26-Dec-2012 17:40

Op-Ed Columnist: Give Chuck a Chance :: Someone outside the mainstream, like Chuck Hagel, is just what President Obama needs at the Pentagon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/opinion/friedman-give-chuck-a-chance.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Syria military chief General Abdel Aziz Jassem al-Shallal defects from Assad ... - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/world/syria-death-toll-spirals-as-brahimi-peace-mission-stumbles/story-fndir2ev-1226543833167

Egypt's government sets priorities after charter - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jULYieija7e_HIBYjbQaPykg6-wQ?docId%3D26c8ff993d1e4c32999adf0b462fab24

The TV Watch: Indian Soap Operas, Ruled by Mothers-in-Law :: Television in India occasionally tests the boundaries, but nearly every soap opera seems to circle back to marriage and the relatives who come with the words “I do.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/arts/television/indian-soap-operas-ruled-by-mothers-in-law.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Wall Street inches up as Obama to return to fiscal cliff debate - Financial Post :: http://business.financialpost.com/2012/12/26/wall-street-to-open-up-ahead-of-cliff-talks-restart/

Power crews scramble after record number of tornadoes tear through South - NBCNews.com :: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/26/16166853-power-crews-scramble-after-record-number-of-tornadoes-tear-through-south?lite

Op-Ed Columnist: Why, God? :: Death takes no holiday. Why doesn’t God stop such heartbreaking evils?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/opinion/dowd-why-god.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Syrian military police chief defects - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/ians/news/syrian-military-police-chief-defects/100395/

Starbucks to use cups to send 'fiscal cliff' message to lawmakers - Business Standard :: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/starbucks-to-use-cups-to-send-fiscal-cliff-message-to-lawmakers/200675/on

Plane crash in Burma leaves 2 dead - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/plane-crash-burma-leaves-2-dead-article-1.1227445?localLinksEnabled%3Dfalse

Restaurants: 12 Restaurant Triumphs of 2012 :: The Times’s chief restaurant critic counts down his favorite new restaurants of the year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/dining/reviews/12-restaurant-triumphs-of-2012.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Two children and woman killed as crash closes M6 - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3640531.ece

Gunman Who Killed Two Firefighters Left Chilling Note - NPR (blog) :: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/26/168070923/gunman-who-killed-two-firefighters-left-chilling-note

DC police investigating 'Meet the Press' incident - MiamiHerald.com (registration) :: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/26/3157076/dc-police-investigating-meet-the.html

Child Abuse in Russia Is Routine - The Moscow Times :: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/child-abuse-in-russia-is-routine/473633.html

New Japan PM: Saving Economic Crisis Top Mission - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/shinzo-abe-returns-japans-prime-minister-18064332

US economy could handle short fall over 'cliff' - Kansas City Star :: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/26/3981932/us-economy-could-handle-short.html

10 great political apps to download - Politico :: http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/10-great-political-apps-to-download-85493.html?hp%3Dl10

'Les Misérables' tops Christmas box office - CNN (blog) :: http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/26/les-miserables-tops-christmas-box-office/

Gunman Killed Firemen With Bushmaster, Left Chilling Note :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=e269519daf85c0952953183abe9d92ac