
Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets in Syria
Zeina Karam, Associated Press, 12-30-2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/30/syria-protests-death-toll_n_1176129.html BEIRUT — In the largest protests Syria has seen in months, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Friday in a display of defiance to…

Occupy Los Angeles Vows to Stay Despite Mayor’s Deadline
NEW YORK | Sunday, November 27th, 2011 8:48am EDT By Katerina Sazonova http://www.theblogismine.com/2011/11/27/occupy-los-angeles-vows-to-stay-despite-mayors-deadline/ Despite a fast-approaching deadline set by the mayor and police chief, very few of the anti-Wall Street protesters from Occupy…