Anonymous donors pay strangers' Christmas layaway accounts | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Anonymous donors pay strangers' Christmas layaway accounts | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: "After a Good Samaritan helped her pay off the layaway bill she'd accumulated to buy Christmas gifts for her grandchildren, Lori Stearnes planned to collect her paycheck today and head to Kmart anyway."

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Newspaper founder killed in Russia's Dagestan - Yahoo! News

Newspaper founder killed in Russia's Dagestan - Yahoo! News: "MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - The founder of a newspaper that investigated government corruption has been shot dead in Russia's North Caucasus region, in what an international watchdog called "a lethal blow to press freedom."

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Congressmen can't say 'Merry Christmas' in mail | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

Congressmen can't say 'Merry Christmas' in mail | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner: "Looks like the PC police have threatened members of the House of Representatives against wishing constituents a "Merry Christmas," if they want to do so in a mailing paid for with tax dollars."

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South Carolina has first human rabies case in 50 years | Reuters

South Carolina has first human rabies case in 50 years | Reuters: "A middle-aged woman in South Carolina has contracted the state's first case of human rabies in more than 50 years, health officials said on Friday."

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Elevator tragedy has new Yorkers on edge - and the stairs - NYPOST.com

Elevator tragedy has new Yorkers on edge - and the stairs - NYPOST.com: "The routine trip up and down elevators across the city was a traumatic affair for many New Yorkers yesterday following the terrifying death of an advertising executive who was crushed to death as she headed to work."

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House cybersecurity bill would establish federal overseer - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

House cybersecurity bill would establish federal overseer - The Hill's Hillicon Valley: "Members of the House Homeland Security Committee introduced a cybersecurity bill on Thursday that would establish a quasi-governmental entity to oversee information-sharing with the private sector."

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Nuclear Threat - Russia Seizes Radioactive Material En Route to Iran - CNBC

Nuclear Threat - Russia Seizes Radioactive Material En Route to Iran - CNBC: "The Russian customs service said on Friday it had seized radioactive material found in the luggage of a passenger bound for Tehran at Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport."

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GOP leaders: Keep pipeline in payroll tax bill – USATODAY.com

GOP leaders: Keep pipeline in payroll tax bill – USATODAY.com: "A dispute over a Canada to Texas oil pipeline threatened to complicate efforts in Congress to pass legislation that would avert a New Year's tax increase for millions of Americans and extend government benefits to the unemployed."

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Congress overturns incandescent light bulb ban - Washington Times

Congress overturns incandescent light bulb ban - Washington Times: "Congressional negotiators struck a deal Thursday that overturns the new rules that were to have banned sales of traditional incandescent light bulbs beginning next year."

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How Can We Replace Today’s Bloated and Inefficient Tax Code? - AskHeritage

How Can We Replace Today’s Bloated and Inefficient Tax Code? - AskHeritage: "Ready for a new year and another bout with the Internal Revenue Service, deductions, exemptions, pens and pencils, calculators, receipts, 1040s, W-2s, accountants, Quicken, TurboTax, and more?"

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