top stories 12/20/11

House GOP to block payroll tax plan Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:24:33 EST House speaker plans to call for formal conference to work out a new compromise on payroll tax extension

Deadly blizzard paralyzes Great Plains Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:58:50 EST Already blamed for at least 6 deaths and closing highways in 5 states, storm system could ruin Christmas for thousands

Kim Jong Il's body laid out for mourners Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:30:51 EST Long-time dictator's body displayed in glass coffin as mourners, including his son Kim Jong Un, file past kim jongs body is displayed behind a glass wall with flowers. the house is debating id they should cut payroll taxes pierce morgan testifies against a hacking scandal.