• John Fugelsang joins us from the New York Bureau at 9am ET / 6am PT for the holiday edition of Fridays With Fugelsang

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• House Speaker John Boehner announced Thursday that he had agreed with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on a two-month extension of a package including a payroll tax cut and an extension of unemployment benefits.

• Former President George H.W. Bush backs Mitt Romney for president, the Houston Chronicle reported on Thursday, an important boost for Romney from the Republican establishment less than two weeks before the Iowa caucuses.

• A new spot from a pro-Mitt Romney Super PAC starts with the simple question: “Know what makes Barack Obama happy?” The answer: “Newt Gingrich’s baggage.” In the ad, luggage bearing the names of the former speaker’s past liabilities then spills out onto an airline baggage carousel.

• A series of strong earthquakes struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, rattling buildings, sending goods tumbling from shelves and prompting terrified holiday shoppers to flee into the streets.