@kevinroose: Breaking: Fed commits to QE3: “purchasing additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40 billion per month.”
billwasik September 13, 2012 at 12:32PM
@billwasik: Huge get for @dangerroom RT @wired: The man behind the inflammatory anti-Muslim movie: http://t.co/CIZZ1VBN
NBC apologizes for 9/11 miss
In lieu of a moment of silence, viewers saw “Keeping up with the Karashians” star Kris Jenner.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/09/nbc-apologizes-to-affiliates-for-miss-135434.html
aterkel September 13, 2012 at 09:34AM
@aterkel: Daily Beast says Romney asked VP candidates for 10 years of tax returns http://t.co/jOSYsPqa
mlcalderone September 13, 2012 at 09:23AM
@mlcalderone: Anna Wintour is Obama’s fourth biggest bundler this cycle. http://t.co/hzBeiQY1
Poll: Dems rise on fighting terror
For the first time since 2007, Americans rank Democrats even with Republicans on the issue.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81154.html
WHOA, DUDE, ARE WE INSIDE A COMPUTER RIGHT NOW?
It’s an idea that every college student with a gravity bong and The Matrix on DVD has thought of before, but [Rich Terrile] is a well-regarded scientist, the director of the Center for Evolutionary Computation and Automated Design at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and is currently writing an as-yet-untitled book about the subject.
via MetaFilter http://www.metafilter.com/119883/WHOA-DUDE-ARE-WE-INSIDE-A-COMPUTER-RIGHT-NOW
Romney, ’60 Minutes’ reschedule
Obama wasn’t the only candidate scheduled to sit down for an interview today.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/09/romneys-minutes-interview-rescheduled-135369.html
Amid Foreign Policy Crisis, Romney Picks a Big Fight
Mitt Romney has picked a big fight fraught with political risks amid an ongoing foreign policy crisis with heartbreaking and murderous consequences for the U.S. diplomatic corps.
And by the end of the day on Wednesday he walked straight into a forearm shiver from the commander-in-chief – one that may leave a mark and intensify scrutiny of Romney’s foreign policy qualifications.
“Governor Romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first, aim later,†President Obama told CBS in an interview conducted by correspondent Steve Kroft. “And as president one of the things I’ve learned is you can’t do that. It’s important for you to make sure that the statements that you make are backed up by the facts.Â
via Homepage http://www.nationaljournal.com/whitehouse/amid-foreign-policy-crisis-romney-picks-a-big-fight-20120912
Democrats Widen Enthusiasm Gap
Democrats are now significantly more engaged by the presidential race and view it more favorably than Republicans, according to a Pew survey published on Wednesday.
Two-thirds of Democrats find the campaign “interesting†compared with only half of Republicans, while 68 percent of Dems find it “informative,†compared with just under half of Republicans, according to survey, conducted over the weekend by the the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
The most dramatic divergence since June is in the percentage of Democrats and Republicans who find the campaign too negative. The proportion has fallen 12 points for Democrats, to 42 percent, while it has shot up 9 points for Republicans, to 63 percent.Â
via Homepage http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/democrats-widen-enthusiasm-gap-20120912