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Shiites in Lebanon, apparently in retaliation for Hezbollah's support for Assad.
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• 3. ITALIAN POLICE RE-ARREST VATICAN MONSIGNOR
• The clergyman already on trial for allegedly plotting to smuggle $26 million from Switzerland to Italy is arrested for allegedly using his Vatican bank accounts to launder money.
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• 4. CHICAGO PRIEST SEX ABUSE DOCUMENTS GOING PUBLIC
• Victims' attorneys are posting the papers online, and say they'll show the archdiocese concealed the abuse for decades.
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• 5. GET THE SHOVELS AND SCARVES READY
• Another batch of heavy snow and frigid temperatures is forecast from Virginia to New England, and the U.S. government is shutting down for the day as the storm bears down.
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• 6. HOW A SNOWDEN TRIAL COULD PLAY OUT
• Some legal experts say even more classified information could come out in court, but the government wants to press ahead.
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• 7. WHY ISRAEL IS WORRIED ABOUT ANCIENT HOLY LAND TREASURES
• After five earthquakes in October, experts started using technology to determine structural weaknesses at historical sites.
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• 8. WHERE TV SOAP OPERAS ARE UNDER FIRE
• In Venezuela, the president says the hugely popular shows glamorize violence, guns and drugs and play a part in the country's high crime.
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• 9. WHO'S IN THE SUNDANCE SPOTLIGHT
• Lindsay Lohan chose the festival to announce a new film and a "fresh start" after her drug and legal troubles.
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• 10. PRICIER NUPTIALS SPUR INSURANCE MARKET
• With the cost of the average American wedding reaching about $26,000, insurers are selling policies to protect against losses from extreme weather, illness -- even a sudden change of heart.
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