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Posted on | January 10, 2011 | 4 Comments

TOP NEWS
Giffords’ Survival A Testament To The Mystery Of Brain Injury

Rep, Gabriele Giffords and her husband, Commander Mark Kelly, at their wedding in 2007

“The belief is if you get shot in the head, you’re dead, but it isn’t like that,” agreed the University of Miami’s Ross Bullock, chief of neurotrauma at Jackson Memorial Hospital. “Every patient is an individual and more so with a gunshot than anything else,” he said.



Khartoum Appears Ready To Accept Results Of Secession Ballot
Borders, citizenship and oil all remain to be settled after the voting

Hillary Working To Maintain Tight Sanctions On Iran
Administration concerned that Gulf states may slack off now that Iranian bomb threat seemingly deferred



POLITICS
Giffords Shooting Fuels Debate Over Rhetoric

Patty Atkins prays at a Sunday morning vigil at University Hospital

See also Glenn Reynolds’ op-ed in tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal.

After Shooting, Fresh Look At Protecting Lawmakers

Rahm’s Police Plan Adds More Cops But Doesn’t Move Them To High-Crime Neighborhoods


NYC Leaders Face Grilling On Blizzard Response

Christie, Year 2: Stay The Course



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Investors Start Week On The Defensive As Potential Gains Are Limited
PRC Reports Reduced Trade Surplus Before Obama Meeting
VW’s New U.S. Chief Gets Tough Marching Orders From Germany
Verizon Confident It’s Got The Muscle For IPhone
Hard Drive Withstands Drops, Immersion, Shotgun Blasts
“Kinect” For PCs In Development



SPORTS
Blame For Eagles’ Loss To Pack Goes Higher Than Vick

The Pack's Tramon Williams intercepts a Michael Vick pass to end the Eagles' last offensive threat

Packers win 21-16, as Eagles suffer a general collapse

Chiefs Go Down In Flames, As Usual

Ducks’ Hiller Posts Second Shutout In A Row




Lightning GM Yzerman Not Looking To Make A Major Move

Bears Get Rematch With Seahawks, 9 1/2 Point Edge

Nyets Closing In On Carmelo Trade



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
The Beckhams Are Expecting Baby #4

David and Victoria Beckham

Due date sometime in the summer

Cruises Pass On Oscars Due To Anne Hathaway
moar like Xenu, amirite?

ABC Plots A Return To Oz With Salma Hayek
Talk about your witchy women. Yow.

“Glee” Does “Thriller”
Also, more Gwyneth and Gaga in upcoming season, but no Justin Bieber.

“Jersey Shore” Duo Rips Joy Behar (Video)



Joan Rivers: My Red Carpet Reporting Days Are Over

Sarah Palin’s Big Decision: Payday Or Politics?




FOREIGNERS
Iranian Air Crash Kills At Least 70, More Deaths Likely To Follow
Thousands Of Pakis Demonstrate In Support Of Blasphemy Law
Australian Floods Continue Devastating March
Hamas Calls For Factions To Stop Attacks On Israel; Meanwhile, Israeli Air Force Continues Strikes Against Gaza Targets
PRC, Dear Leader Forge New Consensus Of The People: Japan, ROK To Increase Military Cooperation
Hackers Use Nork Tweets To Call For Uprising



BLOGS & STUFF
Ed Morrissey: The Shame -And Hypocrisy- Of CNN
Blackfive: I Am Getting Tired (Again)
Legal Insurrection: Two Sicknesses On Display In Arizona
Tammy Bruce: Interview With Rebecca Mansour (Podcast)
Weasel Zippers: Carolyn McCarthy To Push New Gun Control Bill
Althouse: Jack Shafer Defends Free Speech – Even Violent Political Rhetoric
Gateway Pundit: Megyn Kelly Takes On Sheriff Dupnik (Video)


— compiled by Wombat-socho

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