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'Cliff' talks: White House waiting on GOP move

By By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have to stop using "political math" and say how much they are willing to raise tax rates on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans and then specify the spending cuts they want, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said in an interview

Syrian warplanes strike rebels in Damascus suburbs

By By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian warplanes and artillery blasted parts of the capital Damascus and its rebellious suburbs on Sunday, part of what activists described as intense fighting as rebels try to push their way into the center of President Bashar Assad's power

Police: Hero instructor fought son in arrow attack

By By MEAD GRUVERAssociated Press CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Gravely wounded by an arrow fired into his head, a Wyoming college instructor still managed to wrestle with his 25-year-old son who carried out the attack and give his students time to flee the classroom, say police who hailed the actions as

US-Afghan base attacked in eastern Afghanistan

By By RAHIM FAIEZ and HEIDI VOGTAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban suicide bombers attacked a joint U.S.-Afghan air base in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, detonating explosives at the gate and sparking a gunbattle that lasted at least two hours with American helicopters