Today's Headlines -- Wednesday

• Republicans muscle tax cut bill through House (AP)
• US urges ban on texting, talking while driving (AP)
• Attack in Belgian city leaves 5 dead, 122 wounded (AP)
• Penn State figures accused of lying head to court (AP)
• Social issues bubbling up in GOP campaign (AP)
• Mexico says captured cartel leader had arsenal (AP)
• 2 men sue Syracuse, Boeheim for defamation (AP)
• New operating system for space: High-tech tycoons (AP)
• Alexander Graham Bell recordings played from 1880s (AP)
• Rush for Christmas start leaves NBA in disarray (AP)
• Lawmakers in showdown over payroll tax cuts (Reuters)
• Gingrich worse against Obama than Romney: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)
• Fed sees risks from Europe, some improvement in U.S. (Reuters)
• MF's Corzine said to know of customer fund misuse (Reuters)
• China sets prudent, pro-active policies for 2012 (Reuters)
• Egypt Islamists try to hold lead in second round of voting (Reuters)
• Dead woman found at warehouse of Belgian attacker (Reuters)
• Sandusky case heads to trial after hearing waived (Reuters)
• Mitt Romney vs. Newt Gingrich: Why delegate count will be close through April (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Why is Occupy Wall Street now trying to occupy West Coast ports? (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)