AP 2010-12-21（在线收听）

1. A call from President Barack Obama to the House to quickly approve a taxpack without changes already endorsed by the Senate. Some Democrats are denouncing the deal to extend Bush-era tax cuts to all taxpayers.

2. In Florida, school officials say the wife of a man confronted a school board at gunpoint had been fired. The district hired Rebecca Crowder Duke as a teacher, but he does not pass probation. Her husband fatally shot himself.

3. The Justice Department is suing BP and eight other companies in the Gulf oil spill, trying to recover billions of dollars. They will be responsible for removal costs and damages.

4. A circus act for the Pope. Four acrobats perform shirtless in front of Pope Benedict XVI. None in the audiences cheer. The Pope gave a more measured response.