POLITICS: Election Updates Newt Gingrich stated that if Mitt Romney became the nominee, he would be laughed at by President Obama during a TV debate. New polls show Mitt Romney in a far lead in New Hampshire, followed by Ron Paul. Ron Paul began campaigning in New Hampshire. He also criticized Rick Santorum for not being as conservative as he claims and suggested his support would cool off after learning about the programs he supported in the past.
WORLD: U.S. Navy Rescues Iranian Fishermen Captured By Pirates USS Kidd responded to a distress call by a vessel. They were aware, prior to boarding the vessel, that the captured vessel had an Iranian flag, but they are obligated to assist distressed sailors regardless of nationality. Navy personnel boarded the vessel and found 13 Iranians captured by 15 pirates, believed to be Somalian. The vessel had been captured for over a month.
WORLD: Pope Names 2 U.S. Cardinals Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new cardinals which includes two prominent American archbishops. Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan leads the Archdiocese of New York. Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien is currently the apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Both are prominent Catholics in the U.S. and have a long history in the Catholic community.
WORLD: The Czech Republic Grants Political Asylum To Tymoshenko's Husband Oleksandr Tymoshenko, husband of Yulia Tymoshenko, was granted political asylum in the Czech Republic. The Interior Minister believes it should not effect Czech-Ukrainian relations. As referenced in our previous stories, Tymoshenko is facing a prison term for misuse of power while Prime Minister of Ukraine. She was recently transfered to a remote prison.
HIGHLIGHT: January 7th is Christmas Day for those celebrating Christmas using the Julian Calendar (Orthodox and Greek Catholic Christians) Video shows a traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve feast, which signifies the end of 45 days of fasting.
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