The Metropolitan Transit Authority(MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will operate full morning and evening rush hour service beginning Monday, December 10, as a result of Amtrak restoring the signal system capacity in one of its two flood-damaged East River tunnels. This will mark the first full service rush hour for the LIRR since Hurricane Sandy hit six weeks ago. The LIRR's off-peak service continues to operate on a regular schedule throughout the LIRR system.

DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT. Presidential Palace Protesters.
Islamists and secularists are waging bloody street battles as president outlaws protests. Meanwhile, Egypt’s opposition continues to break through barricades
as thousands of protesters converge on presidential palace, chanting slogans against President Morsi.

OBAMA WANTS 60 BILLION. NY and NJ Sandy Recovery.
$60 billion in federal assistance for storm-battered New Jersey and New York to recover and rebuild from Super storm Sand. This package is short of the $82 billion that state governors had originally requested.

Whether it's holiday entertainment, presents for the kids, or for your family and friends, the costs of video games, DVDs, and other gifts quickly add up. But if you think about it, you can find some pretty ideas:

EGYPT'S PRESIDENT vs Egypt's Restless Population.
President Morsi shows no sign of compromising during a nationally televised speech, while protesters rally in Tahrir Square.

HIGH PRICED ELECTION. It Cost More Than Ever.
Reports indicate that the entire U.S. presidential campaigns spent more than $2 billion, which breaks previous spending records.

ASSAD's GRIP ON DAMASCUS. May Not Last Long.
A massive security clampdown includes checkpoints, blast walls and army tanks.

FIGHT OVER WATER. Raging Anew.

International police authorities have tracked down anti-virus software developer and murder suspect John McAfee for illegally entering Guatemala.

McAfee crossed into that Central American country to evade police in Belize, who want to question him about the recent murder of his American neighbor, Gregory Faull.

The eccentric 67-year-old had been hiding in plain sight in Belize, dodging police and giving interviews. He developed the world's largest dedicated security company.

David Warren "Dave" Brubeck was an American jazz pianist and composer. Brubeck wrote a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke" (December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012)

"Time Out", a groundbreaking recording by this amazing composer was almost scrapped by Columbia records executives because at first they claimed that people can't dance to these rhythms, recalled the late and great jazz legend, who died yesterday.

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