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Judge booted over Hasan's beard

by -NO AUTHOR- -- FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - The military judge who ordered the Fort Hood shooting suspect's beard to be forcibly shaved has been thrown off the case, but the more…

Vogue editor to be U.S. ambassador?

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (ABCNEWS.GO) — As part of a second-term shakeup of his diplomatic corps, President Obama is reportedly considering the appointment of Vogue editor-in-chief and major campaign donor Anna Wintour more…

Many jobless don't collect unemployment

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (FREEP) — About 2 million jobless Americans fear they'll lose their extended unemployment benefits, which are slated to end next month unless Congress votes to renew them. Their more…

High-speed chase over stolen Christmas trees

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (WELLSVILLE DAILY) — A high-speed chase that involved stolen Christmas trees — one tree allegedly thrown at the owner of business while in his vehicle — has resulted more…

N.Y. Times sheds more employees

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (THE WEEK) — The New York Times on Monday announced that it would offer buyout packages to 30 newsroom employees, and that layoffs would ensue if the 30 more…

Newly released photo shows bloodied Zimmerman

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (FOX NEWS) A newly-released, graphic photo of George Zimmerman, taken the night of his fateful confrontation with Florida teen Trayvon Martin, shows the accused killer with a bloody more…

IRS issues 159 new pages of rules

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (REUTERS) — The Internal Revenue Service has released new rules for investment income taxes on capital gains and dividends earned by high-income individuals that passed Congress as part more…

Cops want logs of Americans' text messages

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (NEWS.CNET) — AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and other wireless providers would be required to record and store information about Americans' private text messages for at least two years, more…

The real story about the fiscal cliff

by -NO AUTHOR- -- [ooyala code="51MG9kNzrd5V45yG9CM6knLaqhArRECe"] In this podcast, economist, columnist, radio host and international conference speaker Jerry Robinson of "Follow the Money Weekly" tells the real story about the looming fiscal more…