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 The Senate now seems to be the last best hope bring the US economy from possiblely hurling 1 off the cliff,that's after several efforts by House Speaker John Benhner to get his colleagues sign on a measure      default crashed and burned today .NPR's Timmer on Capitol Hill explains where things stand now. 

The House is supposed to take a vote on a measure that would raise the debts limit,reopen the government and also has some provisions related to the health care law that the House republican want.Well that's scrapted and now it's not clear what the plan is,one leader said they would prepare to make some decisions on Wensday.
Sauces on Capitol Hill say deal is near in the Senate,they would fund the government to the middle of January,rating agency fench meanwhile announces putting the US credit rating watch for a possible downgrade.President Obama meets tomorrow with Treasury 2 Secretary Jack 3 Leu.
The government shutdown offers no relief for the 12 million Americans received an extension on their income taxes.NPR's Dan Bobcoff says today remians the finling deadline.
About 90% of the IRAS staff is currently furloguhed,the one thing hasn't stoped is accepting tax returns and cashing checks for those extensions returns still do today,but don't expect any money back for now until the refund 4 the government reopens.Other IRAS activities also suspended during the shutdown including customer service,the whilse blower office,even audit 5 but Juswa    law school says the IRAS will get them eventually.
Iras is very good at going back in time to examine things that happen in the past.
So Bleak 6 says once the government reopens,no like be take the IRAS some time to get back up the speed.Tim Coffin,NPR News.
Libian man accused of helping 7 plot the 1998 Africa embassy bombing suspleted not guilty.Alibi 8 had been detained as a fight risk while he waits trail.NPR's Carry Johnson reports on his first trail appearance.
Alibi had been on the run for more than a decade before US special operating forces picked him up in Tiboli on October 5th and took him to a navy ship for questioning.Alibi's health problems worsened after he refused to eat and drink,so he received medical help in NY.US district judge Luise has appointed a    public defender 9.Alibi will live in a high rise prison in lower Manhaton alongside with Asam Benladen's son in law and a radical 10 Egyptian clerc who are also waiting to go on trail in the US criminal courts.Carry Johnson,NPR News, Washington.
  retail 11 tan Wal Mart says as a tough and unprodictabale climate,the company is closing poorly performing stores and scaling back some of its other international plan.Wal mart says it's closing stores in Brasil and China. 
A down day on Wall Street ,the Don dropped 133 points,close at 15,168.The nasdaq down 21 points,s&p 500 fell 12 points.
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Iranian officials using power point let up the proposal Iranian the country disputed unclear program today in exchange for the right to enrich urinim.The whether would fly with six party talks under win Geniva than involve the US and a number others is not clear,when state department official called a detailed 12 discussion first in years,it said world powers would hear more when talks continue tomorrow   the first formal negotiation 13 since election of Iran's new president Ruhani.
Italy now is playing a ship helicopters and drones to try to over further ships migrants trying to enter europ by sea.NPR's Juli reports hundreds have died this month along in the parrow passengers from Africa to Italy.
The petrol operation began with the navy rescuing 370 migrants in the waters between Sisili and Libia departure poor   managed by human traficers.they are mostly Somalians,and Syrian flee war and unrest.The migrant flow has not slow down after the Oct 3rd ship break that killed more than 360 people off the Italian island of Lanbaduza under the 30 full migrants drown friday when their boats capsized.The rising death toll 14 has triggered debate in Italy over the loss poser by the zinofa      that make illeagal  immigration a crime punishable by heavy prison jerms and also punish those who rescue migrants at sea.Juli,NPR News,Roma.
   a dozen people to hold out the ocean a giant 18 foot long o fish found dead on the southern California coast.Bring science instructure Jasman       body the fish with eyes of half doallars well snocking sunday.  says the fish    died of natural causes is rarely seen.
I am Jack Speer,NPR News in Washington.