WSJ: Investor George Soros’s family fund bought about $2 billion of European bonds formerly owned by MF Global Holdings Ltd., the very debt that helped force the securities firm to file for bankruptcy protection Oct. 31, according to people close to the matter. Under the direction of MF Global’s former chief executive, Jon S. Corzine, [...]
CBS: Newt Gingrich came under heavy fire from his rivals during a presidential debate Saturday night, with Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann hammering the former House Speaker over his support for an individual health care mandate, his long career in Washington, his personal life and even his advocacy for [...]
BBC: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has launched an attack on David Cameron for “isolating” the UK in Europe with his veto of changes to the EU treaty. Sources close to the Liberal Democrat leader said he did not feel the failed eurozone crisis negotiations had resulted in a good deal for the UK. The [...]
Fox: At least a dozen female basketball players at a western New York high school were serving suspension for chanting a racial slur as part of their warmup routine, the Buffalo News reported. The team at Kenmore East High School, near Buffalo, apparently had chanted “One, two, three [N-word]!” for years, to the ignorance of [...]
ABC: Tens of thousands of Russians have taken to the streets demanding an end to Vladimir Putin’s rule and a re-run of last weekend’s election. The protesters staged the opposition’s biggest protest rally since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. They waved banners such as “The rats should go” and “Swindlers and thieves – give [...]
Robert Levinson’s Family is appealing to all who can help. Here is the link to their website. America needs to do a helluva lot more for those who put their lives at risk serving to protect our nation at home and overseas. For how long does Iran get away with murdering our troops with IEDs [...]
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Please note this video is from the Russia Today press org which is very supportive of the #Occupy Wall Street Movement. Although the video is interesting, there seems to be a strong pro-#OWS bias in their presentation. The London Police know what they are up against in our view. We report; You decide.
CBSNews: Police evicted Wall Street protesters from Boston’s Dewey Square early Saturday. Police communications director Elaine Driscoll says officers moved in about 5 a.m. She says police began “the process to ensure compliance with the trespassing law.” Protesters transmitted live video from the scene showing officers taking down tents. Footage showed numerous police in yellow [...]
Washington Post: With deeper budget cuts looming, the Pentagon is starting to cut back by trimming the Defense Department’s civilian workforce. The Army said Thursday it is moving forward with plans announced in July to cut about 8,700 positions, using a mix of early retirement offers, buyouts and attrition to trim the jobs by the [...]
New York Post: The average US household lost $21,261 of net worth this summer, the largest decline in family wealth in nearly three years. The drop in the third quarter, tied to falling home values and a cratering stock market, is the second straight quarter of eroding wealth, according to the Federal Reserve’s quarterly report [...]
