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White House Calls Out House GOPers

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Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer blasts Republicans for “playing politics” with the payroll tax cut extension. WH: “They should pass the two month extension now to avoid a devastating tax hike from hitting the middle class in just 13 days. It’s … Continue reading

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French credit downgrade could come ‘within days’

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Standard & Poor’s expected downgrade could create panic in the financial markets and make eurozone crisis even worse Richard Wachman, City editor, Toby Helm and Kim Willsher guardian.co.uk, Saturday 17 December 2011 15.16 EST Standard and Poor’s is expected to … Continue reading

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Bernanke Says Federal Reserve Won’t Bail Out Europe

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WASHINGTON –  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Senate Republicans in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that he has no plans to bail out Europe, according a report on WSJ.com quoting Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, who attended the … Continue reading

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After EU Deal, Sovereignty Under Threat

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By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS December 10, 2011 (AP) Sovereignty ain’t what it used to be — just ask two dozen nations in Europe. In a fundamental shift agreed in the dead of night, most of continental Europe has … Continue reading

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New treaty to save euro may further divide Europe

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(Yves Logghe | The Associated Press) EU heads of state pose for a group photo at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday. By GABRIELE STEINHAUSER and DON MELVIN The Associated Press Brussels • Working almost to exhaustion and persuading … Continue reading

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Euro Treaty Takes Shape, But Without Britain

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By Bruce Crumley / Paris Friday, Dec. 09, 2011 Despite their much-anticipated announcement early Friday of a crucial pact to confront Europe’s surging debt crisis, the leaders who agreed to the deal might want to consider re-naming their mutual club … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Votes to End Corporate Personhood

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Granting corporations the same legal rights as a person is only one of many things  that have been done over the years to “game the system” in favor of business interests. Corporations are not people and should not be entitled … Continue reading

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Obama Makes The Most Important Economic Speech Of His Presidency

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This is the Obama that many people have been waiting for! With all the bickering and obvious gridlock in congress we needed this speech, and more like it. Many people still fail to understand how restricted the Presidency actually is. … Continue reading

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Obama Sees ‘Make Or Break’ Time For Middle Class

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Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011 7:30 PM UTC By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Barack Obama greets people on the tarmac upon his arrival at Kansas City International Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, in Kansas City , Mo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Credit: … Continue reading

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Gold falls as worries build over Europe’s crisis

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The Euro debt crisis just keeps moving on its roller coaster track, up and down. One of the underlying issues that is only rarely discussed is still the fact that the money in Europe and the U.S. is based on … Continue reading

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