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Election 2012 *************** Jersey Roar Democratic House primary turns into ethnic proxy war over Israel *************** Obama's 2008 Donors Don't Give In 2012 Nearly 90% of the Americans who gave $200 to Obama's 2008 campaign haven't re-upped this year. Disillusionment, and hard times: “I wish he was the socialist they accused him of being,” says one. *************** Elizabeth Warren lands party endorsement with record 95 percent support at Massachusetts Democratic Convention *************** Wisconsin Unions See Ranks Drop Ahead of Recall Vote *************** Feds to Florida: halt non-citizen voter purge The Justice Department told Florida election officials that they must stop their non-citizen voters purge. Florida argues it is not violating any law. *************** RNC Says a Tuesday Walker Win Means 'Lights Out for Barack Obama' The Republican National Committee had some strong talk about their chances next week in the Wisconsin recall and what a victory for Gov. Scott Walker would mean for their state's going red in November. *************** Ted Cruz forces runoff against David Dewhurst in Texas Senate race Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz (R) has forced a runoff election with Texas Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst (R), a victory for the Tea Party candidate against a better-known and much better-funded foe. *************** Poles Demand Obama Apology For “Polish Death Camps” Comment The president referred to “Polish death camps” while awarding a posthumous Medal of Freedom to Polish professor Jan Karski, a hero of the anti-Nazi resistance. "Hide The Decline" *************** Another Epic ClimateFail I’ve had fun in the past pointing out the following passage from the Monthly Weather Review of November 1922: *************** Jordan: Green Energy Co. BrightSource Used Political Influence For DOE Loan Guarantee Program *************** Issa, Sessions to Salazar: Cough Up Those Green-Energy Docs Now Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, prodded Interior Secretary Ken Salazar yesterday about his department’s role in the Obama administration’s green-energy push. *************** Global Green Agenda Continues To Fail Remember when meetings to debate and negotiate an international carbon treaty were big news? The Copenhagen Summit was hailed as the largest assembly of world leaders ever to gather for one event; when it fizzled in waves of shame and confusion, the green movement was shocked and dismayed. *************** 'Eco-Anarchists' Targeting Nuclear and Nanotech Workers War & Terror *************** Pentagon seeks return to long-abandoned military port in Vietnam Forty-five years ago, American cargo ships filled this vast harbor, unloading supplies day after day for U.S. troops fighting the Viet Cong. *************** 12 Things Missing from China Report The latest version of the Pentagon’s report on China’s military rise was disappointing. There’s plenty that has been missed out. *************** Panetta: Pentagon to shift warships to Pacific The Pentagon will shift more Navy warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years, and by 2020, about 60 percent of the fleet will be assigned there as part of a new strategy to increase U.S. presence in Asia, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday. *************** Security backdoor found in China-made US military chip Cambridge University researchers find that a microprocessor used by the US military but made in China contains secret remote access capability National *************** George Soros Provides A Glimpse Into How Political Power Is Concentrated Soros gave a speech recently that's gotten some coverage because he blames Germany for try to kill the Euro Zone and predicting if things don't change in the next 3 months, the Euro will be dead. *************** "Family Feud" TV Host Richard Dawson Dies at 79 He kissed thousands of female contestants as host of the game show *************** Florida Voter Purge Will Continue, Defying Federal Warning Florida will defy a federal warning to stop purging people the state suspects aren't U.S. citizens from voter registration rolls. *************** The dangers of grade inflation for young America Congratulations, young America, you’ve reached the threshold of academic perfection. Recent studies have shown that an “A” is now the most common grade for college students in the United States. It’s nice to know that my generation is so well educated. Or perhaps not. Based upon a mountain of contradictory evidence and the environment I see all around me as an American college student, I hesitate to declare victory too soon. When you dig deeper the facts show that grade inflation is what really fuels our college students’ higher GPAs, and A today might be equivalent to a C forty years ago. *************** Americans Have No Idea How Few Gay People There Are Surveys show a shockingly high fraction think a quarter of the country is gay or lesbian, when the reality is that it's probably less than 2 percent. *************** Nebraska lawmakers question EPA's aerial livestock surveillance A bipartisan group of Capitol Hill lawmakers is pressing EPA Director Lisa Jackson to answer questions about privacy issues and other concerns after the agency used aerial surveillance to monitor livestock operations over their home state of Nebraska. *************** Judge revokes George Zimmerman bond in Trayvon Martin killing *************** Obama: Polish Freedom Hero Lech Walesa ‘Too Political’ to Accept Presidential Medal of Freedom We have the clearest and most public sign yet that Barack Obama is a true communist. Not just was, in his younger days, but is currently a communist right now. *************** The Great Gun Control War of the 20th Century — And its Lessons for Gun Laws Today *************** Anti-Mormonism, the Fashionable Prejudice Writing at Inside Higher Ed, Thomas Terry, associate professor at Idaho State University, spills the beans on anti-Mormonism in the halls of academe. Terry himself is not a Mormon but teaches in a state where 27 percent of the population are Latter-Day Saints and so knows something about them. His piece recounts some of the bigotry he has observed toward this religious group *************** First Circuit Shoots Down DOMA *************** Here He Goes Again: Bloomberg Set To Ban All Sugary Drinks Over 16 Ounces Mayor Plans To Say Goodbye To Slurpees, Big Gulps In Effort To Fight Obesity *************** Lawmakers introduce measure to fight UN regulation of the Net A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced a resolution on Wednesday urging the Obama administration to oppose efforts to give the United Nations more control over the Internet. *************** Universities Hold Transcripts Hostage Over Loans *************** Was Trayvon Martin using a street drug called “Lean?” I had never heard of “lean” before yesterday, but apparently it is a concoction made from certain prescription cough syrups and a beverage medium, often made more palatable with candy. *************** 'Best Gay Bar' Bans Bachelorette Parties The “Best Gay Bar in the World” according to Time Magazine, has decided to ban bachelorette parties. Its owner and founder David Cooley, who is gay, was in pain from seeing young women celebrating their upcoming marriages. Economy
& Taxes *************** US Factory Orders Post Surprise Fall in April New orders for U.S. factory goods fell in April for the third time in four months as demand slipped for everything from cars and machinery to computers, the latest worrisome sign for the economic recovery. *************** Tokyo Hits 28-Year Low Amid Global Rout The Tokyo market slumped to a 28-year low on Monday as Asian shares dived on fears of a nightmare scenario of euro-zone breakup, U.S. economic relapse and a sharp slowdown in China. *************** Is the UK About to Engage in a Stealth Default? If there was ever an article that should spark every British citizen to immediately shift their savings into physical gold this is it. Basically, proposals are on the table to change the way inflation is calculated for bonds that payout based on the rate of change in prices. *************** MF Global Trustee May Pursue Claims Against Jon Corzine, Could Sue JP Morgan In all the recent talk of economic gloom and doom, not to mention JP Morgan rehearsing for its role as Federal Reserve and failing miserably, some forgot that Jon Corzine still walks free. That may change soon if James Giddens, trustee for the liquidation of MF Global has his way. *************** Spain is in 'total emergency’, the EU in total denial After a Spanish exit from the euro, there would be nothing left to exit from. *************** What does the collapse in US Treasury Bond interest rates really portend? It was the biggest story of the week… at least among the financial geeks. What’s that, you say? You missed it? Well, here’s the screaming headline for you. The interest rate on a ten year US treasury bond hit 1.53760 percent. *************** 'Beware a rerun of the Great Panic of 2008': Head of World Bank warns Europe is heading for 'danger zone' as world markets suffer bleakest day of the year so far Robert Zoellick: 'Far from clear leaders ready for impending catastrophe' Raft of dismal news from around world wreaked havoc on market Manufacturing output crashed in Britain, jobless up in Europe and U.S. Fast-emerging economies such as Brazil and China running out of steam *************** Google to start charging companies for listings Google is to start charging companies for listing their products in a core part of its search service, the first time it has converted a free section of its giant online index into a purely commercial venture. *************** A Chinese Bank Run? The balance sheet recession that seems to have correctly diagnosed the problem facing Japan (and now Europe and the US) - explicitly causing debt minimzation as opposed to profit maximization - seems to be taking hold. However, it appears this death-knell for credit-created growth is now being seen in China *************** Germany Has A Generous Proposal To The Broke PIIGS: "Cash For Gold" *************** Prematurely Evacuating The Tispanic? First it was the CEO of Bankia whose departure via Golden parachute seems incredible in its absolute lack of shame; and now, as Bloomberg reports, Miguel "Mafo" Ordonez - the Governor of the Bank Of Spain - has resigned - with 2 weeks notice. *************** International *************** China condemns U.S. gun ownership as human rights violation *************** Nine killed in Syria-linked clashes in Lebanon Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in neighboring Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli on Saturday, killing nine people and wounding 42, residents and a doctor said. *************** Argentine official denies devaluation planned A top Argentine official denied on Friday that the government plans to devalue the peso amid rumors that drastic official actions are looming. *************** What's Really Behind Europe's Decline? It's The Birth Rates, Stupid The labor demonstrators, now an almost-daily occurrence in Madrid and other economically-devastated southern European cities lambast austerity and budget cuts as the primary cause for their current national crisis. But longer-term, the biggest threat to the European Union has less to do with government policy than what is–or is not–happening in the bedroom. *************** UN Nominates Travel Banned Dictator to be Tourism Ambassador The United Nations just topped itself for Stupidest Nominations in World History. Not content, apparently, with putting the likes of Syria and Libya on the Human Rights Commission, the UN has made Zimbabwe’s top thug Robert Mugabe its “tourism ambassador.” *************** 'Sorry we confused UN logo with Halo video game' - BBC BBC runs computer game graphic instead of UN logo Mistake happened during deadly Syrian unrest report Broadcaster forced to apologise over wrong promo *************** Greece to Leave Euro Zone on June 18: Wealth Manager Greece will leave the euro zone on June 18 if the populist government wins the country’s elections on the 17 as the rest of the euro zone rounds on "cheaters," Nick Dewhirst, director at wealth management firm Integral Asset Management, told CNBC.com Monday. *************** Opinion *************** It's time to shut down the diversity industry Whoever we are, we are not reducible to a single, wretched label. *************** The Realities Of Choosing Your Survival Retreat Location *************** Caveman Blogger Fights for Free Speech and Internet Freedom *************** We Can Cut Government: Canada Did Two decades ago Canada suffered a deep recession and teetered on the brink of a debt crisis caused by rising government spending. The Wall Street Journal said that growing debt was making Canada an "honorary member of the third world" with the "northern peso" as its currency. But Canada reversed course and cut spending, balanced its budget, and enacted various pro-market reforms. The economy boomed, unemployment plunged, and the formerly weak Canadian dollar soared to reach parity with the U.S. dollar. *************** The Empty Playground and the Welfare State *************** 'Meaningful Work' "Education" is a word that covers a lot of very different things, from vital, life-saving medical skills to frivolous courses to absolutely counterproductive courses that fill people with a sense of grievance and entitlement, without giving them either the skills to earn a living or a realistic understanding of the world required for a citizen in a free society. *************** |
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