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Housing Prices Fall Again

rightisright — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:46:06 -0500

U.S. home prices fell for a third straight month in nearly all cities tracked by a major index. The declines show that most homeowners are not reaping the benefits from some signs of an improving housing market.

Real GDP Collapses

rightisright — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:03:43 -0500

Real GDP increased 1.7 percent in 2011 (that is, from the 2010 annual level to the 2011 annual level), compared with an increase of 3.0 percent in 2010.

The increase in real GDP in 2011 primarily reflected positive contributions from personal consumption expenditures (PCE), exports, and nonresidential fixed investment that were partly offset by negative contributions from state and local government spending, private inventory investment, and federal government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.

13 Year Old Girl Suspended For Sharing Inhaler

rightisright — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:54:08 -0500

A Monument 8th grader is suspended and facing expulsion for sharing her inhaler with a friend. Alyssa McKinny, 13, says after running in P.E. her friend started having an asthma attack and ran out of her inhaler so McKinny shared hers.

"She's kind of holding her lungs and crying and she's like 'I can't breathe' you could tell from the way she was speaking she was having a hard time breathing, I was immediately concerned," says McKinny.

Now she's suspended for ten days and the school recommended she be expelled from the Lewis Palmer School District.

Biden: SEAL Mission Ordered Because of "Failing Health"

rightisright — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:20:48 -0500

Vice President Joe Biden had an early-morning interview with Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos today, revealing that the reason President Obama ordered the rescue was due to Jessica Buchanan's "failing" health.

Companies Use Lockouts to Squeeze Unions

rightisright — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:33:28 -0500

From the Cooper Tire and Rubber factory in Ohio to a country club in California and sugar beet processing plants in North Dakota, employers are using lockouts to pressure unionized workers to grant concessions after contract negotiations stall. Even the New York City Opera locked out its orchestra and singers for more than a week before settling the dispute last Wednesday. "This is a sign of increased employer militancy," said Gary Chaison, a professor of industrial relations at Clark University. "Lockouts were once so rare they were almost unheard of."

CBS Reporter Opens Up About Vicious Muslim Assault

rightisright — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:24:24 -0500

Lara Logan is back on the air, she's got nine stories in the works at "60 Minutes" and a new show set to launch -- but she still battles the demons of a horrific gang sexual assault, even sometimes while she puts her young daughter to bed.

"People don't really know that much about (posttraumatic stress disorder)," she told the Daily News. "There's something called latent PTSD. It manifests itself in different ways. I want to be free of it, but I'm not.

Man Kills 3 After Obama Halts Deportation To Haiti

rightisright — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:19:17 -0500

When burglar Kesler Dufrene became a twice-convicted felon in 2006, a Bradenton judge shipped him to prison for five years. And because of his convictions, an immigration judge ordered Dufrene deported to his native Haiti.

That never happened.

NAACP Protests 'Avoid the Ghetto' App

rightisright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:30:51 -0500

A Microsoft phone app in development that helps drivers and pedestrians avoid unsafe neighborhoods is proving controversial among some minority rights groups. The unnamed product has been referred to as the "Avoid The Ghetto" app by those who are concerned with where it will guide users. "From a business standpoint, it could be devastating," said Tommy Jones, who works in downtown Dallas.

Obama Rejects Keystone Pipeline

rightisright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:18:59 -0500

The Obama Administration rejected the Keystone oil pipeline on Wednesday, claiming there was not enough time to review an alternate route to avoid a Nebraska aquifer within a 60-day deadline set by Congress. Republicans passed legislation in December to require the deadline, believing the pipeline necessary for the country's jobs and energy needs. "I'm disappointed that Republicans in Congress forced this decision," President Barack Obama said.

Pump Price Doubles Since Inauguration Day

rightisright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:08:34 -0500

Weekly U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon)

Bloomberg's Slander of Gun Law Victim "Despicable"

rightisright — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:07:58 -0500

When Meredith Graves of Tennessee traveled to New York for a job interview last month and was ensnared by New York's restrictive gun laws, it wasn't enough that she may face criminal charges for being honest, Mayor Michael Bloomberg had to sully her reputation by alleging she possessed cocaine.

Unemployment Claims Skyrocket, Back Up To 399,000

rightisright — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:48:05 -0500

New applications for unemployment benefits jumped last week to the highest level since late November, most likely because of end-of-the-year layoffs following the holiday season.

Jobless claims rose by 24,000 to a seasonally adjusted 399,000 in the week ended Jan 7, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. Claims from two weeks ago were revised up to 375,000 from 372,000.

Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had estimated that claims would rise to a seasonally adjusted 380,000.

The Worst Economic Recovery Since The Great Depression

rightisright — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:04:24 -0500

The record of President Obama's first three years in office is in, and nothing that happens now can go back and change that. What that record shows is that President Obama, with his throwback, old-fashioned, 1970s Keynesian economics, has put America through the worst recovery from a recession since the Great Depression.

Obama's Illegal Alien Drunk Driving Uncle Goes After Cop

rightisright — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:24:34 -0500

A lawyer for President Barack Obama's uncle, an illegal immigrant who is charged with drunken driving, says he will ask prosecutors to turn over the driving record of the police officer who stopped him.

Government Set to Sell Foreclosures in Bulk

rightisright — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:43:26 -0500

The Obama administration, in conjunction with federal regulators and led by the overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is very close to announcing a pilot program to sell government-owned foreclosures in bulk to investors as rentals, according to administration officials.

There currently are about a quarter of a million foreclosed properties on the books of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and millions more are coming.