December 2011
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Words being banished as of 2012: 'Baby bump,'... →
Baby babble or the b-word? Toys 'R' Us doll... →
They play. They giggle. But, then, say some angry consumers, the You and Me Play and Giggle Triplet dolls say “OK, crazy b****.”
Exploding churros are newspaper's fault, Chilean... →
Music to her ears: Lost violin worth $172K found →
Talk about a Christmas miracle. A music student, who was *borrowing* this rare violin from Taiwan, left the instrument on a Megabus ride from Boston to Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
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House and Senate vote to extend payroll tax cut,... →
Measure was passed by voice vote in virtually empty chamber despite lingering grumbling from Tea Party Republicans
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U.N. assembly plans moment of silence for Kim Jong... →
Western envoys say they’re going to boycott it.
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Bank of America Corp's Countrywide to pay $335... →
WASHINGTON — Bank of America Corp’s Countrywide Financial unit agreed on Wednesday to pay a record $335 million to settle civil charges that it discriminated against minority homebuyers, a historic settlement for the Obama administration in the wake of the subprime mortgage morass.
