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• U.S. stocks increase in first day of 2013 trading following "cliff" deal
• With "cliff" deal reached, House members turn attention to Sandy bill
• Despite deal reached, budget fights anticipated over next coming months
• LIVE COVERAGE: Latest political news from Reutersby Matthew Keys 1/2/2013 6:05:56 PM
Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks
ISTANBUL - The Syrian opposition in exile met on Thursday to decide whether to attend a peace conference that the United States and Russia see as a crucial path to ending two years of civil war.
- British police ponder conspiracy after soldier murder
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- Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks
- Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo
- Insight: In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own
- IMF's Lagarde questioned over French arbitration case
- Italy's Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM, judges say
- Stores shut, schools close amid curfew by Rio drug dealers

