35 suspicious fires in Los Angeles area in 2 days

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• 35 suspicious fires in Los Angeles area in 2 days
• GOP candidates hit homestretch in Iowa
• Obama reluctantly signs defense bill
• Syrian group: 5,800 died in 2011
• Iraq marks deadline for U.S. withdrawal
• 2nd quake in a week rattles Ohio
• NASA gravity probe reaches lunar orbit
• Iran, world powers to hold nuclear talks
• Report: Chinese man dies of bird flu
• FLDS leader voids marriages, bans sex

35 suspicious fires in Los Angeles area in 2 days Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:23 PM PST Authorities have offered a reward but have made no arrests in a series of fires the mayor of West Hollywood has called a "new form of domestic terrorism."

GOP candidates hit homestretch in Iowa Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:27 PM PST It may be New Year's weekend, but with the Iowa caucuses closing in, it's no holiday for most of the Republican presidential hopefuls.

Obama reluctantly signs defense bill Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:40 PM PST President Obama on Saturday signed a $662 billion defense authorization bill despite "serious reservations" about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation, and prosecution of suspected terrorists.

Syrian group: 5,800 died in 2011 Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:03 PM PST More than 5,800 people, including 395 children, died in 2011 during the crackdown on protests in Syria, according to an opposition activist group.

Iraq marks deadline for U.S. withdrawal Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:59 PM PST TV stations aligned with Sunni and Shiite extremist groups, many of whom attacked U.S. troops, have dubbed it the "Day of Defeating the Occupier."

2nd quake in a week rattles Ohio Posted: 31 Dec 2011 07:51 PM PST A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Ohio on Saturday, a week after a similar but smaller tremor rattled the region, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

NASA gravity probe reaches lunar orbit Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:49 PM PST The first of twin research spacecraft entered the moon's orbit Saturday, part of an effort to learn more about how it and other terrestrial bodies formed, NASA said.

Iran, world powers to hold nuclear talks Posted: 31 Dec 2011 10:13 AM PST Another round of talks between Iran and world powers is expected to be held soon, Iran's ambassador to Germany said.

Report: Chinese man dies of bird flu Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:00 AM PST A 39-year-old man in southern China died Saturday from what appears to be a contagious strain of avian flu, state media reported Saturday.

FLDS leader voids marriages, bans sex Posted: 31 Dec 2011 01:36 AM PST A long-time follower of a jailed polygamist sect leader says he has been ex-communicated after admitting to having sex with his wife -- a violation of an order that Warren Jeffs apparently issued from behind bars.

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