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At a press conference Friday, House Speaker John Boehner insisted that any deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff must include lower tax rates, eliminating special interest loopholes and reining in entitlement programs. Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's Scott Horsley about Congress' and the president's plans to get the economy moving.

ChesnuTT is the best sort of egomaniac: On Landing on a Hundred, he's preachy but delightful.

The experiment lays the foundation for an electronic infrastructure that would allow us to communicate through the vast distances of space.

Many of the minority groups central to President Obama's victory had long supported Democrats. But he's the first party leader to put together a stable — and majority — coalition since Franklin D. Roosevelt back in the 1930s. This coalition promises to pay dividends to his party for years to come.

The Lakers finished 41-25, last season, but were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs. The team started off the season with a disappointing 1-4 record.

Christopher E. Kubasik's relationship, the company said, came to light during an investigation. Marillyn A. Hewson will instead take his place as CEO next year.

Accordion renegade Kimmo Pohjonen collects a series of gruesome tales on Murhaballadeja.

For the first time in U.S. history, the congressional representation of a state will be made up entirely of women. It's a first that follows a pattern in New Hampshire, where Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan says voters share the "ability to make decisions regardless of gender."

The number of black, beetle-like taxis is dwindling. As the company that manufactures the vehicles files for bankruptcy protection, cabbies cross their fingers to keep the iconic car alive.

The country is disputing a new report that names it as the world's leading jailer of journalists, with scores behind bars — ahead of Iran, China and other authoritarian states. Ongoing international attention to Turkey's treatment of the media has raised hope that reforms could be forthcoming.