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Stocks drop as fiscal cliff deadline looms
US stocks opened lower on the last day of the year Monday as Washington politicians appeared still far from a deal hours before the deadline to avoid the economy-crunching fiscal cliff. Five minutes into trade the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 33.18 points (0.26 percent) at 12,904.93. The broad-market…
N.C. Gov. suggests suspending congressional elections
North Carolina’s Democratic governor suggested this week that the U.S. suspend congressional elections for two years so the people’s representatives won’t have to focus on reelection while they work to solve the nation’s budget woes. “You have to have more ability from Congress, I think, to work together and to…
Congress no closer to raising federal debt limit despite warnings
WASHINGTON — Warnings that the United States is playing chicken with a debt default came thick and fast Wednesday, but in Washington politicians appeared no closer to avoiding the unthinkable. As Fitch became the latest ratings agency to warn the US credit score could soon be downgraded, Republicans and Democrats…
National Organization for Marriage Snail Mail DOMA FAIL
The National Organization for Marriage needs some cash now that it’s flushed who knows how much down the crapper with that ridiculous ad a week or so ago. So it’s back to the drawing board — traditional direct mail. One of my readers, Orion 45, passed along a copy of…
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