Tuesday, December 20, 2011

2011/12/20 Headlines: Military Prosecutors Claim Link Between Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks; As U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, Iraqi Gov't Issues Arrest Warrant for VP; Egypt: Military, Police Continue Violent Crackdown on Tahrir Square Protesters; At Least 100 People Killed Monday in Ongoing Syrian Crackdown; Russia Demands NATO Respond to Reports of Civilian Casualties in Libya; North Korea Enters Mourning Period Following Kim Jong-il’s Death; Panetta Warns Iran Could Build Nuclear Bomb in One Year's Time; Mitt Romney Received Millions from Private Equity Firm Each Year Despite Leaving Company; Eight Occupy Des Moines Demonstrators Arrested at Iowa Democratic Party Headquarters; Occupy Denver Protesters Clash with Police; Two Arrested on Arson Charges; Report: Seven Largest Banks on Track for Record-Breaking $156 Billion in Compensation; Study Finds 1.6 Million Children Homeless in 2010; Study: One-Third of Young People Will Be Arrested Before Age 23; AT&T Abandons T-Mobile Merger Plans amid Intense Scrutiny; Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Approaches 1,000; Hundreds Protest in Kazakhstan Following Fatal Police Crackdowns; Belarus: Police Detain Dozens After Candle-Lit Vigil to Protest Lukashenko Reelection; Army Veteran Detained by Arizona Sheriff's Deputies Now on Life Support, Body Bears Signs of Tasing; Justice Department Investigates Connecticut Police Department Accused of Targeting Latinos; Peru Allows Once-Imprisoned U.S. Activist Lori Berenson to Visit Family for Holidays