Today's Headlines -- Tuesday

• Obama prods GOP on payroll tax cut (AP)
• For GOP's Gingrich: Big declarations — and hurdles (AP)
• First-class mail: Just a little bit s-l-o-w-e-r (AP)
• EU seeks to save the euro, but S&P isn't convinced (AP)
• Elderly complain about pants search at NY airport (AP)
• Search for missing Ga. girl turns up body in trash (AP)
• Megachurch's future uncertain after pastor leaves (AP)
• Planet in sweet spot of Goldilocks zone for life (AP)
• Jason Aldean parties hard with 6 wins at ACAs (AP)
• Luck, Griffin, Richardson lead Heisman finalists (AP)
• S&P piles pressure on EU budget plan (Reuters)
• Romney staff spent nearly $100,000 to hide records (Reuters)
• U.S. Postal Service seeks to end next-day mail (Reuters)
• Panel finds no evidence of organized crime in Olympus scandal (Reuters)
• Analysis: "Cold War" with Iran heats up across Mideast (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Many Americans already done with holiday shopping (Reuters)
• Putin's party has domination cut in Russia (Reuters)
• Monti warns of Greek-style risk to Italy (Reuters)
• Gov. Jerry Brown implores California voters: Please raise taxes on yourself (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Who will be whispering in Hillary Clinton’s ear now? (The Christian Science Monitor)