Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 31

WashPost's Endorsement Of Kerry: Curious And Curiouser
Obama Administration: We Can and Will Force Christians

Obama's 'Fiscal Cliff' Bottomline: Spare Only 'Middle Class' from Tax Hike and Extend Unemployment Benefits Again
U.S. Taxpayers Will Continue to Pay

US Whistleblowers on Being Targeted

What Happens When the Bond Markets Turn Against the US?
Empires of Illusion and the Credibility Trap
Manchin Introduces 'CALM' Act to Ease Fiscal Cliff
Fiscal Cliff Could Put Your Tax Refund On Hold
What 2013 and Sec. Kerry Hold for Keystone XL
Chinese Oil Companies Apparent Victors in Post-Saddam Iraq
Big Wind Meets an Ill Wind
Speed Limiters, Too?
Happy New Year Middle Class:

The US 'cliff' - one small part of a huge debt crisis

$1 Trillion Obamacare Tax Hike Hitting on Jan. 1
Hillary Clinton 'in hospital' with blood clot
Budget Talks Stall Over Income, Estate Taxes
Obama Makes Last-Minute Fiscal Appeal as Time Grows Short
Senate Confirms Galante as Federal Housing Agency Chief
UN Envoy Warns of Syria 'Hell' as Beheaded Bodies Found
OBAMA ON GUN CONTROL: 'THERE WILL BE RESISTANCE'
Fiscal Cliff:  What To Expect If There Is No Deal
"Major setback" in "fiscal cliff" talks, says Dem source
Sci-Finance: The Great Cybernetic Experiment
2012 - Year of Living Dangerously In Review
Graham: Clinton must testify on Benghazi

The middle class languishes as the super-rich thrive
A Brief 2,000-Year History of Silver Prices
Tim & Ben Are Fiscal Cliff Enablers
Approaching comet may outshine the moon
Obama says failure to reach fiscal deal would hurt markets
CPI Unchained
This Is How Much Your Taxes Will Rise

Fewer Banks Fail As Industry Strengthens
The worst year in Washington: The tea party
Obama deploys troops to Africa to defend U.S. Embassy
North Korea EMP attack could destroy U.S. â€" now
At edge of ' fiscal cliff' with little option
Obama Orders Pay Raise for Biden,

Senate Approves Warrantless Electronic Spy Powers
Oliver Stone to RT: 'US has become an Orwellian state'
The Power Principle - 3 - Apocalypse
The Future of Glass Technology
Chris Hedges - The World As It Is - 1
End of the World? Oliver Stone on Obama's Empire,

David Collum Presents his 2012 "Year in Review"

Chris Hedges - The World As It Is - 2
NextWorld: Future Intelligence
Gerald Celente - Keiser Report - December 26, 2012
29C3 Panel: Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake,