Sunday, January 1, 2012

Stocks end mixed year with a whimper - Chicago Tribune

Stocks end mixed year with a whimper - Chicago Tribune: " U.S. stocks slid Friday, with the S&P 500 relinquishing its 2011 gain, as investors closed the books on a volatile year largely driven by Europe's uncertain efforts to stem its debt crisis."

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Police: Pharmacy robber, federal law enforcement agent shot to death outside NY store - The Washington Post

Police: Pharmacy robber, federal law enforcement agent shot to death outside NY store - The Washington Post: "Police said the gunman entered the pharmacy in Seaford about 2 p.m., looking for painkillers and money, and announced a holdup."

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Powerful Earthquake Rocks Japan | Asia | English

Powerful Earthquake Rocks Japan | Asia | English: "Seismologists say a powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked southern Japan Sunday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, and no tsunami warning was issued."

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North Korea calls for human shields to protect new leader | Reuters

North Korea calls for human shields to protect new leader | Reuters: "North Korea called on its people to rally behind new leader Kim Jong-un and protect him as "human shields" while working to solve the "burning issue" of food shortages by upholding the policies of his late father, Kim Jong-il."

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Iran fires radar-beating missile... JPost - Iranian Threat - News

Iran fires radar-beating missile... JPost - Iranian Threat - News: "Following delay in announced test of long-range missiles, Islamic Republic tests medium-range radar-evading missile; Tehran announces successful production, test of domestically-made nuclear fuel rods."

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AFP: Iran 'tests 1st nuclear fuel rod from own uranium'

AFP: Iran 'tests 1st nuclear fuel rod from own uranium': " Iran said on Sunday that its scientists have "tested the first nuclear fuel rod produced from uranium ore deposits inside the country," the website of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation said."

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NASA Grail probes circling the moon on New Year's Day - CSMonitor.com

NASA Grail probes circling the moon on New Year's Day - CSMonitor.com: "After a 3½-month journey, a NASA spacecraft flew over the moon's south pole, fired its engine and dropped into orbit in the first of two back-to-back arrivals over the New Year's weekend."

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Los Angeles Enters New Year On Alert For Serial Arsonist After More Cars Set On Fire | Fox News

Los Angeles Enters New Year On Alert For Serial Arsonist After More Cars Set On Fire | Fox News: "LOS ANGELES -- Fire trucks parked in neighborhoods. Police patrolled the city. Switchboards took hotline calls. City officials scrambled on a busy New Year's Eve to identify who was behind dozens of arson fires that have spooked the Hollywood area for two straight nights."

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Michelle Malkin » The Year in Obama Scandals — and Scandal Deniers

Michelle Malkin » The Year in Obama Scandals — and Scandal Deniers: "With 2011 drawing to a close, it is time to account. As an early-and-often chronicler of Chicago-on-the-Potomac, I am amazed at the stubborn and clingy persistence of President Barack Obama’s snowblowers in the media. See no scandal, hear no scandal, speak no scandal"

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