• Obama, GOP promise to work on differences on taxes (AP)
  AP - Reaching no quick fixes, President Barack Obama and Republican leaders in Congress vowed on Tuesday to seek a compromise on their sharply different views about tax cuts before year's end.
• Pentagon study dismisses risk of openly gay troops (AP)
• Senate passes bill to boost food safety (AP)
• Wis. gunman dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound (AP)
• Optimism for '11 pushes consumer confidence higher (AP)
• Senate shuns push for elimination of pet projects (AP)