Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Top Three National News

12/20/11

CBS News:

Philippines flood death toll nears 1,000
The number of deaths by the flood in Philippines gets closer to a thousand. Meanwhile the Government of Aquino declares a state of national calamity, and says he will try to avoid this disaster in the future. The UN is concern and offers support to Philippines.

Deadly blizzard paralyzes Great Plains
Fierce winds and snow that caused fatal road accidents and shuttered highways in five states, crawled deeper into the Great Plains early Tuesday, with forecasters warning that pre-holiday travel would be difficult if not impossible across the region.

Boehner and House Republicans to block Senate payroll tax plan

Republicans in the House of Representatives are set to block a Senate proposal to extend a popular tax cut for working Americans for two months on Tuesday, setting up a showdown between House Speaker John Boehner and his own party in the Senate plus President Obama and the Democrats.

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