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.

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

'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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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

Secret Service: "Black money" scam in New England

Anyone who has been given money-sized paper dyed in black should come forward because they're probably victims of a scam that has already claimed $170,000 from three people in New England, authorities pleaded Thursday...

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The New York Giants receive the Halas Trophy for the NFC Championship

Certainly, the Giants should be proud of what they did in pulling out the 20-17 overtime win Sunday at Candlestick Park and the fact they've earned the right to face the New England Patriots..

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Mitt Romney Entrenches in Iowa, With Eye on Ron Paul

Mitt Romney has fully embraced the state that spurned him four years ago, right as polls are suggesting a..

Source: www.nytimes.com

Politics in Your Pocket and Music in the Air

Sarah Wheaton and Jonathan Ellis of The Times discuss the new Election 2012 app for the iPhone...

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Asian stocks, euro steady after sell-off

Asian stocks and the euro steadied on Tuesday, but sentiment remained fragile on concerns..

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Fears Grow That August Will Show Net Loss in Jobs

At a time when the economy should be creating employment at a fairly steady pace, the U.S. actually may have lost jobs in August...

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...

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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..

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Killer Charles Manson: “Obama Slave of Wall Street..”

President Barack Obama is "a slave of Wall Street," the diminutive cult leader said by telephone..

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Book to Reveal Obama's TRUE IDENTITY?

This year's high stakes publishing project quietly went to press this week, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned..

Source: www.drudgereport.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

Woman Kills Family Cat To Use In Lady Gaga Concert Outfit

A 20-year-old Oklahoma woman was receiving treatment in a hospital Thursday after being charged with animal cruelty for allegedly killing the family cat..

Source: www.myfoxny.com