House Republicans retreat on payroll tax
Top US Republican John Boehner bows to pressure from within and outside his party to accept a short-term extension of a tax cut for American workers.
Multiple Iraq blasts kill dozens
A wave of apparently co-ordinated bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kills at least 68 people and injure scores, officials say.
Pentagon admits Pakistan air strike errors
The US military admits bearing significant responsibility for last month's air strike on the Afghan border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
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