Only 15 States Opt to Run Obamacare Exchanges

Only 15 states have told the federal government they plan to operate health insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama's reform law, leaving Washington with the daunting task of creating online marketplaces for two-thirds of the country. FULL STORY

Bloomberg: The Fiscal Cliff Will Drive the U.S. Into Recession

House Speaker John Boehner says he was "flabbergasted" when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner pitched the White House plan to save the nation from the "fiscal cliff." FULL STORY

6 Ways The Fiscal Cliff Could Affect You

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke used the term "fiscal cliff," it quickly became the newest Washington buzzphrase. As the deadline to avert the cliff nears, it has overtaken the European debt crisis as the most talked-about story in the financial media. The fiscal cliff refers to the enactment of a number of laws that would, if not changed before Jan. 1, 2013, FULL STORY

The U.S. Recovery Has Been Spectacular*

We need a real recovery. That's what Mitt Romney said during the campaign, and he was right. Five years since the start of the Great Recession, unemployment is still far too high. It's not for a lack of optimism among policymakers. As Evan Soltas pointed out, the Federal Reserve keeps predicting that prosperity is just around the corner, only to find it's not. Catchup growth is the new Godot. FULL STORY *Compared to almost every other rich country and almost every other financial crisis.

Fiscal cliff would drive the U.S. economy back into recession.

Fiscal cliff would drive the U.S. economy back into recession before end of 2013, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office said. Congressional Budget Office released a report showing that the most harmful consequences of the fiscal cliff, a fully armed and operational fiscal cliff would cost us 3.4 million jobs. Obama Fiscal Cliff Deal Risks Brush With Recession

Obama's sinking ship: 19 states petition release from the United States

Did President Barack Obama get so caught up in his 2012 re-election campaign that he forgot for a moment he had to go home to his sinking vessel, or was he nobly taking his second term because the captain must go down with his ship? FULL STORY

Barack Obama wins election for second term as president

President Barack Obama handily defeated Gov. Mitt Romney and won himself a second term Tuesday after a bitter and historically expensive race that was primarily fought in just a handful of battleground states. Networks project that Obama beat Romney after nabbing the crucial state of Ohio. FULL STORY

'The Hunger Games' Catch Fire

From Deadline Hollywood...

Lionsgate just revised upwards its worldwide total to a massive $214.25 million for The Hunger Games which was projected to be the No. 1 title in virtually every single market globally...

Source: www.deadline.com
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Publisher and Author Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43

Andrew Breitbart, the conservative Internet publisher and blogger, died early this morning at age 43. A statement posted on his website said that Breitbart died "unexpectedly from natural causes" this morning...

Source: http://abcnews.go.com

ITC: Apple Did Not Infringe HTC Technology

Apple Inc did not infringe patented technology owned by Android phonemaker HTC Corp, the U.S. International Trade Commission said on Friday, the latest ruling in the wide-ranging smartphone patent wars...

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Patriots in Super Bowl, beat Ravens 23-20

Tom Brady got all the help he needed to get the New England Patriots into the Super Bowl...

Source: www.wsj.com

Truck Drivers for Romney?

Mitt Romney came to Mason City to stand before a faux “Music Man” backdrop of River City, Iowa, and give an answer diplomatically worthy of the musical’s con man..

Source: www.nytimes.com

The Military Mind’s Take on Civilian Flights

Dave Alberga, the chief executive an events management software company and a former infantry officer, scans the crowd for unusual goings-on. Then again, he contributes some himself...

Source: www.nytimes.com

Government statistical agency helping NC Democrat

This is highly illegal under federal law and violates what I have understood to be a strong tradition in the BLS..

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GRAPHIC: WHITE HOUSE TO RELEASE BIN LADEN DEATH PHOTO

The images, being described as 'graphic', are bound to stir emotions in the east and the west, and will likely become the most viewed photographs in modern history...

Source: www.drudgereport.com

Bin Laden: Shots to Head and Chest.Final Tape Coming Soon

U.S. intelligence officials believe Osama bin Laden made a propaganda recording shortly before his death and expect that tape to surface soon..

Source: www.google.com/hostednews

Killer Charles Manson: “Obama Slave of Wall Street..”

President Barack Obama is "a slave of Wall Street," the diminutive cult leader said by telephone..

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com

Book to Reveal Obama's TRUE IDENTITY?

This year's high stakes publishing project quietly went to press this week, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned..

Source: www.drudgereport.com

Butcher Arrested for Selling Decade-Old Meat

Italian police arrested a Naples butcher after discovering worm-infested meat for sale in his store that was 10 years past its expiry date...

Source: www.myfoxdc.com

Woman Kills Family Cat To Use In Lady Gaga Concert Outfit

A 20-year-old Oklahoma woman was receiving treatment in a hospital Thursday after being charged with animal cruelty for allegedly killing the family cat..

Source: www.myfoxny.com