AP – President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country’s brighter economic mood. A new poll shows that Republicans and Democrats alike are increasingly saying the nation is heading in the right direction and most independents now approve the way he’s addressing the nation’s post-recession period.
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Archive for February 22nd, 2012
Poll: Obama benefitting from improving economy (AP)
Is Einstein Right? Error Could Account For Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos
A GPS error could have affected an Italian teams’ observations that neutrinos moved faster than light. It was a finding that threatened the very basics of physics. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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(Nearly) Open Thread, February 22 2012 (slacktivist)
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How Banks Shirked The Bill For The Crisis And Emerged Richer Than Ever
pThere are many myths surrounding the ldquo;American banking industryrdquo; as it relates to its health and well-being. In that regard, the banking analysis that follows is an attempt to bring clarity as to where the U.S. banking industry currently stands at the end of 2011 and to explain what really took place in the...
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Existing home sales at 1-1/2 yr-high, supply falls (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. home resales surged in January to a 1-1/2 year high and the supply of properties on the market was the lowest in almost seven years, pointing to a nascent housing recovery.
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Marie Colvin Died In Syria While Exposing ‘The Horrors Of War’
One of two journalists killed today, she spent her life reporting from war zones across the world to illuminate the tragedies and perils that ordinary people caught in extraordinary events face. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Bank of England panel split on size of stimulus (AP)
AP – Bank of England rate-setters were divided this month on the vote to inject another 50 billion pounds ($79 billion) into the British economy, with two members arguing that a bigger stimulus was needed, minutes to the meeting showed Wednesday.
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Activist: 2 Foreign Journalists Killed In Syria
A Syrian activist said two foreign journalists were killed Wednesday by Syrian government forces shelling the restive central city of Homs. The report could not be immediately confirmed. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Pace of new credit card accounts picks up in 2011 (AP)
AP – More people opened new credit card accounts last year, as the banking industry began to loosen standards it tightened during the recession.
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U.N. Nuclear Agency Reports Failed Iran Talks
The International Atomic Energy Agency acknowledged its renewed failure in trying to probe suspicions that Tehran has worked secretly on atomic arms, in a statement issued shortly after an Iranian general warned of a pre-emptive strike against any nation that threatens Iran. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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