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Stop Coddling the Entitled Welfare Class

Warren Buffett
The economic mess that America faces isn?t because of "extraordinary" tax breaks for high-net-worth Americans; it's the result of decades of social welfare programs that have created a permanent, self-perpetuating welfare state.
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170 killed, 67 Injured in Wave of Attacks Across Iraq (Video)

A series of bomb blasts rocked Iraq on Monday, killing at least 170 people and wounding 67. The attacks, which disrupted the otherwise quiet holy month of Ramadan, took place in less than two weeks after the Iraqi government said it would negotiate with the U.S. for keeping some of its troops after the end of the year.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama?s Approval Hits New Low: Gallup Poll

President Barack Obama has no reprieve from his summer blues. His approval ratings have taken a hit as Americans are deeply concerned about their future amid sluggish economic growth and unemployment rate that remains above 9 percent.
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Pakistan Let China See Crashed U.S. "Stealth" Copter

Pakistan gave China access to the previously unknown U.S. "stealth" helicopter that crashed during the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May despite explicit requests from the CIA not to, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
U.S. Economy and Stock Market

U.S. Economy and Stock Market: Where Do We Go From Here?

Did last week?s wild stock market swings make you concerned that your 401K will soon turn into a ?201K? ? Then it sounds like it?s a good time to get an assessment of the U.S. economy from two respected economists, Paul Krugman and Irwin Kellner.
Locke, new U.S. ambassador to China, stands with his family outside their residence as he speaks to the media in Beijing

Locke says China need not fret over dollar assets

China should rest easy that its investments in the dollar remain safe, the newly arrived U.S. ambassador in Beijing, Gary Locke, said on Sunday, adding that the world's two biggest economies could find common ground despite economic and political strains.
For Discussion: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election

Michele Bachmann wins Iowa Republican poll

Michele Bachmann won the Iowa straw poll on Saturday in the first big test of the 2012 Republican presidential campaign, as Texas Governor Rick Perry launched a White House bid that could reshape the race.
Residents demonstrate against a petrochemical plant in Dalian

China says will shut plant as thousands protest

Authorities in northeastern China on Sunday ordered a petrochemical plant to be shut down immediately after thousands of people demonstrated, demanding the relocation of the factory at the center of a toxic spill scare, state media said.
Rupert Murdoch

U.S. expands probe of News Corp: report

Authorities are investigating if Britain's News Corp had a broader pattern of misconduct in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Saturday.
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Missing NYPD Officer's Body Recovered

The body of a New York Police Department Officer, who went missing on Friday afternoon, was recovered from Long Island Sound early Saturday afternoon.
Berlin Mayor Wowereit, German President Wulff, Chancellor Merkel and State Premier Kraft attend wreath laying ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall in Berlin

Berlin mayor criticizes nostalgia for Berlin Wall

Berlin's mayor said on Saturday he was appalled that some Germans were nostalgic for the Berlin Wall and supported a newly fashionable leftist view that there were legitimate reasons for building it in 1961.

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