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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
December 4th, 2012

Darkness at noon in the mind of fearful Damascus
Dark is when the kidnappers come out to seek new victims, and the clashes raging on the outskirts creep ever closer to the heart of Damascus. For months, the people of Damascus have nervously watched their ancient city dragged deeper into Syria's bloody conflict. "What would happen to our beautiful Old City? It is mental torture."-"Last week a rocket landed on my street, I know the fighting is getting closer. The dread is causing me physical pain."

Maritime Union: Senators ask Atlantic Canadians to ‘think big’ and merge provinces
Conservative Senators from Atlantic Canada are mounting a renewed push for a Maritime Union, proposing the merger of the three East Coast provinces into a single political entity to rescue the region’s stumbling economy.-“For 1.8 million people we are terribly over-governed. But the bigger part of this is working in concert, together, to try to create economic development.

US, Israel, Turkey, Jordan primed to strike if Assad activates chemical weapons
military sources report that the American force in Jordan and Jordanian units, who have been training for two months in tactics against Syrian chemical warfare units, are on a high state of preparedness. So, too, are the three special US command centers set up in Turkey, Jordan and Israel for coordinating such operations. An American official “with knowledge of the situation” told Wired Magazine that “engineers working for the Assad regime in Syria have begun combining the two chemical precursors needed to weaponize sarin gas.”

Likud hopeful prays on Temple Mount, breaking taboo
Likud politician Moshe Feiglin on Monday violated the unwritten rule that prohibits Jews from practicing religion on the Temple Mount, as he prayed at the holy site. Feiglin recently wrote his political vision on Facebook, remarking that the mission would be over when “we build the [Jewish] Temple on top of the Temple Mount and fulfill our purpose in the land.”

Prophecy 101: Now in Tel Aviv
Set in the heart of Tel Aviv, Shmuel Portman Hapartzi — a self-named messianic Chabad follower — hopes to teach people all they need to know to become prophets of the Jewish people, Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Monday. Official Chabad has criticized the initiative.

US Tries to Stop UN Internet Control
US Ambassador Terry Kramer says he is doing everything in his power to try to prevent UN regulation of Internet, as conference sparks censorship fears.

Diplomatic efforts to halt N. Korea rocket launch
South Korea's top nuclear envoy left for Washington Tuesday for talks on North Korea's planned rocket launch, as Seoul urged China to play an active role in getting Pyongyang to cancel the mission. Lim Sung-Nam, Seoul's chief delegate to the stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programme, will meet with senior US State Department and National Security Council officials during his three-day visit.

US Tries to Stop UN Internet Control
US Ambassador Terry Kramer says he is doing everything in his power to try to prevent UN regulation of Internet, as conference sparks censorship fears.

Jordanian king to meet Abbas in Ramallah
The visit scheduled for Thursday marks the first official visit of an Arab leader to the West Bank since the United Nations voted to upgrade the Palestinian status to that of a non-member observer state. "His majesty's visit carries a strong message to the Israeli side, confirms Jordan's stand alongside the state of Palestine," Nimer Hammad, the king's political adviser told the Amman newspaper al-Ghad Tuesday.

Israel exacts retaliation for Palestinian statehood vote as it confiscates £75m in revenue
The Israeli move, coinciding with Mr Abbas's arrival to a hero's welcome in the West Bank, came as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu baldly rejected last Thursday's resounding vote granting the Palestinians full UN observer status. It left the Palestinian Authority (PA) facing a financial black hole that could prevent it from paying the salaries of thousands of workers, just as Mr Abbas in Ramallah exhorted his countrymen to celebrate "a decisive landmark on the path of our national struggle".

Three earthquakes jolt eastern Taiwan
Taipei, Dec. 3 (CNA) Three earthquakes shook Hualien in eastern Taiwan early Monday, with the strongest recorded at magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale, but there were no reports of casualties or damage, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

Crashes, flooding, power outages as nasty storm rolls into Bay Area
Blasting out of the Pacific, the third and most powerful "Pineapple Express" storm of the week swept over the Bay Area Sunday morning, dumping heavy rain on a region already soaked to the roots and reeling from power outages and flooding.

On CBS, Cheesecake Factory CEO Warns ObamaCare Will Be 'Very Costly
On Monday's CBS This Morning, Cheesecake Factory CEO David Overton spotlighted the looming economic impact of Obamacare's implementation, especially on small enterprises: "For those businesses that don't cover their employees, they'll be in for a very expensive situation." Overton also warned that the cost of the law would be passed on to customers.

Magnitude 5.8 Quake Shakes Anchorage, Alaska
The Alaska and West Coast Tsunami Warning Center said the magnitude-5.8 earthquake occurred at about 4:45 p.m. and was centered about 30 miles northwest of Anchorage. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center said the center was 27 miles west of Anchorage.

ISM: US Manufacturing Sector Contracts, Plunges to Three-Year Low
Manufacturing unexpectedly contracted in November to its lowest level in more than three years, as companies worried about whether lawmakers in Washington could reach a budget deal in time avert a crisis that many fear could lead to a recession.

UN pulling out all non-essential international staff from Syria
The United Nations says it is pulling out all non-essential international staff from Syria due to security issues in the civil war-struck Arab state. The UN's regional humanitarian co-ordinator for Syria says up to a quarter of the 100 international staff working for several UN agencies could exit by week's end. -"the security situation has become extremely difficult, including in Damascus," the Syrian capital.

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