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President Obama says that unless a temporary payroll tax cut is extended this month, 160 million Americans would see their taxes increase. But there's concern on both sides of the political aisle that the payroll tax holiday might be undermining the solvency of Social Security.

Commentator Eric Deggans looks at a depressing trend in television that presents the American South through a single, durable stereotype: the so-called "redneck."

After issuing a scathing report and reaching a $209 million settlement, officials are moving ahead on an internal probe of the agency that regulates mines and a federal criminal investigation of the disaster that killed 29 miners.

Fundamental disagreements among the nations attending the U.N. climate conference in Durban, South Africa, may stall a possible deal. There's still no consensus about the best way to move forward with an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

One day after dozens of people were killed in two suicide bomb attacks aimed at Shiites, there's been another deadly explosion. At least five of the victims were children, officials say.

Michele Zagaria, who spent 16 years on the run, ran one of bloodiest clans of the Naples mafia. He was found hiding under 15 feet of reinforced concrete in an underground bunker in his hometown.

Saadi Gadhafi had reportedly been trying to get to a luxury resort, with help from a Canadian security company.

The local prosecutor says the statute of limitations prevents him from making a case against Bernie Fine. The former assistant basketball coach says he did not sexually abuse the two accusers when they were boys. Federal charges are still possible.

Fresh Air's resident linguist explains how the magic of metonymy gave "occupy" its symbolism — and how the word implies a culture that made a bunch of protests feel like a movement.

Police gave demonstrators a five-minute warning before dismantling the tent city and arresting at least 70 people in the pre-dawn raid. Protesters planned to reconvene to discuss their next move and possibly try to re-occupy the plaza.