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Business

Bank Of America Allegedly Gave Cash Bonuses To Workers Pushing Homeowners Into Foreclosure

Why Mayor Bloomberg Wants To Build A Giant Dirt-Like Heap Of New Yorkers’ Thrown Out Food

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who famously tried to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks, is now behind a citywide composting program, The New York Times' Maxie Santiago reports. Composting is the decompostion of organic, … [Read More...]

Lolo Jones Only Made $741 Bobsledding This Season

Lolo Jones is currently trying to qualify for the US bobsled team for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. She made the team last fall, and spent the winter and spring learning the sport on the bobsledding circuit. During that time, Jones got a taste of … [Read More...]

This Fitness Startup Is Betting ‘Wearable Tech’ Is A Fad That Won’t Catch On

Wearable technology has led everyday people and fitness buffs alike to track every aspect of their lives. It's part of an increasingly growing movement dubbed the "Quantified Self." But startup Moves is betting that wearable tech won't be the … [Read More...]

US Politics

Obama Raises Possibility of Change at the Fed – New York Times

BloombergObama Raises Possibility of Change at the FedNew York TimesWASHINGTON — President Obama suggested that he was likely to nominate a new Federal Reserve chairman later this year, saying in a television interview aired late Monday that … [Read More...]

Analysis: Iran’s shock election result sets a challenge to Israel – NBCNews.com (blog)

NBCNews.com (blog)Analysis: Iran's shock election result sets a challenge to IsraelNBCNews.com (blog)The election of Hassan Rowhani as the new president of Iran seems to have stunned everyone – his supporters and staff, and analysts and … [Read More...]

Obama on Syria: Americans Just Don’t Understand – Fox News

Town HallObama on Syria: Americans Just Don't UnderstandFox NewsPresident Obama and other Democrats keep talking about avoiding “another Iraq” and avoiding a “rush to war” similar to the 18-month run up to the invasion of Saddam … [Read More...]

Foreign Policy

Chuck Todd, Syria, and the “Objective” View of US Foreign Policy – CounterPunch

Chuck Todd, Syria, and the “Objective” View of US Foreign PolicyCounterPunchOne final imperial premise that Chuck Todd has evidently accepted lock, stock, and barrel: the idea that, out of all the countries in the world, the United States is … [Read More...]

Domestic dissent can change US foreign policy for the better – The Guardian

The GuardianDomestic dissent can change US foreign policy for the betterThe GuardianBenjamin is the co-founder of Code Pink, a very effective grassroots antiwar group that has become the conscience of the nation as our leaders have drifted into … [Read More...]

The Washington Intervention War – Council on Foreign Relations

AFPThe Washington Intervention WarCouncil on Foreign Relations"Ultimately it has always been the president's decision," said a State Department official, who also noted that Rice and Power would inevitably receive credit or blame for any … [Read More...]

Justice

McCain Tosses Cold Water On Senate GOP’s Plan To Block Obama’s Top Judicial Nominees

Earlier this month, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) strongly hinted he would filibuster President Obama’s three nominees to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the second most powerful … [Read More...]

How Three Conservative Justices Voted To Jack Up Your Prescription Drug Costs

Chief Justice John Roberts (Credit: AP) In 2000, a pharmaceutical company named Solvay obtained a patent for a drug called “AndroGel,” which is used to treat men with low testosterone levels. Shortly thereafter, several of … [Read More...]

Elizabeth Warren Laments ‘Striking Lack Of Professional Diversity’ On Federal Courts, As ‘Corporate Capture’ Escalates

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) brought renewed attention to the critical battle over nominees to the federal courts Thursday evening, in remarks that blasted the “corporate capture” of the federal courts, and called on those concerned with the … [Read More...]

Elections 2012

On immigration reform, House GOP plays hardball on ‘enforcement’

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is expected to hurl a brushback pitch to congressional Democrats on Tuesday when his committee takes up a tough immigration enforcement measure as the House's first official step … [Read More...]

House GOP to host meetups with Hispanic voters in D.C. as part of outreach effort

In the midst of negotiations in Congress over an immigration overhaul, House Republicans are planning a series of meetings with Hispanic-Americans in the nation's capital as part of a partywide effort to woo minority voters. The House Republican … [Read More...]

FBI hunting for Jimmy Hoffa again, 38 years after his disappearance

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is once again hunting for the body of former International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James "Jimmy" Hoffa, whose mysterious 1975 disappearance remains unsolved. … [Read More...]

World News

Presidential Conference 2013 ready to kick off Day Two – Jerusalem Post

HaaretzPresidential Conference 2013 ready to kick off Day TwoJerusalem PostWednesday's line-up will attempt to follow Tuesday evening's official opening party which celebrated President Shimon Peres' 90th brithday; today, Blair, … [Read More...]

Australian serial sex offender jailed for life for rape, murder of Irish immigrant – Fox News

AFPAustralian serial sex offender jailed for life for rape, murder of Irish immigrantFox NewsMELBOURNE, Australia – A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for raping and murdering an Irish immigrant while free on … [Read More...]

Slain MPA laid to rest – The News International

The NationSlain MPA laid to restThe News InternationalTAKHT BHAI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Member Provincial Assembly Imran Khan Mohmand, who was killed in a suicide blast during a funeral prayer, was laid to rest at his native village in Jalala. … [Read More...]

Politics & Media

Why Did A Profile On The Incoming CIA Deputy Director Focus On Her Her Bookstore ‘Erotica’ Nights?

Last week, President Obama made history by announcing the first-ever female deputy director of the CIA. Avril Haines immediately started getting … [Read More...]

The Daily Show Hilariously Skewers Christians Calling Gay People Intolerant

Tonight, The Daily Show aired a field piece featuring Samantha Bee highlighting the true victims of intolerance in the gay marriage debate: … [Read More...]

John Oliver Starts Mocking Palin Returning To Fox, Then Has A Revelation: ‘We Can Just Fu*king Ignore Her!’

John Oliver began his second week guest-hosting The Daily Show welcoming Sarah Palin back to Fox News. Okay, maybe “welcoming” is a … [Read More...]

Hannity Clashes With Dem Strategist Joe Trippi Over Obama’s Costly Africa Trip

Sean Hannity was fired up tonight by the Obama administration spending millions of taxpayer dollars on vacations and unnecessary federal … [Read More...]