NPR 2011-12-23

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Even the senate top republican Majority leader Mitch McConnell is telling the House GOP to move on short-term extension. But speaker John Boehner isn't budget.

 

2-month extension when we perpetuate², the uncertainty³ that too many employers abrupt⁴ have in dealing⁵ with economy, what's coming out of Washington.

 

Democrats⁶ say the House GOP’s billing includes several difficult issues that take more time to resolve including cut of unemployment benefit and wick environmental regulation .The current payroll tax cut is expired December 31.

 

Former President George H.W Bush says he is informally endorsing⁷ Mitt⁸ Romney. The republican presidential candidate is currently trying to knell⁹ down votes in New Hampshire with a bus to across the state. As NPR reports, the primary there is less than 3 weeks away.

 

Romney has given informal remark most stop on his bus trip. But he spends more of his time interacting with locals. During sort of retire politic¹⁰ that’s virtually required to New Hampshire primary.

 

We want to make sure shaking hands everybody here because this is what I was told. Let’s shake your hands, you want to bump, so I 'm going to shake hands. If you want to get picture, I would do that, too.

 

At agriculture supply store in Lancaster, he chatted with motor about amount of milk aderi cow can produce. Romney lost this state to John four years ago. The 3-day bus trip campaign wave ensuring that doesn't happen again.NPR redom ,New Hampshire

 

The Italian Senate has approved Prime Minister Mario Monti’s package of tough austerity measures. Five weeks after he replaced the controversial Silvio Berlusconi. As NPR reports the budget cut in tax hike are ending with the stock market confident of Europe 3rd largest economy. The package passed islue with 257 eyes to 51 laze cast mostly by opposition¹¹ Northern League before the vote ,Monti told the Senate his technocrat¹² government has pushed through the measure as fast as possible due to untenable level of Italy borrowing cost. Monti says Italy can now hold its head high in Europe and he added after addressing Italy massive debt 120% of country's GDP. The government will turn its attention to country's other major economic burden a decade close to zone growth. And Mont repeated what he has said several times in recent weeks. European policy must address growth as well as cutting debts,NPR news ,Rome.

 

An hour before the close on wall street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 49 points at 12156.The NASDAQ was up 19points ,at 2597 ,S&P was up 10 .This is NPR.

 

Explosions in Baghdad are continuing through the evening following day a-15 apparent coordinated¹³ bombing cross the city. At least 69 people are dead. Violence coincides with departure of last US troops from Iraq.

 

The government in Pennsylvania has signed a law requiring tough regulation of state abortion¹⁴ clinics. As NPR Joe reports critics worry new law may limit access to safe abortion. Governor Tom Corbett signed a law almost a year after Grand Jury reports described long list on senatorial and criminal protest as Philadelphia abortion clinics run by Kermit Gosnell now. Supporters say the law will protect women's health by holding abortion providers in Pennsylvania to same standard as outpatient surgical¹⁵ facilities. They require abortion providers have elevator and larger operating rooms and drive the way to comida in Ambulance. Opponents say that would make it more expensive for abortion providers to continue operation which in turn can make it more difficult for woman to get a safe and legal abortion. Opponents say better enforcement of existing law would be enough to shut down Gosnell clinics. Joe ,NPR news.

 

South Caronia is being prohibited from its forcing part of tough new immigration law. It is said to take effect on January 1th.But US district court judge today ruled the federal government has exclusive the constitutional authority to regulate immigration among the prevention that blocked requirement of police check the immigration status, people they pull over face back of their country illegally. The Judge is also suspending all hearing in case until US Supreme¹⁶ Court rules on the similar law in Arizona.

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