Freddie, Fannie execs charged; Bonds avoids jail time; Christian Bale punched in China; real-life 'Rudy' in trouble with the feds; and more.

The Slatest: December 16, 2011 Christopher Hitchens is Dead at 62 Iconoclast and public intellectual passes away at a Houston hospital after battle with cancer. READ FULL STORY Freddie, Fannie Chiefs Face Fraud Charges The SEC charges six execs with misleading investors on the amount of subprime holdings the companies had in lead up to the housing crisis. READ FULL STORY Barry Bonds Avoids Jail Time The former MLB player will instead be placed under house arrest and given 2 years of probation. READ FULL STORY Penn State Officials Can Be Tried For Perjury Judge rules there is enough evidence that they knew about an alleged sexual encounter between Sandusky and a young boy. READ FULL STORY Christian Bale Roughed Up By Chinese Guards The Batman star runs into trouble when he tries to visit a government critic under house arrest. READ FULL STORY Real-Life Rudy Charged in Stock Scam Daniel Ruettiger, who was immortalized on the silver screen, ran into trouble with the SEC. READ FULL STORY S.C. Gov. Haley Endorses Mitt Romney The Tea Party favorite hails Romney as outside of the "chaos that is Washington." READ FULL STORY British High Court to Hear Assange's Appeal The WikiLeaks founder is fighting extradition to Sweden where he faces sex crime allegations. READ FULL STORY Advertisement From Slate: Does Drinking Make You a Better Writer? The Science Behind Hitchens' Theory. Why Midwesterners Are So Proud of the Massive 1811 Earthquake That Rocked America David Corn: What I Learned From Sharing a Tiny Office With Hitchens The New Mission: Impossible Movie Is So Big and Glorious, You'll Forget You Don't Like Tom Cruise Why Drinks With Hitchens Were So Valuable to Aspiring Journalists Has California Finally Figured Out How To Get Rid of Gerrymanding? Hitchens' Mesmerizing Takedown of the "Fanatic, Fraudlent" Mother Teresa Help! My Husband Is Wonderful, but He Gives Terrible Gifts. Should I Complain? More from The Slatest: Penn State Officials Can Be Tried For Perjury Real-Life ''Rudy Charged in Stock Scam Barry Bonds Avoids Jail Time Freddie, Fannie Chiefs Face Fraud Charges British High Court to Hear Assange's Appeal Christian Bale Roughed Up By Chinese Guards Pro-Life Publisher Yanks Pink Bibles Over Planned Parenthood Link S.C. Gov. Haley Endorses Mitt Romney Christopher Hitchens is Dead at 62 Reported Poverty Figures Questioned

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