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Nations Intelligence Chief Unaware of Significant U.K. Terror Plot; Focused on Other Things, White House Says
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 By Susan Jones James Clapper is President Obama’s Director of National Intelligence. (AP File Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (CNSNews.com) - President Obama’s counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan, speaking to reporters in the White House briefing room on Tuesday, defended James Clapper, the nation’s intelligence chief, for not knowing about the arrests of 12 suspected Terrorists in London on Monday. Clapper, in an interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer hour

With Unemployment Hovering Around 10% & Two Wars Being Waged Obama Signs DADT Repeal Bill
That Obama - he’s focused like a lazer at creating jobs. The worst jobs president since the Great Depression did something REALLY important this morning - He repealed Bill Clinton’s discriminatory DADT policy. They rammed it through Congress during the Lame Duck. Obama signed the law this morning. It’s too bad Private Bradley Manning couldn’t be there to celebrate with them....

Tax breaks for developers mean higher costs for you
Taxpayers are about to get stiffed. Why? Because developers want Tax Breaks. And what developers want, Florida politicians usually give. The problem for you is that, unlike Santa, politicians don't have a bottomless bag. If they let a developer get away with not paying for a road that their new business needs, then someone else has to pay for that road. And that someone may be you. Get the day's top stories in your inbox. Click here to sign up for the Midday Update newsletter For the latest o...

Buy Now, Pay Later Plan for Doyle Drive
Why rent when you can own? That's what the California Legislative Analyst has asked the city of San Francisco regarding a plan to rebuild the approach to Golden Gate Bridge that leave the city with massive interest to repay. The exact mechanics of the financing are pretty complex, but it basically comes down to "buy now, pay later." Usually, government construction projects get bids, pick the cheapest option, and then pay up-front for the project. But in a scheme advanced by the San Fr...

Feeling Safe? Diane Sawyer Stumps Director Of Intelligence On Terror Arrests
Gen. James Clapper is the guy who’s tasked with coordinating everything the nation knows about Terrorism and National Security. It’s a huge task, and the job requires a certain kind of mind-you know, the kind that soaks up details and stays on top of the latest important events. So it’s perhaps somewhat less than comforting to watch Diane Sawyer’s revealing interview with our nation’s top terror team and see Clapper appear to know less about the arrests of 12...

The Brave Soldiers of Allah Target Shoppers for Slaughter
Christmas is rapidly approaching, as is the threats of death against those who fail to hit the rug five times a day and bow towards Mecca. Case in point: The British press is reporting that the recent arrest of a dozen British subjects, all of Bangladeshi origin (read: moslems) were arrested Monday in connection with a plot to carry out bombings in various British cities, specifically to kill and maim as many people as possible on crowded shopping streets in the days before Christmas. ...

Unemployed West Allis man wins $1 million in McDonald's Monopoly game
Jonathan Kehoe won the one and only million dollar prize after pulling an instant tab affixed to a medium soft drink at the McDonald's at Highway 100 and National Avenue in West Allis. "Pinch me, somebody pinch me," Kehoe said on Tuesday morning. Kehoe says the day he pulled the winning tab at the end of October, he had his Godson with him. He wanted some McDonald's. So Kehoe to pull in and get something. He bought himself a McRib value meal in the drive-thru. When he pulled the tab, Kehoe saw t...

TSA: Too busy stealing laptops to notice a loaded gun
While I was busy this past weekend our friends at the TSA once again made the news. Did you ever wonder why TSA makes you take your Laptop out of your bag at the security checkpoint? Because that makes it easier for them to steal it! A 37-year-old former Transportation Security Administration officer has been sentenced to three years' Probation for stealing Laptop computers from passengers' luggage at Philadelphia International Airport. Federal Prosecutor Arlene Fisk says defendant Troy Davis...

Appeals court blocks Fall River's casino deal
A state appeals judge upheld an injunction that stalls the purchase of 300 acres sought by the Mashpee Wampanoag for a Fall River casino. In his decision Tuesday, Appeals Court Justice Scott Kafker ruled that a Bristol Superior Court judge must first rule whether the 10 Taxpayers who brought suit against the Fall River Redevelopment Authority have "standing to challenge the transaction." In November, Bristol Superior Court Judge Richard Moses imposed the injunction blocking the sale of the prop...

Illinois loses seat in U.S. House
Illinois will lose one of its 19 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, federal officials said today, kicking off a struggle to redraw the state's political boundaries that will be dominated by Democrats who already control State Government. National figures unveiled by the U.S. Census Bureau show Illinois' new population total as of April 2010: 12,830,632. That's up 3.3 percent from the 2000 Census population of 12,419,293. But that growth once again didn't keep pace with faster-...

South Dakota Edges Minnesota for Largest Population Growth in Midwest
South Dakota ends a string of three consecutive decades in which Minnesota led the 12-state region in rate of growth Is it the tax incentives? The low Unemployment Rate? Or the growing regional prominence of its College Football teams? For a variety of reasons, new U.S. Census Bureau data released today finds South Dakota to be the fastest growing state in the Midwest over the past decade - ending a three decade run at the top by its neighbor to the east. South Dakota's population grew by 7....

Obama signs 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal into law
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MyStateline.com
Northern Illinois' only needle exchange outside of Chicago is in jeopardy of losing its special use permit. The needle exchange has been providing comprehensive health treatment for the past 15-years at 218 7th street. The organization serves as a drop-off place for used needles, as well as seeks to rehabilitate those who use the center. The zoning board of appeals is looking into whether the needle exchange program should be allowed to operate out of its downtown location. But with a 400-percen...

Economy grew modestly in July-September quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Economy grew at a moderate pace last summer, reflecting stronger spending by businesses to replenish stockpiles. More recent barometers suggest the economy is gaining momentum in the final months of the year. Gross domestic product increased at a 2.6 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. That’s up from the 2.5 percent pace estimated a month ago. While businesses spent more to build inventories, consumers e...

WIRE: Obama's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year...
No matter that the Recession was officially over. That sweeping Health Care changes at last had been enacted. That combat operations in Iraq ended. That General Motors was making money and hiring again. That banks paid back most of the billions they'd borrowed from the government. "This is what change looks like," Obama said proudly, after the Health Care law passed. But. The Economic Recovery was too slow. The oil gushed for too long. The Health Care law was too complicated. The Unemployment ra...

Population slowdown = unemployment slowdown?
Late last year, Goldman Sachs said in a note that "it will probably take at least 100,000 jobs per month just to hold the Unemployment Rate constant." This was largely based on demographic data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and since has become a favorite talking point of pundits like George Will (particularly when monthly jobs reports come in south of 100k). What we learned today, however, is that U.S. Population Growth is slowing. New Census figures show a 9.7% growth rate, co...

Tension as Italian students protest education law
By Massimiliano Di Giorgio ROME | Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:56am EST ROME (Reuters) - Thousands of Italian Students marched in Protest against a new university reform law on Wednesday as police blocked off large parts of central Rome to stop a repeat of violent clashes at a similar march a week ago. Last week's demonstration saw cars torched, shop windows smashed and dozens injured in street battles between Protesters and Riot Police after the initially peaceful march descended into some of the wor...

Economy Grew Modestly In Third Quarter
The economy grew at a moderate pace last summer, reflecting stronger spending by businesses to replenish stockpiles. More recent barometers suggest The Economy is gaining momentum in the final months of the year. Gross domestic product increased at a 2.6 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. That's up from the 2.5 percent pace estimated a month ago. While businesses spent more to build inventories, consumers ended up spending a bit less. M...

Japan forecasts GDP growth to slow in 2011
The pace of Japan's Economic Growth will halve in fiscal 2011 from this year as a stimulus-driven shopping rush eases and exports fall on a strong yen and softer demand, the government said Wednesday. In its outlook report, the Cabinet Office also said consumer prices will stop falling but will not rise, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's stated goal of ending Deflation in the year. Recent year-on-year falls in the Consumer Price Index will halt in the middle of next year, the Cabinet ...

Economy grew modestly in July-September quarter
(12-22) 07:28 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Economy grew at a moderate pace last summer, reflecting stronger spending by businesses to replenish stockpiles. More recent barometers suggest the economy is gaining momentum in the final months of the year. Gross domestic product increased at a 2.6 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. That's up from the 2.5 percent pace estimated a month ago. While businesses spent more to build inventories, co...

For Discovery Channel, Recession Miseries May Have Golden Lining
In early December, the Discovery Channel debuted a new program, Gold Rush: Alaska, which documents the prospecting efforts of Todd Hoffman, an Oregon landing-strip owner. In its three weeks on the air, the show's Ratings have steadily risen, and it's currently the top-rated Primetime series in several key demographics. At the same time, it has also offered an interesting glimpse into the history -- and future -- of gold prospecting in America. It's not hard to see why the show has hit pay dirt...

World's richest lottery spreads Christmas cheer
Spain's annual Christmas lottery, which has the world's largest total payout, gave out 2.32 billion Euros ($3.05 billion) in prizes to hundreds of lucky winners across the country, which has Europe's highest jobless rate. The top prize of the lottery dubbed "El Gordo" or "The Fat One" went to holders of tickets bearing the number 79250. The winning number appears on 1950 tickets, each of which won 300,000 ($394,000). It was sold in several Spanish cities including Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante....

Economy grew modestly in July-September quarter
The economy grew at a moderate pace last summer, reflecting stronger spending by businesses to replenish stockpiles. More recent barometers suggest The Economy is gaining momentum in the final months of the year. Gross domestic product increased at a 2.6 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. That's up from the 2.5 percent pace estimated a month ago. While businesses spent more to build inventories, consumers ended up spending a bit less. M...

Creating jobs
The national Unemployment Rate recently jumped to 9.8 percent; it has remained above 9.5 percent for more than a year. But some states have found ways to improve their jobs outlook, showing a much lower Unemployment Rate than the national average. The two states that recorded the largest drops in their Unemployment Rate are New Hampshire and Alabama, the Labor Department reported Friday in a study on state Unemployment. New Hampshire shows an enviable 5.4 percent unemployment rate, fourth low...

'Travel-trained' masses...
NEW YORK (AP) - Explosive snow globes? You've got to be kidding, Robyn Burford thought when security inspectors at the Portland, Ore., airport demanded she hand over her two glitter-filled souvenirs. The snow globes might contain explosive Nitroglycerin, an officer informed the 16-year-old from Houston. Instead of complaining, Burford did what thousands of other travelers are doing when confronted with pat-downs, Body Scanners and the other indignities of Air Travel this holiday season. She bit ...