BBC chief political correspondent Norman Smith looks back at the major political news events of 2011.

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VIDEO: Norman Smith’s political review of 2011

Rick Perry has launched a highly visible effort to recover from a major gaffe during Wednesday’s presidential debate, giving interviews on the major morning television shows, appealing for donations from supporters and agreeing to poke fun at himself alongside David Letterman on “The Late Show” Thursday night. Read full article > >

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Rick Perry makes light of gaffe, vows not to quit

The Irish government has started contributing towards the cost of the major A5 Londonderry to Aughnacloy road upgrade, the BBC learns.

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Irish government’s £19m to A5

The competition to supply new trains for Crossrail, the major London train link, is delayed until January 2012.

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Crossrail delays competition bid

The Green Investment Bank, one of the major policies of the UK coalition government, will begin operating in April 2012, according to Nick Clegg.

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Green bank to open in April 2012

Syria, Libya and other Middle Eastern regimes aren’t the only ones to use force against protesters. Here are some of the major crackdowns since 2000. Read full article > >

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Biggest protests and crackdowns of the decade

Syria, Libya and other Middle Eastern regimes aren’t the only ones to use force against protesters. Here are some of the major crackdowns since 2000. Read full article > >

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Biggest protests and crackdowns of the decade

One of the major factors in the success so far of the “Jasmine Revolution” — the wave of pro-democracy revolts across the Middle East — has been the empowering international press coverage of the protests. read more

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No Coverage Zone: Media Ignores Brutal Crackdowns By US Allies Bahrain And Yemen

Fossil evidence seems to confirm that a three-million-year-old ancestor of ours dubbed Lucy could walk upright consistently – one of the major advances in human evolution.

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‘Lucy’ story put on firm footing

After the campaign of intimidation, none of the major broadcasters could provide footage from Tahrir Square.

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Gangs Hunt Journalists and Rights Workers

Critics warn of the major impact of World Service cuts

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‘Silenced’ by cuts

Alissa J. Rubin, Kabul bureau chief, looks back at the major military campaigns — and forward at the prospects for progress in the coming year.

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At War: Afghanistan in Review

One of the major talking points issued by the Republican Party to its newly elected members of Congress is that they should always say in interviews that they are worried about the impact of government deficit spending on their grandchildren. It sounds good: “I’m worried about what continued deficits will mean for our grandchildren.” But it’s a lie. read more

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Yahoos in Charge: Taking It Out on the Kids…and the Grandkids

A Soyuz rocket launches six spacecraft for Globalstar Inc, the first of the major mobile satellite phone and data services organisations to start upgrading its network.

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Globalstar rolls out new network

Google has been in talks with the major TV networks and the major cable and satellite distributors, but it announced only a few concrete partnerships on Monday.

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Google TV Announces Its Programming Partners