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January 03, 2013 | | POLITICAL DISCOURSE 1. Boehner Said What?! The House Speaker's four-letter blast at the Senate majority leader is the latest ugly twist in the nasty back-and-forth between warring Washington pols. The Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove on the decline of Capitol Hill civility. Read it at The Daily Beast IT'S OVER? 2. Obama Signs Fiscal-Cliff Deal It's over, right? President Obama on Wednesday signed the legislation that will avert the so-called fiscal cliff, the end results of a high-stakes deal that will raise taxes on Americans making more than $450,000 a year. Obama, who rejoined his family on vacation in Hawaii, ordered that the official copy of the legislation be signed via autopen. The Senate approved the legislation in the predawn hours of New Year's Day, 89–8, and the House followed suit the same day, voting 257–167 in favor of the deal. The legislation avoids a series of draconian spending cuts and tax hikes that were set to go into effect on Jan. 1. Read it at Politico CLASS OF 2013 3. Finally, a Do-Something Congress The 113th Congress will be sworn in on Thursday, and there's reason to hope that Capitol Hill's new lawmakers—more diverse and solution-oriented than their do-nothing predecessors—will go beyond politics and work together to benefit America, says The Daily Beast's John Avlon. Plus, Howard Kurtz on why the 112th Congress was the worst ever. Read it at The Daily Beast ROAD TO RECOVERY 4. Hillary Released From Hospital If we can speculate about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's personality, she was probably itching to get back to work. After being admitted for a blood clot in her head Sunday, Secretary Clinton was discharged from New York-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital Wednesday evening, and escorted by her husband and daughter. "Her medical team advised her that she is making good progress on all fronts, and they are confident she will make a full recovery," the State Department said. Chelsea even tweeted her joy: "Grateful my Mom discharged from the hospital & is heading home. Even more grateful her medical team confident she'll make a full recovery." Read it at The New York Times HIT LIST 5. Drone Kills Top Pakistani Militant Pakistani militant Mullah Nazir has been killed by an American drone strike, Pakistani officials said on Thursday. The leader of one of four major militant factions in Pakistan, Nazir had been credited with sending fighters to back the Taliban over the border to Afghanistan to fight Americans. While considered a dangerous to Americans, he was seen by Pakistan as an important to keeping peace in the region—and his death could have serious consequences on the already fraught U.S.-Pakistani relations. Four others were reportedly killed in the attack in South Waziristan, including Nazir's deputy, Ratta Khan. Read it at BBC News  
JUSTICE
Indian Victim's Dad: Hang the Rapists
Five adults charged with murder and rape. ATTACK
Drunken Gunman Kills Three
In Swiss village. LATTES FOR ALL
Starbucks to Open in Vietnam
In Ho Chi Min City. STRANGER THAN FICTION
Hollywood to Take on Hillary?
Script called 'Rodham' about 20-something Clinton. BIEBS 4 CHANGE
Bieber Calls for Paparazzi Crackdown
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