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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 2012
Page
8
Nelson Mandela, aged 94, was discharged after treatment for a lung infection and gallstone removal. He will receive home based high care at his Houghton residence while doctors monitor his recovery, with officials urging privacy.
Syria’s top military police official publicly defected on television, marking the highest ranking officer to abandon President Bashar Assad since the uprising began nearly two years ago and signaling a new setback for the embattled leadership.
Maj. Gen. Abdul- Aziz Jassem al-Shallal announced his defection in a video broadcast by Al Arabiya. He accused Syria’s military of deviating from its mission to protect the nation and turning into gangs of killing and destruction. Opposition figures confirmed authenticity, saying his escape involved tribal elders and a multi-day border crossing. He spoke from a desk in camouflage, noting other high-ranking officers may defect but conditions aren’t right yet.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned the United States would reach the 16.4 trillion debt limit on Monday and would begin extraordinary measures to extend funding. The plan starts Friday with suspending sales of state and local government series securities to free about 200 billion in borrowing authority, buying weeks of breathing room amid fiscal cliff uncertainty.
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