20-Dec-2012 20:21

U.S. activist Norquist blesses Boehner's tax plan, conservative group rejects it :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/awZ77MeizEA/us-usa-fiscal-norquist-idUSBRE8BI19220121219

Lack of AMT fix could delay 100 million tax returns :: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_mostpopular/~3/P4C3IOODclY/index.html

Mexico's ethnic Maya unmoved by 2012 'Armageddon' hysteria :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/yt_UQJNvICQ/mexico-maya-idUSL1E8NJ05V20121219

Rev. Saeed Abedini, American Christian, Imprisoned In Iran For Preaching Christianity, Thrown In Notorious Prison ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/rev-saeed-abedini-american-christian-imprisoned-preaching-christianity_n_2332690.html

"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

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

Adam Lanza Motive: Medical Examiner Wants To Probe Sandy Hook Shooter's Genetics ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/adam-lanza-motive_n_2332641.html

Where Christmas Means Tamales :: The ritual of tamaladas, or tamale-cooking feasts, takes on a special meaning during the holiday season.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/dining/where-christmas-means-tamales.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Tim Tebow, Camilla Belle Break Up: Report ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/tim-tebow-camilla-belle-break-up_n_2332382.html

Opinionator | Disunion: General Grant's Infamous Order :: Why the Civil War leader expelled Jews from the Department of Tennessee.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/general-grants-infamous-order/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Sam Donaldson Arrested For DUI: Police ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/sam-donaldson-arrested-dui_n_2331953.html

Shopping Sites Open Brick-and-Mortar Stores :: After years of criticizing physical stores as relics, even e-commerce zealots are acknowledging there is something to a bricks-and-mortar location.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/business/shopping-sites-open-brick-and-mortar-stores.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

FiveThirtyEight: Party Identity in a Gun Cabinet :: Whether someone owns a gun is a more powerful predictor of a person’s political party than gender, sexual orientation or many other demographic traits.
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/in-gun-ownership-statistics-partisan-divide-is-sharp/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Opinionator | The Stone: Gun 'Control' Is Not Enough :: A close look at the pro-gun stance leads to the conclusion that the United States should ban private gun ownership entirely, or almost entirely.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/why-gun-control-is-not-enough/?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Conversation: The Newtown Aftermath :: Brooks and Collins on the prospects for better gun control and better mental health care in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/the-newtown-aftermath/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Movie Review: Michael Haneke’s ‘Amour,’ With Jean-Louis Trintignant :: A masterpiece about life, death and everything in between, Michael Haneke’s “Amour” is about an elderly French couple â€" played by two titans of French cinema â€" in their final days.
http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/movies/michael-hanekes-amour-with-jean-louis-trintignant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Opinionator | Fixes: At Year's End, News of a Global Health Success :: The stunning drop in global child mortality is proof that poor countries are not doomed to eternal misery. Here's how it happened.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/at-years-end-news-of-a-global-health-success/?partner=rss&emc=rss