Food Prices Skyrocket: Highest Since 1974 | The Blaze

Food Prices Skyrocket: Highest Since 1974 | The Blaze: "WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher energy costs and the steepest rise in food prices in nearly four decades drove wholesale prices up last month by the most in nearly two years. Excluding those categories, inflation was tame."

Another War? U.S. Pushing for U.N. Resolution in Libya | The Blaze

Another War? U.S. Pushing for U.N. Resolution in Libya | The Blaze: "According to reports by both the Associated Press and Reuters, The U.S. is pushing for a U.N. resolution against Libya that could authorize a variety of military actions, including the use of planes and ground troops."

2 ex-Dem leaders charged in fake tea party scheme | detnews.com | The Detroit News

2 ex-Dem leaders charged in fake tea party scheme | detnews.com | The Detroit News: "ontiac— Two former high-ranking members of the Oakland County Democratic Party are facing various election corruption charges in a bogus tea party scheme, Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper and County Sheriff Michael Bouchard announced Wednesday."

US backing for world currency stuns markets - Telegraph

US backing for world currency stuns markets - Telegraph: "US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner shocked global markets by revealing that Washington is 'quite open' to Chinese proposals for the gradual development of a global reserve currency run by the International Monetary Fund."

U.S. Debt Jumped $72 Billion Same Day U.S. House Voted to Cut Spending $6 Billion | CNSnews.com

U.S. Debt Jumped $72 Billion Same Day U.S. House Voted to Cut Spending $6 Billion | CNSnews.com: "The national debt jumped by $72 billion on Tuesday even as the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to fund the government for just three weeks that will cut $6 billion from government spending"

From Tokyo To Calif., Radiation Tracking Gets Crowdsourced « CBS San Francisco

From Tokyo To Calif., Radiation Tracking Gets Crowdsourced « CBS San Francisco: "SAN FRANCISCO (CNET) — The intensifying nuclear crisis in Japan is raising anxieties on both sides of the Pacific over the potential impacts of radiation exposure, and a relative dearth of official information on radiation levels is leading some to turn to crowdsourced options."

North Dakota economy booms, population soars - USATODAY.com

North Dakota economy booms, population soars - USATODAY.com: "Fargo added nearly 15,000 residents to hit a record population of 105,549, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. Its fast-growing neighbor of West Fargo added an additional 11,000 residents to reach a population of 25,830."

Morning Bell: How Many Trillions Must We Waste on the War on Poverty? | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

Morning Bell: How Many Trillions Must We Waste on the War on Poverty? | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.: "Which American politician said the following? “The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fibre. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit.” Had to be a mean-spirited Tea Party"