Calling it a compromise for both sides, President Obama has a deal with congressional Republicans to extend those Bush-era income tax cuts for all Americans, and at the same time renew jobless benefits and grant a one-year reduction in Social Security taxes. The agreement also includes tax breaks for businesses that Obama says would help the nation’s economic recovery. Source Link
Millions more obese Americans could be eligible to undergo surgery to help lose weight with new rules being considered by the FDA. The change would ease restrictions for so-called “lap band” surgery that reduces the size of the stomach. Now the surgery is limited to the most extreme cases. More than a third of American adults are obese. Source Link
The day that would live in infamy hasn’t yet outlasted some of its oldest survivors. December 7th marks the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that drew America into World War Two in 1941. Over 100 sailors who lived through the attack are gathering in Hawaii for the official dedication of a new visitor center and museum at Pearl Harbor. Source Link
