In Washington's Fiscal Tango, Obama's Lacking A Dance Partner Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News In Washington's Fiscal Tango, Obama's Lacking A Dance Partner The division in the Republican Party means there's no one leader on the other side that President Obama can cut a deal with — or even high-profile adversary to vilify. That's a stark contrast from other recent fiscal standoffs. Read this story Al-Shabab Shifts Focus From Territory To Terrorism The Somalia-based terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the Nairobi mall attack. Until recently, the group has been focused on local issues. After military setbacks and a leadership change, its priorities now seem aligned with the global jihadi agenda. Read this story U.N. Security Council Approves Syria Chemical Weapons Resolution Sealing an unlikely diplomatic alliance between the United States and Russia, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved the resolution, which calls for Syria to surrender its chemical weapons and allow unfettered access to international chemical weapons experts. Read this story Why Brain Surgeons Want Help From A Maggot-Like Robot While watching TV, a neurosurgeon got the idea for a robot that would help minimize collateral damage during operations to remove tumors. Now he and colleagues at the University of Maryland are making progress on a wormy robot that could be ready for testing in humans in a few years. Read this story 200 Years Later, George Washington Gets A Presidential Library In 1787, Washington mused that he needed a space for his voluminous "military, civil and private papers." Now, he's got a $106 million building at his estate in Mount Vernon, Va. Read this story more news stories

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