Obama wins payroll tax extension amid House GOP revolt
The agreement preserves a payroll tax cut and benefits for 160 million workers and up to 2 million jobless Americans, while pressuring House Republicans to accept a two month extension. Senate leaders and Republican Mitch McConnell pushed for the deal as Boehner faced Tea Party tensions.
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City considers UDAG loan for MISTIC HVAC overhaul
The airport committee advised the council to approve a UDAG loan for MISTIC to replace a failed HVAC boiler at its building. Total project cost about 148000 dollars with the city funding half and MISTIC paying the other half over 36 months. MISTIC operates a large defense training complex spanning over 150000 acres.
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Roswell-Record.com
Severe winter storm hampers New Mexico travel and rescues
National Weather Service forecasts strong winds in the Rio Grande Valley with gusts to 65 mph and wind chills below zero in central and northern New Mexico. Raton Pass is expected to be difficult to traverse amid continued blizzard conditions that previously killed four people. The National Guard and state crews rescued 32 vehicles buried by snow with drifts up to 10 feet. a Texas family was stranded nearly two days before rescue. Yvonne Higgins remains hospitalized with pneumonia, while her husband and father-in-law plan to retrieve their SUV once conditions improve.
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Texas
Block pleads guilty to felonies and faces late January sentencing
Block has pleaded guilty to felonies including fraudulent use of a state issued credit card and will be sentenced in late January. He resigned from the PRC in October as part of a plea deal and was to complete a drug court program with treatment and random drug testing. The attorney general’s office opposed his release pending sentencing citing high danger of continued drug use.
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Violence surges in Baghdad as Sunni Shiite tensions rise
In Baghdad at least 69 people were killed and nearly 200 wounded in 16 blasts across the city. A car bomb outside a government office killed civilians, while Sunnis fear a power grab as al Maliki moves against Sunni figures amid a broader political crisis.
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Wal-Mart Pulls Formula After Baby Death
Wal-Mart and health officials test a batch of powdered infant formula tied to a Missouri newborn's death from a rare infection. About 3,000 stores nationwide pulled 12.5 ounce cans with lot ZP1K7G while investigations continue.
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