Obama Urges Republicans to Pass Payroll Tax Cut

Monday, December 05, 2011 TOP STORIES 1 Obama Urges Republicans to Pass Payroll Tax Cut Suggesting Republicans are hypocritical for saying they won't raise taxes but refuse to cooperate on a payroll tax holiday extension, President Obama warned Monday that 160 million people will see an increase in their taxes on Jan. 1 unless Republicans agree to a compromise. 2 U.S. Military Sources: Iran Has Missing U.S. Drone 3 What Are the Most Dangerous Shows Your Kids Are Watching Without You? 4 Recent Charges of Sexual Abuse of Children in Hollywood Just Tip of Iceberg, Experts Say 5 Authorities: Body Found in Search for Missing 7-Year-Old Georgia Girl TOP VIDEOS 1 Obama: Extending Payroll Tax Cut Is Right Thing to Do President speaks on negotiations with Congress 2 Media Taking Ron Paul Seriously? 3 Learning to Forgive 4 Top Secret Stealth Drone Captured By Iran 5 Rudolph the Bullied Reindeer? FOX News Newsletters Just one click to sign up. FoxNews Breaking News Alerts Get alerted the moment major business or economic news breaks! View All Newsletters » This e-mail is never sent unsolicited; you received it because you subscribed to receive updates from foxnews.com Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Unsubscribe from all Newsletters Advertise with foxnews.com | Download the Fox News Community Toolbar Copyright ©2010. All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy Fox News Network, LLC 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.

Reuters Health Report

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Good evening LATEST NEWS Chocolate helps you grow? EU sifts the evidence BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Union committee approved more than 200 health claims Monday for use on food products, which could offer a competitive advantage to companies seeking to target health-conscious EU consumers. | Full Article Insight: Stem cell therapy poised to come in from the cold December 05, 2011 08:09 AM ET (Reuters) - A rogue surgeon injects stem cells from a fetus into a sick man's brain. The cells morph and form body parts. When the man dies, the pathologist finds cartilage, skin and bone clumped in his brain. | Full Article Special report: The legacy of Romney's healthcare Rx December 05, 2011 05:33 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - For many years, Rebeccah Pearson, a retail store manager in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was among the state residents who had to forego medical insurance. "It was pretty much pay rent and eat, or go to the doctor. I chose the rent and food," she recalls. "I would have to save up for two months before going to the doctor because it was ridiculously expensive." | Full Article Study finds how child abuse changes the brain December 05, 2011 12:03 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, scientists said on Monday. | Full Article Extreme preemies show mental deficits as adults December 05, 2011 04:32 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who were born very prematurely, but without any serious brain impairments, may still not be as mentally sharp as their peers, a small study published Monday suggests. | Full Article US TOP NEWS S&P warns of broad euro zone downgrade over debt crisis December 05, 2011 05:30 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's on Monday warned it may carry out an unprecedented mass downgrade of euro zone countries if EU leaders fail to reach an agreement on how to solve the region's debt crisis in a summit later this week. | Full Article Franco-German budget plan demands EU treaty change December 05, 2011 05:28 PM ET PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of France and Germany agreed a master plan on Monday for imposing budget discipline across the euro zone, saying the EU's basic treaty will need to be changed in the search for a sweeping solution to its debt crisis. | Full Article November service sector cools, factory orders fall December 05, 2011 03:30 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Growth in the U.S. service sector eased last month, and new orders for factory goods fell in October, tempering recent optimism that the U.S. economy may be poised for a more vigorous rebound. | Full Article U.S. Postal Service seeks to end next-day mail December 05, 2011 04:17 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service on Monday moved forward with plans to end next-day delivery of letters, postcards and other First Class mail. | Full Article Analysis: "Cold War" with Iran heats up across Mideast December 05, 2011 03:09 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Worries of Israel striking Iran might or might not be overblown but across the region the largely hidden "cold war" between Tehran and its enemies is escalating fast, bringing with it wider risk of conflict. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St up but warning on Europe chills rally Fed must act now to boost economy, Evans says Lehman hearing may herald end of 3-year bankruptcy Japan's Olympus faces moment of truth in accounting Exclusive: Apple vs. Samsung ruling divulges secret details RELATED VIDEO Obama: U.S. needs payroll tax cut, recovery fragile At least 22 killed in Iraq blasts Funerals continue as Syria TV airs military exercises A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Protester shaves year-old beard with new Belgian government Full Article App helps viewers shop while watching TV - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend

Dear Prudence: The Therapist Has Two Faces

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Dear Prudence The Therapist Has Two Faces Dear Prudence advises a protégé whose mentor makes fun of clients behind their backs—in a live chat at Washingtonpost.com. By Emily Yoffe Posted Monday, Dec 05, 2011, at 08:37 PM ET Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of this week's chat is below. (Sign up here to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie's Slate columns here. Send questions to Prudence at prudence@slate.com.) Emily Yoffe: Good afternoon, everyone. I look forward to your questions. Q. Bad Counselor: I started my first job as a counselor recently. My mentor is an experienced, middle-aged counselor who is well-recognized in our area as one of the best family counselors. I thought it was an absolute privilege to learn from her. But the more time I spend with her, the more uncomfortable I feel. She is outwardly a kind, thoughtful, empathic counselor who knows what to say at the right time. Her office is full of gifts and cards from grateful clients who feel as though they finally met a nonjudgmental person to guide them through their difficulties. But when they aren't there, she turns into a different person. I've heard her on the phone with a client whose child died suddenly. She listened to him intently and said all the kind, supportive words—but she was looking at my direction rolling her eyes. When she got off the phone she mimicked the client's distress and called him a "chronic whinger." She has derogatory nicknames for most of her clients. On Fridays when we all have staff lunch, she makes fun of ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Nancy Pelosi Hints That She Has "Thousands of Pages" of Dirt on Gingrich The Terrifying Phone Software That's Tracking Your Movements and Logging Your Keystrokes The Broncos' Stunning Victory Over the Vikings Is Shaking My Non-Belief in God	Advertisement
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Moneybox: Borrow. Borrow. And Borrow Some More.

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Moneybox Borrow. Borrow. And Borrow Some More. The Republican and Democrats both have dumb plans to fund the payroll tax cut. This is what they should do instead. By Matthew Yglesias Posted Monday, Dec 05, 2011, at 08:39 PM ET On occasion when I feel like getting upset at someone, I scroll over to the website of the U.S. Treasury Department and check its Daily Real Yield Curve page. This vital economic resource is obscure to the average American, which is understandable, but also apparently unknown to the president of the United States and members of Congress of both parties. It says something, after all, that's slightly shocking. As of Dec. 2, the inflation-adjusted interest rate financial markets are charging the federal government for a five-year loan is negative. For a seven-year loan? Negative. For a 10-year loan? Zero. In other words, investors are currently willing to lend the U.S. government money, and then in return get back less money (in inflation-adjusted returns) five or seven years later. At 10 years, we'd be repaying exactly what we put in. Consider this as you look at the congressional fight about how to pay for an extension of temporary payroll tax cuts that both parties in principle agree should be extended. Republicans want to pay for the extension with reductions in government spending, holding the short-term needs of the fragile labor market hostage to their larger ideological agenda. Democrats propose paying for the extensions with a temporary tax on incomes of over $1 million, hoping the GOP will object and thus permit the president to castigate his opponents as taxing the middle class to benefit millionaires. Democrats on the Hill and in the administration have conveyed to me ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Nancy Pelosi Hints That She Has "Thousands of Pages" of Dirt on Gingrich The Terrifying Phone Software That's Tracking Your Movements and Logging Your Keystrokes The Broncos' Stunning Victory Over the Vikings Is Shaking My Non-Belief in God	Advertisement
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