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  • Obama Admin Warned of Embassy Attack, Did Nothing

    The killings of the US ambassador to Libya and three of his staff were likely to have been the result of a serious and continuing security breach, The Independent can reveal. American officials believe the attack was planned, but Chris Stevens had been back in the country only a short while and the details of…

  • Jobless Claims Jump

    In a separate report, a sharp rise in gasoline costs drove up wholesale prices last month by the most in more than three years. But outside energy and food, price gains were mild. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 382,000, the highest in two months, the Labor Department said…

  • Obesity the Greatest Threat to National Security

    ?!  Really? At the link is a quick video of a promo for an upcoming Dr. Oz.  We should get something out of the way early; Dr. Oz (IMHO) is a complete quack and why the FLOTUS would go on such a show is beyond me.  It’s beneath her and the position she holds.  But…

  • More Americans Can’t Afford Banks

    In the aftermath of one of the worst recessions in history, more Americans have limited or no interaction with banks, instead relying on check cashers and payday lenders to manage their finances, according to a new federal report. Not only are these Americans more vulnerable to high fees and interest rates, but they are also…

  • Obama’s Auntie

    I really don’t know what to say about this. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoAuk76fT8?rel=0]

  • The Rich Are Getting Poorer

    Trouble for those “Tax the Rich!” folks: For the first time in history, rich people are actually getting poorer, and luxury retailers are freaking out about it.  … “Because these same consumers are significantly invested in their high-end lifestyle with income committed to a wide-range of fixed expenses to maintain that lifestyle, it’s in discretionary…

  • DNC Proudly Displays Russian Ships

    On the last night of the Democratic National Convention, a retired Navy four-star took the stage to pay tribute to veterans. Behind him, on a giant screen, the image of four hulking warships reinforced his patriotic message. But there was a big mistake in the stirring backdrop: those are Russian warships.  … These were the…

  • Inner City Kids and a Catholic School

    God Bless John Kass: When Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis led her members out on strike this week, she said real school would be closed. “Negotiations have been intense but productive,” she said. “However, we have failed to reach an agreement that will prevent a labor strike. Real school will not be open (Monday).”…

  • Everything (the GOP does) is Racist

    Or at least so says the Left.  Bill Maher is only the latest: HBO host and Obama donor Bill Maher has accused journalists like NBC’s Tom Brokaw of encouraging the birther movement by failing to label it as racist. In a blog post endorsing Chris Matthews’ recent on-air attack against RNC chairman Reince Priebus during MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Maher…

  • Fallout of China’s One Child Policy

    I’d not thought of this: … The reason Chinese savings levels are so high is the one-child policy. In most developing countries the way that people save is they have multiple children hopefully to generate a gaggle of grandchildren all of whom are trained to respect their elders. Given most people did not live to…

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