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POLL:Congress Less Popular than Polio

October 11, 2013 • Top Story • 1472

While empirically not true, it’s safe to conclude that sentiment towards Congress these days is in on par with that of polio. Speaking of popularity contests, it turns out the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize need not be present to claim their prize, or even answer the phone. For good measure, a list of 12 Nobel Prize winners who should have never been.

Links

-> Fire them all! Majority want to toss entire Congress

-> Welcome to 21sth Century: General Motors to Offer Online Car Sales

-> Playboy: 60 Years of Great Marketing to Men

-> Feds Cancel Order for $47K in Mechanical Bulls

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> 7 Things Every Successful Communicator Does

-> How to Hustle Your Way Into the Fortune 500
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Agencies/White House Trade Your Private Info Like Venereal Diseases at Burning Man

October 10, 2013 • Top Story • 1460

It turns out that the White House and various agencies are trading taxpayer’s private information, what could go wrong with that? Good news for us, according to law, federal employees who illegally disclose confidential taxpayer information could face five years in prison. If only that law could extend to those who authorized the spending of $84k on exit signs at a bowling alley.

Links

-> White House exchanged confidential taxpayer info

-> Debt Ceiling: ‘Uncharted Territory’ If U.S. Defaults

-> Negotiation Experts Map Out 15 Ways To End The Government Shutdown

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Free Lunch–for Furloughed Feds

-> Feds Spend $84K Exit Signs for Bowling Alley

Top Photo: thorinside via Flickr
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USA: Home of the Free, Land of the Dumb??

October 9, 2013 • Top Story • 1501

Thanks to government interference, the once shinning educational system in the US has been reduced to an laughing stock among developed nations. According to a new report, the US ranks 5 spots below the world wide average in math, literacy, and problem solving. If we ranked the Congress in problem solving, they’d probably rank somewhere behind Rwanda.

Links

-> US adults score below average on worldwide test

-> DOD Not Paying Death Benefits to Families of Troops KIA

-> Five Things You Should Know About Obama’s Fed Chair Nominee

-> A 10-Second Guide To What Traders Are Buzzing About This Morning

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> IMF: What a month-long shutdown could look like

Top Photo: Gwydion M. Williams via Flickr

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In a capitalist society, economic progress means free market turmoil filled with opportunities for aware, optimistic individuals who are unafraid of failure and determined to succeed.

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USA-Canada Merger, Not As Crazy As It Sounds

October 8, 2013 • Top Story • 1497

Actually, a US-Canada merger would be a terrible idea, but one Canadian journalist wants to convince you otherwise. Speaking of bull, on the 7th day of the government shutdown, the Utah National Guard purchased a mechanical bull to replace their existing mechanical bull, which is broken beyond repair.

And the cherry on the ‘wtf sundae’ that is America these days: a Long Island middle school has banned the ‘tossing of footballs’ at recess. We think they’re watching too many Brady Bunch reruns out there.

Links

-> The Merger of the Century: US-Canada

-> Middle School Bans Footballs, Other Recreational Items

-> What Shutdown? Government Buys $47,174 Mechanical Bull

-> Investment Bank: Plunge in US shares coming in early 2014

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Fmr. Pres. Carter: Middle Class Today, Resembles Yesteryear’s Poor

Top Photo: -AX- via Flickr
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Govt to Arrest Pro Bono Priests Serving Troops

October 7, 2013 • Top Story • 1472

The newest casualties of the week long government shutdown are priests donating their time to US military. Yep, priests who are willing to spend their free time offering counsel and sacrament to those who have dedicated their lives to protecting ours, have been told by their boss to stay away, or risk arrest. What kind of upside down world is this?

Links

-> Priests Risk Arrest for Offering Sacraments to Catholic Troops

-> American Banks’ Loan-To-Deposit Ratio Is At A 30-Year Low

-> CHART: What Will Happen To Interest Rates If The US Defaults

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> US gas prices dip most in last 2 weeks since 2012

-> Journalism Students Get News From CBS, MSNBC, NBC, NPR, NYT and Jon Stewart

Top Photo: Lawrence OP via Flickr
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Govt Teat Shutdown, Businesses Feel Pinch

October 4, 2013 • Top Story • 1280

The ripple effect stemming from the government shutdown has begun as companies who rely on government contracts are starting furloughs of their own. Meanwhile, on the first day of the shutdown the Corporation for Public Broadcasting received $445m in government funds, because Burt & Ernie are beyond the pail. But hey, at least we don’t live in Spain.

Links

-> Government Standoff Starts To Hit Business In Wallet

-> US Default Looms, Investors Weigh Options

-> Sticky Fingers Add $10b to Spanish Debt

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Twitter Files For IPO

-> 10 Most Useless Graduate Degrees

Top Photo: Dav Yaginuma via Flickr
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Free Market Works, Congress Pays More for Dinner

October 3, 2013 • Top Story • 1348

One upside to the government shutdown, restaurants in DC are jacking up prices on their Congressional patrons. It’s nice to see businesses flourish without the government interference. The shutdown has not been kind to reporters, especially those covering Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), all three Congressman have reprimanded reporters for asking pointed questions about their understanding of Obamacare. How dare they.

Links

-> DC-Area Restaurants Charging Congress Members More for Their Meals

-> Big Winner in Govt Shutdown: China

-> Layoffs Fall 20% in September

-> The Real Debt Ceiling

-> Refinancing To Hit Lowest Mortgage Share In Decades

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Famous fraudsters, con artists and scammers

Top Photo: kirberich via Flickr
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$98k Govt. Outhouse Open for Business, but Good Luck at the WWII Memorial

October 2, 2013 • Top Story • 1365

Amid a tenuous government shutdown, the Federal Bureau of Land Management has inflated the cost of a $10k outhouse to $98k. It’s no surprise things are at a standstill in DC, but blocking WWII veterans from visiting a memorial dedicated to them could have been avoided, really? If Congress was hands off, would the memorial still be open?

Links

-> Gov’t to Erect $98,670 Outhouse

-> BREAKDOWN: Weak ADP Jobs Report Today

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Veterans Storm War Memorial

-> The Private Sector Will Feel Shutdown Next Week

-> Explaining the Shutdown to Your Kids

-> Apartment Demand Keeps Climbing

Top Photo: D Anderson2010 via Flickr
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POLL:Congress Less Popular than Polio

Agencies/White House Trade Your Private Info Like Venereal Diseases at Burning Man

USA: Home of the Free, Land of the Dumb??

USA-Canada Merger, Not As Crazy As It Sounds

Govt to Arrest Pro Bono Priests Serving Troops

Govt Teat Shutdown, Businesses Feel Pinch

Free Market Works, Congress Pays More for Dinner

$98k Govt. Outhouse Open for Business, but Good Luck at the WWII Memorial

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