A decade of slow growth?

By Fareed Zakaria From: Cnn.com: Every year at Davos, people like me try to get a sense of the mood of the place, take the temperature of people in this frosty mountain resort. Obviously, I will give you a highly impressionistic and personal picture, but it’s one I find useful since Davos does bring together leaders in government, business, media – even the NGO community – from all corners of the world. It is genuinely global in a way that few conferences are... FULL STORY

Only 15 States Opt to Run Obamacare Exchanges

Only 15 states have told the federal government they plan to operate health insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama's reform law, leaving Washington with the daunting task of creating online marketplaces for two-thirds of the country. FULL STORY

Bloomberg: The Fiscal Cliff Will Drive the U.S. Into Recession

House Speaker John Boehner says he was "flabbergasted" when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner pitched the White House plan to save the nation from the "fiscal cliff." FULL STORY

6 Ways The Fiscal Cliff Could Affect You

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke used the term "fiscal cliff," it quickly became the newest Washington buzzphrase. As the deadline to avert the cliff nears, it has overtaken the European debt crisis as the most talked-about story in the financial media. The fiscal cliff refers to the enactment of a number of laws that would, if not changed before Jan. 1, 2013, FULL STORY

The U.S. Recovery Has Been Spectacular*

We need a real recovery. That's what Mitt Romney said during the campaign, and he was right. Five years since the start of the Great Recession, unemployment is still far too high. It's not for a lack of optimism among policymakers. As Evan Soltas pointed out, the Federal Reserve keeps predicting that prosperity is just around the corner, only to find it's not. Catchup growth is the new Godot. FULL STORY *Compared to almost every other rich country and almost every other financial crisis.

Barack Obama wins election for second term as president

President Barack Obama handily defeated Gov. Mitt Romney and won himself a second term Tuesday after a bitter and historically expensive race that was primarily fought in just a handful of battleground states. Networks project that Obama beat Romney after nabbing the crucial state of Ohio. FULL STORY

Honey Boo Boo snooze on Dr. Drew?

Dr. Drew doesn't exactly have Honey Boo Boo's full attention during this portion of the interview. FULL STORY

Publisher and Author Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43

Andrew Breitbart, the conservative Internet publisher and blogger, died early this morning at age 43. A statement posted on his website said that Breitbart died "unexpectedly from natural causes" this morning...

Source: http://abcnews.go.com

GRAPHIC: WHITE HOUSE TO RELEASE BIN LADEN DEATH PHOTO

The images, being described as 'graphic', are bound to stir emotions in the east and the west, and will likely become the most viewed photographs in modern history...

Source: www.drudgereport.com

Killer Charles Manson: “Obama Slave of Wall Street..”

President Barack Obama is "a slave of Wall Street," the diminutive cult leader said by telephone..

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com

Book to Reveal Obama's TRUE IDENTITY?

This year's high stakes publishing project quietly went to press this week, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned..

Source: www.drudgereport.com

TSA Agent friskes 6 year old girl: 'Such pretty hair, you have'

The family of the 6-year-old girl who received a pat down at airport security in New Orleans said today there needs to be a different screening process for children...

Source: http://abcnews.go.com

Donald Trump: "I'm Obama's worst nightmare.."

"I don’t hear them talking about Mr. Pawlenty or anybody else. They’re talking only about Trump. And I can tell you, I’m their worst nightmare..."

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

Elizabeth Edwards: I Want to "Reclaim" Myself Like Sandra Bullock

"I'm not just a cuckolded wife," the cancer-stricken ex of politician John Edwards tells The Today Show's..

Obama Reveals Plan To Create 2.5m Jobs

Barack Obama has outlined his plan to create 2.5m jobs in his first two years in office with an ambitious spending programme on roads, schools and and renewable energy....

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Source: guardian.co.uk

The Long Road To Obama

When Ann Dunham, a quiet 18-year-old college freshman from Kansas, married a brilliant, charismatic Kenyan economics student named Barack Hussein Obama in 1961, mixed-race marriages were illegal in 16 of the United States, including Texas.

When her son, Barack Jr., was born in Hawaii later that year, only 22,000 of Mississippi's 915,000 African-American citizens were registered to vote...

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Source: cron.com

First Chance For Black Congregations To Celebrate Obama Election

Jubilation, pride and relief permeated pews and pulpits at predominantly black churches across the country on the first Sunday after Barack Obama's election, with congregants blowing horns, waving American flags and raising their hands to the heavens...

Black churches exult over Obama


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UPDATE: Obama Bound For Huge Electoral College Win

We see Democrats winning 58 Senate seats and 254 House seats, with Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina among the Republican victims.

The appeal of Obama has been enhanced by the economic crisis and the federal bailout, which have caused problems for Republican candidates.

Read more Obama bound for huge Electoral College win


Source: chicago sun times / robert novak

The Biden Factor

The biggest knock against Biden during discussions on whether he would make a good vice presidential nominee was that his mouth tends to get him in trouble.

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Source: star tribune

Barack Obama Blasts Wall Street

Wisconsin supporters of Obama react to a rally in La Crosse.....