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 President Obama is praising a senate agreement passed this morning to extend the social security payroll 1 tax cut into the new year.As NPR S.H reports the short term agreement merely sets the stage from another tax showdown in early 2012.The tax cut approved by the senate is not as big as the one the president asked for and it lasted for just two month.Still,Mr Obama says that's better than the alternative.A tax increased for 160000 working Americans if the senate have refused to act.I wanna thank them for ensuring as we head into the holiday folks at home, don't have to worry about the tax is going up.Mr Obama says he expects lawmakers will eventually ok a tax cut for the full year.The senate bill also requires the administration to give expedited review to a controversial oil pipe plan,something the white house hopes to put off until after next year election.S.H,NPR news,the white house.

 
A typhoon struck the southern Philippines last night,triggering flash flood and landslides 2.Official says at last 400 people were killed.They worried that figure is likely to rise because more people are missing.Entire village were swept into the sea while people were sleeping.Thousands of people have been forced from their homes.Rescue efforts are being hampered 3 by flooded roads and a lack of electricity.
 
The US withdrawn 4 continues in Irap as only a few thousand troops remain in the country.NPR Sean C reports.At a small ceremony in Bagdad on Saturday native Iraqi official thanked and praised each other.Iraqi general B.B also express the sense of regret,he says everyone wanna continue the mission that has train thousands of Iraqis.Lieutenant 5 general R.C is an outgoing commander of nato training mission in Iraq.We fully 6 understand the reasons why the mission is unable to remain in the form that it is now.General C says the Iraqi leadership invited Nato to stay in another two years,but as with the US forces, Iraq's parliament was not granted a munity to Nato trainer to stay pass 2011.As a result,all 120 NATO personnel in Iraq will leave before the end of the year.Sean C,NPR news,Bagdad.
 
A hearing is underway at Fort Meade in Maryland to determine if there is enough evidence to try Bradley Manning for revealing government secrets. The army intelligence specialist is accused of giving hundreds of thousands of government documents to wiki leaks.
 
Russians are demonstrating again this weekend.They are claiming fraud in the parliamental elections held eariler this month.The turnout in Moscow is much smaller this week with protestors numbering in a hundredth followed by tens of thousands.They are calling for a new election,citing reports from local and international observers of irregularities and outright 7 fraud.
 
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It was on this day one year ago that a vegetable seller set himself on fire in the town in southern T~.His anti-government protest ignited what's been called  the Arab spring for o~ reports the occasion is being marked with the visit from T~'s the new president.Over 10000 T~ thronged 8 the street in the provincial 9 town of city B~ Saturday morning to mark one year anniversary of M.Bz in south of Malaysia.After police took his wears and publicly humiliated 10 him.It sparks nationwide protest that led to the overthrow 11 of president Z.B and inspires other across the region to rise up against their own dictatorships.Top party leaders from T new consituent assembly address the crowd in front of the municipal building where B.Z dowsed himsel with p~ and let himself on fire one year ago.Newly elected president M.M.J cheers from the crowd as his speech marks the first time of J president has officially visited the XXX, a town in the impoverished 12 often neglected in t region of the country.From NPR news,I'm F.F,CCCCC.
 
It was three months ago today that the occupied wall street movement began and S park in Manhattan.Activists 13 are observing the day with speechs and  performances but at a much smaller part.They had been kicked out of S last month.
 
Hundreds of Japanese and American v~ of World War 2 are being honored today in a parade in Honolulu.They have fallen tears to fight for the country.Although the government called them the enemy aliens,because their ancestors came from the country that bombed b~ harbor.Some enlisted 14 from the i~ camps where the US government have in prison 110000 Japanese Americans.I'm L.R,NPR news in Washington.