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California gov. declares fiscal emergency
UPI - 2 days agoOutgoing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency Dec. 6 but lawmakers ignored it, preferring to wait for Brown's Budget. Brown was sworn in as Governor Jan. 3. Los Angeles, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Crude Oil Pri…
Read more >>Belarus leader to take office after flawed poll
Breitbart - 2 days agoThe move follows a diplomatic spat with Germany and Poland whose security services Lukashenko accused of plotting a coup against him, implying their involvement in huge street Protests after the poll where hundreds were arrested. The European Uni…
Read more >>Sean Hannity: U.S. Can 'Go In' To Kuwait, Iraq, 'Take All Their Oil' (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post - 6 days agoOn his Friday show, Sean Hannity wondered why Iraq and Kuwait hadn't "[paid] for their own liberation" by the United States, and said that America has the right to "go in there...and take all their oil." Hannity was speaking to his nightly "Grea…
Read more >>Another year of 'drill baby, drill'?
Politico - 10th Jan 2011Rising Crude Oil and Gasoline prices mean that Republicans and Democrats are getting their talking points ready for what some say could be a repeat of the partisan rancor in the summer of 2008. For Republicans, they hope the silver lining of hig…
Read more >>Matt Zencey: It's a Mystery Why the Tea Party Loves Sarah Palin
The Huffington Post - 7th Jan 2011
Rightfully or not, Sarah Palin is claiming major credit for helping Republicans take over the US House and almost grab the Senate. She is the presumptive favorite among Tea Party Conservatives as the Candidate to beat for the Republican presiden…
Read more >>7 films qualify for VFX Oscar nods
UPI - 6th Jan 2011BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says seven films qualify for nomination in the Visual Effects category for the 83rd Academy Awards. The list will be whittled down to five and announced…
Read more >>Long-term mortgage rates drop in week
UPI - 6th Jan 2011WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Average Interest Rates for 30-year and 15-year Mortgage contracts dropped in the week ending Jan. 6, the U.S. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said. The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell from 4…
Read more >>Men shave heads to spite genetics
UPI - 6th Jan 2011Sandy Poirier, the owner of Shag salon, said he started shaving his head five years ago "when no one else was doing it," and he learned there are new obligations that come with the style. "You have to dress well, be more fashionable, or you're goi…
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