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

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

US to become world's top oil producer by 2017

The United States will become the world’s top oil producer by 2017, according to the annual long-term report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The US will surpass both Saudi Arabia and Russia, and will come close to achieving self-sufficiency... FULL STORY

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

Romney Distorts Facts on Jeep, Auto Bailout

Mitt Romney falsely claimed in a recent speech that “Jeep, now owned by the Italians, is thinking of moving all production to China.” Chrysler says it is considering adding Jeep production sites in China to address rising demand in that market. FULL STORY

Is Republican Infighting Helping Obama?

Has Republican squabbling given President Obama a chance to recover his political footing just as his re-election year begins?..

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Payroll-Tax Cut Measure Signed Into Law by Obama

President Obama signed legislation Friday extending a payroll tax cut for two months, concluding an end-of-year drama that split..

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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..

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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..

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HOPELESS: Suicide Rates Rise as Economy Falls

Suicide rates in the U.S. tend to rise during recessions and fall amid economic booms, according to study from..

Source: www.bloomberg.com

Donald Trump: "I'm Obama's worst nightmare.."

"I don’t hear them talking about Mr. Pawlenty or anybody else. They’re talking only about Trump. And I can tell you, I’m their worst nightmare..."

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

Obama says too much testing makes education boring.

President Barack Obama said Monday that students should take fewer standardized tests and school performance should be measured..

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Charlie "Insane" Sheen: "I'm More Famous Than Obama!"

Along with allegedly threatening his estranged wife’s life and referring to his manager as a “stoopid jew pig,” Charlie Sheen recently declared, “I’m untouchable! I’m Charlie Sheen!..

Source: www.smokinggun.com

Drudge: BUDGET BLOWOUT: How big is $3.73 trillion? $12,000 from each American

The budget President Obama is proposing today will allocate a total of $3.73 trillion into federal programs...

Source: www.nationaljournal.com

A look inside America's poorest county

In the barren grasslands of Ziebach County, there's almost nothing harder to find in winter than a job...

Source: http://news.yahoo.com

Unemployment falls to 9 percent, lowest since 2009

The unemployment rate is suddenly sinking at the fastest pace in a half-century, falling to 9 percent from 9.8 percent in just two months..

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Calls for Geneva Convention in Cyberspace

World leaders will consider how to regulate any future cyber conflict at a conference today on global security.

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com