Good morning.
Our early headlines, as you would expect, were about Friday's mass murder at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.:
â€" Funerals Begin In Newtown, Investigation Continues.
â€" For Conn. Teacher Who Lives Near Tragedy, Today's Classes Will Be Difficult.
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio.
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio.
Brendan Smialowski /AFP/Getty ImagesThe morning's other major news stories include:
â€" "Afghan Landmine Blast Kills Girls." (BBC News)
â€" "Boehner Floats Tax Rate Hike For Highest Earners." (Posted here late last evening.)
â€" "Boehner Offers Debt-ceiling Increase In Cliff Compromise." (The Washington Post)
â€" "Obama Expected To Name Kerry As Secretary Of State." (The New York Times)
â€" Egypt's Draft Constitution Narrowly Approved In First Stage Of Voting. (NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson on our Newscast and on Morning Edition.)
