Front Page Tally: December 23
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 | by Pat's Picks
| Health care vote expected to go ahead | 20 |
| Economic recovery slow despite rise in GDP and home sales | 12 |
| Family of Mexican Marine killed in drug war retaliation | 9 |
Reports that Republicans will likely allow a vote on health care to take place before Christmas was the top story today, with 20 front-page headlines. The economy has failed to show any real signs of recovery, despite rises in GDP and home sales, reported 12 newspapers. Nine papers ran stories on the slaughter of a Mexican Marine’s family, just hours after his hero’s funeral, in retaliation for the Marine’s part in taking down one of the nation’s top drug lords last week.
