Good morning, here are our early stories:
-- It's 'Not Great', But House Is Expected To OK Budget Deal.
-- Baseball Plans To Ban Home Plate Collisions; Good Idea?
-- Mandela's Sign Language Interpreter Says He Had Schizophrenic Episode.
And here are our early headlines:
Senate Republicans Plan Talkathon To Slow Obama Nominations. ( CNN)
Kerry Back In Israel For More Mideast Shuttle Diplomacy. ( VOA)
November Home Foreclosures Fewest In Eight Years. ( Businessweek)
Following India, Australian Court Strikes Down Same Sex Marriage. ( The Australian)
Yahoo Email Returning After Days Of Outage. ( BBC)
Federal Government Closes Dozens Of Bus Companies Over Safety. ( AP)
As China's Smog Increases, Pilots To Master Blind Landings. ( South China Morning Post)
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