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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: • 1. BRITISH BANK TO PAY RECORD FINE • HSBC's agreement to pay $1.9 billion is the biggest ever in a case involving a bank. • • 2. WHY AMERICANS ARE AFRAID OF THE 'FISCAL CLIFF' • Voters tell the AP they have tough financial problems and have no confidence that Washington can reach a deal. •
• 3. CLASHES EXPECTED IN CAIRO • Supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist leader planned to stage rival mass rallies ahead of a vote on a constitution that has polarized the nation. • • 4. MORSI LOOKS MORE AND MORE LIKE A DICTATOR • Some say it should come as no surprise: heavy-handed rule has a history in Egypt and in the region. • • 5. MEXICO PRESIDENT NOT BACKING DOWN FROM WAR ON DRUGS • Enrique Pena Nieto tells The AP's Katherine Corcoran that legalization of marijuana in two U.S. states won't keep him from prosecuting it in Mexico. • • 6. WHY INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING AT THE OWNER OF JENNI RIVERA'S PLANE • The Las Vegas company was involved in a federal drug investigation before the plane crash that killed the singer in Mexico. • • 7. SCALIA REBUTS CRITICS WHO SAYS HE IS ANTI-GAY • The Supreme Court justice says legislative bodies can ban what they believe to be immoral when asked about his rulings on sodomy laws. • • 8. ANOTHER JUSTICE SHARES PERSONAL SIDE • Sonia Sotomayor says her fear of dying young from diabetes kept her from hav