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GEORGIE ANNE GEYER: AMERICA’S HOLIDAY BLUES (Yahoo! News/Uxpress)
There’s a strange mood in the country this holiday season, a mood we would do well to study if we are to travel the right roads in the years to come.
On the one hand, far too many of us are depressed over real losses and genuine fears. Polls show repeatedly that only about 33 percent [...]
THE STORY CNN & MSNBC WON’T REPORT: US Growth Rate Revised Downwards (BBC Worldwide News)
The US economy grew by less than originally estimated between July and September, official figures show.
The latest estimate said the economy grew at an annual pace of 2.2%, down from the previous estimate of 2.8%. The first reading had shown growth of 3.5%.
It is the first quarter in which the US economy returned to growth, [...]
White House Contradictions On Health Care (The Wall Street Journal)
The left is staging a revolt over ObamaCare, at least for 48 or 72 hours, but more revealing is the way this revolt is scrambling the White House’s case for a bill that everyone save Big Pharma and AARP now seems to hate. The ad hoc arguments its spokesmen use to put out one political [...]
Word and Office Banned For Sale Starting January 11th After Microsoft Loses Appeal
Word and Office Banned For Sale Starting January 11th After Microsoft Loses Appeal
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Feed Your Family For $100.00 A Week (Prevention)
How to budget nutritious, delicious meals without breaking the bank.
Get the Most Bang for Your Grocery Buck.
The poor state of the economy leaves little room in most families’ budgets for dining out. But as staple items like milk and rice become more costly, even a trip to the grocery store can put the squeeze on [...]
Copenhagen Wrap Up: Enviromentalists Denounced Obama Brokered Deal As A “Sham” (The Observer)
The agreement brokered by Barack Obama has faced international criticism from all sides, but most participants are already back home trying to portray it as a national political victory.
The last time Barack Obama took a chance on Copenhagen it ended in abject humiliation.
The president hopped on a flight to the Danish capital to join a [...]
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Dismisses White House Deadline For Nuclear Deal (AP)
Iran’s president on Tuesday dismissed a year-end deadline set by the Obama administration and the West for Tehran to accept a U.N.-drafted deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel. The United States warned Iran to take the deadline seriously.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also accused the U.S. of fabricating a purported Iranian secret document that appears to [...]
House Democrat Will Switch To GOP Over Health Care Bill Debacle: Says Bill is “Bad For Doctors” (Yahoo! News)
A U.S. House Democrat who opposes the health care overhaul announced Tuesday he is defecting to the GOP, another blow to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.
U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith spoke to reporters at his home in northern Alabama, a region that relies heavily on defense and aerospace jobs.
“I believe our nation is at a [...]
COBRA SUBSIDY LAW EXTEND! (The Honolulu Advertiser)
Thousands of unemployed workers won’t have to worry about starting the new year without health insurance.
President Obama has signed legislation that will allow laid-off workers to receive subsidized COBRA premiums for up to 15 months. Previously, the subsidy expired after nine months.
The extension, included in a defense spending bill approved by Congress over the [...]
Arianna Huffington: The Senate Health Care Bill: Leave No Special Interest Behind (Huffington Post)
With Monday morning’s 1 a.m. 60-40 vote, the Senate’s health care bill took another step towards passage, prompting a fresh round of public celebrations. “I think it’s very exciting,” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told HuffPost. “It’s a big day.”
Even many of those with serious reservations about the bill were slipping on their party hats. “Make [...]
