Michigan GOP Push Through Anti-Union, Elite-Backed “Right-to-Work” Law Before House Majority Shrinks; “Protest Here is Vigorous”: Unrest, Polarization Before Egypt’s Referendum; Charles Glass on Syria’s Mutual Destruction and the Unconvincing Fears of Assad’s Chemical Weapons.
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December 11, 2012
HSBC to Pay $1.9B in Money-Laundering Case
Standard Chartered Bank Fined for Allegedly Flouting U.S. Sanctions
Michigan Gov. Snyder to Sign Anti-Union Bills Amid Protests
Obama Condemns “Right-to-Work” Laws in Michigan
Mass Protests Expected in Egypt; Demonstrators Attacked in Tahrir Square
Mali Prime Minister Resigns Following Arrest
Death Toll in Philippines Typhoon Tops 715
EU Leaders Call for Unity in Nobel Acceptance Speeches
Colorado Enacts Law Allowing Recreational Pot Use
In Reversal, Obama to Accept Corporate Funds for Inauguration
Former IMF Head Strauss-Kahn Settles Sexual Assault Suit with Hotel Maid
Thousands Protest Chinese Rule of Tibet Outside U.N. Amid Rise in Self-Immolations
Intel Report: Asia’s Power to Surpass U.S. and Europe Combined