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Obama willing to go over fiscal cliff,
according to White House leaks

Daily Caller, by Neil Munro Original Article

Posted By: ragu- 12/3/2012 3:21:04 PM Post Reply

White House sources are telling Democratic reporters that the president is willing to go over the so-called “fiscal cliff” if GOP leaders don’t agree to his demand for higher tax rates on the wealthy without substantive spending cuts. A political deadlock would mean an automatic tax increase for middle-class and wealthy Americans on January 1, and the opportunity for Obama and the Democrats to push a tax-cutting bill for middle-class voters in 2013, say the White House officials, who leaked the claim to two liberal columnists.Republican lawmakers, including House Speaker John Boehner, say they are opposed

House GOP make $2.2T debt
counteroffer to Obama on cliff

The Hill [Washington DC], by Russell Berman Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/3/2012 3:11:12 PM Post Reply

House Republican leaders have made a counteroffer to President Obama in the fiscal cliff negotiations, proposing to cut $2.2 trillion with a combination of spending cuts, entitlement reforms and $800 billion in new tax revenue. The leaders delivered the offer to the White House on Monday with a three-page letter signed by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), and four other senior Republicans, including Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the party’s just-defeated vice presidential nominee. Republican officials said the offer was based on a proposal outlined by Erskine Bowles,

The big benefits of a tiny
tax on financial trading

Washington Post, by Ralph Nader Original Article

Posted By: grandpa- 12/3/2012 2:55:40 PM Post Reply

Ralph Nader argues that fiscal cliff negotiators should bring back the old levy on Wall Street’s transactions. In the debate over the “fiscal cliff,” President Obama and congressional Republicans have returned to the proposals that they were sparring over before the election. They remain at odds over key elements of revenue and spending. Yet both sides are unwilling to consider a minuscule tax on financial transactions that could be a major source of income.
Headline split by staff.

Columnist Who Inspired Bob
Costas Drops New Bomb:
´The NRA Is the New KKK´

NewsBusters, by Tim Graham Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 2:30:52 PM Post Reply

Kansas City sportswriter Jason Whitlock loves to stoke controversy. So after he blamed Jovan Belcher´s murder-suicide on the "gun culture" -- inspiring NBC Sports lecturer Bob Costas -- in an interview with Roland Martin, he added fuel to the fire by claiming "the NRA is the new KKK." Apparently, black youths are "armed" by the NRA, and they´re also responsible for loading up black neighborhoods with drugs: WHITLOCK: Sports gets so much attention, and people tune out the real world, that I try to take advantage of the opportunity

NRSC’s Jerry Moran confronts
GOP schism

Politico, by David Catanese Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/3/2012 2:27:18 PM Post Reply

Incoming National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman Jerry Moran said he’s begun speaking with GOP senators about whether the party’s campaign arm should intervene in future primaries, even consulting with anti-establishment kingmaker Jim DeMint. “We’re going to on a race-by-race, state-by-state basis, try to figure out what is the best role the NRSC can play in getting Republicans elected,” the first-term Kansas senator told POLITICO in an interview. “I don’t think we have any choice but to work to do things better than what we did, based upon the lack of success that we had.”

Before Raising Rates, Obama
Aides Should Pay Their Taxes

Townhall, by Katie Pavlich Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 2:15:36 PM Post Reply

We all know by now fiscal cliff talks are at a stand still, but before President Obama asks those making more than $250,000 per year to pay more in taxes, he should first ask his own aides in the White House to pay their back taxes. A few dozen people who work for President Obama are having some trouble paying their taxes. The IRS has released its Federal Employee and Retiree Delinquency Inventory, and it shows that 36 of Obama’s aides owe a total of $833,970 in back taxes. And what about employees of government

Feds´ secretary to oversee
response to Hurricane Sandy
vows not to let New York down

New York Daily News, by Jonathan Lemire Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/3/2012 2:15:06 PM Post Reply

It´s not just business — it’s personal. The cabinet secretary chosen by President Obama to oversee the federal response to Hurricane Sandy was raised in New York — and vows he won’t let the city down. “I have deep roots in the region. This is home,” Shaun Donovan told the Daily News in his first extensive interview since being appointed as the recovery czar. Donovan — the secretary of housing and urban development — is charged with helping New York and New Jersey pry the billions they need from a gridlocked Congress and then helping them spend the money

Obama offers congrats
to Kate, William

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Justin Sink Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 2:12:06 PM Post Reply

President Obama has congratulated Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge Katherine over the news that they are having a baby. White House press secretary Jay Carney said the president and first lady Michelle Obama were extending their congratulations to the future King of England and his wife “on the welcome news out of London.” The couple announced the pregnancy on their website on Monday.

Jon Corzine snapped skulking
the streets of Long Island,
has kept low profile
since MF Global´s collapse

New York Daily News, by Erik Ortiz Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/3/2012 2:05:42 PM Post Reply

All he’s missing is a tin can to kick down the street. Former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was photographed looking dressed down as he shuffled his feet on the sidewalks of East Hampton, L.I., on Sunday. The 65-year-old millionaire had his hands in his jeans pockets and wore a Colorado Rockies baseball cap during his visit to the tony town. He’s kept a rather low profile since his $40 billion brokerage firm, MF Global, went bust in October 2011. Corzine took the job as CEO after losing a re-election bid for governor in 2009.

Hillary: We´re Standing
Up for LGBT Rights All
Around the World

Cybercast News Service, by Fred Lucas Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 2:04:44 PM Post Reply

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said last week that she has stood up for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and and Transgender rights all around the world. “Memories are short, and we can’t afford to rest on the laurels of the past,” Clinton said Thursday at an event co-hosted by the State Department and Foreign Policy Magazine. “So it’s our job to reintroduce a post-Iraq generation of young people around the world to principled American leadership.” “That is part of why I’ve logged so many miles over the last four years going to something

Rahm Emanuel: ‘Chicago Is the
Most American of American Cities’

Cybercast News Service, by Patrick Burke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 1:52:02 PM Post Reply

Chicago, a city plagued by gangs, murder and a failing public education system, is the most American of cities, says Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “Chicago is the most American of American cities," Emanuel said in talk last week to political science students at Northwestern University. "It´s not just any city. If you want to come and see America, you come to its heartland. And what is the capital of that heartland? Chicago." "There are about one hundred cities in the world that drive the intellectual, economic and cultural capital and energy of the world economy. Chicago is one of them,"

ABC’s Cokie Roberts Urges
‘Cut the Knees Out from
Under’ Norquist: ‘Emperor Has No Clothes’

Newsbusters, by Brent Baker Original Article

Posted By: mikeyt64- 12/3/2012 1:46:45 PM Post Reply

In a colorful demonstration of the Washington press corps’ disdain for Grover Norquist and his anti-tax pledge, on Sunday’s This Week, a flustered ABC News/NPR veteran Cokie Roberts blurted out: “It’s...politically smart to cut the knees out from under Grover Norquist. I mean this guy is, you know, who is he? He’s an unelected lobbyist.”

Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant:
Kate and Wills are expecting first
child as she is taken to hospital
with acute morning sickness

Daily Mail [UK], by Rebecca English, Mark Duell Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 12/3/2012 1:38:42 PM Post Reply

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are having a baby, it was announced today. Catherine, 30, was this afternoon taken to King Edward VII Hospital in central London with acute morning sickness and is expected to be kept in for several days. She was admitted only as a precautionary measure. In a statement on their website, the couple said they are ´delighted with the news´. Royal sources said the couple are happy but nervous because the pregnancy is in its very early stages and added it would not have been announced at this time had it not been for the

Columbia prof calls anti-tax
Republicans ‘seditious’
and ‘treasonous’

Daily Caller, by Eric Owens Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 1:31:36 PM Post Reply

A professor of Indo-Tibetan studies at Columbia University in New York City, Robert A. Thurman, is hopping mad that Republicans are refusing to raise taxes. Last Tuesday, he decided to make a video about it. In the conspiracy-minded video, Thurman equates Grover Norquist’s no-tax pledge with the oath of office. He then charges that members of Congress who have promised not to support tax increases have a conflict of interest that prevents them from serving as elected officials. The oath of office that all members of Congress take, Thurman notes, states that officeholders will do their jobs

Jackson Lee: ‘Who Wants to
Make a Fuss About Social
Security When It´s Solvent?´

Cybercast News Service, by Elizabeth Harrington Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 1:21:00 PM Post Reply

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D.-Texas) said last week that Republicans are being "frivolous" when they talking about reforming Social Security as a means toward fixing the federal government´s fiscal problems because Social Security is "solvent." According to Social Security´s trustees, the program has operated in the red each of the last two years. “Who wants to make a fuss about Social Security when it´s solvent?” she asked on Friday. “And then who wants to make a fuss about Medicare when it´s solvent until 2024?” In remarks on the House floor, the Texas Democrat said Republicans have a “frivolous perspective”

MSNBC´s Melissa Harris-Perry:
´This Is No Country For Young
Black Men´

NewsBusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 1:15:57 PM Post Reply

Another black teenager was killed in Florida last week by an older, non-black assailant, and the media - just as they did in the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman case - are predictably taking sides before all the facts are in. MSNBC´s Melissa Harris-Perry did her part Saturday saying in a piece about the incident, "This is no country for young black men" (video follows with transcript and commentary): MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: The police acted the very next day. A man was arrested, charged and is in custody, being held without bond. So this, the alleged shooting of Jordan Russell Davis by

Pelosi threatens House
vote on tax bill

CNN, by Ashley Killough Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 12:15:09 PM Post Reply

Warning that "the clock is ticking," House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Sunday threatened to bring about a House vote on a bill that would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for families making $250,000, but would allow the tax breaks to expire for those above the threshold. The Democratic-controlled Senate already passed its version of the bill in July, with strong support from President Barack Obama. (Snip) "If Speaker Boehner refuses to schedule this widely-supported bill for a vote, Democrats will introduce a discharge petition to automatically bring to the floor the Senate-passed middle class tax cuts,"

Poll: New York voters approve
of leaders after Sandy

CNN, by Ashley Killough Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 12:08:48 PM Post Reply

A little more than a month after Superstorm Sandy wrought major destruction in the Empire State, New York voters are giving high marks to some of their elected leaders for the way they handled the storm´s aftermath. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg all received favorable ratings in a new Siena College Poll released Monday. (Snip) On October 29, the then-Category 1 hurricane slammed into the U.S. East Coast, demolishing parts of New Jersey and New York City. More than 40 people were confirmed dead in

Our looming national suicide
dwarfs any fiscal cliff

Washington Times, by Frank Kacer Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 11:59:19 AM Post Reply

To the stunned surprise of much of the nation, voters awarded Obama four years to continue his “transformation” of America. No matter what future historical research will claim, this election was driven more by personal self-interest than by any understanding of national imperatives. In one fell swoop, the world’s greatest experiment in limited government, personal liberty and self-rule took a dramatic turn towards self-extinction. When exit polling says: Obama phones; “free” Obamacare; reproductive services; entitlements; food stamps; unemployment benefits; raiding the rich; and even Hurricane Sandy decided a person’s vote,

Michelle Obama’s Next Move

Daily Beast, by Allison Samuels Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 11:46:55 AM Post Reply

Chatting with a group backstage on the set of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in October, Michelle Obama made it clear that she wasn’t thinking about what she might do in the future. “I’m just looking ahead to getting Barack back in office and continuing the work he’s been doing,” she said. “Supporting him is my focus.” But others think the first lady—who spent the past four years seeking to better the lives of military families and fighting to end childhood obesity before becoming one of the stars of her husband’s reelection effort this fall—could have bigger things ahead

LiLo bank accounts
seized by IRS: report

New York Post, by Emily Smith Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 12/3/2012 11:43:38 AM Post Reply

Lindsay Lohan’s long list of problems is getting even longer. It’s been reported that on top of her legal woes, she has staggering financial issues too. According to TMZ, the IRS has seized all of Lohan’s money because she owes Uncle Sam $233,904 in unpaid federal taxes for year 2009 and 2010. This comes after news of Charlie Sheen cutting Lindsay a fat $100,000 check aimed at relieving the troubled star’s tax situation.

Benghazi explained: Behind the lies

Canada Free Press, by Doug Hagmann Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 11:40:25 AM Post Reply

Author’s note: This is a special supplement of a multi-part interview with a government insider intimately familiar with the events that took place in Benghazi. It is important to note that the information contained in this series was developed from interviews that spanned over 100 hours. My source requested that the following information be written separately due to its importance. DH: You told me that you wanted to talk about the lies behind Benghazi, said it is critical for everyone to understand the reason for the lies. and asked that we do this separately. Go ahead.

Will the GOP Let the MSM Back
for the Primary Debates of 2016?

PJ Media, by Roger L. Simon Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 12/3/2012 11:39:21 AM Post Reply

We all know the old saw, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” But how about “Fool me two dozen times and you’re the Stupid Party!” (aka, the GOP)? The Republicans certainly did their best to prove the latter in election 2012. And how were they fooled? The last election was arguably over and done before the real battle started when the mainstream media overtly and covertly made mincemeat of the Republican candidates during the primary debates, effectively neutering them for the main event.

Mantra Raves

American Spectator, by Ralph R. Reiland Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 12/3/2012 11:35:24 AM Post Reply

It´s not hard if you have a show on MSNBC. There´s a mantra and all you do is repeat it, like a fourth grade math teacher going over the same fractions year after year until she starts to develop a dislike for 10-year-olds. I get home from work and click on the TV and MSNBC´s Chris Matthews is saying "the rich" aren´t paying their "fair share." The message is that none of us would be falling off the fiscal cliff like a herd of lemmings if only the top 2 percent of income earners would pay "a little more."

Distorting the facts to
aid Democratic candidates
comes naturally to Susan Rice

Power Line, by Paul Mirengoff Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 12/3/2012 11:32:24 AM Post Reply

In a 2001 article about Rwanda in the Atlantic Monthly, called “Bystanders to Genocide,” Samantha Power wrote: At an interagency teleconference in late April [1994], Susan Rice, a rising star on the NSC who worked under Richard Clarke, stunned a few of the officials present when she asked, “If we use the word ‘genocide’ and are seen as doing nothing, what will be the effect on the November [congressional] election?” Lieutenant Colonel Tony Marley remembers the incredulity of his colleagues at the State Department. “We could believe that people would wonder that,” he says,

Former Republican Congressman
Watts hints at bid for RNC
chairmanship

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/3/2012 11:32:05 AM Post Reply

Former Republican Rep. J.C. Watts is hinting at a potential bid to become the next Republican National Committee chairman. Watts, a black conservative, told Politico he has been “encouraged” by supporters, amid the Republican Party’s post-election commitment to appeal to a wider range of voters including Hispanics and African Americans. Reince Priebus has already announced he will seek a second term as RNC chairman and reportedly has enough support among the group’s 167 voting members to win re-election. The former Wisconsin Republican Party chairman has been credited with restoring a financially troubled RNC, which he took over in

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