Harinina: 10 Things to Know for Thursday

House Speaker John Boehner, of Ohio, and the House GOP leadership leave after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, following a closed-door GOP strategy session. At left is Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Protesters opposed to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi evacuate and injured fellow protester during clashes between supporters of president Mohammed Morsi and their rivals in front of the president palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Supporters and opponents of Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi pelted each other with rocks and firebombs and fought with sticks outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday, as a new round of protests deepened the country's political crisis. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

FILE - This July 4, 2009 file photo shows Jazz legend Dave Brubeck performing at the 30th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival in Montreal. Brubeck, a pioneering jazz composer and pianist died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 of heart failure, after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son. He would have turned 92 on Thursday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Thursday:

1. 'FISCAL CLIFF' FIXES THAT AMERICANS FAVOR

People want to raise taxes on the rich ? but show little appetite for cuts to Social Security and Medicare, an AP poll shows.

2. IN EGYPT, BOTH SIDES DIG IN FOR A LONG STRUGGLE

Opposition vows more protests unless the constitution drafted by Morsi's Islamist allies is rescinded.

3. WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO TAKE ASSAD IF HE FLEES

The White House says several nations in the Middle East and elsewhere have offered asylum.

4. WASHINGTON STATE TOKERS GET SET FOR A 'PUFF-IN'

Just as marijuana is legalized, smokers plan to break the law by smoking pot in public.

5. AN UNUSUAL ARGUMENT AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY

An Ohio death row inmate who weighs about 450 pounds says he's too obese to be put to death humanely.

6. HOW TAX MONEY MEANT TO COMBAT TERROR IS BEING SPENT

Among wasteful projects cited in a government report: An underwater robot for a Midwest city with no major rivers or lakes nearby.

7. WHAT NEARLY STOPPED DAVE BRUBECK'S GROUNDBREAKING RECORDING

Columbia execs at first blocked the release of "Time Out" because people "can't dance to these rhythms," recalled the jazz legend, who died Wednesday.

7. LOWERING THE WALL BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE

A cadet quits West Point shortly before graduation, voicing the most recent objections to the prevalence of religion in the U.S. military.

9. A BETTER WAY TO UNCOVER DEFECTS IN UNBORN BABIES

A study finds that scanning the genes of a fetus reveals far more about possible health risks than current testing.

10. WHY ARCHITECT OSCAR NIEMEYER WAS SYNONYMOUS WITH BRAZIL

The designer of the futuristic capital Brasilia, who died Wednesday, recreated the country's sensuous curves in landmark buildings across the world.

Associated Press

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