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Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Obama: My Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Bus “Decked Out Pretty Good”…: "President Barack Obama boasted about his taxpayer-funded bus during a stop in Jamestown, N.C. on Tuesday as part of the three-day American Jobs Act tour that some critics say resembles a campaign tour."

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Dems' 900 Days Of Irresponsibility - Investors.com

Dems' 900 Days Of Irresponsibility - Investors.com: "Budget: Over the weekend, Senate Democrats passed a dubious milestone — going 900 days without fulfilling their legal obligation to pass a budget. Worse is the fact that this gross dereliction of duty has gone largely unnoticed."

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Reid: 'Private Sector Jobs Have Been Doing Just Fine,' Government Jobs Should Take Priority - Harry Reid - Fox Nation

Reid: 'Private Sector Jobs Have Been Doing Just Fine,' Government Jobs Should Take Priority - Harry Reid - Fox Nation: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday said Congress needs to worry about government jobs more than private-sector jobs, and that this is why Senate Democrats are pushing a bill aimed at shoring up teachers and first-responders."

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More Than Half Of Women Have At Least One Mammogram False Alarm: Study

More Than Half Of Women Have At Least One Mammogram False Alarm: Study: "More than half of women who get a mammogram each year will have at least one false alarm over a 10-year timespan, according to a new study.

And 7 to 9 percent of women unnecessarily undergo a biopsy because of this false alarm, according to the Annals of Internal Medicine study."

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Biden Continues to Warn of Rapes and Murders If Jobs Bill Isn't Passed | The Weekly Standard

Biden Continues to Warn of Rapes and Murders If Jobs Bill Isn't Passed | The Weekly Standard: "Last week, Vice President Joe Biden warned that more people would likely be raped and murdered if President Obama's jobs bill is not passed. "In 2008, when Flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35 murders and 91 rapes in this city," Biden said at an event in Flint, Michigan."

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Mystery of lions, tigers and giraffes on the loose in Ohio as owner is found dead | Mail Online

Mystery of lions, tigers and giraffes on the loose in Ohio as owner is found dead | Mail Online: "Police were today hunting down the last of the remaining wild animals that terrorised a small Ohio community after their owner freed more than 50 of the wild beasts before killing himself.

Terry Thompson was found dead by authorities at the Muskingum County Animal Farm in Zanesville, Ohio, and his body was surrounded by a number of aggressive animals."

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First Lady Asks for $10K Photo Fee | NBC Chicago

First Lady Asks for $10K Photo Fee | NBC Chicago: "How much would you pay to have your picture taken with First Lady Michelle Obama?
When she travels to Chicago next week to tour Chicago food deserts with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and later host a fundraiser at Plumber's Hall, she will be asking for a pretty penny."

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Obama's bus tour costing taxpayers thousands - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

Obama's bus tour costing taxpayers thousands - Political Hotsheet - CBS News: "If Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Herman Cain or any of the other presidential challengers were to embark on a three-day bus trip like the one now underway by President Obama, it would cost their campaigns tens of thousands of dollars. Perhaps more."

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Violent anti-austerity protests grip Greek capital | Reuters

Violent anti-austerity protests grip Greek capital | Reuters: " Greece's parliament gave initial approval on Wednesday to a new round of belt-tightening needed to avert default, despite violent protests during the biggest rally in two years against the bitterly resented measures."

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Keith Olbermann: Paid $10 Million to Lose Viewers | BNET

Keith Olbermann: Paid $10 Million to Lose Viewers | BNET: "Keith Olbermann is not in the witness protection program, but he might as well be. His show on Al Gore’s Current TV (America’s least watched network) has lost nearly a third of its viewers in four months."

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US Housing: Gloom Grips Consumers, and It May Be About Home Prices - CNBC

US Housing: Gloom Grips Consumers, and It May Be About Home Prices - CNBC: "Ernest Markey lost his stone-cutting business in 2009. He then sold his home for half a million dollars less than its value at the peak of the housing bubble and moved with his wife, Marie, to a smaller home in a less affluent suburb. They gave up two new cars and bought one. Used."

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Couple Married 72 Years Dies Holding Hands - Des Moines News Story - KCCI Des Moines

Couple Married 72 Years Dies Holding Hands - Des Moines News Story - KCCI Des Moines: "DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa couple who was married for 72 years died one hour apart last week in the hospital as they held hands."

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Passenger: 'You're all going to die' | Amarillo Globe-News

Passenger: 'You're all going to die' | Amarillo Globe-News: "Somewhere in the heavens above Amarillo, angry shouts rang out from the back of Southwest Airlines Flight 3683."

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Transcript: ABC News' Jake Tapper's Exclusive Interview with President Obama - ABC News

Transcript: ABC News' Jake Tapper's Exclusive Interview with President Obama - ABC News: "The following is a transcript from ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper's exclusive interview with President Obama on the economy and his overall performance for "Nightline" in Jamestown, N.C."

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Exotic Animals Escape Ohio Farm, Owner Found Dead - Police have shot 25 of the creatures

Exotic Animals Escape Ohio Farm, Owner Found Dead - Police have shot 25 of the creatures: " Schools in Zanesville, Ohio, won't have school today because of lions, tigers, and bears. Dozens of exotic animals, including big cats, bears, wolves, camels, and giraffes, have escaped from a local animal sanctuary, and 25 have already been shot dead by local police officers, CBS reports."

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