Liftoff (1.9.12)

• Victory tastes oh so sweet. At the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Michigan Wolverine Brendan Gibbons made the game winning kick against Virginia Tech in overtime, setting the box score 23-20.
• Iran begins uranium enrichment at new underground site in defiance against Western pressure to rein in Tehran’s nuclear program.
• Obama vows to create more jobs: “Because this is a make or break moment for the middle class and all those working to get there. We have got to keep at it. We have got to keep creating jobs. And we have got to keep rebuilding our economy so that everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share,” the president said.
• Beyonce and Jay-Z welcome their baby girl into the world, all at a cost of only $1.3 million.
• Despite a strong first half on Saturday, the Lions lost their momentum while the New Orleans Saints racked up the points, leading to a final score of 45-28. Check out a recap here.
• US cancer-related deaths continue to decline at a rate of 1.8% per year for men and 1.6% per year for women. According to the latest report, advances in cancer screening and treatment have prevented more than a million total deaths from cancer since the early 1990s.
• And finally, check out a recap of 2011 told through tweets:

By: Tanya Rogovyk

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