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Ireland requests U.S. assistance in case of abortion-related robocalls Dec 21st 2012, 11:00 In the politically charged aftermath of a pregnant woman's death, Ireland's simmering abortion debate exploded into mass demonstrations in Dublin and beyond last month. And in many thousands of homes across the nation, phones began ringing with an urgent message from a man speaking with an Irish lilt. Read full article >> As foreign workers flow to Germany, tensions on both sides Dec 21st 2012, 03:27 TUTTLINGEN, Germany — More than three years into an economic crisis that has threatened to tear Europe apart, one country is still on a hiring spree, and it is pulling away the best and the brightest workers from its neighbors along the way. Read full article >> D.C. house inspires 168 bids in red-hot real estate market Dec 21st 2012, 03:14 It didn't look like a house anyone would pay $400,000 extra for. Several walls inside the gray townhouse with blue trim were streaked with water stains. The first floor was noticeably uneven. And termites had dined in front. Read full article >> NYSE agrees to sell itself to futures exchange ICE Dec 21st 2012, 02:07 The two-century-old New York Stock Exchange agreed to sell itself to a feisty newcomer based in Atlanta for $8.2 billion, a sign of how changing times are squeezing stock exchanges and forcing them to team up with new partners in search of bigger profits. Read full article >> Boehner abandons plan to avoid 'fiscal cliff' Dec 21st 2012, 02:01 House Speaker John A. Boehner threw efforts to avoid the year-end "fiscal cliff" into chaos late Thursday, as he abruptly shuttered the House for the holidays after failing to win support from his fellow Republicans for a plan to let tax rates rise for millionaires. Read full article >> Will Boehner's speakership survive until Plan C? Dec 21st 2012, 01:39 Has there been a House speaker in modern American history with less control over his members than John Boehner? Over the past three days, Boehner has focused all attention on "Plan B": an effort to strengthen his hand in negotiations with President Obama by passing backup legislation that would extend the Bush tax cuts for all income under $1 million. Read full article >>

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