In this Sept. 14, 1990 file photo, U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia, answers questions during an interview in Riyadh. Schwarzkopf died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. He was 78. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:
1. WILL ANYONE BUDGE
Top congressional leaders will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House in a last-ditch effort to bridge the fiscal divide, but there’s no sign a deal is taking shape.
2. WHAT’S IN A NICKNAME
To many, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf will always be “Stormin’ Norman,” the no-nonsense Desert Storm commander. But the general who died Thursday preferred a lighter sobriquet: “The Bear.”