Saturday, January 2, 2010

Sitting here looking over my Xmas gifts! Dam! I came up. Lol. Shouts out to moms and pops... I'm blessed

Sitting here looking over my Xmas gifts! Dam! I came up. Lol. Shouts out to moms and pops... I'm blessed http://bit.ly/6LWh1Q

US flight diverted over 'suspicious item'........ It was a XMAS ORNAMENT http://bit.ly/7YeQCp

US flight diverted over 'suspicious item'........ It was a XMAS ORNAMENT http://bit.ly/7YeQCp http://bit.ly/8E8Fgs

God i hate that i can't see twitpics on this stupid phone :-( New i shuda ask 4 a blackberry 4 xmas

God i hate that i can't see twitpics on this stupid phone :-( New i shuda ask 4 a blackberry 4 xmas http://bit.ly/8aqy1G

Finally getting Xmas decorations packed away. Then I MUST put away my pile of gifts and hang up my laundry. Ive simply got too much stuff.

Finally getting Xmas decorations packed away. Then I MUST put away my pile of gifts and hang up my laundry. Ive simply got too much stuff. http://bit.ly/7DVCQ3

Mexico announces capture of alleged drug lord (AP)

Members of the navy special forces sit in a truck outside the cemetery where the mother and three other family members of late Navy Master Melquisedet Angulo Cordoba are being buried in Villahermosa December 23, 2009. Drug gang hitmen shot dead on December 21 the grieving mother, brother, sister and aunt of Angulo Cordoba who died after taking part in a raid in which a notorious drug lord was killed, police said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Luis Lopez (MEXICO - Tags: MILITARY SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)AP - Mexican police have captured alleged drug lord Carlos Beltran Leyva, just two week after his even more powerful brother was killed in a shootout with troops — back-to-back victories in President Felipe Calderon's drug war.


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Britain, US to fund Yemen anti-terror police unit (AP)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and President Barack Obama walk out of Downing Street in London in this April 1, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleAP - The British government said Sunday that Prime Minister Gordon Brown and U.S. President Barack Obama had agreed to fund a counterterrorism police unit in Yemen to tackle the rising terrorist threat from the country.


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UFC 108: The UFC fight is on PPV tonight at 10pm ET. http://bit.ly/4YfC44

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Thanks to all voting and RT for my sid cook Xmas tree. http://bit.ly/5Rx8NP (1 vote a day) only ab 50 votes away from 1place

Thanks to all voting and RT for my sid cook Xmas tree. http://bit.ly/5Rx8NP (1 vote a day) only ab 50 votes away from 1place http://bit.ly/59CTpa

Mistletoe was chosen as Oklahoma's state flower in 1893 and later changed to the state floral emblem http://bit.ly/7XKP86 #xmas

Mistletoe was chosen as Oklahoma's state flower in 1893 and later changed to the state floral emblem http://bit.ly/7XKP86 #xmas http://bit.ly/55f5mG

@JamiMiami we were thinking he was more like the carrier, he was at daycare during Xmas vacation. Whole batch of new germs to bring home!

@JamiMiami we were thinking he was more like the carrier, he was at daycare during Xmas vacation. Whole batch of new germs to bring home! http://bit.ly/8DaP7L

@Lanas_a_Cupcake The bop-it was a big hit this Xmas. I'm not sure that we the original though. I got to 100 before I had a stroke.

@Lanas_a_Cupcake The bop-it was a big hit this Xmas. I'm not sure that we the original though. I got to 100 before I had a stroke. http://bit.ly/52IaEH

Muslim-Hindu punk rock bands part of new movement (AP)

This Dec. 15, 2009 photo shows drummer Imran Malik and guitarist Basim Usmani of the Muslim Hindu punk band The Kominas, rehearsing in Wayland, Mass. From the basement of this middle-class home tucked in the woods west of Boston, The Kominas have helped launched a small, but growing, South Asian and Middle Eastern punk rock movement that is attracting children of Muslim and Hindu immigrants and drawing scorn from some traditional Muslims who say their political, hard-edged music is 'haraam,' or forbidden. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Artwork from the Punjab state of India decorates the Ray family home. A Johann Sebastian Bach statue sits on a piano. But in the basement — cluttered with wires, old concert fliers and drawings — 25-year-old Arjun Ray is fighting distortion from his electric guitar.


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US, Britain widen anti-terror front in Yemen (AFP)

Men claiming to be Al-Qaeda members arrive to address a crowd in Yemen's southern province of Abyan. The United States and Britain stepped up the fight against an emerging AFP - The United States and Britain stepped up the fight against an emerging "terrorist threat" in Yemen, as President Barack Obama for the first time blamed Al-Qaeda for attacking a US airliner.


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Afghan MPs rejects Karzai cabinet nominees (AFP)

Afghan members of paliament watch during voting on President Hamid Karzai's cabinet nominees in parliament in Kabul. Karzai suffered a new blow to his authority when parliament rejected most of his nominees for a new cabinet, including the only woman and a warlord.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai suffered a new blow to his authority when parliament rejected most of his nominees for a new cabinet, including the only woman and a warlord.


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Cable TV standoffs threaten viewing costs, choices (AP)

FILE - This Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 picture shows the Time Warner Center, background left, in New York. Sculptures at Columbus Circle are seen in the foreground. The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable on Friday announced an agreement in principle on a television programming deal that allows signals to continue for millions of cable subscribers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Many questions remain for cable TV viewers nationwide even after Fox and Time Warner Cable settled their noisy spat with a New Year's Day agreement.


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Desperate Somalis seek 'back-door' route to US (AP)

In this Nov. 16, 2009 photo, Somali asylum seeker Mohamed Kheire waits to consult with Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project detention attorney, James Lyall at the Los Angeles Catholic Charities. With the suspension of a U.S. refugee program and stepped-up security in the Gulf of Aden and along Mediterranean smuggling routes, more overseas migrants from Somalia are pursuing asylum through routes traditionally taken by Latinos. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - The asylum seeker from Somalia hung his head as an immigration judge grilled him about his treacherous journey from the Horn of Africa. By air, sea and land he finally made it to Mexico, and then a taxi delivered him into the arms of U.S. border agents at San Diego.


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FAA watching American Airlines after 3 mishaps (AP)

AP - The Federal Aviation Administration is increasing oversight of American Airlines after three mishaps during landings last month. http://bit.ly/6I72cG

KalebNation: People are trying to get rid of @justinbieber on the TT's http://bit.ly/4VgyjF

Who Remembers http://bit.ly/7BRFtH

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it was xmas just then. we missed each other @HoldenElder

it was xmas just then. we missed each other @HoldenElder http://tinyurl.com/ygxlbx9

@Team_Barrowman - when are you putting the photos from Xmas eve on?

@Team_Barrowman - when are you putting the photos from Xmas eve on? http://tinyurl.com/y9zzcww

@dakabn Yup it was a Xmas gift from my wonderful hubby :)

@dakabn Yup it was a Xmas gift from my wonderful hubby :) http://tinyurl.com/ygvjzqb

Anyone watch SYTYCD earlier this evening? Managing to slowly catch up on all my missed xmas telly and loving Outnumbered!

Anyone watch SYTYCD earlier this evening? Managing to slowly catch up on all my missed xmas telly and loving Outnumbered! http://tinyurl.com/yz35l64

Pollin family speaks out on Arenas gun inquiry (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2008 file photo, Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas is shown NBA basketball media day for the Wizards in Washington.   Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other during a Christmas Eve locker room argument over a gambling debt, according to The New York Post. Citing an anonymous source, the newspaper reports in it's Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, edition that the standoff was sparked when Crittenton became angry at Arenas for refusing to make good on a gambling debt. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP - The family of former Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin (POHL-in) is speaking out about the investigation into Gilbert Arenas and guns in the locker room.


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California faces more budget pain, cuts in 2010 (AP)

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (pictured in 2009) says he is planning to undertake a budget and tax reform this year to give the state a more solid and reliable source of revenue.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AP - During last summer's fiscal crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger borrowed the title of a film classic to describe California's budget, saying it contained "the good, the bad and the ugly."


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U.K. says it, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit (Reuters)

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh meets chief of the Hamas movement Khaled Meshaal (not pictured) at the Defence Complex in Sanaa December 8, 2009. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - The United States and Britain have agreed to fund a counter-terrorism police unit in Yemen as part of stepped-up efforts to fight terrorism in Yemen and Somalia after an attack on a U.S.-bound plane, Britain said on Sunday.


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I jst got the best Xmas present ever! Juicy Couture charm bracelet n limited edition gingerbread house charm :) http://twitpic.com/wff3c

I jst got the best Xmas present ever! Juicy Couture charm bracelet n limited edition gingerbread house charm :) http://ping.fm/wmZw7 http://bit.ly/7S5v4Y

The winning xmas present this year is Wii Carnival MiniGolf. 6yrs to adult love this game.

The winning xmas present this year is Wii Carnival MiniGolf. 6yrs to adult love this game. http://bit.ly/7xRqly

Packed away all of Xmas - except lights to sparkle at night during the long cold nights with a fire in our pellet stove - nice!!

Packed away all of Xmas - except lights to sparkle at night during the long cold nights with a fire in our pellet stove - nice!! http://bit.ly/5kyi6z

Well hello you twits (: only one day of Xmas hols left, and quite a lot of homework :/

Well hello you twits (: only one day of Xmas hols left, and quite a lot of homework :/ http://bit.ly/6sjhtm

US commander in Iraq says troop drawdown on track (AP)

Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, talks to the Associated Press during a visit to soldiers at Forward Operating Base Cobra in the Diyala province, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010. The top U.S. general in Iraq says the delay in holding Iraq's elections will not keep American combat forces from leaving Iraq as scheduled by the end of August. Gen. Ray Odierno said Saturday during an interview with The Associated Press that he expects the U.S. to have about 100,000 troops in the country during the March 7 elections.(AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)AP - The nearly two-month delay in holding Iraq's nationwide elections will not keep American combat troops from leaving the country as scheduled by the end of August, the top U.S. commander in Iraq told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday.


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2010 situation grows more difficult for Democrats (AP)

This Dec. 22, 2009 file photo shows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, accompanied by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, during a Democratic health care rallyl on Capitol Hill in Washington. An already difficult situation for Democrats in Congress is worsening as the 2010 political season opens.   (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - An already difficult situation for Democrats in Congress is worsening as the 2010 political season opens.


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Bomb suspect "reached out" to UK militants: report (Reuters)

Reuters - British security services knew three years ago that the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound plane had "multiple communications" with Islamic extremists in Britain, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, charged with trying to blow up Northwest flight 253 from Amsterdam as it approached Detroit on Christmas Day, studied in London between 2005 and 2008. http://bit.ly/4CxsAD

Funeral held for powerful Canadian mobster's son (AP)

Pallbearers carry the casket containing the body of Nick Rizzuto out of a church following funeral services Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, in Montreal, Canada. Rizzuto, the son of Montreal Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto was standing next to a black Mercedes last Monday when a gunman approached and fired several shots at him. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)AP - The bells of an Italian Renaissance-style church in Montreal chimed softly Saturday as pallbearers carried the gold coffin of the son of the reputed head of Canada's most powerful Mafia family.


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NIley: "Niley" is the couple name for @NickJonas and Miley Cyrus. Fans want them back together. http://bit.ly/4OT4vY

WhoRemembers http://bit.ly/7CUZXW

Federico Devito: Because he is the most handsome kid of the world. http://bit.ly/12vuI3

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@Rkprincess they send me the links to iTunes 12 days of Xmas. But hours after the app pushes the links. They were (cont) http://tl.gd/1el9t

@Rkprincess they send me the links to iTunes 12 days of Xmas. But hours after the app pushes the links. They were (cont) http://tl.gd/1el9t http://bit.ly/7rWups

If we can get Rage Against the Machine to Xmas No.1, we can get Phil to Sports Personality of the year. Retweet Ladies and Gents #pdc

If we can get Rage Against the Machine to Xmas No.1, we can get Phil to Sports Personality of the year. Retweet Ladies and Gents #pdc http://bit.ly/4tueyf

Just got back from an open air hip-hop Xmas concert...Felt like Darth Vador meets Spock

Just got back from an open air hip-hop
Xmas concert...Felt like Darth Vador meets Spock http://bit.ly/8Rzt6v

@labradors Good xmas and New Year? We still have lots of snow here,had to frequently dig car out.Snow is up to Jasper's belly in the garden!

@labradors Good xmas and New Year? We still have lots of snow here,had to frequently dig car out.Snow is up to Jasper's belly in the garden! http://bit.ly/4UP9lX

Louisville: Louisville is playing (and currently loosing to) in-state rival UK. http://bit.ly/7fHECG

Friday, January 1, 2010

My xmas presents are still under the tree haha. I should probably take them upstairs tonight.

My xmas presents are still under the tree haha. I should probably take them upstairs tonight. http://bit.ly/90B0YU

@karalinagirl you bet I do! Xmas bonus!

@karalinagirl you bet I do! Xmas bonus! http://bit.ly/4tsVPt

@jadynStamina go listen to 'rated xmas' by the millionaires. :P

@jadynStamina go listen to 'rated xmas' by the millionaires. :P http://bit.ly/76Mkwy

88 dead after suicide car bomb at Pakistan volleyball game (AFP)

A Pakistani paramedic gives treatment to an injured suicide blast victim at a hospital in Lakki Marwat. A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives in the middle of a crowd gathered for a volleyball game in a northwest Pakistan village on Friday, killing at least 88 people.(AFP/Akbar Marwat)AFP - Investigators sifted through rubble Saturday after a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives-filled vehicle in a crowd watching a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 88.


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Nate Robinson: the Knicks' Nate Robinson scores 41pts, after being benched for most of the year. o_0 http://bit.ly/6P7zIP

The poinsettia plant was brought into the United States from Mexico by Joel Poinsett in the early 1800's http://bit.ly/7XKP86 #xmas

The poinsettia plant was brought into the United States from Mexico by Joel Poinsett in the early 1800's http://bit.ly/7XKP86 #xmas http://bit.ly/5se8cl

@BrandNew_CHU WoRd MY xmaS Was PoppInG BuT NEw YearS Was A DuB

@BrandNew_CHU WoRd MY xmaS Was PoppInG BuT NEw YearS Was A DuB http://bit.ly/8uVcW4

@tyanasamuel did u have a good xmas!?!?!i got a phone and a wii!!!

@tyanasamuel did u have a good xmas!?!?!i got a phone and a wii!!! http://bit.ly/72tjDx

free xmas stuff (doraville winters chapel) http://url4.eu/120vg

free xmas stuff (doraville winters chapel) http://url4.eu/120vg http://bit.ly/6uReRh

Snowboarder in critical condition after accident (AP)

In this photo taken on Sept. 11, 2009, halfpipe snowboarding competitor Kevin Pearce poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit in Chicago. A publicist for  Pearce says the American snowboarder remains in critical condition at a Utah hospital after sustaining a head injury while training in Park City on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - American snowboarder Kevin Pearce was in critical condition at a Utah hospital Friday after suffering a head injury while training in Park City, his publicist said.


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Danish cartoonist home attacker had "terror links" (Reuters)

Reuters - Danish police said on Saturday they shot and wounded a Somali man with al Qaeda links when he tried to break into the home of a cartoonist whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Mohammad outraged many Muslims. http://bit.ly/5hRhzW

Limbaugh: Tests show no ailments after chest pain (AP)

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh speaks during a news conference at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. Limbaugh was taken to the hospital after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack Wednesday during a vacation. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh said Friday tests showed nothing was wrong with his heart after he was hospitalized with chest pains.


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Police: Suicide bombing kills 75 in NW Pakistan (AP)

A Pakistani police officer mans a checkpoint as the sun sets marking the end of the year on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)AP - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed vehicle in a crowd of people watching a volleyball tournament Friday in northwest Pakistan, killing 75 people in the deadliest attack in the country in more than two months.


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Airport pat-downs often ineffective security stop (AP)

Passengers are searched before boarding their plane at Roissy airport, North of Paris, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2009. Controls in French main airports have been reinforced following a plane bomb plot by a Nigerian man who was able to carry a concealed explosive device onto a U.S. bound airplane. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - With all the screening technology at U.S. airports, the last line of defense is still the human hand: the pat-down search.


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Pryor leads Bucks past Oregon 26-17 in Rose Bowl (AP)

Ohio State's Ross Homan, right, intercepts the ball and is pursued by Oregon's Jordan Holmes during the second quarter at the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Ohio State's bowl woes are over, thanks to a sturdy defense and a quarterback who finally played up to his enormous potential.


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Buckeyes: The Ohio State Buckeyes are currently playing USC http://bit.ly/6VdvF

New Years: The beginning of 2010 is marked by the New Year; which people are celebrating across the globe. http://bit.ly/8Po6pV

Sugar Bowl: This year’s Sugar Bowl will be one coach’s last game. ESPN.com is reporting that Urban Meyer will s.. http://bit.ly/4tIYnG

It's my 16th in 20 days! Lucky sod to have it so soon after Xmas :P

It's my 16th in 20 days! Lucky sod to have it so soon after Xmas :P http://bit.ly/8JTn6M

cant get rid of this pneumonia had it b 4 xmas

cant get rid of this pneumonia had it b 4 xmas http://bit.ly/5qadg9

@Boutthatpaper idk i havent recorded in a while, was gonna make a xmas tape but didn't have the time

@Boutthatpaper idk i havent recorded in a while, was gonna make a xmas tape but didn't have the time http://bit.ly/6FNR2F

Hurry xmas yozora wo ubatte kyandoru ni (8)

Hurry xmas yozora wo ubatte kyandoru ni (8) http://bit.ly/4Ou32H

Pakistan Taliban claims it carried out CIA attack (AP)

AP - The Pakistani Taliban claimed Friday that they used a turncoat CIA operative to carry out a suicide bombing that killed seven American CIA employees in Afghanistan as revenge for a top militant leader's death in a U.S. missile strike. http://bit.ly/4DeyaB

Iraqis outraged as Blackwater case thrown out (AP)

FILE - In this Tuesday, July. 5, 2005, file photo, a private contractor gestures to their colleagues flying over in a helicopter as they secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq. A federal judge dismissed all charges Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a crowded Baghdad intersection in 2007. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)AP - Iraqis seeking justice for 17 people shot dead at a Baghdad intersection responded with bitterness and outrage Friday at a U.S. judge's decision to throw out a case against a Blackwater security team accused in the killings.


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US mine deaths hit record low of 34 in 2009 (AP)

FILE - In this March 28, 2009 photo, section boss Carrey VanBuren watches as a continuous mining machine breaks through a wall of coal at the Horizon Coal Mine outside Helper, Utah. Horizon is considered one of Utah several deep coal mines that have come under more federal regulation in recent years. The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell for a second straight year to 34, the fewest since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago. (AP Photo/George Frey)AP - The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell for a second straight year to 34, the fewest since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago.


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Foreign govt's among Clinton foundation donors (AP)

In this June 21, 2007 file photo, Frank Giustra, a Canadian businessman, speaks as former President Bill Clinton looks on during a news conference  in New York to announce the Clinton Foundation's launching of a new sustainable development initiative in Latin America. A donor list released on New Year's Day by the William J. Clinton Foundation shows that Giustra gave to the former president's charity. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP - Foreign countries including Norway and Oman contributed to former President Bill Clinton's charity, and donors including Donald Trump, multinational soft drink company Coca-Cola and singer Elton John's foundation also pitched in as Hillary Rodham Clinton served her first year as secretary of state.


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The first state to recognize the Christmas holiday officially was Alabama http://bit.ly/7XKP86 #xmas

The first state to recognize the Christmas holiday officially was Alabama http://bit.ly/7XKP86 #xmas http://bit.ly/5q1KWU

@keshiasih it was awesome, havent been spent xmas, new year back at home in like 15 years so it was nice, with the family loved it, u?

@keshiasih it was awesome, havent been spent xmas, new year back at home in like 15 years so it was nice, with the family loved it, u? http://bit.ly/6eJWdh

can't wait till xmas:D

can't wait till xmas:D http://bit.ly/5gRcqX

For a limited time, I will answer your questions. recover files Merry Xmas

For a limited time, I will answer your questions. recover files Merry Xmas http://bit.ly/4PKb6d

Fox, Time Warner Cable announce broadcast deal (AP)

In this advertisement released by Time Warner Cable, a warning that FOX has threatened to pull the plug on Time Warner Cable customers at midnight, New Year's Eve, unless the cable company gives in to demands for massive price increases.(AP Photo/Time Warner Cable)AP - The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable have announced an agreement in principle on a television programming deal that will allow signals to continue for millions of cable subscribers.


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Snowboarder in critical condition after accident (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2009, file photo, Kevin Pearce of the United States competes during the final of the men's Snowboard Half-Pipe FIS World Cup 2009 event on the Allalin glacier in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.  publicist for  Pearce says the American snowboarder remains in critical condition at a Utah hospital after sustaining a head injury while training in Park City, Utah on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott, File)AP - American snowboarder Kevin Pearce was in critical condition at a Utah hospital Friday after suffering a head injury while training in Park City, his publicist said.


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RT If: People are wanting other people to 'Re-Tweet' something if it applies to them. http://bit.ly/70twnt

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@newyorker123 i can c you i have realy good eyes. .lol...and how r you babe good xmas and a happy new year to you .x

@newyorker123 i can c you i have realy good eyes. .lol...and how r you babe good xmas and a happy new year to you .x http://bit.ly/53T0dY

& my girlfraandd was goin around talmbout MOB && merry xmas ahahahah. #crazydrunkbitchesFOREAL

& my girlfraandd was goin around talmbout MOB && merry xmas ahahahah. #crazydrunkbitchesFOREAL http://bit.ly/8PcH4B

On Xmas Day it was implied that 23 years ago was my first ride, but upon which steed was T-Bird astride?

On Xmas Day it was implied that 23 years ago was my first ride, but upon which steed was T-Bird astride? http://bit.ly/6G0Ctu

Dalomore for Xmas and a Yamazaki for new year........ must try and not finish them straight away!

Dalomore for Xmas and a Yamazaki for new year........ must try and not finish them straight away! http://bit.ly/92Y6Nf

Ohio State: Ohio State is beating Michigan in their annual rivalry game this afternoon http://bit.ly/1679aY

@famr666 pretty good tar, home for xmas, london for new year. how was yours? x

@famr666 pretty good tar, home for xmas, london for new year. how was yours? x http://bit.ly/83oFwK

Basset Hound Christmas Card: Basset Hound Christmas Card by nosajnybor http://chilp.it/edca6c #xmas #ad #holiday

Basset Hound Christmas Card:







Basset Hound Christmas Card by nosajnybor http://chilp.it/edca6c
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Watching come dine with me Xmas special love it

Watching come dine with me Xmas special love it http://bit.ly/8rghS1

@jitterbug96 Just b4 xmas, she said she had just watched love story+thought it was brilliant and was gonna show it to them when they arrived

@jitterbug96 Just b4 xmas, she said she had just watched love story+thought it was brilliant and was gonna show it to them when they arrived http://bit.ly/5PnIIg

Go Ducks: The University of Oregon (the Ducks) is playing against Ohio State in Jan 1st's Rose Bowl. http://bit.ly/8Fygu5

Miley Cyrus gets a Woody for xmas http://bit.ly/79gY3y #celeb

Miley Cyrus gets a Woody for xmas http://bit.ly/79gY3y
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@andipeters Please help! Serious 2010 Xmas No.1 bid. See http://FTONY.co.uk Please RT -Thanks #FTONY

@andipeters Please help! Serious 2010 Xmas No.1 bid. See http://FTONY.co.uk Please RT -Thanks #FTONY http://bit.ly/64Xm7k

@miroslavglavic suggest you write a note to yourself to swap the Xmas cap for something like this: http://bit.ly/64Xa3R

@miroslavglavic suggest you write a note to yourself to swap the Xmas cap for something like this: http://bit.ly/64Xa3R http://bit.ly/8lLlja

cheap breakfast at dobinsons + late xmas presents + op shopping todayyy

cheap breakfast at dobinsons + late xmas presents + op shopping todayyy http://bit.ly/83vg3g

Thursday, December 31, 2009

New video: Xmas house [amazing grace].mp4 http://bit.ly/4LBODR

New video: Xmas house [amazing grace].mp4 http://bit.ly/4LBODR http://bit.ly/8vxeeH

Love packages in the mail! Xmas presents from the wonderful @Alison604 ! Yay!! Lookie what I got: http://twitpic.com/w5k98

Love packages in the mail! Xmas presents from the wonderful @Alison604 ! Yay!! Lookie what I got: http://ping.fm/BLQE6 http://bit.ly/6gzOQw

@ranierantonio llor?) RT @geekami: '8-bit Xmas' breathes new life into your 'Bah! Humbug!' NES #geek http://bit.ly/7ngK0T

@ranierantonio lloré :) RT @geekami: '8-bit Xmas' breathes new life into your 'Bah! Humbug!' NES #geek http://bit.ly/7ngK0T http://bit.ly/8A86R2

'8-bit Xmas' breathes new life into your 'Bah! Humbug!' NES: Is there still room in your heart for eight more unas... http://bit.ly/6VLV6c

'8-bit Xmas' breathes new life into your 'Bah! Humbug!' NES:
Is there still room in your heart for eight more unas... http://bit.ly/6VLV6c http://bit.ly/6MHnaY

@805talent I know right! I was gonna buy it for Luis for xmas but didn't. Now I'm regreting it!

@805talent I know right! I was gonna buy it for Luis for xmas but didn't. Now I'm regreting it! http://bit.ly/8Aqtd4

'8-bit Xmas' breathes new life into your 'Bah! Humbug!' NES: Is there still room in your heart for eight more unas... http://bit.ly/8mi6bP

'8-bit Xmas' breathes new life into your 'Bah! Humbug!' NES:
Is there still room in your heart for eight more unas... http://bit.ly/8mi6bP http://bit.ly/7LgOVz

Iowa St holds off Minnesota 14-13 in Insight Bowl (AP)

Iowa State wide receiver Jake Williams (83) celebrates his touchdown with teammate Alexander Robinson during the first half of the Insight Bowl NCAA college football game against Minnesota on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)AP - Alexander Robinson ran for 137 yards, and Austen Arnaud threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Iowa State defeated Minnesota 14-13 in the Insight Bowl on Thursday night, capping the Cyclones' first winning season since 2005.


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Rush Limbaugh felt pains similar to heart attack (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2008, file photo, radio personality Rush Limbaugh arrives for a screening of Bernard and Doris at the Time Warner Center in New York. A Honolulu television station is reporting that conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was taken to a hospital with chest pains. (AP Photo/Gary He, file)AP - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh remained hospitalized in Hawaii Thursday after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack, according to the guest host on his nationally syndicated radio show.


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Arabic study may have been cover for bomb suspect (AP)

The San'a Institute for the Arabic Language in San'a, Yemen is seen Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, where Nigerian suspect in the Christmas Day airline attack Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was an Arabic student. The San'a Institute for the Arabic Language told The Associated Press that Abdulmutallab was an Arabic student at the school in August. Administrators at the school said Monday that the director of the school, Muhammad al-Anisi, has spent two days being questioned by Yemeni security officials. He remained in custody Tuesday.    (AP photo)AP - The Nigerian suspected of trying to bring down a U.S. airliner with explosives might have used Arabic studies as a pretext for entering Yemen before disappearing for months, perhaps into one of the lawless country's al-Qaida strongholds, fellow students and teachers said.


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My grandma said I look prettier tdaii than I did on xmas lol AWW

My grandma said I look prettier tdaii than I did on xmas lol AWW http://bit.ly/5E3nVl

@kekebiish nightmare b4 xmas (my fav)set it off, there's somethin abt mary, mrs doubtfire and the hangover. :-D

@kekebiish nightmare b4 xmas (my fav)set it off, there's somethin abt mary, mrs doubtfire and the hangover. :-D http://bit.ly/4TCkob

@COLORMiGORGEOUS ohh i used to do dat 4 xmas but only to open up the gifts exactly at 1 wen we got bak home lmaoo

@COLORMiGORGEOUS ohh i used to do dat 4 xmas but only to open up the gifts exactly at 1 wen we got bak home lmaoo http://bit.ly/7AAbAY

'8-bit Xmas' breathes new life into your 'Bah! Humbug!' NES - http://bit.ly/6xb8X4

'8-bit Xmas' breathes new life into your 'Bah! Humbug!' NES - http://bit.ly/6xb8X4 http://bit.ly/7DwslG

Broyles catches 3 TDs as OU beats Stanford 31-27 (AP)

Oklahoma wide receiver Ryan Broyles (85) reaches for a pass as Stanford linebacker Chike Amajoyi (43) defends during the first half of the Sun Bowl NCAA college football game in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - The combination of Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles was almost unstoppable for Oklahoma.


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Obama summons intel chiefs for Washington talks (Reuters)

U.S. President Barack Obama  in Washington December 14, 2009. Obama said he would meet the heads of U.S. intelligence agencies on Tuesday to discuss ways of preventing a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Dec. 25. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on December 25.


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U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport security (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will dispatch senior agency officials to meet with airport executives around the world to review security and technology used to screen passengers on U.S.-bound flights, the department said. http://bit.ly/5PQvNr

@Tinchystryder happy new year. Got ya album for xmas and it's all I've played since. It's amazin. Hope your 2010 is even more fab than 2009.

@Tinchystryder happy new year. Got ya album for xmas and it's all I've played since. It's amazin. Hope your 2010 is even more fab than 2009. http://bit.ly/8WdnW6

yesterday i gave this homeless guy my subway card i got for xmas...he looked really hungry....

yesterday i gave this homeless guy my subway card i got for xmas...he looked really hungry.... http://bit.ly/6UrjjG

@chuckconry my mom did that on Xmas eve my grandma was all pissed that she wasn't answering the phone on Xmas lol

@chuckconry my mom did that on Xmas eve my grandma was all pissed that she wasn't answering the phone on Xmas lol http://bit.ly/8w5M3G

Something Tells Me This Person Isn't Getting Their Duke Nukem ...: 8 BIT XMAS 2009 NES Cart � OhGizmo less .. http://bit.ly/5PnTNv

Something Tells Me This Person Isn't Getting Their Duke Nukem ...: 8 BIT XMAS 2009 NES Cart · OhGizmo less .. http://bit.ly/5PnTNv http://bit.ly/75FgTe

AP sources: Suicide bomber was invited on base (AP)

Map locates Khost province, Afghanistan where a suicide bomber targeted U.S. personelAP - The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in southeastern Afghanistan had been invited onto the base and had not been searched, two former U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday


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Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges (Reuters)

Reuters - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights. http://bit.ly/7Buu4V

World rings in new decade with fireworks and parties (AFP)

Fireworks light up the skies of downtown Beirut to make New Year's Day. Revellers rang in the New Year across the globe with spectacular fireworks displays and massive parties hosted by world capitals against a backdrop of tightened security.(AFP/Anwar Amro)AFP - Revellers rang in the New Year across the globe with spectacular fireworks displays and massive parties hosted by world capitals against a backdrop of tightened security.


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FCC urges Fox, Time Warner Cable to settle (AP)

AP - The nation's top broadcast regulator on Thursday urged Time Warner Cable and the Fox television network to agree to a temporary deal that would keep football games on cable TV systems as the companies settle differences over fees. http://bit.ly/4YZZZU

Happy new year to all the people who had to work tonight and during Xmas. Keep up the good work police,tv people, bus drivers, pharmacists!

Happy new year to all the people who had to work tonight and during Xmas. Keep up the good work police,tv people, bus drivers, pharmacists! http://bit.ly/4zFfwR

sailing Xmas cheer and pretty pics coming my way from charter boats ... (http://cli.gs/hZRJt) sail boat

sailing Xmas cheer and pretty pics coming my way from charter boats ... (http://cli.gs/hZRJt) sail boat http://bit.ly/6kkoj7

Celebrated xmas eve with dinner at the home of chef Lisa Hall of Kitchenette fame in New York. Loved the red velvet cake with green frosting

Celebrated xmas eve with dinner at the home of chef Lisa Hall of Kitchenette fame in New York. Loved the red velvet cake with green frosting http://bit.ly/4vTjRM

Still no party 4 me! Waiting 4 a xmas miracle! Jajajaja

Still no party 4 me! Waiting 4 a xmas miracle! Jajajaja http://bit.ly/7a0UyF

Crowds gather in NYC's Times Square to mark 2010 (AP)

New York City police officer Quinn keeps an eye on the crowd as New Year's Eve festivities begin on Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Hundreds of thousands of revelers have gathered in chilly weather in New York City's Times Square to usher in the new decade.


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Judge tosses Blackwater case, cites gov't missteps (AP)

FILE - In a Monday, July 21, 2008 file photo, Blackwater Worldwide's headquarters is seen in Moyock, N.C. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina  dismissed all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. Urbina said the Justice Department overstepped its bounds and wrongly used evidence it was not allowed to see.  (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)AP - A federal judge dismissed all charges Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a crowded Baghdad intersection in 2007.


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N.Korea calls for end to hostile relations with US (AFP)

North Korean border guards march in the truce village of Panmunjom on December 2. North Korea early Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, state media reported.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - North Korea early Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, after a year marked by nuclear and missile tests and its rejection of international peace efforts.


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Frohes Neues: Frohes Neues is dutch for "happy new year" http://bit.ly/6IbuSq

Happy campers arrive early for 2010 Rose Parade (AP)

Tour guide Carol Cotter, right, looks at the parade theme banner float in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, as volunteers work on floats preparation for the Rose Parade. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Dean Hanson was a happy camper after the annual scramble for curbside seats for the Tournament of Roses Parade.


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@danfiveoh He'll have to be ok with it if he wants his Xmas bonus.

@danfiveoh He'll have to be ok with it if he wants his Xmas bonus. http://bit.ly/7UoUE2

omg was putting the xmas tree away and it fell on me!! hmm

omg was putting the xmas tree away and it fell on me!! hmm http://bit.ly/67q0KT

CeX_Stratford wants your unwanted Xmas presents!

CeX_Stratford wants your unwanted Xmas presents! http://bit.ly/7lc3ht

i am spending xmas alone all my famly is in colrado strand in this snow http://bit.ly/6lXZRG

i am spending xmas alone all my famly is in colrado strand in this snow http://bit.ly/6lXZRG http://bit.ly/7kzyya

Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges (Reuters)

Reuters - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights. http://bit.ly/4p5gcV

MightNotWork: Twitterers are putting forth comic scenarios of situations that might not work out. http://bit.ly/7MdPls

N.Korea calls for end to hostile relations with US: state media (AFP)

North Korean border guards march in the truce village of Panmunjom on December 2. North Korea early Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, state media reported.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - North Korea early Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, state media reported.


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World rings in new decade with fireworks and parties (AFP)

People celebrate the incoming new year outside a shopping mall in Hong Kong. Revellers started ringing in the New Year across the globe with spectacular fireworks displays and massive parties hosted by world capitals against a backdrop of tightened security.(AFP/Antony Dickson)AFP - Revellers started ringing in the New Year across the globe with spectacular fireworks displays and massive parties hosted by world capitals against a backdrop of tightened security.


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5 year old was given the Home Alone films for Xmas, so now we have to watch them tonight!!!! She knows nearly all the words already????

5 year old was given the Home Alone films for Xmas, so now we have to watch them tonight!!!! She knows nearly all the words already???? http://bit.ly/7Ou6h1

@Zwei99 i figure what i do doesn't... wont make a difference... also kinda wanted to tell me ex marry xmas bad idea!!! hes a jerk...i didn't

@Zwei99 i figure what i do doesn't... wont make a difference... also kinda wanted to tell me ex marry xmas bad idea!!! hes a jerk...i didn't http://bit.ly/5aAQx7

http://myspace.com/sinz19 ...NYE, NYD ...EASTER, XMAS ...give a fuck what time is it ...This is what I want to work... http://bit.ly/7ytI5S

http://ping.fm/030Yl ...NYE, NYD ...EASTER, XMAS ...give a fuck what time is it ...This is what I want to work... http://bit.ly/7ytI5S http://bit.ly/821izU

#2009SuckList con't @ashleyjeree for leaving twitter, she's back. @karleemay for celebrating her birthday without me, and xmas and NYE con't

#2009SuckList con't @ashleyjeree for leaving twitter, she's back. @karleemay for celebrating her birthday without me, and xmas and NYE con't http://bit.ly/4vbdyL

North Korea calls for end to hostile relations with U.S. (Reuters)

Reuters - North Korea has called for an end to hostile relations with the United States in a New Year message, the official news agency KCNA reported. http://bit.ly/6xDDPP

MightNotWork: Twitterers are putting forth comic scenarios of situations that might not work out. http://bit.ly/7MdPls

10yearsago: People are tweeting about things that happened at the beginning of the decade. http://bit.ly/5HR7MI

FCC urges Fox, Time Warner Cable to settle (AP)

In this advertisement released by Time Warner Cable, a warning that FOX has threatened to pull the plug on Time Warner Cable customers at midnight, New Year's Eve, unless the cable company gives in to demands for massive price increases.(AP Photo/Time Warner Cable)AP - The nation's top broadcast regulator is urging Time Warner Cable and Fox to agree to a temporary deal to keep football games on cable TV through the New Year's long weekend.


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Fed's balance sheet shrinks slightly (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet shrank slightly in the latest week on a small dip in its holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities, Fed data released on Thursday showed. http://bit.ly/66vqTh

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

@MrsdogC good show!!!, I also enjoyed the Xmas show

@MrsdogC good show!!!, I also enjoyed the Xmas show http://bit.ly/5NSKjj

Afghan insurgents kill CIA agents, Canadians (Reuters)

Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang is seen in a handout photo released to Reuters on December 30, 2009. According to local media reports, Lang and four Canadian soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on Wednesday. She was covering the war for the Canwest News Service. REUTERS/Chris Bolin/Handout   (CANADA - Tags: CONFLICT OBITUARY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSReuters - Insurgents intensified their campaign against military targets and U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, killing eight U.S. CIA agents at a base and four Canadian servicemen on patrol and a journalist accompanying them.


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Fla. man wanting ride to bar calls 911, arrested (AP)

This photo provided by the Pinellas County Sheriff's office on Wednesday Dec. 30, 2009 shows Gregory J. Oras, 37. Authorities say Oras, the Florida man who called 911 claiming he'd been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar. Oras is facing charges of misusing the 911 system and battery of a law enforcement officer. (AP Photo/Pinellas County Sheriff's office )AP - Authorities say a Florida man who called 911 claiming he'd been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar. Instead, 37-year-old Gregory J. Oras is facing charges of misusing the 911 system and battery of a law enforcement officer.


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9timesoutof10: 9timesoutof10 my day will be worse tomorrow then my day is today http://bit.ly/533L9S

09BowlGames: Buffalo News Previews to all the bowl game action on a busy New Year's Eve‎ http://bit.ly/6YDfTl

Questions and answers about full-body scanners (AP)

This March 10, 2009 photo shows Transportation Security Administration program analyst and instructor Sherrie Soto, left, from Washington, D.C., standing in the 'millimeter wave' unit as TSA security officers learn how to instruct airline passengers through the screening process at Salt Lake International Airport in Salt Lake City. High-tech security scanners that might have prevented the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a jetliner have been installed in only a small number of airports around the world, in large part because of privacy concerns over the machines' capability to see through clothing. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Leah Hogsten)AP - Travelers still getting used to removing their shoes in public and pouring shampoo into tiny bottles may soon have to adjust to something new in the airport security line — giant machines that that scan their bodies for anything a terrorist might use to cause harm during a flight.


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Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe (AP)

A Somali soldier stands guard. Heavy fighting erupted Thursday in Somalia's capital Mogadishu between African peacekeepers and hardline Islamists killing at least 11 and injuring 25, officials and witnesses said.(AFP/File/Jose Cendon)AP - U.S. officials are investigating a Somali man's alleged attempt to board a flight bound for Djibouti and Dubai last month carrying chemicals, liquid and a syringe in a case bearing chilling echoes of the plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day.


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Knighthood: knighthood for Patrick Stewart http://bit.ly/6NfoW1

Knighthood: knighthood for Patrick Stewart http://bit.ly/6NfoW1

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@oharris69 yep and it's my Xmas present to myself @solarosa

@oharris69 yep and it's my Xmas present to myself @solarosa http://bit.ly/8eS2lz

@coopchad Well you know #ATT. They got hung over from Xmas. I'm sure you would've skewered the bear. But don't let PETA find out.

@coopchad Well you know #ATT. They got hung over from Xmas. I'm sure you would've skewered the bear. But don't let PETA find out. http://bit.ly/7uY5XW

Sick, caught some runny nose or other xmas day. Now @ no voice stage, down & out 4 a few! Sorry y'all. More soon.

Sick, caught some runny nose or other xmas day. Now @ no voice stage, down & out 4 a few! Sorry y'all. More soon. http://bit.ly/7y6q4G

gud day yall...hope everyone had a good xmas and is excited for the new year!!!

gud day yall...hope everyone had a good xmas and is excited for the new year!!! http://bit.ly/6j3PWQ

Idaho: Idaho defeated Bowling Green 43-42 http://bit.ly/7uxiqZ

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Dutch, Nigerians to use full-body scans for flights (Reuters)

Head of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Harold Demuren speaks at a news conference in Lagos December 30, 2009. Nigeria will equip its international airports with full-body scanners next year after a 23-year-old Nigerian man tried to blow up a U.S. passenger plane on Christmas Day, Demuren said on Wednesday. Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been charged with trying to blow up Northwest Airlines flight 253 as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam with almost 300 people on board. Abdulmutallab started his journey to Detroit in Lagos, where he boarded a KLM flight to Amsterdam before going through transit at Schiphol airport. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye   (NIGERIA - Tags: TRANSPORT)Reuters - The Netherlands and Nigeria said on Wednesday they would use full-body scanners at airports after a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound plane by a 23-year-old Nigerian suspect who passed through both countries.


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Venezuela's Chavez says coup attempt would fail (AP)

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez delivers a year end speech at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009. In background, a painting depicting Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office, Marcelo Garcia)  NO SALESAP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is looking to 2010 facing a recession, trying to prevent widespread power outages, and warning his opponents against a coup attempt.


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Russia may send spacecraft to knock away asteroid (AP)

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, file photo Russia's Federal Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov speaks at a news conference in Moscow. Russia is considering sending a spacecraft to knock a large asteroid off its path and prevent a possible collision with Earth, the head of the country's space agency said Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009. Perminov said the space agency will hold a meeting soon to assess a mission to Apophis, telling Golos Rossii radio that it would invite NASA, the European Space Agency, the Chinese space agency and others to join the project once it is finalized.(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)AP - Russia's space agency chief said Wednesday a spacecraft may be dispatched to knock a large asteroid off course and reduce the chances of earth impact, even though U.S. scientists say such a scenario is unlikely.


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Quinn: Ill. Secret prison early release a mistake (AP)

In these undated photos provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections are inmates Derrick King, 48, Alfred Wooten, 40, and Quince Campbell, 25. They are three of at least 18 men released this fall from prison under a secret program in Illinois and now back behind bars, most of them accused of committing new, violent crimes, The Associated Press has learned.  (AP Photo/Illinois Department of Corrections)AP - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn reversed a secret policy Wednesday that allowed more than 1,700 inmates to be released from state prison early, some of whom have already been sent back for new offenses, including aggravated battery, weapons charges and assault.


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@xoxginaxox how come it's free? Is it that 12 days of Xmas thing? I got a new laptop today so glad to have iTunes back hahaa!

@xoxginaxox how come it's free? Is it that 12 days of Xmas thing? I got a new laptop today so glad to have iTunes back hahaa! http://bit.ly/5RYOHA

@AprilOj69 Welcome! I got gift cards for xmas and I havent made it to the mall yet! hahaha

@AprilOj69 Welcome! I got gift cards for xmas and I havent made it to the mall yet! hahaha http://bit.ly/6SfR0S

News Update Our Xmas Presents to You - It is with great pleasure that we offer you all a truly tailor made experien... http://ow.ly/16f1hY

News Update Our Xmas Presents to You - It is with great pleasure that we offer you all a truly tailor made experien... http://ow.ly/16f1hY http://bit.ly/7EDG7m

@RamblingJax had my mum's cooking Xmas day & his mum's boxing day. Back in Leeds now & fancied our own version! :0)

@RamblingJax had my mum's cooking Xmas day & his mum's boxing day. Back in Leeds now & fancied our own version! :0) http://bit.ly/5VCRqn

13 state AGs threaten suit over health care deal (AP)

FILE - In this Thursday, June 7, 2007  file photo, South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster announces that the state has filed a long-awaited federal lawsuit that seeks to stop North Carolina from draining millions of gallons of water from a river that flows across the state line in Columbia, S.C. Republican South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster and a dozen of his counterparts are sending a letter Wednesday night, Dec. 30, 2009 to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid objecting to Nebraska getting a break on Medicaid payments(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)AP - Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press Wednesday.


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8 Americans die in suicide blast in Afghanistan (AP)

People chant anti-American slogans and burn an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama in Jalalabad, south Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009., during a protest against the recent killings of 10 civilians allegedly by the coalition forces in Kunar province, eight of them boys aged between 12 and 14. A NATO official said initial reports from troops involved in the fighting on Sunday indicated that the victims were insurgents.  (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a military base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing eight American civilians, U.S. officials said. The explosion occurred at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province near the Afghan border with Pakistan.


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AIG executive resigns over pay limits (Reuters)

Reuters - A top executive at American International Group Inc has resigned because of pay curbs imposed by the Obama Administration's pay czar, the insurer said on Wednesday. http://bit.ly/4xvU6k

AP-GfK Poll: 2009 was bad for America, Americans (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009 file photo, a home is seen in San Antonio, facing imminent foreclosure without assistance. For all their differences, Americans largely agree on one thing: 2009 was a lousy year for the nation, which was rocked by job losses, home foreclosures and a sick economy. Nearly three-fourths of Americans think 2009 was a bad year for the country, and 42 percent rated it 'very bad,' according to the latest AP-GfK poll. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, file)AP - For all their differences, Americans largely agree on two things: 2009 was a lousy year for the nation, and 2010 is likely to be better. Nearly three-fourths of Americans think 2009 was a bad year for the country, which was rocked by job losses, home foreclosures and economic sickness. Forty-two percent rated it "very bad," according to the latest AP-GfK poll.


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Briton held for over 2 years in Iraq freed (AP)

FILE - This file image made from from an Arab satellite news network broadcast on Feb. 26, 2008  purportedly shows Peter Moore who was taken hostage in May 2007 by militants disguised as Iraqi policemen. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday Dec. 30, 2009 that Moore, held hostage in Baghdad for more than two years, has been released alive. (AP Photo/Al Arabiya, Via AP Television News, File)AP - A British contractor was freed Wednesday and in good health more than two years after he was abducted, apparently the only survivor of a group of five Britons abducted in a daring raid outside Iraq's Finance Ministry in 2007.


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Cops: Man kills dog, streaks, pours coffee on head (AP)

This photo provided by the Orange County Sheriff's Department shows Bayron Reyes Lopez, who savagely killed a dog, ran naked through a tennis club and poured hot coffee on his head before he was finally arrested early Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, Orange County sheriff's deputies said. (AP Photo/Orange County Sheriff's Department)AP - A man savagely killed a dog, ran naked through a tennis club and poured hot coffee on his head before he was finally arrested early Wednesday, Orange County sheriff's deputies said.


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Lawyers: Sheens want to reconcile despite arrest (AP)

Actor Charlie Sheen with his wife Brooke Mueller arrive at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, file photo dated Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.  A woman who identified herself as the wife of Charlie Sheen said in a 911 call to Aspen police that the actor threatened her with a knife and that she feared for her life, revealed as Police released the audio of the call on Monday, Dec. 28, 2009.  The 44-year-old actor Sheen is reported to have denied threatening his wife with a knife or choking her.  (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)AP - Actor Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke want to reconcile, their lawyers said Wednesday, even though she told police he put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her less than a week ago.


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@wendipqa oh, I assumed with the chain, you took the links off as you made a resolution...was thinking of Xmas count down chain. silly jilly

@wendipqa oh, I assumed with the chain, you took the links off as you made a resolution...was thinking of Xmas count down chain. silly jilly http://bit.ly/64DxiI

Thanks to H4H New Orleans for my holiday Xmas card. Worked with them this year on a house we sponsored. Great team of people!!

Thanks to H4H New Orleans for my holiday Xmas card. Worked with them this year on a house we sponsored. Great team of people!! http://bit.ly/5Rzzqq

Seeing the Nat'l Xmas tree with my fake cousins!

Seeing the Nat'l Xmas tree with my fake cousins! http://bit.ly/7jOdWs

2010Predictions: tweets talking about predictions of 2010 http://bit.ly/5yKHvw

Got a "not enough postage" note from Royal Mail on Xmas Eve. Would've been an Xmas card from my mum. Cheers Royal Mail! Miserable fucks.

Got a "not enough postage" note from Royal Mail on Xmas Eve. Would've been an Xmas card from my mum. Cheers Royal Mail! Miserable fucks. http://bit.ly/741rS7

God is Xmas really all about booze n food? ......,.,,,,,, YUP

God is Xmas really all about booze n food? ......,.,,,,,, YUP http://bit.ly/5S8Jgc

@jship13 had to teach myself how to replace a socket for the xmas lights, lol had zuko in my head the whole time

@jship13 had to teach myself how to replace a socket for the xmas lights, lol had zuko in my head the whole time http://bit.ly/5fJskC

AP-GfK Poll: 2009 was bad for America, Americans (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009 file photo, a home is seen in San Antonio, facing imminent foreclosure without assistance. For all their differences, Americans largely agree on one thing: 2009 was a lousy year for the nation, which was rocked by job losses, home foreclosures and a sick economy. Nearly three-fourths of Americans think 2009 was a bad year for the country, and 42 percent rated it 'very bad,' according to the latest AP-GfK poll. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, file)AP - For all their differences, Americans largely agree on two things: 2009 was a lousy year for the nation, and 2010 is likely to be better. Nearly three-fourths of Americans think 2009 was a bad year for the country, which was rocked by job losses, home foreclosures and economic sickness. Forty-two percent rated it "very bad," according to the latest AP-GfK poll.


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APNewsBreak: 13 AGs threaten suit over health care (AP)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, answers questions outside of the Senate chambers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, after the Senate passed the health care reform bill. From left are, Senate Finance Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Reid, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.. (AP Photo/Mannul Balce Ceneta)AP - Attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action.


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Cops: Man kills dog, streaks, pours coffee on head (AP)

AP - A man savagely killed a dog, ran naked through a tennis club and poured hot coffee on his head before he was finally arrested early Wednesday, Orange County sheriff's deputies said. http://bit.ly/7bOCgD

@demonchild6 I took 2 days off before Xmas but otherwise the whole run. It'll be good to have ya back! No worries!

@demonchild6 I took 2 days off before Xmas but otherwise the whole run. It'll be good to have ya back! No worries! http://bit.ly/4xvP1Y

i cant believe how crap the xmas tv has been!! Nothing on as usual.

i cant believe how crap the xmas tv has been!! Nothing on as usual. http://bit.ly/5ZGmF5

Just back from xmas in Montana. Catching up on e-mail and code.

Just back from xmas in Montana. Catching up on e-mail and code. http://bit.ly/6edBPD

@rchnfms nope, they closed up shop xmas eve

@rchnfms nope, they closed up shop xmas eve http://bit.ly/8X9luC

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Obama moves to curb number of classified records (AP)

President Barack Obama enters the room prior to speaking at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered the federal government to rethink how it protects the nation's secrets, in a move that was expected to declassify more than 400 million pages of Cold War-era documents and curb the number of government records hidden from the public.


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Kennedy Center: The 32nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony airs Tuesday night, December 29, on CBS (by AAA) http://bit.ly/4qM8zH

San Francisco's famous sea lions have vanished (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2008 file photo, Tourists watch sea lions on boat docks at Pier 39 in San Francisco. Last month, marine scientists counted more than 1,500 sea lions on fabled Pier 39, a record number that delighted tourists and baffled experts. Why so many? Why were they sticking around? But now, almost all of the sea lions are gone, leaving the experts guessing where they went and why. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - Last month, marine scientists counted more than 1,500 sea lions on fabled Pier 39, a record number that delighted tourists and baffled experts. Why so many? Why were they sticking around? But now, almost all of the sea lions are gone, leaving the experts guessing where they went — and why.


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Police: Accused shoplifters cause chaos at Walmart (AP)

AP - Chattanooga police said a couple they believe tried to steal a cart full of TVs and a computer caused chaos at a Walmart. According to a news release, Officer Josh Wright was off duty when he saw a man trying to force his way past a greeter with about $2,000 worth of stolen goods Sunday night. Wright displayed his badge, but the man said it was fake and tried to force his way past him. Wright then tackled the suspect and arrested him. http://bit.ly/6rq9lj

i think i am going to go read one of the 12 books i got for xmas (not exaggerating).

i think i am going to go read one of the 12 books i got for xmas (not exaggerating). http://bit.ly/7gPlVc

@ms5chw4r7z duh, just remembered I got dark chocs w/ truffle filling 4 xmas..will have to get some with pretzels after all this talk! :)

@ms5chw4r7z duh, just remembered I got dark chocs w/ truffle filling 4 xmas..will have to get some with pretzels after all this talk! :) http://bit.ly/4nsWcJ

@JennyfromMTV I am so getting your Wii game since I got one for Xmas. That & a Wii Fit & that will be my New Years resolution to lose weight

@JennyfromMTV I am so getting your Wii game since I got one for Xmas. That & a Wii Fit & that will be my New Years resolution to lose weight http://bit.ly/6nCIk4

@Wavy_DAYV Yoooooo. i watched it 5 TIMES on xmas day

@Wavy_DAYV Yoooooo. i watched it 5 TIMES on xmas day http://bit.ly/7r37br

North Korea pilfering nuclear reactor site: report (Reuters)

Reuters - North Korea has been taking equipment left at a nuclear reactor site when an international consortium halted work on grounds that the communist state was breaking an agreement, a news report said on Wednesday. http://bit.ly/5VeL30

Colo. mom, baby revived after Christmas Eve birth (AP)

AP - Mike Hermanstorfer was clutching his pregnant wife's hand in a Colorado hospital on Christmas Eve when she stopped breathing, her life apparently slipping away. Then he cradled his newborn son's limp body seconds after a medical team delivered the baby by Cesarean section. http://bit.ly/6VgLPn

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I missed u @devynkelly but saw ur mom and left ur Xmas gift with her. Now sitting in line at frenchys cuz my mom is hungry :)

I missed u @devynkelly but saw ur mom and left ur Xmas gift with her. Now sitting in line at frenchys cuz my mom is hungry :) http://bit.ly/7LhP74

#jonasmemories bein' able to c them in the Disney Xmas parade. I loved it when @JonasBrothers sang Summer Time Anthem

#jonasmemories bein' able to c them in the Disney Xmas parade. I loved it when @JonasBrothers sang Summer Time Anthem http://bit.ly/5RQpC5

@TraceyNtheCity yayyy! I got ur xmas card the other day..loved it..tear!

@TraceyNtheCity yayyy! I got ur xmas card the other day..loved it..tear! http://bit.ly/8OjhiN

@Gioanpj We missed you! We all talked about your Xmas facebook rant. Tasha thought the "green beans" comment was about her.

@Gioanpj We missed you! We all talked about your Xmas facebook rant. Tasha thought the "green beans" comment was about her. http://bit.ly/81NH7O

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Vt. judge: Birth mom must give child to ex-partner (AP)

FILE - In this April 17, 2008 file photo, Lisa Miller answers questions about her custody battle during a news conference immediately following arguments for her case before the court at the State Capitol  in Richmond, Va.  The birth mother of a 7-year-old Virginia girl must transfer custody of the child to the woman's former lesbian partner, a Vermont judge has ruled. Vermont Family Court Judge William Cohen ordered Lisa Miller of Winchester, Va., to turn over daughter Isabella to Janet Jenkins of Fair Haven at 1 p.m. EST Friday Jan. 1, 2010 at the Virginia home of Jenkins' parents. (AP Photo/Lisa Billings, File)AP - The birth mother of a 7-year-old Virginia girl must transfer custody of the child to the woman's former lesbian partner, a Vermont judge ruled, adding that it seems the woman has "disappeared" with her daughter.


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NKorea confirms it has detained an American (AP)

North Korean border guards march close to the truce village of Panmunjom at the border which divides the Korean peninsular. An American has been detained for illegal entry into the hardline Stalinist state, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, in an apparent reference to a Christian human rights activist.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AP - North Korea acknowledged Tuesday it had detained an American for illegally entering the reclusive country, news welcomed by relatives of an Arizona missionary who feared they would never hear from him again after he sneaked across the border.


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I lalaluhh after xmas sales(:<

I lalaluhh after xmas sales(:< http://bit.ly/5Z2CY4

I entered Thank God It's Xmas Sweepstakes for a chance to win TGIFriday's $25 Gift Card: http://bit.ly/4RADlb

I entered Thank God It's Xmas Sweepstakes for a chance to win TGIFriday's $25 Gift Card: http://bit.ly/4RADlb http://bit.ly/5rjjdC

My daughter rec'd a Livescribe pen 4 Xmas.Now everyone wants 1 for diff reasons: class notes; composing; blogging; interviews; therapy notes

My daughter rec'd a Livescribe pen 4 Xmas.Now everyone wants 1 for diff reasons: class notes; composing; blogging; interviews; therapy notes http://bit.ly/6VRVbB

@HELLOOOmisslady awww...i just saw what you wrote on xmas day. thankies. i need to get my phone operational so i can tweet you at work

@HELLOOOmisslady awww...i just saw what you wrote on xmas day. thankies. i need to get my phone operational so i can tweet you at work http://bit.ly/5CyOdC

Iranian security forces intensify crackdown (AP)

This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows Iranian protestors beating police officers, during anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. (AP Photo)  EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENTAP - Iranian security forces intensified their crackdown on anti-government supporters Tuesday, arresting relatives of the country's Nobel laureate and the main opposition leader, and limiting the movement of another top opposition leader.


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Yemen investigates Nigerian's al-Qaida contacts (AP)

The San'a Institute for the Arabic Language in San'a, Yemen is seen Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, where Nigerian suspect in the Christmas Day airline attack Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was an Arabic student. The San'a Institute for the Arabic Language told The Associated Press that Abdulmutallab was an Arabic student at the school in August. Administrators at the school said Monday that the director of the school, Muhammad al-Anisi, has spent two days being questioned by Yemeni security officials. He remained in custody Tuesday.    (AP photo)AP - Officials in Yemen were investigating Tuesday whether the Nigerian suspected in the attempted Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner spent time with al-Qaida militants in the country in the months leading up to the botched bombing.


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WeLoveGaGa: Fans are showing support for Lady GaGa after Twitter deleted the two Trending Topics GagaOwned200.. http://bit.ly/KQkly

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Intel report: Iran seeking to smuggle raw uranium (AP)

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi (C) receives condolences for the death of his nephew Seyed Ali Habibi-Mousavi, on December 28 in Tehran. The 35-year-old nephew of Mousavi was shot dead in Tehran during protests on December 27 which turned into the bloodiest showdown between opposition protesters and security forces in months.(AFP/Arash Ashourinia)AP - Iran is close to clinching a deal to clandestinely import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report obtained by The Associated Press. Diplomats said the assessment was heightening international concern about Tehran's nuclear activities.


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