USA Today: The bipartisan committee charged with finding $1.5 trillion that can be cut from future budget deficits is now complete, and the signs for a compromise sought by a majority of Americans aren’t great. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi completed the 12-member panel by choosing three liberal lawmakers. Two of them — Rep. James [...]
USA Today: The Norwegian gunman charged with killing 69 people at a youth camp filmed the massacre to use as a propaganda video, according to police, Sky News reports. Anders Behring Breivik, 32, is accused of opening fire on young people at a Labor Party camp on an island near Oslo on July 22 to [...]
The Hill: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s (R) exchange with a few hecklers turned into something of a shouting match while he was stumping Thursday in Iowa. Romney faced aggressive inquiries with a liberal bent at the top of the question-and-answer segment of his soapbox speech, which was organized by the The Des Moines Register [...]
The Pentagon itself did not even send a photographer, but Obama snuck his in. WASHINGTON – A White House photographer was allowed to take and widely distribute a photo from the ceremony Tuesday for the return of the remains of 30 American troops killed in a weekend helicopter crash in Afghanistan despite the Pentagon’s claim [...]
USA Today: U.S. hypersonic glider launched, contact lost LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says contact with its experimental hypersonic glider was lost after launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central California coast. The agency says in Twitter postings that its unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 was launched Thursday [...]
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ABC News: As China’s first aircraft carrier takes to the open seas today for its inaugural sea trials, the U.S. government directed a pointed question at the Chinese military: Why would you need a warship like that? “We would welcome any kind of explanation that China would like to give for needing this kind of [...]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China launched its first aircraft carrier for a maiden run on Wednesday, a step likely to boost patriotic pride at home and jitters abroad about Beijing’s naval ambitions. The long-awaited debut of the vessel, a refitted former Soviet craft, marked a step forward in China’s long-term plan to build a carrier force [...]
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New York Times: It feels eerily familiar: Stocks are plummeting. The economy is slowing. Politicians are scrambling to find solutions but are mired in disagreement. Many Americans are wondering whether they are in for a repeat of the financial crisis of 2008. The answer is a matter of fierce debate among economists and market experts. [...]
Fox News: New York – A beautiful Brazilian soap star has the lead role in her own daytime drama, which casts George Soros, the billionaire financier of lefty causes, as a heavy who not only broke her heart, but also reneged on a promise to give her an Upper East Side apartment worth $1.9 million, [...]
Investopedia explains Death Cross: As long-term indicators carry more weight, this trend indicates a bear market on the horizon and is reinforced by high trading volumes. Additionally, the long-term moving average becomes the new resistance level in the rising market. (Reuters) – The S&P 500 triggered a key technical signal called a “death cross” on [...]
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