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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said that talks with President Barack Obama toward resolving the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled for the beginning of next year continued to stall.
While officials on Friday mulled what to do with a whale carcass rotting on a beach in ritzy Malibu, Calif., some locals were worried it might attract some unwanted visitors: sharks.
South Korean sensation PSY has apologized for graphic anti-American statements he made in 2002 and 2004, with the apology coming just days before he is scheduled to perform at the taping of the "Christmas in Washington" concert, which will be attended by President Barack Obama.