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Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days out from the end of the year, lawmakers appeared to have made little progress toward devising a compromise to keep the nation from going over the so-called fiscal cliff at the start of 2013. All eyes were on the Democratic and Republican

Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days out from the end of the year, lawmakers appeared to have made little progress toward devising a compromise to keep the nation from going over the so-called fiscal cliff at the start of 2013. All eyes were on the Democratic and Republican

APNewsBreak: Sen. Crapo won't fight DUI charge

By JOSH LEDERMAN and JOHN MILLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo, the Idaho Republican arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, doesn't plan to fight the charges when he appears in court in January, a spokesman said Friday. Meanwhile, results from a secondary blood

Mexico finds smuggling tunnel near US border

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities have discovered a sophisticated smuggling tunnel equipped with electricity and ventilation not far from the Nogales port of entry into Arizona, U.S. and Mexican officials said Friday. The Mexican army said the tunnel was