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Link if video does not play: Darlene Love on Letterman 2012 I have watched Darlene Love nearly every year at Christmas for what seems like 20 years (a quick check shows I was off by a single year). This is Love’s 19th consecutive appearance. Love sings the exact same song every year.
See the original article here: What Millions Want For Christmas: A Job
Syrian Military: Militants Using Chemical Weapons Chemical weapons reportedly used by NATO-armed, funded terrorists near Damascus. December 24, 2012 (LD) – PressTV has reported (more details via Fars News ) that chemical weapons have been used by militants fighting Syrian government forces in Daraya, near Damascus. PressTV also reported that threats have been made against Syria’s ethnic minorities that their water supplies will be poisoned by militants – this on the heels of the UN itself warning of (and preemptively spinning) impending sectarian-driven genocide. Image : ( via the Guardian ) "Chemical containers in the Libyan desert.
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More: Bank of Japan Holdings of Japanese Government Bonds Exceeds 100 Trillion Yen for First Time
Eli Rabett Eli Rabett Eli Rabett is a not quite failed professorial techno-bunny, a chair election from retirement, at a wanna be research university that has a lot to be proud of but has swallowed the Kool-Aid. The students are naive but great and the administrators vary day-to-day between homicidal and delusional.
Director of Health Policy and Pension Reform While Illinois burns, Moody’s threatens next downgrade Ingram is of course preaching to the choir, but I don’t object one bit. It’s important for Illinois citizens to be informed about the pathetic state of Illinois finances.
Original post: Fiscal Cliff Jackasses Complain Shoppers Are Spooked
