Conn Carroll: Facts show Fannie, Freddie led mortgage market to the collapse | Conn Carroll | Columnists | Washington Examiner

Conn Carroll: Facts show Fannie, Freddie led mortgage market to the collapse | Conn Carroll | Columnists | Washington Examiner: "We are delighted to participate in this historic event, and we are particularly proud that a substantial portion of the $8 billion commitment will directly benefit lower income Americans," Countrywide Financial President Angelo Mozilo said at a July 8, 1992, press conference."

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» Obama’s Cronies: The Ex-SEIU Boss, Donor Dollars, No-Bid Contracts & Testing Anthrax Vaccines on Kids - Big Government

» Obama’s Cronies: The Ex-SEIU Boss, Donor Dollars, No-Bid Contracts & Testing Anthrax Vaccines on Kids - Big Government: "According to the Los Angeles Times, with the exception of existing in locked freezers in Russia and U.S. labs, the smallpox virus was eradicated in 1978. Yet, in a no-bid contract, the Obama administration has given $443 million of American taxpayers’ money for a “experimental smallpox drug” to a bio-defense company, Siga, controlled by billionaire Democrat-donor Ron Perleman and whose board ex-SEIU boss Andy Stern sits on."

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Berlusconi resigns, crowds in Rome celebrate | Reuters

Berlusconi resigns, crowds in Rome celebrate | Reuters: "Berlusconi, who failed to secure a majority in a crucial vote on Tuesday, stepped down as prime minister after parliament passed a package of measures demanded by European partners to restore market confidence in Italy's strained public finances."

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Polls: Gingrich Grows on GOP Voters - Washington Wire - WSJ

Polls: Gingrich Grows on GOP Voters - Washington Wire - WSJ: "Two polls out Friday show former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s campaign gaining traction. And both polls show there’s plenty of room for the race to change dramatically: 17% of respondents are undecided."

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Video shows man being punched at Red Line stop amid laughs and taunts - chicagotribune.com

Video shows man being punched at Red Line stop amid laughs and taunts - chicagotribune.com: "Police have launched an investigation after a man was caught on video knocking out an older man at the Chicago Avenue Red Line stop while others laughed and mimicked the attack."

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BBC News - Iran explosion at Revolutionary Guards military base

BBC News - Iran explosion at Revolutionary Guards military base: "The blast occurred when weapons were being moved inside a Revolutionary Guards depot, a spokesman for the elite unit told state TV."

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Nationals' Wilson Ramos found safe in Venezuela, freed from kidnappers - Washington Times

Nationals' Wilson Ramos found safe in Venezuela, freed from kidnappers - Washington Times: "After more than 48 hours in captivity, Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was freed from his kidnappers late Friday night."

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Jerry Sandusky's autobiography, 'Touched,' is still available at The Penn State Bookstore | PennLive.com

Jerry Sandusky's autobiography, 'Touched,' is still available at The Penn State Bookstore | PennLive.com: "STATE COLLEGE -- Copies of Jerry Sandusky's autobiography "Touched" were still available for purchase in The Penn State Bookstore as of mid-afternoon Friday."

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Google releases satellite images of Iranian cities which UN says may be used for nuclear weaponisation | Mail Online

Google releases satellite images of Iranian cities which UN says may be used for nuclear weaponisation | Mail Online: "These are the satellite images being used by the UN to claim that facilities at two Iranian cities may be used to develop nuclear weapons.

Satellite images of Arak and Natanz show changes to the facilities in the areas when compared with images taken in October 2010."

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Since Obamacare’s Passage, Millions Have Lost Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance | The Weekly Standard

Since Obamacare’s Passage, Millions Have Lost Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance | The Weekly Standard: "Throughout the Obamacare debate, President Obama repeatedly promised, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” Now, Gallup reports that from the first quarter of 2010 (when Obama signed Obamacare into law) to the third quarter of this year, 2 percent of American adults lost their employer sponsored health insurance. "

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A Gold Rush of Subsidies in Clean Energy Search - NYTimes.com

A Gold Rush of Subsidies in Clean Energy Search - NYTimes.com: "Halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, on a former cattle ranch and gypsum mine, NRG Energy is building an engineering marvel: a compound of nearly a million solar panels that will produce enough electricity to power about 100,000 homes."

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$443 million for a smallpox drug some experts say we don't need - latimes.com

$443 million for a smallpox drug some experts say we don't need - latimes.com: "A company controlled by a longtime political donor gets a no-bid contract to supply an experimental remedy for a threat that may not exist."

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