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22 December 2011 Last updated at 19:15 ET

House Republicans retreat on payroll taxSpeaker of the House John Boehner on Capitol Hill on 22 December 2011

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.


Funerals of 24 soldiers in Peshawar, Pakistan, on 27 November 2011US admits Pakistan strike mistakes

The US military admits bearing significant responsibility for last month's air strike on the Afghan border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

Bradley Manning is escorted from court at Fort Meade, Maryland, on 21 December 2011Lawyers wrap up Manning hearing

A hearing to decide whether to send Bradley Manning to court-martial for leaking US government files to anti-secrecy website Wikileaks ends in Maryland.

Mark Mardell Article written by Mark Mardell Mark Mardell North America editor

In court with Bradley Manning

The BBC's Mark Mardell reports from the pre-trial hearing of Private Bradley Manning, accused of leaking government secrets to Wikileaks.

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Katty Kay Article written by Katty Kay Katty Kay Washington Correspondent, BBC World News America

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