Wednesday, December 28, 2011

2011/12/28 Headlines: North Korea Holds State Funeral for Kim Jong-il; Iran Threatens to Block Oil Passage if U.S. Enacts Sanctions; Killings, Protests as Arab League Observers Visit Syria; Mubarak Trial Resumes in Egypt; Obama to Seek $1.2 Trillion Debt Ceiling Increase; Nelson to Retire from Senate in 2012; White House Unveils Fed Nominees; Swedish Journalists Imprisoned in Ethiopia; Cuba Releases Over 2,500 from Prison, Freeing 5 Political Prisoners; Argentina President to Receive Cancer Treatment