Monday, December 19, 2011

2011/12/19 Headlines: North Korea Leader Kim Jong-il Dies of Heart Attack; Pretrial Hearing for Army Whistleblower Bradley Manning Enters Fourth Day; Clashes in Egypt Leave 14 Dead; Tunisia: One-Year Anniversary of Mohamed Bouazizi's Self-Immolation Passes; Thousands Protest Disputed Russian Election, Anti-Corruption Journalist Murdered; Occupy Wall Street NYC Marks 3-Month Anniversary with Re-Occupation Attempt; Jesse Jackson Offers Support for Occupy London; Tax Break for 160 Million Americans in Doubt as Republicans Threaten to Reject Extension; Newt Gingrich: Judges Should Defend Unpopular Decisions Before Congressional Hearings; Philippines Typhoon Leaves 680 Dead, 800 Missing; Lori Berenson Prevented from Leaving Peru Despite Ruling to Allow for Trip Home; Former Czech Leader Vaclav Havel Dead at 75; Cape Verdean Folk Singer Cesaria Evora Dies at 70