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• They say they don't want the middle and working class to bear the brunt of the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts.
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• 3. D.C. ON RECORD PACE FOR FEWEST HOMICIDES
• The number of murders in the nation's capital is on pace to finish lower than 100 for the first time since 1963.
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• 4. EGYPTIANS SET TO PROTEST AGAINST MORSI
• Decrees concerning the judiciary and a new constitution are seen as the latest power grab by the leader of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood.
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• 5. WHAT ISRAELIS THINK ABOUT THE CEASE-FIRE WITH HAMAS
• A poll finds about half believe the government should have continued its military offensive against the Palestinian militants.
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• 6. ALL ABOARD A PARTY TRAIN TO VEGAS
• The long trip from Southern California to Sin City is about to get bigger, better and boozier.
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• 7. 140 CARS AND TRUCKS IN TEXAS HOLIDAY PILEUP
• A big crash in extremely dense fog near Beaumont kills two motorists and sends dozens to hospitals.
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• 8. MEXICO WANTS TO BOOT THE U AND THE S
• Its formal name is "The United Mexican States" and President Felipe Calderon wants to make it simply "Mexico."
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• 9. HALLE BERRY'S EX ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED BATTERY
• The Oscar-winning actress and her model ex-boyfriend have been involved in a custody dispute involving their 4-year-old daughter.
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• 10. JETS CRASH AND BURN AGAINST PATRIOTS
• New England scores a staggering 21 points in 52 seconds en route to a 49-19 blowout of New York
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