Back from a holiday vacation, the Newsgeist returns with stories on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Wikileaks, and the Korean situation.

Austin had better luck with the recession than most U.S. cities, according to a report.

Texas State students voted against a campus gun ban, and the matter now awaits a final decision from the student government president.

-Some are upset with the Wikileaks situation, but was a law even broken?

Google is almost ready for their very own e-books store.

-The Pentagon released anonymous testimonials on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell from service members.

China is a key character in the Korean conflict and will hopefully serve as middleman.

-And finally, the future of some comic book superheroes is in question.

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