18-Dec-2012 16:30

Adolf Hitler: Man of the Year, 1938 :: Adolf Hitler: Man of the Year, 1938
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760539,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopular

Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith :: Her secret letters show that she spent almost 50 years without sensing the presence of God in her life. What does her experience teach us about the value of doubt?
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1655720,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopular

Worker Liberation in Michigan :: Another state gives individuals the right not to join a union.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323401904578157453687608428.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

U.S. Stocks Advance as Fed Expands Bond Buying Amid Budget Talks - San Francisco Chronicle :: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/U-S-Stocks-Advance-as-Fed-Expands-Bond-Buying-4112129.php

Berkshire Hathaway repurchases $1.2 billion worth of shares :: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_mostpopular/~3/qZvU-M8EhUI/index.html

Berkshire Expands Buyback, Will Pay Up to 120% of Book Value - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-12/berkshire-expands-buyback-will-pay-up-to-120-of-book-value.html

Three Questioned in Libor Probe :: The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has arrested three men as part of an investigation into the rigging of interest rates.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324024004578172912726034752.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Taliban kill five polio aid workers - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/taliban-kill-five-polio-aid-workers-578292.html

Boehner To Pursue 2nd Legislative Track On Taxes - NPR :: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId%3D167507775

Cerberus selling stake in firearms after Newtown - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/business/news/2012/12/18/cerberus-selling-stake-firearms-after-newtown/wJ2nNJOGJcKeHmgJP3aGWM/story.html

Lin commemorates homecoming with big game - Houston Chronicle (blog) :: http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2012/12/lin-focused-on-rockets-not-knicks-in-return-to-new-york/

NRA: Gun lobby laid groundwork against any new gun laws - Dec. 18, 2012 - CNN - Canada :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/18/news/economy/gun-lobby-nra-connecticut/

Samsung ends push to block Apple in Europe after US ruling - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/samsung-ends-push-to-block-apple-in-europe-after-us-ruling/2012/12/18/83bfc9fa-4925-11e2-8af9-9b50cb4605a7_story.html

China cracks down on 'Doomsday cult' - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/18/world/asia/china-doomsday-arrests/index.html

How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Get Its Way in Mexico :: Wal-Mart de Mexico was an aggressive and creative corrupter, offering large payoffs to get what the law otherwise prohibited, an examination by The New York Times found.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/business/walmart-bribes-teotihuacan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Sasol Betting Big on Gas-to-Liquid Plant in U.S. :: Sasol, a South African company, plans to take advantage of a glut of cheap gas to make diesel and other refined products at competitive prices in Louisiana.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/business/energy-environment/sasol-betting-big-on-gas-to-liquid-plant-in-us.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Instagram misses the big picture - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1218/instagram-misses-the-big-picture-technology.html

Obama expected to make gun control second-term priority - Ottawa Citizen :: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Obama%2Bexpected%2Bmake%2Bcontrol%2Bsecondterm%2Bpriority/7713226/story.html

Video: Obama reads childrens' names in Newtown - Ottawa Citizen :: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Video%2BObama%2Breads%2Bchildrens%2Bnames%2BNewtown/7710342/story.html

US reporter held captive in Syria freed after shootout - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20766429