by the Senate. They demand talks in a conference committee with the Senate while jobless benefits for about 1.8 million people loom. The Senate and House duel over extending expiring measures with negotiations stalled before December 31.
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House
Capitol
Barack Obama
Ple
Congress
Democrats Face Tough Road in GOP Redistricting Plan
In Harrisburg AP reports a Republican drawn map for Pennsylvania U.S. House districts could hinder Democratic gains, removing a southwestern seat and shifting Scranton and Wilkes Barre voters into districts where defeating GOP incumbents is harder, while eastern districts dig into central Pennsylvania to gain conservative voters.
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U.S
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Bus slides into ditch near High Hill Road
A Wilmington Area School District bus slid into a ditch in Pulaski Township while turning around on Oakhill Lane near the Leroy McFall farm. Ten students were checked and transferred to another bus. no injuries were reported. Leroy McFall pulled the bus free with a backhoe. The driver, employed by Watson Transport in Hermitage, remains unnamed.
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Oakhill Lane
Leroy McFall
High Hill Road
Melissa McFall
Gary Church
Snowstorm halts pre holiday travel in Great Plains
Severe winter storm across the Great Plains triggers white out conditions and travel hazards. In western Kansas about 10 inches of snow fell with high winds. I 40 near Texas Panhandle and eastern New Mexico report closures. At least six deaths linked to the storm include a prison van crash in Colorado and a fatal collision in New Mexico.
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Texas Panhandle
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Colorado
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