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A Bit Of A Global Bloodbath Is Happening In Markets, And Here's What Traders Are Talking About Joe Weisenthal June 13,2013 Dave Lutz of Stifel, Nicolaus passes along the top topics about which he is chatting with clients this morning. As he puts it, there is a "bit of a bloodbath" in global markets today. Morning, a bit of a bloodbath in Global markets, but US futures have recovered from their lows thus far – Like yesterday, the SPX Futures are outperforming Japan and Europe – Losing only 30bp, but trading under the 50dma – a first since April. DAX...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – A socks celebration has been planned in Texas for the 89th birthday of former President George H.W. Bush of Houston. Visitors to Bush's presidential library in College Station are urged to wear "exuberant socks" Wednesday on his birthday. Bush in recent years has taken to wearing colorful socks in public. Officials with the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation also want people with outlandish socks to post photos online. Select pictures will be sent to the 41st president.

Near the end of World War II, Soviet and American soldiers met at the Elbe River in Germany. Lacking a common language, they compared their boots. The Americans wore socks and lace-up boots. The Russians wore something that boggled the minds of their allies from the West: pieces of cloth twirled around their feet and inserted into bulky, knee-high boots. The cloth strips, called portyanki, have been a signature element of the Russian military uniform since the 16th century. On Monday Russia’s minister of defense issued an order for a militarywide switch to socks.

BOSTON (CBS) – Being booed was probably the last thing President Barack Obama expected from the crowd at a Symphony Hall fundraiser Monday night, but that happened when the president “thanked” Boston for Kevin Youkilis, who was just traded to the Chicago White Sox. “I’m just saying, he’s going to have to change the color of his socks,” the president said laughing. Youkilis was traded from the Red Sox, to Obama’s favorite team on Sunday for infielder Brent Lillibridge and pitcher Zach Stewart.

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. The girl, whose name is being withheld because she is a minor, told FoxNews.com, "I'm...

October 30, 2007 Hillary & Huma – A Dark Unseen Scandal Star? Mickey Kaus writes: Do you sense there is some large mass of dark matter, an unseen Scandal Star, the gravitational pull of which is warping the coverage of what seems, on the surface, a pretty dull presidential race? I do. So does Ron Rosenbaum. I thought the Dark Star was the Edwards affair allegation. But Rosenbaum says "everyone in the elite Mainstream media" knows about another juicy scandal that the LAT is supposedly sitting on. I guess this is proof that I’m not in the elite, because I...

Sen. Chuck Schumer refused to answer questions Monday evening about the Twitter scandal that has ensnared Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), his one-time congressional aide. But in a statement, the powerful Democratic senator said he was "deeply pained and saddened" about the married congressman's admission at a New York news conference Monday that he carried on lewd online conversations with at least half a dozen women. "By fully explaining himself, apologizing to all he hurt and taking full responsibility for his wrongful actions, Anthony did the right thing," Schumer said. "He remains a talented and committed public servant, and I pray...

Sometimes a picture actually is worth a thousand words.

Chris Redford, former Assembly of God youth group member turned atheist (Evid3nc3 on Youtube) began a direct assault on God with a series of 13 videos on YouTube he calls Deconversion. As in the original video recounting his own falling away, which I critiqued earlier, Redford begins with the assumption that he was once a Christian. In this second video, Redford directly attacks Jesus when he challenges the Lord and His call to prayer, and describes his evolving definition of prayer. One noticeable problem from the very beginning is when he confuses the term “intercessory prayer” with the term...

Hugh Series was spotted by a reliable source in a local bar near Buttzville, NJ. He is apparently surfing FreeRepublic and logged in. More to follow!

(WASHINGTON, DC) DNA removed from black and white hair follicles has revealed the identity of a stray cat found in Iraq as that of Socks, Bill and Hillary Clinton’s White House cat. Apparently, the war-bedraggled tabby was found feeding on scraps outside of a reporters’ compound in Baghdad, Iraq. In a story that New York Times war correspondent John Burns broke last week, reporters have witnessed young Iraqis regularly feeding as many as 60 stray cats with platters of leftover rice and lamb. Burns is quite sure of the count because, as surging American troops were fighting in Baghdad and...

They're just all slimy and gross. I like most other veggies, but Brussells sprouts are disgusting.

Do you know what smells? That's the stinking, rotting corpse of what used to be the Democrat Party before it was taken over by extremists, terrorists, racists, and criminals. The wake will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 3 and will continue through the end of the week. On Sunday morning we will thank God that American patriots took back our country from the traitors and weaklings who believe in Progressivism, Socialism, Liberalism, Atheism, and every other perverse, immoral stench in the Democrat Party.

Does anybody make socks that fit?

I’m a dead-set sucker for President Obama’s get-to-know-me-and-my-family-better propaganda stunts. Now, we could be cynical of the pervy, made-for-OK! insights into Life As An Obama that are deftly emitted from the White House on a regular basis. Especially in these over-share-y times. But, refreshingly, very few of us are. There’s been the family dog-buying episode, the gossip magazine covers, the gorgeously orchestrated “candid” shots of Barack on the campaign trail (Oh, there he is looking buggered, and look, he’s wearing shoes with worn-out soles. How very Regular Joe!). We follow Michelle’s organic veggie garden project on Youtube and pour over...

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Former first cat Socks, the pet of President Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, has been laid to rest at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion in Little Rock. A portion of the black-and-white cat's ashes were scattered in a flower garden on the west side of the mansion in the spring, according to the Northwest Arkansas Morning News.

Friday Fritter Poll: How do you put on shoes and socks?

<p>Socks the Cat, the most beloved of all the Clintons, died peacefully on Friday after a battle with cancer.</p> <p>Throughout the eight controversial years of the Clinton presidency, during which the American public fell into and out of--and then further out --of love with the human Clintons, Bill and Hillary, nobody could ever find fault with Socks, the cat. Socks was just a helpless critter caught up in the thick of world events because in 1991 Chelsea Clinton scooped him up from her piano teacher's before they had a chance to give him away to somebody less important.</p>

Former First Cat Socks, one of the world’s most famous felines, died Friday at the age of 20 after battling throat cancer since November. A stray cat rescued by the Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, Socks lived in the governor’s mansion in Arkansas and later moved with the family to the White House. "Socks brought much happiness to Chelsea and us over the years, and enjoyment to kids and cat lovers everywhere," the Clintons said in a statement, released first to PEOPLE.COM. "We're grateful for those memories, and we especially want to thank our good friend, Betty Currie, for taking such...