20-Dec-2012 01:02

Foreign ticket shock at London 2012 Olympic Games - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/4706303/Foreign-ticket-shock-at-London-2012-Olympic-Games.html

Britain to withdraw nearly half its troops from Afghanistan - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/britain-to-withdraw-nearly-half-its-troops-from-afghanistan/story-e6frg6so-1226540900003

Families to pay more council tax but face cutbacks in services - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3636659.ece

Wall Street falls as "cliff" talks sour, but hopes remain :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/X1b4GF91Fv0/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE8BG0D620121219

Mission to drill into buried Antarctic lake hits a snag - NBCNews.com :: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50251406/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Banker Who Pulled Knife Fired :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=6c8b9eb00e8932234dc109a156b2ff45

"Fiscal cliff" talks turn sour, Obama threatens veto :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/twTi7CpVqVg/us-usa-fiscal-idUSBRE8A80WV20121219

God Save the British Economy :: What an austerity experiment can teach the United States and the rest of the world.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/god-save-the-british-economy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins charged with child sex offences - National Post :: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/12/19/lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-charged-with-child-sex-offences/

Antibiotic against cough loses potency, thanks to random use - Times of India :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Antibiotic-against-cough-loses-potency-thanks-to-random-use/articleshow/17684957.cms

Shattered Newtown Tries to Make Sense of Tragedy :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=aad5a889c5063577c9aa4cc28ab75693

Scarlett Johansson in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ :: Scarlett Johansson, gravitating toward portraying flintier characters than those she portrayed earlier in her career, has returned to Broadway in Tennessee Williams’s “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/theater/scarlett-johansson-in-cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

More Young Americans Are Homeless :: Across the country, tens of thousands of jobless young people â€" many with college credits or work experience â€" are struggling to house themselves since the recession.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/us/since-recession-more-young-americans-are-homeless.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Thai Buddhist Monks Struggle to Stay Relevant :: The country’s rapid economic rise has altered the role of the local Buddhist monk, once a moral authority, now someone whose job is often limited to presiding over ceremonies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/world/asia/thai-buddhist-monks-struggle-to-stay-relevant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Bushmaster .223: Weapon Used in Newtown Shooting a Lightning Rod in Gun ... - TIME :: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/12/19/bushmaster-223-weapon-used-in-newtown-shooting-a-lightning-rod-in-gun-debate/

Robert H. Bork, Conservative Jurist, Dies at 85 :: Judge Bork’s 1987 nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate, not on qualifications but on judicial philosophy and temperament.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/us/robert-h-bork-conservative-jurist-dies-at-85.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

UBS fined $1.5 billion in growing Libor scandal :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/wHSdauDU80c/us-ubs-libor-idUSBRE8BI00020121219

Time for a change: Doctor Who shows off his new digs as the Tardis gets an ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2250748/Doctor-Who-shows-new-digs-Tardis-gets-interior-make-over.html

Restaurant Review: L’Apicio in the East Village :: Uneven in ways that would be fatal for another restaurant, L’Apicio can deliver a very enjoyable night out if you don’t ask too much of it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-lapicio-in-the-east-village.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Bushmasters Flying Off Shelves :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=fb0238e1abff9b37a0e3f44001f7200e