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Okay, mixed references here. There was initial euphoria in the markets that a deal was made to steal depositors' money, but now the reality is sinking in, Rand flat as Cyprus euphoria wanes: THE euphoria surrounding the Cyprus bail-out fizzled out in late trade on Monday, causing...
We noted before that New York was going to abandon the 7-round magazine limit in the new handgun law. We didn't expect it would be done so quietly, by folding it into a provision in the budget, via Bloomberg News: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s seven-round limit on magazines...
Do voters understand what that means?...
Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise visit to Iraq to plead with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki to stop granting Iran permission to Iraqi airspace and territory. Iran, which has a vested interest in maintaining the Syrian regime, flies arms and other material...
So the EU has reached a deal to bail out Cyprus, but unlike the prior proposal, there will be no tax levied on anyone. Insured deposits under 100,000 Euros will be safe and transferred to a new "good" bank, but the losses will be concentrated on...
Was traveling most of the day and then meetings. I hear Syria has gone from worse to worser, and Egypt is not far behind. By morning Eastern time we may know if Cyprus implodes financially. Any good news? Tomorrow night is the first night of Passover. Seems like good timing...
Cyprus has certainly shaken up the world. Our Congress is now addressing concerns over the European Union demands that a percentage of Cypriot deposits be seized before it bails-out the banks on the Mediterranean island. There are reports that Cyprus still may seize bank accounts, but...
A planned AFL-CIO rally for today to defend Saturday mail delivery may have been a bit premature after the Government Accountability Office is claiming that the USPS cannot, by law, cut mail delivery to fewer than 6 days. Bloomberg News reports: The service is bound by law...
A $5 million, 400-foot pedestrian bridge recently unveiled in Brooklyn, NY, is turning into a blue vs. blue sparring match. Liberal site Gothamist's negative review of the "bouncy zig-zag structure" is at odds with the positive reviews from the New York Times, which reported that it...
1) The apology The Washington Post reported Obama ends Israel visit by brokering end to dispute with Turkey: Prodded by President Obama, Israel and Turkey agreed Friday to end a three-year rift caused by a deadly Israeli commando raid on a Turkish ship bound for Gaza, a...
We have reported in the past on the U.S. State Department's willful silence about imprisoned American pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been held in Iran since last September for "evangelizing" and therefore "threatening national security." The American Center for Law and Justice's Jay Sekulow has...
Last week, we took a look at 2 graphic debunking recent climate change hysteria. Recently, even more evidence was presented by British scientist David Whitehouse, the Science Editor of the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Despite the organization's name, Whitehouse's group held firm that their data indicate...
I normally don't run bumper stickers circulating by email or on Facebook. It's probably fake, but the reaction is real. From John in Washington State: I'm not sure if this bumper (window?) sticker is for real, but it looks like something that will give many of us headaches,...
They can sit in the dark for Earth Hour, we'll spend the hour celebrating the modern world, starting 8:30 p.m. local time everywhere...
#ChuckToddQuestions Mr, President, why do you remain black when you know it disturbs so many people?
— pizzmoe (@pizzmoe) March 20, 2013
.@chucktodd Why do you think it is that Obama has had two black children but not one white child? #ChuckToddQuestions
— Darren Pardee (@d_pardee) March 22, 2013
Mr. President, is it true that you fathered two black children? Aren't you at least partially responsible? #ChuckToddQuestions
— Steve Dowdy (@Steverocks35) March 22, 2013
#ChuckToddQuestions Once you go Black can you actually go back, or is it you just don't want to?
— adept2u (@adept2u) March 21, 2013
Pat Austin at And So It Goes In Shreveport is one of my favorite bloggers. I am a big fan of hers. Pat was part of the Not One Red Cent group which launched Marco Rubio's primary challenge against Charlie Crist. I have communicated with her pretty...
