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Bankrupt banker faces fresh charges

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Independent.ie - 12/21/12

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive and chairman Sean FitzPatrick leaves Dublin District Court

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive and chairman Sean FitzPatrick leaves Dublin District Court

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive and chairman Sean FitzPatrick is facing fresh charges over financial irregularities at the nationalised bank.

The 64-year-old bankrupt was brought before Dublin District Court charged with 12 counts of giving auditors false or misleading information on directors' loans over a five-year period.

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San Cristobal volcano increased activity

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Source: The Watchers - 12/29/12, By Chillymanjaro

Volcanic tremor has eased but remains elevated at San Cristobal volcano in Nicaragua. Over 15 explosions were recorded at the volcano on December 26, 2012. Ash columns reach up to 500 meters high, slightly affecting volcano surrounding towns of Tonala, Morazán, Puerto Corinto and Chichigalpa, but without causing any damage. Yellow alert was issued for the Department of Chinandega. Officials began the precautionary evacuation of some 300 families in the province of Chinandega (northwest) after new ash emissions started at San Cristóbal volcano, following an impressive increase in seismic activity. Some 1,500 farmers living on the slopes of the San Cristobal volcano refused to leave,...

Volcanic tremor has eased but remains elevated at San Cristobal volcano in Nicaragua. Over 15 explosions were recorded at the volcano on December 26, 2012. Ash columns reach up to 500 meters high, slightly affecting volcano surrounding towns of Tonala, Morazán, Puerto Corinto and Chichigalpa, but without causing any damage.

UFO And Unexplained Phenomena Top 10 Stories Of 2012

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Huffington Post - 12/28/12, Lee Speigel

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The world didn't end in 2012, nor did our fascination with UFOs.

Did a UFO hover over the summer Olympic games? Can we believe an ex-CIA agent who claimed that extraterrestrials caused the 1947 Roswell incident? Will DNA tests prove the existence of Bigfoot?

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Lisa Jackson Resigns: EPA Administrator Stepping Down

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Huffington Post - 12/27/12, Keving Freking/AP

Lisa Jackson Resigns

WASHINGTON (AP) — EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, the Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog, is stepping down after nearly four years marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new controls on coal-fired plants and several other hot-button issues that affect the nation's economy and people's health.

Jackson constantly found herself caught between administration pledges to solve thorny environmental problems and steady resistance from Republicans and industrial groups who complained that the agency's rules destroyed jobs and made it harder for American companies to compete internationally.

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