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December 27, 2012 | | FOILED The United Arab Emirates says it broke up a terrorist cell this week. The oil-rich banking center hadn't been an al Qaeda target before, but that could be changing, reports Eli Lake. BACK TO WORK There are just days left before the country goes over the “Fiscal Cliff,” but lawmakers are headed back to work on Thursday for their last attempts to avoid it. House GOP leaders promised to at least call a vote on anything that the Senate approved. “The House will take … action on whatever the Senate can pass, but the Senate must first act,” the GOP leaders said in a statement. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have not even spoken since before the holiday weekend. Reid is reportedly working with President Obama to craft an alternative package that would let taxes rise on income over $250,000, though the size of the package will depend on so far non-existent negotiations with Senate Republicans. WATCH THIS 3. The Year’s Most Overlooked Films Amid blockbusters like The Avengers and The Hunger Games and cash-cow sequels such as The Dark Knight Rises or the final Twilight film, there was also a plethora of fantastic movies that were, for one reason or another, overlooked by audiences, critics, or both. From the kick-ass action flick Haywire, featuring Channing Tatum and Michael Fassbender, to the heartbreaking coming-of-age film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Daily Beast presents the best movies you may have missed this year. Bad Weather The storms have killed six people since Tuesday, including a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old who died in a car accident in Arkansas. One man in Rayville, Louisiana died when a tree fell on his house. The Indiana Pacers took the rare step of postponing their game against the Chicago Bulls due to the severe weather in Indianapolis. Wind from the storms also caused massive delays at major airports. At one point, Philadelphia International Airport had delays of over four hours – the worst in the country. MY BAD, EGYPT Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi admitted to “mistakes” during the drafting of the country’s new constitution. In a televised address, Morsi said that there had been “mistakes here and there, and I bear responsibility.” He also called the intense disagreements over the constitution, “a healthy phenomenon” and vowed to respect those who voted against it. “This is their right, because Egypt of the revolution – Egypt’s people and its elected president – can never feel annoyed by active patriotic opposition.” He did not promise any specific concessions, but called on opponents to engage in a national dialogue, which one opposition spokesman dismissed as “a dialogue with himself.” | | 
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