2012: The Year Of The Double Take

Call 2012 the year of the double take, 12 months of moments so exciting, strange or tragic that they almost needed an instant replay to confirm. From a county jail with a revolving door to a gold medal Olympian in our midst, from a long-awaited Rose Bowl win to a …

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