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Poll: Republican Romney tops Iowa, Santorum surges (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has clinched a lead in the Iowa caucuses vote next week and Rick Santorum is surging, according to a new poll commissioned by CNN and Time magazine.

Romney, the former Massachusetts governor whose unsuccessful presidential run in 2008 took a heavy hit when he lost Iowa, was at 25 percent of the vote, 3 points ahead of Texas congressman Ron Paul.

Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator and social conservative, has moved into third place, earning the vote of 16 percent of Iowa voters surveyed by the news organizations six days before the caucuses kick off the 2012 election cycle on January 3.

Santorum's strong standing is a blow to the fortunes of Paul who had been leading in many Iowa polls.

"We've always felt like we could trust the people of Iowa," Santorum told CNN in an interview.

In recent weeks, party watchers have wondered which candidate would win the votes of Iowa's many evangelical voters.

The Republican candidates are competing for their party's nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama in an election in November next year.

Santorum received the endorsement of one of the state's top Christian leaders, Bob Vander Plaats of The Family Leader group.

The poll surveyed 457 registered Republicans who are likely to attend the caucuses. Paul's campaign counts as key to its strength its ability to attract Democrats and independents, who can participate in the caucuses if they enroll in the Republican Party on January 3.

In the CNN interview, Santorum criticized Paul's record as a legislator.

"Ron doesn't have a very long record of actually passing anything in Washington, D.C.," Santorum said.

(Reporting By Samuel P. Jacobs)

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111228/pl_nm/us_usa_campaign_poll

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Look out featherweights, neophyte Jimy Hettes crushes Nam Phan at UFC 141

Look out featherweights, neophyte Jimy Hettes crushes Nam Phan at UFC 141

LAS VEGAS - The UFC must have a lot of faith in Jimy Hettes because it rolled the dice by putting the 24-year-old on the pay-per-view portion of UFC 141. Hettes made the bosses look smart by putting on a three-round exhibition of grappling, takedowns, submissions, and ground and pound on his way to an easy win over Nam Phan, 30-25, 30-25 and 30-26.

Hettes, 24, only had one UFC fight under his belt and he was taking on a grizzled veteran of the sport in Phan. He came out strong with takedowns 16 and 35 seconds into the fight. From there, Hettes used trip takedowns and judo throws to dump Phan (17-10, 1-2 UFC) on his head whenever he wanted.

On the ground, Hettes (11-0, 2-0 UFC) shifted between working for submissions and pounding away at Phan's head was super accurate punches.

Look out featherweights, neophyte Jimy Hettes crushes Nam Phan at UFC 141

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Report: 2 Of 5 CT High School Grads Finish A College Program

A new report says that three-quarters of Connecticut's public high school graduates go on to college ? but that only 41 percent complete a certificate or degree within six years.

Thirty-three percent enroll in college but don't finish. The other quarter don't enroll at all.

The report ? the first in the state ever to provide college completion rates by high school ? looked at the high school Class of 2004 and at how many of each school's students had completed a college program by 2010.

The students who enrolled but did not finish a college program were of particular concern, said Robert Kennedy, interim president of the state Board of Regents for Higher Education.

"What a shame, what a waste of human resources," Kennedy said. "We really need these people to be educated to the extent that they can be."

Kennedy, who is new to Connecticut, said he also expected the state's college completion rate to be higher than 41 percent.

"The 41 percent probably reflects a better-than-average college completion rate," he said, "but better than average isn't good enough."

The Board of Regents, the state Department of Education and a group called the Connecticut P-20 Council released the report, which is based on data from the National Student Clearinghouse. The P-20 council, which was established in 2009 to improve transitions from preschool through college and careers, made the request that initiated the research.

The report focuses on college completion, the executive summary says, because "while it is important for students to attend college, it is even more important for them to finish."

Statistics previously have been available that highlight various aspects of Connecticut's college graduation rates, but none have provided the high school by high school detail found in this report.

Kennedy said that he hopes the report will prove useful to high schools and allow them to see how they compare.

"This data should really help them enormously in providing a focus on where the students are succeeding [and] where more resources are needed," he said.

Released just a week before the Jan. 5 education workshop summit that the governor called for in advance of the legislative session, the report and its statistics illuminate crucial issues that Connecticut faces to ensure that all students are well-schooled and ready to succeed in higher education and in careers.

The new data on college completion reflect the vast achievement gap seen in so many assessments of educational progress in Connecticut through the years ? between well-off and poor students, between white and minority students, between suburban and urban school districts.

In towns such as Avon, Simsbury and Glastonbury that have one high school each, the percentage of students in the Class of 2004 who completed two- or four-year college programs by 2010 was 65 percent, 64 percent and 59 percent, respectively.

By comparison, the rates at Hartford's three high schools were 14 percent (Hartford Public), 15 percent (Weaver) and 16 percent (Bulkeley). New Britain High School had a college completion rate of 29 percent.

Students need to be ready for college when they arrive ? and that preparation has to start during elementary and secondary education, Kennedy said, adding that he wants to work closely with the state's new education commissioner, Stefan Pryor, to make that happen.

The report also said that additional research was needed to understand better what makes students more likely to succeed in college.

One of the regents' goals, Kennedy said, was to make it easier for students to transfer credits from one college to another. Some colleges have standing agreements to honor credits from other institutions, Kennedy said, but "not across all campuses and not seamlessly."

Students are much more likely "to stick it out and get that associate's degree" at a community college, Kennedy said, "if they know their credits are going to transfer. ? If we could impact that [33 percent who enroll but don't finish] by 5 [percent] or 10 percent, that would be huge, and I think we can."

Source: http://www.courant.com/news/breaking/hc-college-completion-1230-20111229,0,1342856.story?track=rss

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Economists: Obama's policies 'fair' or 'poor' (AP)

WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama gets mediocre marks for his handling of the economy and Mitt Romney easily outpolls his Republican rivals in an Associated Press survey of economists.

The economy ? and who bears responsibility for it ? is likely to be a decisive issue when voters to go the polls next November.

The economy is still struggling to recover from the Great Recession of 2007-2009. The housing market remains weak and a debt crisis in Europe threatens growth in 2012. The unemployment rate is at a recession-level 8.6 percent, up from 7.8 percent when Obama took office in January 2009. That month, the recession was already more than a year old.

Half of the 36 economists who responded to the Dec. 14-20 AP survey rated Obama's economic policies "fair." And 13 called them "poor." Just five of the economists gave the president "good" marks. None rated him as "excellent."

The economists' criticisms vary. Some say Obama was distracted by his health care overhaul. Others say his $862 billion stimulus program was poorly designed. Still others fault him for not pushing for an even bigger stimulus when the economy proved weaker than expected.

The AP economists expect economic growth to pick up to 2.4 percent next year. That would be an improvement from the under-2 percent growth expected for 2011. But the economists foresee little improvement ? a dip to 8.4 percent ? in the unemployment rate by Election Day.

Asked which of the Republican presidential candidates would do the best job managing the economy, two thirds of the economists named Romney, one chose former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The rest didn't pick anyone at all.

Allen Sinai, president of Decision Economics, says Romney, who ran a private equity firm before turning to politics, is the "hands down" choice among Republican presidential contenders squaring off in the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses.

"Romney's a technocrat," Sinai says. "He's not an ideologue. He has a history in the real world of business."

The Iowa presidential caucuses, which kick the GOP nominating process into high gear, begin Tuesday and polls show Romney in a strong position. Romney has based his campaign on the notion that he has the best chance of beating Obama on the economy because of his private sector experience.

Here's more about what the economists, mostly from banks and other financial firms, independent consultancies and academia, had to say about:

_Obama.

Some economists say the Obama administration didn't push hard enough for more government spending or tax cuts to stimulate growth. "They've generally tried to take the right kinds of measures but have often failed to lead with enough vigor to overcome political obstacles," says William Cheney, chief economist at John Hancock Financial Services.

Others say the president tried to do too much, especially by pushing early for legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system instead of focusing on policies to promote growth and create jobs.

"Health care reform wasn't necessarily the most important thing to be dealing with when you're in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression," says Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economics.

Some critics say Obama's 2009 stimulus program relied too much on public works projects that were slow to get going. Decision Economics' Sinai says the president should have favored more tax cuts that put money in Americans' pockets immediately.

Sinai notes that public works projects failed to pull Japan out of a long economic slump that began in the 1990s and continues today. After the money is spent, "you're left with deficits and debt. And someday if you need new government stimulus, you can't afford it. And that's where we are now," Sinai says.

Republican strategist Rich Galen says the GOP has successfully painted Obama as a reckless steward of taxpayer money: "In a Tea Party era where Big Government is the enemy, throwing money at problems is the enemy," he says.

An Associated Press-GfK poll of American adults earlier this month found that 60 percent of American adults disapprove of Obama's performance on economic issues.

Jamal Simmons, an adviser to the Obama campaign in 2008, said the president must remind voters how bad things were when he took office. The economy lost more than 820,000 jobs the month Obama was sworn in, the biggest drop since October 1949.

Since the job market hit bottom in February 2010, it has produced nearly 2.5 million jobs ? 117,000 a month. "Is it enough? Absolutely not, but it certainly ain't what it used to be," Simmons says. Perhaps Obama can take heart from President Ronald Reagan's experience. The unemployment rate was 8.5 percent ? a tick away from where it was last month ? a year before Reagan was re-elected in a 1984 landslide.

"You have to look at where you would have been if he hadn't gotten the stimulus package through," says Maury Harris, chief economist at UBS Securities. "We might be a lot worse off."

_Romney.

Many of those who chose Romney couldn't cite any of the former Massachusetts governor's economic proposals. Nevertheless, his background won over the economists. Romney graduated from Harvard Business School and served as CEO of Bain & Company, a management consulting business in Boston, and Bain Capital, a spinoff investment firm, in the 1980s and 90s."He has the experience that the other candidates lack," says Harris of UBS Securities.

Some of his Republican rivals have taken unconventional positions. Texas Rep. Ron Paul advocates abolishing the Federal Reserve and returning to the gold standard. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has said it would be "almost treasonous" for Bernanke to try a third round of bond purchases to jolt the economy before November's election.

Among Romney's chief economic plans: repealing the Obama administration's health-care law; cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent; and making permanent tax cuts on dividends, interest and capital gains from President George W. Bush's administration.

"He thinks about the economy in a more global way" than his GOP rivals, Naroff says. "He's not a rigid ideologue."

But Romney's business experience is also vulnerable to criticism. His Republican rivals have blasted him for profiting from putting companies through bankruptcy and laying off workers.

"At a time when the American public is suspicious of corporate wealth and power, that could do real harm to Romney," Simmons says. The economists were not asked to evaluate Obama's economic policies against Romney's or any other Republican candidate.

The economists gave good marks to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke: 13 rated Bernanke as excellent, 14 as good and nine as fair. He was praised for taking extraordinary steps to calm financial markets after the collapse of Lehman Bros. in 2008 and to jolt the weakest economy in 70 years.

"He's been dealt a tough hand, but played it as well as anybody could," says Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James & Associates.

The economists praise Bernanke for his aggressive response to the financial crisis in the fall of 2008. He slashed short-term interest rates to zero, made loans to cash-strapped banks and bought Treasury and mortgage bonds to push down interest rates and calm financial markets.

"The Fed's response (to) the financial crisis and recession was dramatic and swift," says Sean Snaith, an economist at the University of Central Florida.

When the economy stalled in the second half of 2010, Bernanke launched another round of bond purchases to push long-term rates lower.

He has sometimes had to overcome dissent from others on the Fed's rate-setting board. And Bernanke's Fed has had to take the lead in economic policymaking because Congress and the White House are so often ensnarled in partisan bickering.

Still, some economists say Bernanke's Fed has gone too far, that zero interest rates are hurting retirees and savers without delivering many economic benefits.

"Perhaps the greatest criticism might be that the Federal Reserve has tried to do too much ? trying to offset the impact of necessary budget cuts, European debt problems and other factors out of its control," says Lynn Reaser, chief economist at Point Loma Nazarene University.

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AP Business Writer Daniel Wagner contributed to this report.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111228/ap_on_bi_ge/us_ap_economy_survey_politics

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China official says Wukan protest shows rights demands on rise (Reuters)

BEIJING (Reuters) ? The senior Chinese official who helped defuse a standoff with protesting villagers has told officials to get used to citizens who are increasingly assertive about their rights and likened erring local governments to red apples with rotten cores.

Zhu Mingguo, a deputy Communist Party secretary of southern Guangdong province, last week helped broker a compromise between the government and residents of Wukan village. Ten days of protests over confiscated farmland and the death of a protest organizer drew widespread attention as a rebuff to the stability-before-all government.

Speaking to officials about Wukan and other protests, Zhu said these were not isolated flare-ups, the Guangzhou Daily, the official paper of the provincial capital, reported on Tuesday.

"In terms of society, the public's awareness of democracy, equality and rights is constantly strengthening, and their corresponding demands are growing," Zhu told a meeting on Monday about preserving social stability, the paper said.

"Public consciousness of rights defense is growing, and the means used to defend rights are increasingly intense," said Zhu. "Their channels for voicing grievances are diverse, and there is a tendency for conflicts to become more intense."

Zhu also cited protests by migrant factory workers who complained about ill-treatment. These areas where unrest erupted had won praise as "advanced units" - showcases of growth and harmony, noted Zhu.

Not so, he said.

"In these areas there were many problems that were not swiftly identified, and when they erupted, the consequences were even more serious," said Zhu, referring to the response by local officials.

"Like apples, their hearts were rotten even if their skins were red, and when the skins broke, there was a real mess."

FENDING OFF RISKS OF UNREST

Red is the color of the ruling Communist Party, and Zhu's comments reflected debate within it about warding off risks of unrest from an increasingly unequal and diverse society.

In recent days, Chinese courts have jailed two dissidents for nine and 10 years respectively, underscoring the government's determination to silence critics whom it fears will channel discontent into organized opposition to one-party rule.

That concern is magnified by preparations for a party congress in late 2012, when the central leadership will retire and make way for a new generation.

Zhu put much of the blame for the recent unrest on local administrators. In Wukan, he said, officials had sold off more than two thirds of the village land, without providing for residents' welfare.

"Now, where are the state cadres who remember that farmers don't have land for their food?" Zhu told the meeting. "When do they think of the hardships of ordinary people."

"If these complaints had been dealt with sooner, would they have ever caused such a big ruckus?"

The protests in Wukan ended after officials made concessions over the seized farmland and the death of a village leader, Xue Jinbo, whose family suspects he was beaten in custody.

Villagers denounced local officials as corrupt and heartless throughout their months-long dispute, which erupted in rioting in September. But they ended up welcoming province officials led by Zhu as brokers who finally stepped in to forge compromise.

The officials agreed to release three men held over the land protest in September, when a government office was trashed, and to re-examine the cause of Xue's death, protest organizers said.

(Reporting by Chris Buckley; Editing by Ron Popeski)

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/asia/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111227/wl_nm/us_china_unrest

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Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett on Giants

Q: Do you have an update on Tony Romo?

A: Tony was limited in practice. He still has swelling in his hand. He was able to grip the ball and throw it a little bit. He was limited and didn?t take all the reps that he would normally take.?

Q: Do you know if he will be able to play on Sunday?

A: I think he is making progress and we will see how he will respond to the work he got today. We hope that he will get more and more as the week progresses and be ready to play in the game. We will see.

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Q: How much similarity do you expect to see from the Giants compared to when you played them a few weeks ago?

A: I think teams are who they are from a personnel standpoint and from a scheme standpoint but every week, there are some differences in terms of game planning and those sorts of things. Certainly when you play a team twice a year like you do your divisional opponents there is a lot of familiarity you have with each other and then there are some wrinkles that each team tries to provide in each area of their team. It is not unlike playing a team a second time every year, it just seems like it is a little bit closer. I think they are the same issues.?

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Q: If Osi is back, what does that do in terms of you protecting Tony?

A: He is a great football player obviously and they have a number of defensive linemen who do a good job of pressuring the quarterback and defending the run. He is a part of that group and been a really good football player for a long time. Like the rest of those guys on their defensive front, we have to make sure that we run the ball well and that we protect well. He just adds to the challenge.

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Q: What challenges does the Giants passing offense create for your defense?

A: They are very good on offense and a very good passing offense. I think it starts with the guys up front and the quarterback has a lot to do with it and they have a number of playmakers outside. They do a really good job with their scheme doing a really good job of making plays down the field. Like it is every week, you are going to get challenges in a lot of different areas and that is one of their areas of strength. Every week you try to pressure the quarterback and every week you try to cover the guys on the back end and that will be one of our challenges this week going up against these guys.

Q: How would you describe Hakeem Nicks?

A: I think he has great hands and I think physically, he has very large hands. He is able to make a lot of catches and seems like a guy who makes a lot of plays for them both underneath and down the field. I would say he catches the ball really well and is one of the best receivers in the league and a big challenge for us this week.

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Q: What is the atmosphere around the team with this win-and-in game this week?

A: We are excited about the opportunity. There are a lot of teams that aren?t in the position that we are in. We played 15 weeks of football and got ourselves in the position to play for the NFC East title in the last game of the season against the Giants. That is an exciting thing for our football team. We have worked very hard to get here in this position, just like the Giants have. We are excited to go up there and see how we stack up. It will be a great challenge and they are a very good football team. We are excited about the chance to go do it.

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Q: What is Felix Jones? status?

A: Felix was limited in practice today but we are hopeful that he can continue to progress as the week goes on. He did some work but didn?t do his normal number of reps but we will monitor that as the week progress and hope that he will be ready for the game.

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Q: What is it like to work for Jerry Jones?

A: I think it is great and I think he is one of the great owners in the league. I think there is a tremendous amount of evidence that shows that. He wants to win and whenever you have an owner that wants to win, whether you?re a coach, player or anybody working for him, that is an exciting opportunity. He is very committed to winning and will do everything necessary to help us and that is a great feeling to have when we come to work. Our relationship has been outstanding for a lot of years and different capacities. I am excited about the opportunity to be his head coach.?

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Q: What does the game against the Giants say about Felix Jones?

A: He has been a good player for us. If you guys have followed our team, he has been a dynamic player not only in the running game but also the passing game for us over the last three or so years. He got banged up earlier in the year and that gave DeMarco Murray a chance to play and he played really well. Felix did a good job of coming back and understanding the complimentary role he was going to play when DeMarco was the more featured back. He did a nice job in that role, a role that he had in the past. It didn?t surprise any of us that have been around him that when DeMarco got injured in the game, Felix just stepped up and was able to handle the bigger burden because he showed up for that game just like he has in the past.?

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Q: Why has the Giants offense struggled in the past two weeks?

A: I just think those were two good defenses. We played both those teams and they play very good defense. They have a very good front and they do a good job in the back end on coverage. They challenge you in a lot of different ways. Having played Washington twice and having played the Jets early in the year, we know the challenges they present. The Giants are an outstanding offense and we understand what we are going up against going up there on Sunday night.

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Q: Do you look at Eli Manning as an elite quarterback?

A: Absolutely, he is. I think individually, he has proven that and as the leader of that team he has proven that. He is an outstanding player and they do an outstanding job on offense. We understand the challenges he presents and that whole offensive team presents.

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Q: How do you plan on defending Jason Pierre-Paul?

A: He is just a really good player. He is a big guy and he is very long. He is explosive and quick. He has a playmaker?s mentality and you see that when he plays the run and when he is rushing the passer. Again, it showed up in the kicking game when he made that big block at the end of the game. We definitely saw that on tape and we saw that out of him coming out of school a couple years ago. He is one of those types of players everybody was intrigued by and the Giants did a great job getting him. His role seems to have increased and he has done a really nice job taking advantage of the opportunity that he has gotten.

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Q: How do you feel coming into a big game like this off last week?s performance?

A: It is certainly different because you always want to have all hands on deck and play your best football every week with every opportunity that you get. The situation was different last week, once the Giants won the game, the few guys that we had that were on the border and injured type guys, we just felt like in the best interest of our football team to rest those guys to get them ready for this week. I think we played hard in that game but not well enough. That game is behind us and we are pointing towards the Giants and looking forward to the opportunity.

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Colombian city gets giant, outdoor escalator

People use outdoor escalators, newly installed at Comuna 13 shantytown as part of an urbanization plan to improve living conditions of residents, in Medellin, Colombia, Dec. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)

People use outdoor escalators, newly installed at Comuna 13 shantytown as part of an urbanization plan to improve living conditions of residents, in Medellin, Colombia, Dec. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)

Luis Hernesto Holguin, front, second from right, accompanied by relatives, uses outdoor escalators, newly installed at Comuna 13 shantytown as part of an urbanization plan to improve living conditions of residents, in Medellin, Colombia, Dec. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)

Luis Hernesto Holguin, left, and his sister Resfa Holguin use outdoor escalators, newly installed at Comuna 13 shantytown as part of an urbanization plan to improve living conditions of residents, in Medellin, Colombia, Dec. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ? Officials in Colombia's second-largest city on Monday inaugurated a giant, outdoor escalator for residents of one of its poorest neighborhoods.

For generations, the 12,000 residents of Medellin's tough Comuna 13, which clings to the side of a steep hillside, have had to climb hundreds of large steps authorities say is the same as going up a 28-story building.

Now they can ride an escalator Medellin's mayor says is the first massive, outdoor public escalator for use by residents of a poor area.

"It turned out very well," said Mayor Alonso Salazar, adding that he has not heard of any such project elsewhere in this world.

Salazar said officials from Rio de Janeiro plan to visit Medellin to see if such an escalator would work in that city's favelas, which also cling precariously to hillsides.

Comuna 13 residents came out to celebrate and study the $6.7 million escalator which officials say will shorten the 35-minute hike on foot up the hillside to six minutes. Use of the escalator is free.

"This is a dream come true," homemaker Olga Holguin told RCN television.

Cesar Hernandez, head of projects for Medellin, said the electric stairway is divided into six sections and has a length of 384 meters (1,260 feet). An escalator goes up and a second goes down. Authorities plan to build a covering for inclement whether.

Salazar described Comuna 13 as the city's district that has "suffered the greatest urban violence... but lately this has been receding and we hope this social package will help it move forward."

Associated Press

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?11/28/2011?? Ecuador Authorities Seize 3 Tons of Cocaine
?11/16/2011?? Ecuadorian Soldier Dies in Clash with Smugglers
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?Bolivia
?12/20/2011?? Two Arrested After Deadly Exorcism in Bolivia
?11/23/2011?? Repsol to Invest $640 Million in Bolivia
?11/13/2011?? Bolivia is No. 1 Cocaine Supplier to South American Market, UN Says
?10/27/2011?? Spanish Firm Signs Contract for Bolivia Gas Plant
?10/24/2011?? Two Burned to Death by Vigilantes in Bolivia
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?Central America
?12/25/2011?? 16 Children Injured by Fireworks in El Salvador
?12/22/2011?? Farmworkers Gunned Down in El Salvador
?12/20/2011?? Honduras Sees Tourists Flocking to Mayan Site for 2012 Countdown
?12/19/2011?? Honduran Cops Suspect Plane Burned by Drug Smugglers
?12/16/2011?? Guatemalan Expert Seeks to Improve Health Care for Minorities
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?Brazil (Click here for more)
?12/23/2011?? Second Fatality in Brazil Shantytown Blaze
?12/22/2011?? Fire Devastates Shantytown in Brazil
?12/22/2011?? Brazil?s Jobless Rate Hits 9-Year Low
?12/21/2011?? Brazil Contracts Energy from 42 New Power Projects
?12/21/2011?? Five Killed in Brazil Bus Crash
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?Cuba
?12/25/2011?? 38 Die in Shipwreck off Cuba
?12/24/2011?? U.S. Slams Cuba for Not Freeing Alan Gross with Other Foreign Prisoners
?12/24/2011?? Cardinal Says Preparations for Papal Visit to Cuba Going Well
?12/23/2011?? More Cuban Women Opting for Self-Employment
?12/23/2011?? Raul Castro Vows No Quarter in Battle Against Corruption
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?Mexico
?12/25/2011?? Mexican Woman Gets Life-Saving Transplant
?12/25/2011?? Three Die in Shootouts in Northern Mexico
?12/25/2011?? Mexican Navy Makes Pot Seizure off Baja California
?12/25/2011?? Greek Arrested at Mexico City Airport on Drug Charges
?12/25/2011?? Mexican Rights Body to Investigate Students? Deaths
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?Caribbean
?12/22/2011?? Former San Juan Police Chief Denied Bail in Kiddie Porn Case
?12/19/2011?? Puerto Rico Hits 1,100 Homicides for the Year So Far
?12/17/2011?? Moderate Earthquakes Rattle Puerto Rico
?12/17/2011?? Dominican Police Arrest 2 in Deadly Capsizing
?12/12/2011?? Puerto Rican Government Denies Island Is ?Narco-State?
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?Argentina
?12/19/2011?? Man Who Lost Leg Swims Across River Plate Estuary
?12/18/2011?? Spanish Fishing Boat Harassed by Argentine Coast Guard
?12/10/2011?? Argentina?s Fernandez Sworn In for 2nd Term
?11/27/2011?? Argentine Police Find Bodies of 4 Murdered Women in Apartment
?11/25/2011?? Argentine Dirty Warrior Dies
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?Chile
?12/19/2011?? One of Separated Siamese Twins Dies in Chile
?11/29/2011?? Chilean Judge Seeks U.S. Man in 1973 Killings of Americans
?11/28/2011?? Bomb Explodes in Chilean Capital
?11/26/2011?? Chile?s Codelco Open to Possible Settlement with Anglo
?11/22/2011?? Spain?s Crown Prince Visits Chile
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?Peru
?12/20/2011?? Lori Berenson Back in U.S.
?12/19/2011?? Peru to Allow Berenson to Travel to U.S.
?12/18/2011?? Berenson Prevented from Boarding Flight at Peruvian Airport
?12/17/2011?? Historic Lima: From Chaos to Culture to Trendy in 20 Years
?12/17/2011?? Peru Court Allows Berenson to Travel to U.S. for Christmas
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?Uruguay
?12/13/2011?? 20 Hurt in Blast at Government Office in Uruguay
?10/16/2011?? Clinton Send Congratulations on Uruguay Bicentennial (VIDEO)
?9/29/2011?? U.S. Partners With Uruguay for TechCamp Montevideo
?8/23/2011?? Clinton Sends Independence Day Wishes to Uruguay
?7/18/2011?? Former Uruguayan President Juan Maria Bordaberry Dies
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?Latin America (Click here for more)
?12/21/2011?? Latin America Economy to Grow 3.7% in 2012, UN Panel Says
?12/19/2011?? Another Strong Year for Latin American Exports
?12/12/2011?? Pope to Visit Cuba and Mexico Before Holy Week
?12/6/2011?? Mesoamerican Leaders Call on U.S. to Reduce Drug Consumption
?12/5/2011?? Latin American Citizens Seek Greater Social Mobility, UN Official Says
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?World (Click here for more)
?12/25/2011?? Fire Kills 5 in U.S.
?12/24/2011?? Gingrich, Perry to Be Left Off Virginia Primary Ballot
?12/23/2011?? Politicians Study Myths, Realities of 2012 Hispanic Vote
?12/23/2011?? Winners of Spain Christmas Lottery to Share $5.2 Million
?12/22/2011?? Federal Judge Blocks Parts of South Carolina Immigration Law
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?Business & Economy (Click here for more)
?12/23/2011?? Mexican Shoppers Fuel Southern California Economy
?12/23/2011?? New Homes Sales in U.S. Rose in November
?12/23/2011?? Obama Signs Tax-Cut Extension
?12/22/2011??

Source: http://www.underwatertimes.com/link.php?url=http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=455538&CategoryId=14091

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Injuries giving Florida Panthers a new look

The Toronto Maple Leafs might want to download the Panthers roster before Tuesday?s game at BankAtlantic Center. The Leafs also should forget watching film of the previous meeting between the two in November.

Because of all the injuries, the Panthers hardly resemble the team they were just last week much less right after Halloween.

Center Stephen Weiss (upper-body injury) became the seventh Florida forward to go on the injured list. Weiss, who missed Friday?s game at Boston, practiced on his own Monday and is questionable for Tuesday?s game against his hometown Leafs.

?He?s a maybe,?? coach Kevin Dineen said. ?He got a good skate in, and his heart is pretty big.

?We?ll make the final decision for him, but he wants to get out there.??

If Weiss returns, he likely will be reunited with linemates Tomas Fleischmann and Kris Versteeg. If not, Dineen could split the remaining wingers as he did at Monday?s evening practice in Coral Springs.

On Monday, Florida?s top line was Fleischmann with center Shawn Matthias and winger Matt Bradley (57 goals in 654 career games). Versteeg was on a second line pairing with center Mike Santorelli and Tomas Kopecky.

With center Mark Cullen on re-entry waivers and missing practice, defenseman Erik Gudbranson was put back on the fourth forward line working with Evgenii Dadonov and Bill Thomas.

Cullen likely will be in the lineup Tuesday, thereby replacing Dadonov at center and moving Gudbranson back to the blue line.

?I played [forward] a little as a kid and I enjoyed it. I?ve always considered myself an offensive guy,?? Gudbranson said. ?It was fun getting in front of the net, getting into the corners.??

?We need guys to step up, and that means everyone including myself or Michal Repik or Dadonov,?? said Versteeg, who went into the Christmas break leading the Panthers in goals (16) and points (37). ?We should always pride ourselves enough to win no matter who is out there. We haven?t had a full lineup all year, so we?re not going to make excuses now.??

Dineen has yet to use the Panthers? mounting injuries as an excuse either through the media or in meetings with his team. Six years as an AHL coach seasoned him to expect injuries and to deal with being short-handed.

In Florida?s 5-1 win in Toronto on Nov. 8, three of the injured forwards (Jack Skille, Sean Bergenheim and Marco Sturm) scored.

?We are a long way from where we were a month ago, and that?s fine,?? Dineen said. ?You have transitions during a season. We were stable with the lines, and now we shook them up. We may shake them up again [Tuesday] night.??

One thing working in the Panthers? favor in the coming weeks is their schedule. After running through the first three months like a whirling dervish, the Panthers get to slow things down. Florida plays three games before New Year?s Day and five in the next 11 days. After that stretch, the Panthers play just three games in 10 days.

The easier schedule is definitely welcomed.

?I?d rather get the injuries out of the way so we?re healthy down the stretch,?? defenseman Ed Jovanovski said. ?We only have 12 or 13 games before the All-Star break. Getting through this, you?ll see guys filter back into the lineup. We just have to take care of our home ice.??

Around the ice

??The Panthers definitely noticed prospect Jonathan Huberdeau?s game in Canada?s 8-1 win over Finland in the opener of the World Junior Hockey Championships. Huberdeau, who led the Panthers with three goals during the preseason, had a goal and four assists in the win.

?Yeah, they played real well,?? said Gudbranson, who would have been playing for Team Canada if he wasn?t with the Panthers. ?Huberdeau really ripped it up.??

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/27/2562502/injuries-giving-florida-panthers.html

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