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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
December 9th, 2012

RPT-Russia, China alliance wants greater govt voice in Internet oversight
A Russia-led proposal calling for sweeping new governmental powers to regulate cyberspace could enable countries to block some Web locations and wrest control of allotting Internet addresses from a U.S.-based body. The proposal, co-signed by Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates, added to fears in some...countries of a stalemate midway through a...conference in Dubai to rewrite a...treaty on international communications.

Deal or no deal, ObamaCare taxes poised to hit next month
Even if lawmakers somehow stop the Bush-era tax rates from expiring, taxes are still expected to rise on Jan. 1 thanks to...new fees tied to the federal health care overhaul. The IRS...published rules for some of the first major taxes meant to help pay for President Obama’s massive insurance coverage expansion. Together, they will raise investment and income taxes on top earners and impose a separate...tax on medical devices.

Typhoon Bopha threatens Philippines again
A typhoon that killed nearly 600 people and left hundreds more missing in the southern Philippines has made a U-turn and is now threatening the country's northwest, officials said Saturday. ...There was a strong possibility the disastrous storm would make a second landfall Sunday, but it might also make a loop and remain in the South China Sea, forecasters said.

Egypt crisis: Morsi offers concession in decree annulment
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has offered a concession to opponents by annulling a decree that hugely expanded his powers and sparked angry protests. But a controversial referendum on a draft constitution planned for 15 December will still go ahead. Halting the referendum is a key demand of the opposition and some have already dismissed Mr Morsi's latest move.

US Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage cases
The US Supreme Court has agreed for the first time to hear challenges to laws banning gay marriage in the US. The court will hear challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (Doma), which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. It will also consider Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment in California that overturned a state law allowing gay weddings.

Colorado Springs Doctor Rescued from Taliban The American doctor rescued from the Taliban in Afghanistan Saturday by U.S. Special Operations Forces is the medical adviser for a Colorado Springs NGO, his employer confirmed today. Dr. Dilip Joseph and two colleagues were kidnapped by a group of armed men while returning from a visit to a rural medical clinic in eastern Kabul Province, according to a statement from their employer, Colorado Springs-based Morning Star Development. The statement said the three were eventually taken to a mountainous area about 50 miles from the border with Pakistan.

Mayan apocalypse: panic spreads as December 21 nears
Ahead of December 21, which marks the conclusion of the 5,125-year "Long Count" Mayan calendar, panic buying of candles and essentials has been reported in China and Russia, along with an explosion in sales of survival shelters in America. In France believers were preparing to converge on a mountain where they believe aliens will rescue them.

Syria crisis: a beseiged Damascus remains loyal to Assad
The resident of Damascus' Old City turned restlessly in her bed. It was late at night, but for the fourth day running, it was impossible to sleep. The booms of artillery seemed closer now; the thuds of fallin shells came with steady regularity, each time rippling the water in the glass by her bedside.

What Fed Exit?
Bloomberg's Joshua Zumbrun has released a much overdue, MSM apocryphal, somewhat realistic outlook on the endspiel of Bernanke's central planning: i.e., the unwind of the Fed's balance sheet that from just under $3 trillion will reach $5 trillion by the end of 2014. We say "somewhat" because the conclusion in the article is that there is some hope still for an orderly wind down of the Fed's assets without a complete market collapse. The reality is that there is no such hope.

North Korea considers delaying rocket launch
North Korea may postpone the controversial launch of a long-range rocket that had been slated for liftoff as early as this week, state media said Sunday, as international pressure on Pyongyang to cancel the provocative move intensified.

Feted in Gaza, Hamas leader hits out at Israel
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, in a defiant speech during his first ever visit to Gaza, told a mass rally on Saturday he would never recognize Israel and pledged to "free the land of Palestine inch by inch".

'West Bank on verge of intifada'
The recent Palestinian success in the UN, the deadlocked Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the achievements noted by Hamas during Operation Pillar of Defense have prompted greater agitation in the West Bank, and the IDF is concerned that the area may soon reach a boiling point. According to Shin Bet data, the unrest in the area is ripe for the development of...a third intifada...

Terry Waite and Hizbollah: the making of the 'Party of God'
Waite was captured while in Lebanon on a mission as the special envoy to the Anglican Church to rescue hostages being held by Shia militia groups. On 20 January 1987 he agreed to meet with the captors to help secure their release, however the group broke their agreement and took him hostage and held for the next five years.

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez announces new cancer operation
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will return to Cuba on Sunday for more cancer surgery. The Venezuelan leader only returned on Friday from his last course of treatment there. In a TV address Mr Chavez said it was "absolutely essential" that he received further treatment, adding that more malignant cells had been found.

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