Today's Takeaway: Congress to Vote on Payroll Tax Cut Before Vacation Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Top of the Hour: Kim's Body Lies in State in North Korea, Morning Headlines Standoff in Congress Over Payroll Tax Extension How Serious Are the SEC's Charges Against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? 'Barbecue Diplomacy' and The Future of North Korea Arrest Warrant Issued for Iraqi Vice President Italian Chef Lidia Bastianich on Her New Special Top of the Hour: House GOP Rejects Senate Payroll Tax Compromise, Morning Headlines Fifth Day of Violent Clashes in Tahrir Square One Reporter Looks Back at His Year in the Arab Spring North Koreans Mourn Kim Jong-il The Year's Best and Worst Christmas Songs AT&T Drops T-Mobile Bid Produced by PRI and WNYC