Democracy Now! National and Global News Headlines for Tuesday, December 11

This is a summary of news headlines from the United States and around the world as reported by Democracy Now! on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Visit http://www.democracynow.org to watch the entire Democracy Now! independent global news hour broadcast weekdays, read the transcript, search our vast news archive, or to make a donation to support our non-profit news program. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook:   / democracynow   Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube:    / democracynow   Listen on SoundCloud:   / democracynow   Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DemocracyNow Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://www.democracynow.org/donate/YT