It's New Years Eve, may all our readers have a safe holiday and a more prosperous New Year...

The Houston Chronicle says Secrecy of chief federal judges questioned:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6793055.html , Those who lead should not be tainted...

Fox says new state laws coming in 2010:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581554,00.html ,  May save some lives...

MSNBC says What Americans might face next: Inflation:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34633990/ns/business-stocks_and_economy/ , Kick 'em when their down...

The World readies for 2010:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34640612/ns/world_news/ , Time to really change the way things have been going?

CBS News says the targeted killing of journalists was up in '09:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/30/world/main6039955.shtml?tag=stack , It don't seem to pay to tell the whole story in some circumstances...

ABC News says Formerly 'dead' mom shares her Christmas miracle:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/exclusive-christmas-miracle-mom-baby-dead-labo... , Wow, what a story...

USA Today says U.S. in fiscal peril with $12.1 Trillion debt:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-12-30-debt_N.htm?loc=inters... , Because we have a president who spends money faster than it is printed?

CNN says to expect biggger health care costs in 2010:

http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/29/pf/health_care_costs.moneymag/index.htm?... , Someone is gonna get rich, but the middle class will pay for it...

More employers expect to boost hiring in 2010:

http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/29/news/economy/careerbuilder_hiring_outloo... , Let's hope so, for the sake of our futures...