November 14, 2011

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Battleground Poll: Obama vulnerable in 19 states that could swing to either party next year

Battleground Poll: Obama vulnerable By JAMES HOHMANN | Politico   President Barack Obama’s persistently low approval ratings for his handling of the economy and a growing sense that the country is on the wrong track could make him more vulnerable next year than current polls suggest, according to a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll. […]

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November 10, 2011

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China to make Nigeria regional manufacturing hub

China to make Nigeria regional manufacturing hub   By Ade Ogidan, Business Editor The Guardian (Nigeria)   From China, the world’s second biggest economy, came a pledge to turn around Nigeria’s industrial landscape and make the assessed biggest market in Africa a major manufacturing hub in the continent.   The disclosure was made during a […]

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November 10, 2011

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Passed: A resolution in the U.S. Congress: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Joe Frazier

          Smokin’ Joe Frazier, the man who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat Photograph: AP S.Res. 319: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Joe Frazier.   This resolution has been passed in the Senate. The resolution now takes effect. This resolution passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent.   […]

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November 10, 2011

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The Obama administration preparing to delay decision on $7 billion pipeline, from Alberta, Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast

U.S. to Delay Decision on Pipeline Until After Election By JOHN M. BRODER and DAN FROSCH The New York Times   WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to delay a decision on the contested Keystone XL pipeline while it studies an alternate route, effectively pushing any action past the 2012 election, officials and lobbyists […]

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November 10, 2011

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Jefferson County, Alabama files biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history

Alabama county files biggest municipal bankruptcy                   By Melinda Dickinson Reuters   BIRMINGHAM, Alabama- Alabama’s Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy court protection on Wednesday in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.   Commissioners for the county, which is home to Birmingham, the state’s biggest city and […]

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November 10, 2011

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Video: Gov. Rick Perry continues to make presidential debate mistakes

Rick Perry’s November 9th Republican Presidential Debate Memory Issue Please excuse Youtube title    

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November 10, 2011

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Is honey you buy actually honey? Study questions such

Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn’t Honey Ultra-filtering Removes Pollen, Hides Honey Origins by Andrew Schneider Food Safety News   More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn’t exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News. The results show that the pollen frequently has been […]

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November 9, 2011

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Net Worth of U.S. lawmakers up 25% in 2 Years- No “Great Recession” for Congress?

Net Worth of Lawmakers Up 25 Percent in Two Years, Analysis Demonstrates By Paul Singer and Jennifer Yachnin Roll Call Staff Members of Congress had a collective net worth of more than $2 billion in 2010, a nearly 25 percent increase over the 2008 total, according to a Roll Call analysis of Members’ financial disclosure […]

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November 9, 2011

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Georgia’s age-old, all-out ban on buying beer, wine and liquor at shops on Sunday has met its end

Sunday alcohol sales prove popular with most metro Atlanta voters   By Johnny Edwards The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia’s age-old, all-out ban on buying beer, wine and liquor at shops on Sunday has met its end. Early poll results had voters in most of the 51 metro Atlanta jurisdictions giving a resounding yes Tuesday to seven […]

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November 9, 2011

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India: Is Asia’s 3rd largest economy heading for a brusque slowdown?

Fall in India car sales signals slowdown By James Fontanella-Khan in Mumbai Financial Times India’s auto sales in October suffered their biggest fall in over a decade, the strongest indication yet that Asia’s third largest economy is heading for a brusque slowdown. Domestic sales of passenger cars were down 23.8 per cent, while production fell […]

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