Egypt’s Forces Raid Offices of Nonprofits

Security forces stormed 17 offices of nonprofit groups as part of an investigation that Egypt’s military..

Source: www.nytimes.com

Debate Persists on Deadly Flu Made Airborne

“You are not going to believe this one,” he told Ron Fouchier, a virologist at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam. “I think we have an airborne H5N1 virus.”..

Source: www.nytimes.com

'The Hunger Games' Catch Fire

From Deadline Hollywood...

Lionsgate just revised upwards its worldwide total to a massive $214.25 million for The Hunger Games which was projected to be the No. 1 title in virtually every single market globally...

Source: www.deadline.com
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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.

Fiscal cliff would drive the U.S. economy back into recession.

Fiscal cliff would drive the U.S. economy back into recession before end of 2013, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office said. Congressional Budget Office released a report showing that the most harmful consequences of the fiscal cliff, a fully armed and operational fiscal cliff would cost us 3.4 million jobs. Obama Fiscal Cliff Deal Risks Brush With Recession

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

VP candidates lay groundwork for top of ticket on Tuesday

Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan plowed fertile ground in terms of policy and politics during their debate. 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

Google Exec Unloading Over A Billion In Shares

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt plans to sell up to 2.4 million shares of stock currently worth nearly $1.5 billion...

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants

The San Francisco 49ers play the New York Giants in a championship game in San Francisco...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Militants in Nigeria bomb Catholic churches

Islamist militants set off bombs across Nigeria on Christmas Day - three targeting churches including one that killed at least 27 people..

Source: www.reuters.com

Slumping Gingrich promises sharper counter-punch

Slipping in polls under an onslaught of attacks, Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich promises to wage a sharper..

Source: www.reuters.com

Why Warren Buffett Made a Big Bet on Bank of America Now

Billionaire Investor Warren Buffett tells CNBC 'This isn't 2008,' as Bank of America receives a $5 billion loan at just 6 percent...

Source: www.cnbc.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

Bin Laden: Shots to Head and Chest.Final Tape Coming Soon

U.S. intelligence officials believe Osama bin Laden made a propaganda recording shortly before his death and expect that tape to surface soon..

Source: www.google.com/hostednews

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

Butcher Arrested for Selling Decade-Old Meat

Italian police arrested a Naples butcher after discovering worm-infested meat for sale in his store that was 10 years past its expiry date...

Source: www.myfoxdc.com