-Diplomatic missions in Rome were hit by a coordinated assault of parcel bombs on Thursday
-US economic reports Thursday were mostly positive.Unemployment claims edge down, and consumer spending went up.
- President Obama said Wednesday that he will persist in pushing a bill to legalize some illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.
-The chief of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency will not appear in any US court in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani declared Thursday.
-North Korea is ready for a "sacred war of justice" using a nuclear deterrent, its armed forces minister has said.
-Beijing announced a package of detailed rules on Thursday to ease its growing traffic gridlock, the rumors of which had caused frenzy car buying this month. The city will only allow 240,000 vehicles to be registered next year.
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
QUICK BITES - December 18th, 2010
QUICK BITES :
-The US Senate has approved landmark legislation allowing openly gay people to serve in the military.
-Bank of America has joined several other financial institutions in refusing to handle payments for WikiLeaks.
-Arnold Schwarzenegger says he would consider a post in the Obama administration.
-A bill that offers a path to citizenship to some illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children failed a procedural vote in the Senate on Saturday.
-'40-Year-Old Virgin' actor sentenced to life--The Indian-born actor 'Shelley Malil'-- who, according to the Internet Movie Database, has appeared in at least 54 movies and television projects, from Budweiser commercials, to guest appearances on "Scrubs" and "Reba," to his break-out performance as Steve Carell's co-worker Haziz in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" -- testified that he stabbed his girlfriend by mistake, thinking he was defending her.
-The US Senate has approved landmark legislation allowing openly gay people to serve in the military.
-Bank of America has joined several other financial institutions in refusing to handle payments for WikiLeaks.
-Arnold Schwarzenegger says he would consider a post in the Obama administration.
-A bill that offers a path to citizenship to some illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children failed a procedural vote in the Senate on Saturday.
-'40-Year-Old Virgin' actor sentenced to life--The Indian-born actor 'Shelley Malil'-- who, according to the Internet Movie Database, has appeared in at least 54 movies and television projects, from Budweiser commercials, to guest appearances on "Scrubs" and "Reba," to his break-out performance as Steve Carell's co-worker Haziz in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" -- testified that he stabbed his girlfriend by mistake, thinking he was defending her.
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