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Monday, January 09, 2012 (2012x6)

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2012/01/09 Headlines: Republicans Debate Ahead of New Hampshire Primary; Romney Suggests Only Wealthy People Should Run for Office; Gingrich Accuses Romney of Looting Companies; Billionaire Casino Mogul Gives $5 Million to Pro-Gingrich Super PAC; Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.5%, Lowest Since 2009; Rep. Giffords Attends Candlelight Vigil to Mark Anniversary of Tucson Shooting; Iran-U.S. Tensions Escalate as Iran Sentences U.S. Citizen to Death; Panetta Admits Iran is Not Trying to Develop a Nuclear Weapon; U.S. and Iran to Hold Major Military Exercises in the Persian Gulf; Thousands in Yemen Protest Deal to Grant Immunity to Saleh; Bahrain Bars U.S.-Based Human Rights Official from Entering Country; Blackwater Settles with Families of Guards Slain in Fallujah; 100,000 Displaced by Ethnic Violence in South Sudan; Nigeria General Strike Begins over Rising Fuel Costs; Texas Teen Returns Home After Being Mistakenly Deported to Colombia; MSNBC Suspends Pat Buchanan; Occupy Our Homes Action in New York City Enters Second Month; "Occupy" Named 2011 Word of the Year; African National Congress Celebrates 100th Anniversary;$