26-Dec-2012 21:46

Holiday travelers stranded as snow and wild weather head east - NBCNews.com :: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/26/16162773-holiday-travelers-stranded-as-snow-and-wild-weather-head-east?lite

Retailers lead US shares lower; yen hits two-year low - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/26/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121226

Assad sends envoy to Moscow for talks on ending Syria's conflict - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/1226/Assad-sends-envoy-to-Moscow-for-talks-on-ending-Syria-s-conflict

270 Chicago Children Killed by Guns Since 2007 - Huffington Post (blog) :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-kelly-lowenstein/chicago-violence-gun-reform_b_2344714.html

House prices still beating last year's levels in Cleveland, nationwide, Case ... - Plain Dealer :: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/12/house_prices_still_beating_las.html

Russian MPs pass ban on US adoptions - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/russian-mps-pass-ban-on-us-adoptions-20121227-2bwtm.html

South Africa's Mandela discharged from hospital: government - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/26/us-safrica-mandela-idUSBRE8BP0EY20121226

Bush spokesman says ex-president's fever is rising - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/26/george-h-w-bush-hospital-fever-rising-houston/1792265/

Democrats pushing for Bush-era tax cuts? - Fox News :: http://video.foxnews.com/v/2057523636001/democrats-pushing-for-bush-era-tax-cuts/

Mohamed Morsi pledges new era of 'security and stability' in Egypt - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/9766578/Mohamed-Morsi-pledges-new-era-of-security-and-stability-in-Egypt.html