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More fiscal clashes loom as new Congress opens

More fiscal clashes loom as new Congress opens
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among them, in an intensely partisan and crisis-driven era of divided government. "The American dream is in peril," said House

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
By BEN HUBBARD and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
By BEN HUBBARD and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
By BEN HUBBARD and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
By BEN HUBBARD and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
By BEN HUBBARD and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
By BEN HUBBARD and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
By BEN HUBBARD and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events

Boehner agrees to Sandy aid vote on Friday

Boehner agrees to Sandy aid vote on Friday
By ANDREW MIGA and LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery. The speaker will schedule a vote Friday for $9 billion for the national flood

Boehner agrees to Sandy aid vote on Friday

Boehner agrees to Sandy aid vote on Friday
By ANDREW MIGA and LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery. The speaker will schedule a vote Friday for $9 billion for the national flood