Summary: In today's Episode: 1) Fiscal Cliff - Your fiscal cliff deal cheat sheet 2) Syria - Taftanaz air base in Syria site of intense battles between regime and rebels 3) Iraq - Maliki and Sadr trade warning as 17 Iraqis are killed in Iraq 4) Egypt -Egypt opposition probe: Mohammed ElBaradei, Amr Moussa, Hamdeen Sabahi face treason investigation 5) Sudan - 22 killed, 25 injured in clashes between Sudan’s tribe, South Sudan’s SPLA 6) Around Africa - US deploying troops to 35 African countries 7) Under the Radar - Obama signs the NDAA 2013 without objecting to indefinite detention of Americans
