Today's Headlines -- Wednesday

• Don't slash military budget, GOP contenders say (AP)
• Protesters reject concessions by Egypt's military (AP)
• Obama challenges GOP to keep anti-tax pledges (AP)
• Syrian activists say 28 killed in 1 day (AP)
• Congress' next fights over jobless aid, tax breaks (AP)
• Ex-PSU officer questioned player treatment (AP)
• Economy means scaled-back Thanksgiving for many (AP)
• Texas' top court suspends judge in beating video (AP)
• Martinez wins the 'Dancing' mirrorball (AP)
• Milwaukee's Ryan Braun wins NL MVP (AP)
• Republicans bash Pakistan in debate (Reuters)
• Egypt protesters battle on to end army rule (Reuters)
• Americans blame all sides for committee failure: poll (Reuters)
• Obama pushes divided Congress to extend tax cut (Reuters)
• China factory activity slumps to 32-month low (Reuters)
• Fed to test six big U.S. banks for Euro stress (Reuters)
• U.S. to stop sharing data with Russia under arms pact (Reuters)
• Madoff trustee settlement to recover $326 million from IRS (Reuters)
• Obama visits New Hampshire, but is the state swinging against him? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Can 'lone wolf' terror suspect claim entrapment? It will be hard to prove. (The Christian Science Monitor)