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In an Aug. 26 letter, the Intelligence Community's inspector general, Michael Atkinson, wrote that the anonymous whistleblower who set off the Trump-Ukraine impeachment fight showed "some indicia of an arguable political bias ... in favor of a rival political candidate."

On one hand you have spoiled, unmotivated and wealthy scions that just don't care and well-meaning parents push them into college to "make something positive happen." However, they can afford their college education. On the other hand, a vast majority of young adults who never had a job and know nothing about finance, signed documents promising to honor their college loans. Know this, the Millennials will be the largest voting block and WILL elect someone who will make laws forgiving their college debts. Taxpayers (read You) will be on the hook.

California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman, leader of one of the most influential political forces in the nation, said Thursday he intended to resign after allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior toward party staff members and activists.

He compares the VIX contango trade to the portfolio insurance problem that was blamed for the 1987 crash... they don't realize the rate of change of the VIX can be so extraordinary that the losses can mount up massively and super quickly...

Having drawn the ire of the mainstream press for his extensive use of Twitter in announcing major developments and policy shifts, President-elect Donald Trump will not end the "onslaught" of posts on Twitter that fed his unconventional campaign, even after taking on the formalized duties of the Oval Office later this month, as Bloomberg notes following an announcement by incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer who said he expects Trump "will boldly use" Twitter to make major policy announcements.

A devastated Detroit teen could only watch as her neighbor shot dead her tiny pet Chihuahua — because the man felt threatened.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two of the best players in North Carolina State history were thrown out of the Wolfpack’s 76-62 loss to No. 20 Florida State on Saturday. Tom Gugliotta and Chris Corchiani were in the stands behind the scorer’s table when they were tossed by official Karl Hess with about 6½ minutes left.

In California, a petition is circulating that would hike taxes to 74% and claim 55% of your assets if you move out of the state. Once the feds get a notion to do this... watch out!

I think it's an indication that China has realized that the New York investment houses are basically organized crime syndicates and [they're] selling paper instruments of no value that really only enrich the N.Y. investment houses themselves, so if anyone ripped them off, we would not be too unhappy about it. - Chris Powell, Secretary Treasurer, Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, Inc.

I realize the source is just a blog but what is important about this particular post is that the writer exposes the WH manipulation of RE data...National New Home Sales, on a monthly basis, don’t even add up to 80% of the total foreclosure activity in California alone in a single month.In so many words... the latest data of National New Homes Sales is a bunch of "Horse Hockey" because the FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY in just the state of California is a larger... Viva la Obamamista!!

Venezuela, a traditional coffee exporter that boasts one of the best cups of java in South America, may have to import coffee for the first time ever this year or face shortages, industry experts said.

Even if you are outright bearish, don't short the market. Stocks could touch crazy levels, but they may be in currencies which are worthless. Indeed, a sovereign default and currency turmoil could rattle world markets in a year or two. In a chat with ET, global investor Jim Rogers says cotton, silver and sugar can be hot picks. Read on.

President Barack Obama is promising newly graduated Navy and Marine officers that he will only send young Americans into battle when "it is absolutely necessary" and when the mission is well-defined.

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City Councilor Chuck Turner and former state Senator Dianne Wilkerson were charged for the first time today with conspiracy, adding another allegation to an ongoing federal bribery sting that has upended City Hall and Beacon Hill. A federal grand jury issued an indictment alleging that Turner and Wilkerson worked together to extort money from a businessman seeking a liquor license for a nightclub in their district.

OK... since the liberals are so determined to have National Health Care...We will give it to you under the following condition:Everybody and I mean everybody is required to stand in line for a doctor. No cutting in... so special cases... don't even care if you are the freakin' President of the U.S.! All senators, representatives and WH officials must wait for their turn to see a doctor. And their families... No exceptions!Violators must be sentenced for long prison terms and pay big fines.The real truth of the matter is this... Nationalized Health Care is a liberal plot to create political...

Miss Teen Louisiana USA lost her crown following an arrest for skipping out on a $46.07 restaurant bill. ...The 18-year-old beauty queen and three friends were arrested and charged with theft on Saturday after walking out of a Bossier City, La., restaurant without paying the bill. Evans left her purse in the restaurant and they were caught when they returned to get it, police spokesman Mark Natale told The Associated Press. Evans was also booked for possession of marijuana found in her purse.

An ACORN community organizer received a death threat and the liberal-leaning voter registration group's Boston and Seattle offices were vandalized Thursday, reflecting mounting tensions over its role in registering 1.3 million mostly poor and minority Americans to vote next month. Attorneys for the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now were notifying the FBI and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division of the incidents, said Brian Kettenring, a Florida-based spokesman for the group.

Are we in another Cold War with Russia? I don't think so. It's more a case, perhaps, of history appearing to repeat itself--the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. The trouble with the real Cold War was that, although the West won it in the sense that Russia abandoned communism and lost much of its empire, the elite of the old regime remained in charge. ...Russia has no ideology, other than the ruthless retention and exploitation of power. It is not burdened by the rule of law, which does not exist there. It has no moral principles of...