- The Nobel Peace Prize has gone to imprisoned Chinese dissident and civil rights crusader Lin Xiaobo, prompting a furious response from the Chinese government.
- At a rally in Maryland, President Obama went after GOP contributions from big business and undisclosed, possibly foreign donors.
- Pakistani border crossings for NATO forces from Afghanistan have slowed to a crawl, but Taliban insurgents don't get a second glance.
- The defect hit $1.3 trillion this year, prompting former Fed chair Alan Greenspan to call for Social Security and Medicare cuts.
- Scientists say bee colony die-offs are being caused by a combination of microbes infecting colonies, a fungus and a virus.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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