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FoxNews: WASHINGTON — House Republicans dealt defeat to their own proposal for a $2.4 trillion increase in the nation’s debt limit Tuesday, a political gambit designed to reinforce a demand for spending cuts to accompany any increase in government borrowing. The vote was lopsided, with just 97 in favor of the measure and 318 against. [...]
Stars and Stripes: WASHINGTON — An Army Ranger who lost his right hand and suffered shrapnel wounds after throwing an armed grenade away from his fellow Soldiers will be the second living Medal of Honor Recipient from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. On July 12th, President Barack Obama will award Sgt. 1st Class Leroy [...]
Fox News: Obama administration officials are riding in style. A new report from a watchdog group shows that the number of limousines owned by the federal government rose by 73 percent during the first two years of President Obama’s administration. The State Department was the recipient of most the new luxury vehicles. The “Limousine Liberals?” [...]
ABC News: Sarah Palin plans to meet Tuesday night with Donald Trump in New York City, according to sources close to Trump. Her office reached out to meet with Trump. The two plan to meet in his 45,000-square-foot apartment in Trump Tower and later plan to eat dinner together. Sources say the restaurant will be [...]
FoxNews: EXCLUSIVE: President Obama says reforming immigration policy will help the nation’s economy, especially in the form of job creation. Research cited by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says there is no correlation between immigration and high unemployment. But one major critic disagrees and says that illegal immigrants are already competing with native-born Americans for [...]
Los Angeles Times: An index of home prices in the nation’s largest American cities plumbed new depths in March, pushing past a low set during the worst of the Great Recession. The ominous new drop for the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index of 20 cities, a key measure that is closely watched by economists, casts further [...]
What the f- is this? New to me. Very interesting. I haven’t been able to find anything de-bunking it, so given that it’s of sufficient notoriety and niterest, I’m posting it. Let the intrepid deep researcher amongst us dig further, if there is indeed anywhere further to go with de-bunking the authenticity of this interview. [...]