from firedoglake.com
By: David Dayen
The AP headline tells you that the House of Representatives rejected an extension of unemployment benefits. But the last paragraph tells you why:

Democrats brought up the bill under a special procedure in which no amendments were allowed and debate was limited. Under the procedure, the bill needed a two-thirds majority to pass.

In [...]

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from stratfor.com
by Peter Zeihan

 
The global system is undergoing profound change. Three powers — Germany, Iran and China — face challenges forcing them to refashion the way they interact with their regions and the world. We will explore each of these three states in detail in our next three geopolitical weeklies, highlighting how STRATFOR’s assessments of [...]

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from stratfor.com
by George Friedman

This report is republished with permission of STRATFOR

President Barack Obama’s speech in Oslo marking his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize was eloquent, as most of his speeches are.
It was also enigmatic — both for its justification of war and for his speaking on behalf of the international community while [...]

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from nytimes.com
By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ
In the strongest jobs report since the recession began, the government reported Friday that the nation’s employers had all but stopped shedding jobs in November, taking some of the pressure off of President Obama to come up with a jobs creation program.
The Labor Department reported Friday that the [...]

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from Michaelwiseguy

The title of this video speaks for itself. Hacked E-Mails prove collusion and conspiracy. This is a higher quality version I put up.
If our government doesn’t prosecute these people who are guilty of fraud and deceiving the entire world, then I am going to call for a Public Grand Jury to [...]

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