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Moody's and Standard and Poor's Urge U.S. to Tackle Budget Deficit
Fiscal cliff bill not enough
Colorado Officials Still Working on How to Regulate Marijuana
Initiative passed in November calls for marijuana to be regulated like cigarettes and alcohol
First Virgin Galactic Flight Expected This Year
Seats for the edge-of-space flight are going for over $200,000 each
South Korea Looking to Buy Drones From the U.S.
Interested in four RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawks
Iceland Won't Let Teen Use Her Name
Blaer Bjarkardottir not on list of official names. She is referred to as "Stulka" ("girl") in official documents
Illinois Senate Democrats Propose Restrictive Gun Legislation
Would ban the possession and sale of semiautomatic handguns and rifles
Residents of Tiny South Atlantic Island Want Internet Cable
British colony St Helena, home to 4,200 people, would need £10m to complete the project
Obama Signs Defense Bill
2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) comes with a $633 billion price tag
New Vaccine Slows Progress of HIV
Viral load dropped by more than 90 percent in almost half of patients who received the vaccine
Websites that Sell Meth and Guns Stay Online in China
Censors apparently more concerned with social media
Swedes Don't Want Ivanhoe to Pick the Blonde
Getting tired of the ending of the eponymous 1982 film, traditionally shown on New Year's Day
Gunman Kills Three in Swiss Village
Used military-issued rifle from the first half of the 20th century
Chavez's Illness Puts $7 Billion Worth of Caribbean Oil Funding at Risk
Oil subsidies help support Cuba and keep inflation in check
4 Things You Need to Know About Secretary of State Nominee John Kerry
Don't let his reputation as a peacenik fool you. John Kerry is no anti-interventionist.
David Cameron Responds to Argentine President's Call for Falklands to be Handed Over
Says he will "do everything to protect the interests of the Falklands islanders"
Record High Number of Background Checks For Firearm Purchases in December
According to the FBI there were 2.8 million background checks
Russia Gives Gerard Depardieu Citizenship
French actor has fled France thanks to increased taxes
Syrian Rebels Renew Attack on Airport
State-run media reports government forces "strongly confronted" the rebels
Google Chairman to Visit North Korea
Could be part of humanitarian mission lead by former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson
Malala Yousafzai's Father Given Diplomatic Job in the UK
Appointed Pakistan's education attache at the Consulate in Birmingham
Spanish Moms Strip To Fund School Bus Service
Nude calendars are a big fund-raiser in the strapped country
Runaway Federal Spending Continues To Fuel Concern
Observers doubt that officials have the backbone, or sanity, to spend less
School Choice Looms as Big Issue for 2013
Charter schools, vouchers and loosened regulation are all on the agenda
California Experiments With Controversial Legislation
Cap and trade and a ban on employment credit checks should make the state especially enticing to businesses
