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NORTH KOREAN DEFIANCE. Launches Rocket.
North Korea launches a long-range rocket, ignoring warnings from the U.N. and the U.S.

GUNMAN KILLS 2 IN OREGON MALL
Terrorized shoppers run for cover as shots ring out, leaving three dead, including the shooter.

RIGHT TO WORK IN MICHIGAN. Focus on Neighboring States.
Proponents say the law brings more jobs. Opponents contend the real intent is to weaken organized labor.

OBAMA'S WORDS HAUNTING HIM. Flip Flop Taxes

Red Cross Helps The Less Fortunate

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We at City Island Images have been uplifted to hear encouraging stories of resilience. We hope that those impacted by Hurricane Sandy are not discouraged and will continue to rebuild their lives, as well as lend a helping hand to others along the Eastern seaboard.

In this same spirit, we are incredibly pleased and proud to share with all of you that our organization has reached out and donated to the American Red Cross for their Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

City Island Images is proud to support the Red Cross and the impact of their work for those affected by the hurricane.

More than 15,200 Red Cross workers have been deployed from all 50 states. About 90% of these workers are volunteers.

The Red Cross has served nearly 8 million meals and snacks.

The Red Cross has distributed more than 6.1 million relief items such as hygiene kits, clean-up kits, clothing, work gloves and mops.

The Red Cross has made more than 91,700 health and mental health consultations.

MIDWEST LABOR PAINS

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Right to work, or left out of work for organized labor. 23 other states have it, but Michigan is a heavily unionized state in this nation.

10,000 labor union workers from throughout Michigan and the. Midwest are expected to march on the state capitol in freezing temperatures to protest the likely passage of a "right-to-work" law.

The state of Michigan has the fifth highest percentage of unionized workers in the US at 17.5 percent and the Detroit area is headquarters for General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler.

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HSBC TO PAY $1.9BILLION. Money Laundering Investigation.
This forfeiture by the financial giant would be the largest in a case involving a bank.

MILITARY CUTS. Part of Budget Negotiations.
House Democrats and Republicans seek substantial reductions in defense spending to avoid falling off that fiscal cliff.

DICTATOR MORSI. Is Democracy Not Possible?
It should come as no surprise that heavy-handed rule has a long history in Egypt, as well as in this entire region.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH. Colorado Governor Declares Pot Legal.

Strauss-Kahn Settlement

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Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has agreed to a settlement with the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, according to a New York jurist. However, details of the 63-year-old's agreement with Nafissatou Diallo are confidential.

Strauss-Kahn had been charged with attempted rape and then resigned from his IMF post.
Mr Strauss-Kahn had previously admitted to a "moral failing", but insisted their sexual encounter was consensual.

In the wake of Ms Diallo's accusations, other women came forward with sexual assault allegations against him.

ASSORTED INTERSTING EVENTS

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Event: The Deadline Club's Annual Holiday Party & Dinner Supports Hurricane Relief Efforts by the American Red Cross, with a Matching Grant from TD Ameritrade
When: December 11, 2012, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Where: Kennedy’s Restaurant and Bar, 327 W. 57th Street in the private back room (between 8th and 9th Ave.)

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FINANCIAL DEADLINE NEARBY. US Near Fiscal Cliff
President Obama and Speaker Boehner meet, but will they avoid that impending Fiscal Cliff?

SPECIAL OPS CASUALTY. One Dies During Rescue.
A U.S. military service member was killed during the Afghanistan mission that freed an American doctor.

PRIVATE COLLEGE PRESIDENTS. Rising Salaries.
Compensation drifts upward, while the number of those crossing the $1-million barrier holds steady.

MORSI'S DRAFT CHARTER. Polarizing Egypt.

RIP JENNI RIVERA

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Mexican authorities have announced that the wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying singing superstar Jenni Rivera was found without survivors.

The U.S.-registered Learjet 25 went missing early Sunday after taking off from the city of Monterrey. The Mexican-American singer was better known for her work within the Norteña and Banda music genres.

July 2, 1969 - Dec 9, 2012

Before her life was cut short, this Mexican American entertainer was a symbol of resilience for millions of music fans on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.

WINTER BLUES

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The gloom of winter seems to get inside some people, the dark affecting their moods as well as their days. Known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), this form of depression affects about 1% to 2% of the population. Although it strikes all genders and ages, women are more likely to develop SAD than men, and young people are more likely to develop it than older people.

This Week in History

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This Week in History, Dec 9 - Dec 15

Dec 09, 1992
U.S Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia. United States Marines arrive in Mogadishu, Somalia, to spearhead a multinational force aimed at restoring order in the conflict-ridden country.

Dec 10, 1901
First Nobel Prizes awarded. Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.

Dec 11, 1936

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