ECB opens door to action, Sarkozy seeks new treaty

BRUSSELS/TOULON, France (Reuters) - The new head of the European Central Bank signaled on Thursday it stood ready to act more aggressively to fight Europe's debt crisis if political leaders agree next week on much tighter budget controls in the 17-nation euro zone. In France, President Nicolas Sarkozy called for a new treaty incorporating tougher budget discipline, a European Monetary Fund to support countries in difficulty and decisions in the euro area taken by majority vote instead of unanimity. ...

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Popular distrust challenges peaceful rise of India and China

NEW DELHI ? Persistently questioned by an Indian journalist over a disputed map, the Chinese ambassador finally lost his temper.

?Shut up,? Ambassador Zhang Yan yelled at the correspondent at an event last month, his undiplomatic tone a reflection of China?s deep discomfort with India?s raucous and often nationalistic media.

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The risks of a Montgomery curfew are overstated

In his Nov. 29 letter concerning Montgomery County?s proposed youth curfew, Frederick S. Holmes Jr. presented the classic false choice: What would you rather have: a ?free country? or a ?police state?? To quote the eminent George F. Will: Well.

Of course we all want a free country, but that does not mean there cannot be a curfew law in a free country. Of course there can.

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My Week With Marilyn review

Colin Clark is an upper-class Brit who comes from a line of traditionalists and antiquarians. But it?s 1956, London is almost beginning to swing, and Colin doesn?t care about old stuff. He loves The Movies.

Then, by an impossible stroke of luck, he encounters The Movies in the flesh ? sexy, vivacious, mercurial and American. Her name is Marilyn Monroe.

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The risks of a Montgomery curfew are overstated

In his Nov. 29 letter concerning Montgomery County?s proposed youth curfew, Frederick S. Holmes Jr. presented the classic false choice: What would you rather have: a ?free country? or a ?police state?? To quote the eminent George F. Will: Well.

Of course we all want a free country, but that does not mean there cannot be a curfew law in a free country. Of course there can.

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China factory sector shrinks first time in nearly 3 years

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory sector shrank in November in the face of weakening demand both at home and abroad, two surveys showed on Thursday, underlining the central bank's move to cut bank reserve requirements to shore up the economy. The official and HSBC purchasing managers' indexes are likely to feed worries that the global economy is on a slippery slope as the euro zone is marred by its debt crisis, reinforcing expectations that China will ease policy further. ...

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Four-time Pro Bowl DT McGlockton dies at 42

Chester McGlockton, a four-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders who played 12 seasons in the NFL, died early Wednesday morning. He was 42.

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