Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Justin Bieber paternity suit dropped: Accuser Mariah Yeater hopes to settle out of court - NY Daily News

Justin Bieber paternity suit dropped: Accuser Mariah Yeater hopes to settle out of court - NY Daily News: "The Justin Bieber baby lawsuit has gone bye-bye – but the case is still in its infancy, a lawyer told the Daily News"

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Man charged with burning cross in driveway | cross, driveway, panama - The News Herald

Man charged with burning cross in driveway | cross, driveway, panama - The News Herald: "PANAMA CITY — A recent cross burning at the home of a Panama City mixed-race couple does not signal the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan; it was the symptom of something understandable to anyone who’s ever been afraid of losing someone."

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Oil Tops $100 a Barrel on Seaway Pipeline Reversal - US Business News - CNBC

Oil Tops $100 a Barrel on Seaway Pipeline Reversal - US Business News - CNBC: "U.S. crude futures rose more than $2 to above $101 a barrel on Wednesday, on news of plans to reverse the Seaway pipeline in 2012 to relieve an oil glut in Cushing, Okla."

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Obama Pushing Shooters Off Public Lands - Washington Whispers (usnews.com)

Obama Pushing Shooters Off Public Lands - Washington Whispers (usnews.com): "Gun owners who have historically been able to use public lands for target practice would be barred from potentially millions of acres under new rules drafted by the Interior Department, the first major move by the Obama administration to impose limits on firearms."

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» Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s ‘Green’ Company Scored $1.4 Billion Taxpayer Bailout - Big Government

» Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s ‘Green’ Company Scored $1.4 Billion Taxpayer Bailout - Big Government: "President John F. Kennedy’s nephew, Robert Kennedy, Jr., netted a $1.4 billion bailout for his company, BrightSource, through a loan guarantee issued by a former employee-turned Department of Energy official."

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More Americans than not want health law repeal: poll | Reuters

More Americans than not want health law repeal: poll | Reuters: "A Gallup survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults found that 47 percent favor the repeal of healthcare reform, versus 42 percent who want the law kept in place. Eleven percent had no opinion."

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Islamist rivalry heats up in Egyptian election - FT.com

Islamist rivalry heats up in Egyptian election - FT.com: "For decades Egyptian secularists have groused about the rise of Islamists and both have united in despising the military elite. But, after the revolution, the hottest and most novel political rivalry taking hold in the run-up to November 28 elections pits the old-school Islamists of the Muslim Brotherhood against more fundamentalist Salafists and their political proxies."

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Obama Nominee for Social Security Board Favors Rationing Health Care | The Weekly Standard

Obama Nominee for Social Security Board Favors Rationing Health Care | The Weekly Standard: "Is it just a coincidence that the people that President Obama nominates to fill high-level governmental posts tend to favor government-directed health care rationing? Last year, Obama nominated Donald Berwick to head Medicare and Medicaid. Now he’s nominated Henry J. Aaron to head the Social Security Advisory Board."

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US plays down fears over Libya weapons proliferation

US plays down fears over Libya weapons proliferation: "A top US official on Wednesday sought to play down fears that the conflict that toppled Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi had allowed extremists to get their hands on weapons used there."

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Biden Cheers Unions At Campaign Event: "You Fired The First Shot" | RealClearPolitics

Biden Cheers Unions At Campaign Event: "You Fired The First Shot" | RealClearPolitics: ""Folks, you fired the first shot. It's not about Barack Obama. It’s not about Joe Biden. It’s about whether middle-class people are going to be put back in the saddle again – because you are the people who make this country move," Vice President Joe Biden said at a campaign event in Ohio today."

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Autos Insider | U.S. boosts estimate of auto bailout losses to $23.6B | The Detroit News

Autos Insider | U.S. boosts estimate of auto bailout losses to $23.6B | The Detroit News: "The Treasury Department dramatically boosted its estimate of losses from its $85 billion auto industry bailout by more than $9 billion in the face of General Motors Co.'s steep stock decline.
In its monthly report to Congress, the Treasury Department now says it expects to lose $23.6 billion, up from its previous estimate of $14.33 billion."

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Report: Bullet hit window where Obamas live - WTOP.com

Report: Bullet hit window where Obamas live - WTOP.com: "WASHINGTON - UPDATE: Authorities are investigating two bullets that hit the White House, one of them apparently cracking a window on the residential level where President Barack Obama and his family live."

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