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Will America?s Youth Hate Their Parents' Generation?

With America edging ever closer to a default, and a downgrade in credit rating, some realizations are starting to hit America's youth about their future. The consequences of the partisan squabbling of their parents' generation may leave them with little to inherit and much to despise.
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Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik

Anders Behring Breivik was Amazed No One Stopped Him for so Long

"He says he is sorry he had to do this but it is necessary. He looks upon himself as a warrior. And he started this war, and takes some kind of pride in that," Lippestad, his lawyer, said. "He believes this is the start of a war that will go on for 60 years. He believes the other cells will continue the war."
A Fire Department of New York Ladder Company 3 fire truck, which was partially destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks, is lowered into an opening in the World Trade Center site in New York

9/11 First Responders' Cancer Treatments Will Not be Covered: U.S. Government

The U.S. Government said that there is no proof that exposure to dust and rubble from the September 11 attacks caused cancer. Needless to say, the review fueled rage in many firefighters, police, and first responders said that the claim is bizarre and unsubstantiated and that they have seen too many people die from cancer to buy it.
Dozens of Tea Party supporters, including one dressed as Captain America

Rival Debt Plans in Doubt, Alternatives Sought

Republicans and Democrats rushed to rework rival deficit reduction plans on Wednesday, but with the fate of both proposals heavily in doubt, top lawmakers pursued a behind-the-scenes compromise to avert a crippling U.S. debt default.
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Power companies see mixed economic picture

Three top U.S. power companies posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, but drew a mixed picture of the nation's economic outlook and demand for electricity
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Juniper tumbles as it catches Cisco flu

Investors punished Juniper Networks by selling its shares after the networking equipment maker joined Cisco Systems Inc in warning that this year's results will miss Wall Street projections.
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Demand for factory goods slips

Demand for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods fell in June and economic activity across much of the nation slowed through mid-July, casting doubt over how quickly the economy might escape its soft patch.

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