Newsgeist: 12/20/10
The spirit of the news
By Eric Pickhartz, 8:42AM, Mon. Dec. 20, 2010
Welcome to the last Monday Newsgeist until Christmas, which is packed full of stories on kosher catering, Tweeting in court, and a lunar eclipse. Find the links after the bump.
-Stay up late tonight for a view of a total lunar eclipse.
-Check out Ecstatic Cuisine, Austin's own kosher caterer.
-Quick follow-up on a past Newsgeist story (see Newsgeist: 12/15/10), Twitter is entering the courtroom with more frequency.
-India's Prime Minister is facing corruption allegations.
-An oil pipeline exploded in Mexico; it killed 28 and is blamed on oil thieves.
-When the Census results are released tomorrow, Florida could gain house seats.
-And finally, a woman and her VW Microbus are reunited for the holidays after 36 years.
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