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At his final news conference of the year, President Obama said that Congress ended 2015 "on a high note" for their bipartisanship of the government spending bill

At his final news conference of the year, President Obama said that Congress ended 2015 "on a high note" for their bipartisanship of the government spending bill. He discussed the fight against ISIS and the recent climate change accord. CBS News State Department correspondent Margaret Brennan and CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett break it down for CBSN.

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President Obama has ordered about 50 U.S. special operations troops to Northern Syria to aid Kurdish units and others battling the ISIS terror army

President Obama has ordered about 50 U.S. special operations troops to Northern Syria to aid Kurdish units and others battling the ISIS terror army. Mr. Obama had previously said he would not send U.S. ground forces to Syria. A White House spokesman says the special forces will not be serving as front-line combat troops, but also said, "There's no denying the serious risk they will be facing." David Martin reports.

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