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CNN: Congressional negotiators announce agreement on $662 billion defense bill

House and Senate negotiators Monday announced an agreement on a giant $662 billion defense authorization bill, including modifications to its detainee language they hope will address White House concerns about that section and avoid a possible veto by President Barack Obama.

CNN: White House challenges Republican payroll tax plan

Republicans demanding specific ideological provisions as part of a deal to extend the payroll tax cut appear to be going against their party's anti-tax orthodoxy, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday.

CNN: Obama says U.S. goal is successful Iraq

Declaring the U.S. goal is a successful Iraq, President Barack Obama on Monday promised economic, diplomatic and military help to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after the last American troops leave the Middle Eastern nation by the end of the year.

CNN: Newt Gingrich's 'mind boggling' tax plan

Every Republican presidential hopeful has a plan to cut taxes. But one candidate's plan has been described as so aggressive that it would blow a hole in the federal budget, lead to huge deficits and give the richest Americans a gigantic tax break.

NATIONAL:

CNN: Virginia Tech remembers slain police officer

The Virginia Tech community on Monday remembered Deriek Crouse, the police officer who was gunned down last week while conducting a routine traffic stop on campus.

CNN: Occupy protesters try to disrupt ports; police make arrests

Occupy protesters succeeded in shutting down overnight operations at California's port of Oakland on Monday night after a day of similar protests in several other U.S. cities.

CNN: School district to reconsider allowing teachers to discuss homosexuality in the classroom

The school board representing Minnesota's largest school district on Monday night will consider scrapping a controversial policy requiring teachers not to discuss homosexuality in school.

CNN: Feds: Arrests of illegal immigrants decrease dramatically

The number of arrests made by U.S. Border Patrol agents decreased dramatically in the last three years, according to new statistics released Monday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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CNN: U.N. estimates 5,000 killed in Syrian uprising

As explosions and gunfire continued to ripple in Syria, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights on Monday raised the death toll from the Damascus government's crackdown on anti-regime activists to close to 5,000 people.

CNN: Canada quits Kyoto climate pact

Canada officially renounced the expiring Kyoto Protocol on Monday, a day after international negotiators agreed to extend the treaty's limits on carbon emissions blamed for a warming climate.

CNN: Police raid in Pakistan finds chained students at religious school

Police in Pakistan raided an Islamic religious school Monday and found 50 students chained to one another and being held in an underground room.

CNN: Russian billionaire to run against Putin

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov - the owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team and one of the world's richest men - said Monday that he will run for president of Russia next year.

BUSINESS:

CNN Money: Stocks tumble on European worries, Intel warning

U.S. stocks tumbled in a broad sell-off Monday amid growing investor doubt that Europe's debt crisis will actually be resolved, and a sales warning from chipmaker Intel.

CNN Money: MF Global: Corzine to go before Senate

It's not just Congress that wants answers about the missing money at bankrupt brokerage MF Global. So does Dean Tofteland.

CNN Money: AT&T puts T-Mobile deal on ice while it seeks Plan B

In a sign that its bid to buy T-Mobile is dying, AT&T teamed with its adversary, the U.S. Department of Justice, to put their antitrust court battle on hold until the middle the middle of next month. In that time, AT&T said it will "evaluate all options" and consider revising its deal.

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Parents of a Rutgers student who killed himself after pictures of him kissing another man were published want justice.

The Rock: a legendary and iconic superstar with nothing left to prove after an illustrious career. The Miz; a superstar waiting to one day take his place among the immortals as a legend. If I know my wrestling history, and I think I do, these two men are destined to meet one-on-one in what could be one of the biggest matches of all time. Did someone say WrestleMania 29?

I know, I know, we haven't even made it to WrestleMania 28 yet, so why think about WrestleMania 29 so soon? Well, why not? A lot could happen between now and then. Rock may decide to wind his career down and retire for good from the business or he may decide to become a special attraction and limit his appearances.

You better believe that if the right movie role came along and he had to make a choice, it would be the movie role. I hate to say it, but Rock isn't exactly 25 years old anymore either. He is approaching his forties, and although forty is hardly what I consider to be old, it isn't the age for you to decide to come back and have a full time wrestling career.

As it is, we barely see enough of the legend as he continues to pursue his other interests. It makes you question just how important his business interests as well as the fans are to him.  After everything he has accomplished throughout his career, he dosen't need to sacrifice his body anymore.

I'm sure that this and a lot more has run through Vince McMahon's mind, too. There is a dearth of talent in the company right now. Along with John Cena, The Rock is his saving grace but for how long? He will do everything he can to capitalize on Rock's association with the company as long as he can.

He will also want to give Rock the closure he needs to properly end his career when the time comes. What better than to have a match with The Miz at WrestleMania 29?  

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