Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Medicare and Medicaid Made $70 Billion in ‘Improper Payments’ Last Year—More Than All Spending by Homeland Security and State Departments Combined | CNSnews.com

Medicare and Medicaid Made $70 Billion in ‘Improper Payments’ Last Year—More Than All Spending by Homeland Security and State Departments Combined | CNSnews.com
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services—the federal health-care agency that is a key bureaucracy in implementing Obamacare—made at least $70.5 billion in “improper payments” last year.

MSNBC Host Calls 52% of MN Voters Ignorant (Because They‘re ’White’ & Elected Michele Bachmann?) | The Blaze

MSNBC Host Calls 52% of MN Voters Ignorant (Because They‘re ’White’ & Elected Michele Bachmann?)
This week’s target on the MSNBC Conservative Character Assassination Wheel, Michele Bachmann, her staff, and the “ignorant voters” who elected her.

Obamacare a ‘Platform’ for Socialized Medicine — Rep. Conyers Makes Startling Admission | The Blaze

Obamacare a ‘Platform’ for Socialized Medicine

In a few moments of candor on Monday, Democratic Rep. John Conyers (MI) admitted Obamacare is just a “platform,” or a step, toward an eventual government takeover of health care:

Pulpit of Hate 2011: Rev. Wright Admits Black Liberation Theology and Socialism, Even Marxism Sound the Same, Capitalism Is a Demon, Attacks Beck, Palin, Racist Tea Party, US and Christians Support for Israel | The Blaze

Pulpit of Hate 2011: Rev. Wright Admits Black Liberation Theology and Socialism, Even Marxism Sound the Same, Capitalism Is a Demon, Attacks Beck, Palin, Racist Tea Party, US and Christians Support for Israel | The Blaze

Qaddafi Forces Near Benghazi as Rebel Commander Says World `Has Failed Us' - Bloomberg

Qaddafi Forces Near Benghazi as Rebel Commander Says World `Has Failed Us'
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi set his sights on Benghazi as government forces fought rebels for control of the cities of Ajdabiya and Misrata and prospects faded for an internationally imposed no-fly zone.

Housing starts see biggest drop since 1984 - Yahoo! Finance

Housing starts see biggest drop since 1984
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts posted their biggest decline in 27 years in February while building permits dropped to their lowest level on record, suggesting the beleaguered real estate sector has yet to rebound from its deepest slump in modern history.

Stocks fall on weak economic reports, Japan crisis - Yahoo! Finance

Stocks fall on weak economic reports, Japan crisis -
NEW YORK (AP) -- Disappointing U.S. economic news and more worries about the nuclear crisis in Japan are sending stocks lower.

US life expectancy surpasses 78, a new record - Yahoo! News

US life expectancy surpasses 78, a new record

Syrian forces break up Damascus protest - Yahoo!7

Syrian forces break up Damascus protest
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Security forces wielding batons dispersed 150 demonstrators who had gathered in central of Damascus on Wednesday in the most serious protest against Syria's ruling hierarchy since revolts spread in the Arab world.

Wholesale prices up 1.6 pct. on steep rise in food - Yahoo! Finance

Wholesale prices up 1.6 pct. on steep rise in food
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wholesale prices jumped last month by the most in nearly two years due to higher energy costs and the steepest rise in food prices in 36 years. Excluding those volatile categories, inflation was tame.

Morning Bell: Obama Dithers While American Credibility Burns | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

Morning Bell: Obama Dithers While American Credibility Burns
President Barack Obama invited ESPN into the White House yesterday so that The Worldwide Leader In Sports could tape his picks for the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament. The President picked all frontrunners. Good for him. Meanwhile, 5,000 miles away, a Libyan rebel defending the town of Ajdabiya from Muammar Qadhafi loyalists told The Washington Post: “These politicians are liars.