- Senate Republicans have blocked a payroll tax cut extension that expires at the end of the year, drawing sharp criticism from President Obama.
- The Senate has passed a $662 billion defense bill that includes authorization for indefinite detention of terror suspects.
- Railroads and union employees have reached a tentative agreement to avoid a massive rail strike smack in the middle of the holiday freight season.
- Facebook game maker and Farmville creator Zynga is planning a billion-dollar stock offering at $8.50 to $10 a share, valuing the company at a cool $7 billion.
- The House's SOPA internet anti-piracy bill is facing stiff opposition from both sides of the aisle, and that could mean new bipartisan legislation.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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