Bachmann Tries To Regain Early Iowa Lead

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann once appeared to be the favored Republican presidential candidate in Iowa. But she's been near the bottom of most polls since. Bachmann is making an aggressive push to finish well in next month's Iowa caucuses, and she embarks on a multi-day bus tour of the state Friday.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/12/16/143820306/bachmann-tries-to-regain-early-iowa-lead?ft=1&f=1014

john mccain

Iowa Gov. Branstad On GOP White House Contest: 'It's A Wide Open Race'

Iowa's popular Gov. Terry Branstad hasn't endorsed any of the Republican presidential candidates crisscrossing his state yet. Still, Branstad will eventually be endorsing someone after the Jan. 3 caucuses. As he told All Things Considered co-host Melissa Block Thursday: "I want to work to help unite the party behind the winner of the nomination process."

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/12/15/143790317/iowa-gov-branstad-on-gop-white-house-contest-its-a-wide-open-race?ft=1&f=1014

hamid karzai

60 More Days For Payroll Tax Cuts, Jobless Benefits

Lawmakers moved quickly on Friday to clear legislation avoiding a partial government shutdown threatened for midnight. The legislation would extend Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for two months while requiring President Barack Obama to make a speedy decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline proposed from Canada to Texas.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/12/16/143870219/60-more-days-for-payroll-tax-cuts-jobless-benefits?ft=1&f=1003

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Iraqi Pleads Guilty To Trying To Assist Al-Qaida

Waad Ramadan Alwan had initially claimed he was innocent of terrorism-related charges, but did an abrupt about-face Friday, pleading guilty in a Kentucky courtroom to trying to funnel weapons and cash to al-Qaida operatives in his home country of Iraq.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/12/16/143871017/iraqi-pleads-guilty-to-funneling-weapons-to-al-qaeda?ft=1&f=1003

bill clinton

EPA To Unveil Stricter Rules For Power Plants

The rules, which come two decades after Congress ordered the agency to regulate toxic air pollution, would give power plants nationwide just three more years to slash mercury and other harmful emissions. But some big power plants are angling for more time.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/12/13/143592187/epa-to-unveil-new-rules-for-power-plants?ft=1&f=1007

john mccain