A decade of slow growth?

By Fareed Zakaria From: Cnn.com: Every year at Davos, people like me try to get a sense of the mood of the place, take the temperature of people in this frosty mountain resort. Obviously, I will give you a highly impressionistic and personal picture, but it’s one I find useful since Davos does bring together leaders in government, business, media – even the NGO community – from all corners of the world. It is genuinely global in a way that few conferences are... FULL STORY

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.

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

Educating kids about the elections

This time of the year, even the youngest children know something is up. There's a running stream of political advertisements on television, mail flyers with smiling politicians asking for our vote and the ubiquitous bumper stickers on cars. FULL STORY

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

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

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

TSA Agent friskes 6 year old girl: 'Such pretty hair, you have'

The family of the 6-year-old girl who received a pat down at airport security in New Orleans said today there needs to be a different screening process for children...

Source: http://abcnews.go.com

Donald Trump: "I'm Obama's worst nightmare.."

"I don’t hear them talking about Mr. Pawlenty or anybody else. They’re talking only about Trump. And I can tell you, I’m their worst nightmare..."

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

Deflation, inflation and the U.S. Fed

One day after the Federal Reserve got investors thinking about uncomfortably low inflation, Starbucks announced it was raising prices on some of its coffee drinks...

48% See Gov't Threat to Individual Rights

Nearly half of American Adults see the government today as a threat to individual rights..

United States, Europe differ on engagement with Russia

The NATO alliance should be cautious in welcoming Russia as a sometime partner, and avoid overt military cooperation with fighting forces that invaded a much smaller neighbor last summer, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said...

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Source: star tribune.com

Palin Campaigns for Chambliss

The former vice presidential candidate made her first campaign appearance since the Republican ticket of John McCain and Gov. Palin lost on Nov. 4. Gov. Palin's four stops for Sen. Chambliss underscored not only the stakes for the GOP in the Senate race but Gov. Palin's popularity within the party. She has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2012 -- a fact not lost on some Georgia voters...

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Source: the wall street journal

Obama Announces Economic Team

In addition to Mr Geithner, Mr Obama said former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will head his National Economic Council, while economist Christina Romer will lead the Council of Economic Advisors and Melody Barnes will be director of the Domestic Policy Council....

Read more Obama announces economic team, eyes new stimulus plan


Source: the australian news

Obama and Bush Hold Private Meeting at White House

Few details were revealed as to their content but Iraq, the financial crisis and the issue of a smooth transition had all been expected to come up....

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Source: bbc