Issa: State Dept. sitting on $2 billion-plus for embassy security - POLITICO.com

Issa: State Dept. sitting on $2 billion-plus for embassy security - POLITICO.com: "Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) says the State Department is sitting on $2.2 billion that should be spent on upgrading security at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, but the Obama administration will not spend the funds."

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» Williams: A Modest Proposal » Commentary -- GOPUSA

» Williams: A Modest Proposal » Commentary -- GOPUSA: "California was once the land of opportunity, but it is going down the tubes. Several of California's prominent cities have declared bankruptcy, such as Vallejo, Stockton, Mammoth Lakes and San Bernardino."

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» AP asks: Do black people support Obama because he’s black? » News -- GOPUSA

» AP asks: Do black people support Obama because he’s black? » News -- GOPUSA: "Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has become prejudice in the form of blind loyalty to President Barack Obama."

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» Coal Miners Take Obama to Task over False Advertising » Fresh Ink -- GOPUSA

» Coal Miners Take Obama to Task over False Advertising » Fresh Ink -- GOPUSA: "Ohio coal miners are mad, and they aren't going to take it any more. What's got them spun up? Barack Obama. In a press conference held Friday, miners working for the American Energy Corp. told Obama to stop the "absolute lies" regarding their participation in a Romney campaign event.

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Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it | Mail Online

Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it | Mail Online: "The figures reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012 there was no discernible rise in aggregate global temperatures
This means that the ‘pause’ in global warming has now lasted for about the same time as the previous period when temperatures rose, 1980 to 1996"

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Obama At Intense ‘Debate Camp’ At Virginia Golf Resort « CBS DC

Obama At Intense ‘Debate Camp’ At Virginia Golf Resort « CBS DC: " With the White House race barreling toward the finish, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney were staying out of the spotlight Monday, underscoring the intense focus each campaign is placing on the second presidential debate."

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Nancy Pelosi says she read Obamacare bill | Debra J. Saunders | an SFGate.com blog

Nancy Pelosi says she read Obamacare bill | Debra J. Saunders | an SFGate.com blog: "House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi came to the Chronicle for an editorial board meeting Wednesday. I used the opportunity to ask Pelosi about her most famous and quoted statement from 2010. On March 9, 2010, Pelosi said of the Affordable Care Act, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of controversy.”"

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Feds have more than 1,900 investigations open into alleged stimulus wrongdoing | WashingtonGuardian

Feds have more than 1,900 investigations open into alleged stimulus wrongdoing | WashingtonGuardian: "With little notice, inspectors generals across federal agencies are piecing together criminal and civil cases into stimulus money that was misspent, wasted or defrauded."

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News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press: " Felix Baumgartner stood alone at the edge of space, poised in the open doorway of a capsule suspended above Earth and wondering if he would make it back alive. Twenty four miles below him, millions of people were right there with him, watching on the Internet and marveling at the wonder of the moment."

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Morning Bell: 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Morning Bell: 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis: "On October 14, 1962, U.S. policymakers learned that the Soviet Union was building missile bases in Cuba, which would have allowed Moscow to attack anywhere in the continental United States within minutes. An international crisis followed, and while the crisis did not end in a nuclear exchange, it is important that U.S. policymakers never forget lessons the crisis taught us."

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