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Vice President Joe Biden accused Rep. Paul Ryan of putting two wars on the “credit card,” and then suggested he voted against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. “By the way, they talk about this great recession like it fell out of the sky–like, ‘Oh my goodness, where did it come from?’” Biden said. “It came from this man voting to put two wars on a credit card, at the same time, put a prescription drug plan on the credit card, a trillion dollar tax cut for the very wealthy.” “I was there, I voted against them,” Biden continued. “I...

Christiane Amanpour claims the filmmaker should be charged as screaming fire in a crowded Theater. I can't even say how upset I am after hearing her say that he is Responsible in Egypt and Libya.

<p>WASHINGTON – The finance ministers of the seven leading industrial economies on Tuesday stopped short of asking the International Energy Agency to release emergency oil inventories but said they were monitoring the situation in oil markets closely. In a statement, the G-7 said there were substantial risks to the global economy from elevated oil prices.</p>

While accusing presidential candidate Mitt Romney of cutting a swath through American industry during his time as a private equity executive, the White House was working with another private equity firm with long-standing Washington ties to save jobs in the Northeast, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal. Gene Sperling, the director of President Obama’s National Economic Council, helped to broker the deal between the Carlyle Group and Sunoco Inc., which saved a Philadelphia oil refinery and helped keep gas prices down during the summer.

Liberals have been praying that Isaac hits Tampa and the GOP Convention As I was borned in Tampa and live there 21 years and moved to Destin Florida I knew it had more of a chance to turn away from Tampa.

The Federal Reserve is likely to deliver another round of monetary stimulus "fairly soon" unless the economy improves considerably, minutes from the central bank's August meeting show.

A Democratic official says Sandra Fluke will try to solidify President Barack Obama's support among women during a speech next month at the Democratic National Convention.

A Tampa group that has been combing through voter rolls says thousands of felons are registered to vote in Florida. Tampa Vote Fair says it found the names of 21,582 felons on voter rolls statewide and 1,375 in Hillsborough County. The group says its research shows some of the felons voted while behind bars.

In a letter sent to Mitt Romney’s campaign manager, Matt Rhoades, this morning his counterpart on the Obama campaign, Jim Messina promised to let up on their criticism of Mr. Romney for not releasing more of his tax returns if he releases five years worth of returns. Mr. Messina said this offer should address any “fears” on Mr. Romney’s part that “that the more he offers, the more our campaign will demand that he provide.”

Lefties are chuckling over Mitt Romney's inadvertent introduction of Paul Ryan as "the next President of the United States," only to laughingly and self-deprecatingly correct himself moments later. The great Barack Obama would never make such a silly mistake -- especially at such an important moment -- right? Here's Obama introducing his Vice Presidential selection for the first time in 2008:

Former steel worker Joe Soptic, who was prominently featured in President Obama's new anti-Romney ad, is actually a familiar face on the anti-Bain beat. In January, Soptic complained to Democracy Now, a liberal non-profit TV station, that when the steel company he worked fo "In my case in my department, they actually offered to buy our jobs out from underneath us," Soptic said.r was bought out, they tried to buy him out. Why is Soptic upset? Primarily, its because his pension was cut. In this interview, Soptic clarified that his 401k was not affected but he lost $400 a month...

Europe's debt crisis and slowing global growth held the biggest U.S. public pension fund to a disappointing 1 percent gain in the last 12 months, well below its return target and its hefty 20.9 percent gain the year before.

U.S. veterans looking for jobs have a new employment opportunity -- in Canada, working on that country’s section of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Maybe Roberts will contravene the sordid history of "stealth nominees" and be the Scalia or Thomas that Bush promised us when he was asking for our votes. Or maybe he won't. The Supreme Court shouldn't be a game of Russian roulette.

The girl stated it could go down by 50 cents by election for Obama. Not 1 word on World Recession causing to drop in Oil Prices. Not 1 word gas futures went up 10% Friday.

U.S. consumer spending was flat in May for the first time in five months as Americans eased off on vehicle purchases amid tepid wage growth, but subsiding inflation pressures should keep demand supported. The Commerce Department said on Friday April's consumer spending was revised down to show only a 0.1 percent rise instead of the previously reported 0.3 percent gain.

Rewind to 2009. The fight over ObamaCare is raging, and a few news outlets report that something looks ethically rotten in the White House. An outside group funded by industry is paying the former firm of senior presidential adviser David Axelrod to run ads in favor of the bill. That firm, AKPD Message and Media, still owes Mr. Axelrod money and employs his son.

Good Morning America opens with Oil Prices. Gas prices below 3.00 a Gallon. No Bad news on the reason why the economy is crashing 3.00 only in South Carolina and Virginia ( skipped New York and California.

The markets have been awaiting this day since Moody’s put under review for a downgrade the credit ratings for 17 large global banks back in February, including five of the biggest U.S. financial firms by assets. The downgrades are expected to raise borrowing costs and crimp some lucrative trading businesses at the banks, including at J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

Obama figured if he crashed the economy this summer he could lower prices at the pump. He can still blame the economy on Bush this way.

Factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region contracted for a second month in a row in June as new orders tumbled, a survey showed on Thursday. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said its business activity index dropped to minus 16.6 from minus 5.8 in May, far below economists' expectations for a reading of zero, according to a Reuters poll.

The renowned Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg is turning to new funding options as officials acknowledge their traditional source, theTampa Bay Times, can no longer finance its parent organization. The nonprofit Poynter Institute is recruiting new philanthropy experts, launching a massive fund-raising drive and exploring land sales as financial support from the St. Petersburg-based newspaper is "no longer viable."

County elections supervisors raised red flags, and then federal authorities weighed in Thursday to demand the state of Florida halt its ongoing push to remove thousands of voters from the rolls. The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter contending Florida's efforts to identify people who are not U.S. citizens violates federal voting laws.

U.S. economic growth was a bit slower than initially thought in the first quarter as businesses restocked shelves at a moderate pace and government spending declined sharply.

New details are emerging about the beating and robbery of a soldier as Tampa police continue to search two more suspects. Officers on Friday arrested two suspects -- Robinson High School student Geroshe Lewis, 18; and Lerome Howard, 18 – but they're not being cooperative. "We are basically nowhere with the other two without the public's help," said District 1 shift commander Lt. Mary O'Connor. "Their cooperation is what we would call 'limited.'"

New details are emerging about the beating and robbery of a soldier as Tampa police continue to search two more suspects. Officers on Friday arrested two suspects -- Robinson High School student Geroshe Lewis, 18; and Lerome Howard, 18 – but they're not being cooperative. "We are basically nowhere with the other two without the public's help," said District 1 shift commander Lt. Mary O'Connor. "Their cooperation is what we would call 'limited.'"

Today:Sunday Night: Chance of Light Rain/Snow Mix above 2500 ft, N 10-20 mph, Low: 37-Asheville, 40-Upstate Monday: Early A.M. Rain/Snow Mix above 2500 ft, Turning mostly Sunny, Very windy N-20-30 mph, High: 55-Asheville, 63-Upstate

Lets get Sarah ratings higher than Perky Katie today.

New York City, Philadelphia and Boston and other I-95 cities and their suburbs could be on the edge of rain and snow depending on the track of a storm during Saturday. Temperatures were in the 50s and 60s Wednesday in the I-95 corridor. How can it possibly snow? Colder air is slowly invading the current storm in the Northeast and will soon make it cold enough to snow from western Pennsylvania to coastal Maine before it departs by Friday morning.

Steve Jobs went from world greatest inventor. The right way to build a corporation to greedy, bashed for his words to Obama your going to be a one term President. The left in a nano second have begun to trash Steve Jobs for telling the truth. Some saying they will never buy another apple product.

She is on right now prasing Herman Cain

I heard a Commentator say that Steve Jobs created a Trust before his liver transfer to avoid Estate Taxes to his children. He wasn't sure that he had to pay a Gift tax on the transfer of 3 homes, 30 Million Shares of Apple and 120 Million shares of Disney.

I saw this morning on Varney and Company. I can't get enough of Ronald Wilson Reagan's speeches.

The Family Foundation should be taxed both on income and Estate and Gift Taxes.

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Marco got Bob lost in the debate.

DEVELOPING: NEW CASTLE, Del. -- Police on Friday afternoon came to the home of a 17-year-old high school junior to ask her about direct online communications she has had with Rep. Anthony Weiner. Two officers from the New Castle County Police Department arrived at the girl's home around 4:30 p.m. and asked to speak with the girl's mother about the daughter's contact with Weiner. Another officer appeared at the home a short time later. A FoxNews.com reporter was at the home when the police arrived.

Miffed by its more expensive Illinois tax bill, the CME Group (CME: 266.12, +3.88, +1.48%) revealed on Thursday it is considering leaving the state. Separately, CME reportedly said at the company’s annual meeting it is willing to consider a stock split or special dividend in an effort to increase shareholder value.

DURHAM, N.C. - Optimism among chief financial officers in the U.S. has fallen, but spending plans indicate continued moderate growth over the next year. Hiring will be minimal - less than 1 percent over the next year - though many companies plan to reinstitute some employee benefits. "CFOs are telling us we are stuck at 9 percent unemployment for the next year," said Campbell Harvey, a professor of finance at Duke's Fuqua School of Business and founding director of the survey. "One leg of the economy is shackled by extraordinarily high unemployment and the other by the housing market still...

The US President was wrong to insist that Israel give up its card of occupying most of the West Bank without demanding that the Palestinians give up theirs, the so called right of return.

Where is Joe lieberman, Chuck Shumer, Debbie Washerman Shultz on Obama's speech? Or were they in the know as jewish princess Penny Prinzker whose job was to hold onto as many jewish donors as possible.

While Democrats rip into oil and gas companies for failing to pay their "fair share" because of tax breaks Congress gave them, another special interest break they're not talking about is the billions of dollars worth of gold, silver, uranium and other minerals that mining companies take off federal lands for which they pay nothing.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures added to gains Wednesday after a government inventories report showed supplies of crude unchanged for the week ended May 13. Oil for June delivery /quotes/comstock/21n!f:cl\m11 CLM11 +2.63% advanced $2.30, or 2.4%, to $99.13 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

I was watching Varney and Company and a Rabbi was on talking about why reform Jews vote for Obama.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January. Their demonstrations at the LightFair trade show in Philadelphia this week mean that brighter LED bulbs will likely go on sale next year, but after a government ban takes effect.

Interesting revelation at Huffington Post today about International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn facing charges stemming from an alleged sexual assault involving a hotel maid. Read more: http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/jack-coleman/2011/05/16/when-not-otherwise-engaged-imfs-strauss-kahn-blogs-huffington-post#ixzz1MYtmX2Lu

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ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that Judge Susan Nelson has granted a preliminary injunction to the NFL players, lifting the NFL lockout. The league will seek an immediate stay of the injunction pending appeal. Judge Nelson apparently did not include a stay in her ruling, meaning the league will have to get a stay from 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis.

Shell Oil Company has announced it must scrap efforts to drill for oil this summer in the Arctic Ocean off the northern coast of Alaska. The decision comes following a ruling by the EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board to withhold critical air permits. The move has angered some in Congress and triggered a flurry of legislation aimed at stripping the EPA of its oil drilling oversight. Shell has spent five years and nearly $4 billion dollars on plans to explore for oil in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. The leases alone cost $2.2 billion. Shell Vice President Pete Slaiby says obtaining...

Gasoline prices are killing the pockets of Americans as the rise continues with no sign of letting up. In Orlando, Florida today it showed prices of a startling $5.69 a gallon! It was at that Suncoast Energys stations near the Orlando International Airport that the high price was seen and left customers reeling in disbelief. The price is considered the highest in the U.S., according to the website gasbuddy.com which monitors the prices of gasoline nationwide.