Good morning.
Our early headlines on this last day of 2012:
-- Year Ends As It Began, With Lawmakers Headed Toward The 'Fiscal Cliff' .
-- Secretary Clinton's Condition 'Extremely Common' .
Other stories making headlines include:
-- Newtown Killer Adam Lanza's Body Claimed. ( The Hartford Courant )
-- "Under Pressure, India Fast Tracks Gang-Rape Case." ( Morning Edition )
-- Venezuela's Chavez "Suffers New Complications In Cancer Fight." ( The Associated Press )
-- New Year's Eve Celebrations Begin. ( The Telegraph's live blog )
-- "Iraq Cities Hit By Wave Of Deadly Explosions." ( BBC News )
-- Nine Killed, 36 Injured In Oregon Tour Bus Crash. ( The Oregonian )
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