27-Dec-2012 21:09

Hagel put country first - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/hagel-put-country-first/2012/12/23/87d03a58-4ba4-11e2-8758-b64a2997a921_story.html

Avery Johnson fired as head coach of Nets - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com :: http://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2012/12/avery_johnson_fired_as_head_co.html

Beached Whale Declared Dead - New York Times (blog) :: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/beached-whale-presumed-dead/

Officials mute on George HW Bush's condition, cite family privacy - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-george-bush-hospital-condition-update-20121227,0,2610558.story

Reid: Fiscal cliff failure looks likely due to Boehner's House 'dictatorship' - NBCNews.com :: http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/27/16190675-reid-fiscal-cliff-failure-looks-likely-due-to-boehners-house-dictatorship?lite

Diplomacy gathers steam on Syria; Russia key player - The Hindu :: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/diplomacy-gathers-steam-on-syria-russia-key-player/article4245890.ece

Health ministry kept in the dark on move to Singapore - Indian Express :: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/health-ministry-kept-in-the-dark-on-move-to-singapore/1051154/

Brian Schatz Sworn In To Senate After Being Chosen To Succeed Daniel Inouye - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/27/brian-schatz-sworn-in_n_2371170.html

Lisa Jackson's Big Scores - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com :: http://www.nj.com/njvoices/index.ssf/2012/12/post_4.html

Vladimir Putin to sign anti-US adoption bill - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/vladimir-putin-to-sign-antius-adoption-bill-8431905.html