P.M. Headlines

(Reuters): "Fiscal cliff deal increasingly unlikely"

(The Times-Picayune): "New Orleans native Linda Jackson leaving EPA after pushing to send BP fines to Gulf states"

(Washington Post): "Ed Markey to run for Kerry's Senate seat"

(Politico): "Bush aide: 'Please put the harps back in the closet'"

(Pew Internet): "E-book reading jumps; print book reading declines"