Wednesday,  December 12, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 147 • 35 of 37 •  Other Editions

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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.
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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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