What Happened in Dec 2011
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Blagojevich Sentencing Hearing Begins
After all his claims of innocence and facing years in prison, Rod Blagojevich let his lawyers make an admission that he has so far avoided — that... Read more
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KoRn releases The Path of Totality
The Path of Totality is the tenth studio album by American nu metal band Korn, released on December 2, 2011 in Europe and December 6, 2011 in the... Read more
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President Obama Echoes Teddy Roosevelt's "New Nationalism" in Populist Speech
President Obama called for Americans to get a "fair shot" at advancement to the middle class, deriding the "breathtaking greed of a few" and... Read more
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Ex-Coach Jerry Sandusky Jailed on New Sexual Abuse Charges
Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was jailed Wednesday after new child sex abuse charges were filed against him based on the... Read more
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Rod Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years for Corruption
A contrite former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison, capping one of the state's worst political scandals... Read more
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Massive Anti-Government Protest Erupts in Russia
Via a Facebook group "Суббота на Болотной площади" (Saturday at Bolotnaya Square), a call was made for a mass protest against the government on... Read more
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Chicago Bear Sam Hurd Arrested on Drug Charges
Chicago Bears receiver Sam Hurd was arrested in Chicago on federal drug charges Wednesday night, and the criminal complaint against him describes... Read more
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Iraq War Officially Ends
After nearly nine years of war, the loss of more than 100,000 lives and hundreds of billions of dollars spent, the U.S. military mission in Iraq... Read more
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Kim Jong-il Dies
Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader who realized his family’s dream of turning his starving, isolated country into a nuclear-weapons power even as... Read more
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Vaclav Havel Dies
Activist and former Czech president Vaclav Havel died in his home near Prague Sunday at the age of 75, Reuters reported. Read more
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Launches
Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe.... Read more
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Nigerian Islamist Group Bombs Church, Killing 40
‘Boko Haram’, a highly de-centralized Islamic radical movement, has allegedly claimed responsibility for attacks on Christian churches in an Abuja... Read more
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The Bear and the Bow
The Bear and the Bow is an upcoming computer-animated 3-D film being produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It is written and directed by Brenda... Read more
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Indiana Babysitter Confesses to Murder of Nine-Year-Old Girl
The Indiana man accused of killing a nine-year-old neighbor he was watching told investigators he beat the girl with a brick, dismembered and... Read more
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North Korea Holds Funeral for Kim Jong-il
A uniformed man tries to control crowds attending the funeral procession for Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un saluting during his father Kim... Read more