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[Northern Flash]

Nope not being politicized and exploited for further inflammation of tensions

Dem Rep.: "Trayvon Was Hunted Down Like A Dog, Shot Down In The Street"

Dem Rep.: "Trayvon Was Hunted Down Like A Dog, Shot Down In The Street" | RealClearPolitics

Did he deserve to die? NO. Was he a sweet young boy? Maybe part of the time, but his behavior shows that he was not a sweet young boy all of the time. So lets define him accurately. But, he didn't deserve to die.

[Toby]

D’oh!!!! Geithner: You're Right, Obama Was A Member Of The Congress I Said He Inherited Problems From

[Toby]

Caught on camera: SEIU activists discuss $20 payment for Obamacare protest [VIDEO]

Read more: SEIU Protesters | Supreme Court | $20 Brown Envelopes | The Daily Caller

[Northern Flash]

But according to the Left it is a "War on Women" that the Right is wagging.. Get real!

Jail may await Afghan women fleeing abuse and rape: HRW



Jail may await Afghan women fleeing abuse and rape: HRW

I just can't wait for the Muslims to finish their quest of taking over America. Their beliefs should be a real eye opener. But after all, this country did ask for change. I can't wait.

[Northern Flash]

Issa on Obama's Remarks to Medvedev: 'He's Going to Sell Out Our National Defense After the Election'

Issa on Obama's Remarks to Medvedev: 'He's Going to Sell Out Our National Defense After the Election' | CNSNews.com

Issa is spot on with his prediction. If we are stupid enough to re-elect Barry, and he has no re-election to worry about again, we're screwed. If you think that he has been radical for the past three years, just wait until he has nothing to lose.

[Toby]

Rocket explodes as Baghdad Arab summit begins: source

Rocket explodes as Baghdad Arab summit begins: source | Reuters

[Toby]

Change of Course

Manila offers U.S. wider military access, seeks weapons

Reuters) - The Philippines is offering the United States greater access to its airfields and may open new areas for soldiers to use, as the Pacific country seeks stronger military ties with its closest ally, moves likely to further raise tensions with China.

In exchange for opening its bases, the Philippines will ask Washington for more military equipment and training, including a another Hamilton-class warship and possibly a squadron of old F-16 jet fighters, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario told Reuters on Thursday.

Manila offers U.S. wider military access, seeks weapons | Reuters

[Toby]

Q4 GDP Comes As Expected, Claims Miss Big Two Weeks In A Row

Following last Thursday's weekly claims release we said "Initial Claims Beat Expectations, To Miss Next Week Following Revision" and sure enough, last week's 348K beat of 350K expectations has been revised wildly higher, to 364K, meaning the initial beat was not only a miss, it was wide by a mile relative to the 350K preliminary expectation. But robots do not care - all they care is the current print, which however this time also missed, printing at 359K on expectations of a 350K number. This is the first 4 week increase in the 4 week SMA since September as the weather impact of the record warm winter starts to fade away, as explained yesterday. Same gimmicks in the continuing claims number too which like everything out of the BLS is so meaningless for concurrent data, we will probably just wait until the next week revision to get a sense of what is truly happening. More troubling is that 78K people fell of extended and EUC claims as more and more drop out of the workforce. This means the unemployment rate just dropped courtesy of even more people giving up on finding work. Thank heavens for BLS math.

Q4 GDP Comes As Expected, Claims Miss Big Two Weeks In A Row | ZeroHedge

[Toby]

USS Enterprise Prepares To Cross Suez Canal, Days Away From Anchor In Arabian Sea

Much noise has been emanating out of Israel vis-a-vis its Iranian intentions, with some opinions suggesting an attack is imminent, while others claiming that Israel will ultimately defer to D.C., and postpone an attack, and the eventual gasoline price shock, until after the election. The truth is nobody but a few select generals, knows: in warfare surprise is the key factor, so outright flashing invasion intentions is usually an indicator of just the opposite. That said, the most recent update that Azerbaijan has granted Israel access to its airbases along the Iran border is hardly encouraging for Nobel peace prize winners and other pacifists.

USS Enterprise Prepares To Cross Suez Canal, Days Away From Anchor In Arabian Sea | ZeroHedge

[Toby]

Algeria refuses to bury Toulouse gunman; Merah to be buried in France: Muslim official

Algeria refuses to bury Toulouse gunman; Merah to be buried in France: Muslim official