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“‘You’re afraid to talk to your neighbors’: Suspects’ street was perfect hiding spot”

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NBC NEWS

John Makely / NBC News An FBI investigator exits the house on Seymour Ave.

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An FBI investigator exits the house on Seymour Ave.

By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News

CLEVELAND — It was the perfect place to hide three captives in plain sight.

In a rundown section of Cleveland, Ohio, police say three young women — Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight — were held against their will in a white, two-story house for roughly a decade before Berry escaped Monday night and the other two were freed.

While some who lived and worked in the neighborhood described it as tight-knit, others spoke of a darker side.

He was surprised not so much by the women’s captivity but by how much time transpired before they were found.

“Does it shock me?” he said. “Well, I don’t know. Ten years shocks me.”

The three women vanished between August 2002 and April 2004 in separate incidents; they were between 14 and 20 years old. Authorities have arrested three brothers: Ariel Castro, 52, Pedro Castro, 54, and Onil Castro, 50.

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“Meet the Press” gives Speaker Boehner a “softball”

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“SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER TALKS TOUGH, does nothing”

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“God Made a Farmer” by Radio Great, Paul Harvey, deceased

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House Speaker, John Boehner, is from Ohio.

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“Fiscal Cliff Talks: Wheels Closer To Coming Off Deal Bus”

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

By Sam Stein and Sabrina Siddiqui

WASHINGTON — Negotiations to resolve forthcoming tax hikes and spending cuts had their bleakest day in weeks on Tuesday, aides from both sides told The Huffington Post. Still, those involved in talks between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said they held hope that the snag was simply the usual negotiation histrionics and won’t prevent a deal before the so-called fiscal cliff.

Boehner and Obama remain in talks, aides in the House and in the Obama administration said. But bickering and acrimony was on the rise. A flurry of new proposals, hastily offered press releases, and emotional caucus meetings on Tuesday had folks on Capitol Hill legitimately worried that they will burn through Congress’s traditional Christmas deadline for resolving legislative standoffs without reaching an agreement.

“Today was a step back,” said one top Senate Democratic aide. “There are two schools of thought. Either the wheels are totally coming off or one wheel has come off and can still be put back on. I’m more towards the former.”  FULL  ARTICLE

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THIS JUST IN…

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News from The Hill:

Boehner moves to Plan B 
By Erik Wasson

Speaker John Boehner told his conference on Tuesday he will move to a Plan B in fiscal cliff talks with the White House that would raise tax rates on annual income above $1 million.

Boehner (R-Ohio) announced the plan to his conference behind closed doors after a flurry of negotiations with President Obama that made it appear the two sides were moving closer to a deal.

Boehner is not cutting off talks with Obama and told members his “Plan B” is less than ideal.

But he told members that with time dwindling before massive tax increases on all taxpayers occur in January, the House must also have a back-up plan.

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NEWS: FISCAL CLIFF

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THE HILL

News from The Hill:

Boehner, House GOP reject debt deal offer from White House 
By Russell Berman, Mike Lillis and Erik Wasson

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday rejected a White House offer to avert the fiscal cliff that would include $1.6 trillion in tax increases, $400 billion in spending cuts and a permanent increase in the debt ceiling, Republican aides said.

Aides said the offer was made by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Rob Nabors, a top White House adviser, during their meeting with Republican leaders in the Capitol.

While the Obama administration described the offer as reducing the deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years, Republican told The Hill its tax increases amount to $600 billion more than what the Democratic-led Senate passed earlier this year when it approved legislation that would allow tax rates on top earners to rise.

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NEWS FROM THE HILL: COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

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News from The Hill:

Boehner ‘confident’ GOP, Obama can reach deal on immigration 
By Daniel Strauss

Speaker John Boehner said Thursday he was “confident” Republicans could agree to a comprehensive immigration bill.

Boehner (R-Ohio) made the comment in an interview with ABC News released two days after President Obama’s decisive reelection victory over Mitt Romney.

Obama’s win was fueled by Hispanic voters, who made up a larger portion of the electorate than four years ago and voted overwhelmingly for Obama. The president won Latino voters by 44 points according to the Pew Hispanic Center.

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