We aren't getting a white Christmas after all. Dreary and drizzly and dismal and gray is my guess.

[conuly]

Republican assault on the American fabric a successful strategy so far

http://bit.ly/JZIvwh

Under Amazon's CIA Cloud: The Washington Post

http://bit.ly/1c3aP6y

Charts: The Worst Long-Term Unemployment Crisis Since the Depression

http://bit.ly/1eAF2BQ

Unemployed Americans Speak Out as Benefits are Slashed at Christmas

http://bit.ly/1bi3nEP

Media blackout hides Gitmo hunger strikes in military bid to erode public support

http://bit.ly/1laDlsF

It’s a Myth: There’s No Evidence That Coffee Stunts Kids’ Growth

http://bit.ly/1csijpZ

No snow in Siberia? Locals marvel - and worry - at the 'snow shortage'

http://bit.ly/1dnLRl6

Americans uneasy about surveillance but often use snooping tools, Post poll finds

http://wapo.st/1e6s6PC

REPORT: CIA HELPED COLOMBIA KILL REBEL LEADERS

http://bit.ly/1c1Rczl

Israel says it won’t forcibly deport illegal African migrants, but it wants them to leave

http://wapo.st/JlkZJ9