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flying and make a few extra bucks along the way: fancy new cocktails, craft beers and elegant wines. • The drinks advertised in the back of in-flight magazines -- or on sleek seatback touchscreens -- are starting to resemble those at the hottest nightclubs. • -- Virgin America offers "Grandma's Coffee," an iced cappuccino with Jack Daniels whiskey for $9. Its beer selection includes San Francisco-based 21st Amendment and Black Star from Whitefish, Mont. Both cost $7. A Bud Light is $6. • -- US Airways has partnered with mixer company Stirrings to sell mojitos and cosmos for $8 each. • -- Delta offers the "Sky Breeze," which is vodka, Fresca and a splash of cranberry-apple juice over ice for $7. It also sells small batch bourbon from Woodford Reserve for $7. • ___
Congress aims to prod NFL, union to move forward on HGH test nearly 2 seasons after agreement
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Back in August 2011, the NFL and the players' union signed off on a new labor deal that set the stage for the league to test for human growth hormone, perhaps as soon as a month later. • Nearly two full seasons now have gone by and nothing's happened. • The NFL Players Association won't concede the validity of a test that's used by Olympic sports and Major League Baseball, and the sides haven't been able to agree on a scientist to help resolve that impasse. • Cue Congress. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday to take a look at the science behind tests for HGH. • It's a substance that is hard to detect and believed to be used by athletes for a variety of benefits, whether real or only perceived -- such as increasing speed or improving vision.
Today in History The Associated Press
• Today is Wednesday, Dec. 12, the 347th day of 2012. There are 19 days left in the year. • • Today's Highlight in History: • On Dec. 12, 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
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