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  • American Crossroads IS the biggest loser

    The Republican strategist created the model for outside money groups that raised and spent more than $1 billion on the Nov. 6 elections — many of which saw almost no return for their money. Rove, through his two political outfits, American Crossroads and Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, backed unsuccessful Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney with…

  • How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney: Death Race 2012: GQ on Politics: GQ

    How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney: Death Race 2012: GQ on Politics: GQ. Of all the indignities involved in losing a presidential race, none is more stark than the sudden emptiness of your entourage. The Secret Service detail guarding Governor Romney since Feb 1. stood down quickly. He had ridden in a…

  • http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/08/las-vegas-business-owner-fired-22-mostly-hispanic-employees-over-obama-win/

    http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/08/las-vegas-business-owner-fired-22-mostly-hispanic-employees-over-obama-win/ Las Vegas business owner fires 22 ‘mostly Hispanic’ employees over Obama win A business owner in Las Vegas on Wednesday told a CBS radio station that he had fired 22 of his 114 “mostly Hispanic” employees because President Barack Obama had won re-election. “I’ve done my share of educating my employees,” business owner “David,”…

  • Did Elizabeth Warren kill the Tea Party? – Salon.com

    Did Elizabeth Warren kill the Tea Party? – Salon.com. Warren, who beat out the incumbent Republican Scott Brown in a bitter election, ran a campaign centered on connecting the dots between economic policies and personal values. A Harvard bankruptcy-law professor, Warren trumpeted a platform that called for economic reform, financial regulation and the protection of…

  • Outside spenders’ return on investment – Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group

    Outside spenders’ return on investment – Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group. Tuesday’s elections produced some big winners — and some really big losers — whose names never appeared on any ballot.  After outside groups spent more than $1.3 billion in independent expenditures to influence the outcome of the election, we now get to see just what…

  • Netanyahu Sought to Provoke Iran War, Drag in US, in 2010 « Antiwar.com Blog

    Netanyahu Sought to Provoke Iran War, Drag in US, in 2010 « Antiwar.com Blog. In 2010, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aimed to provoke Iran into a war with Israel that would eventually drag in the United States. Yossi Melman at Al-Monitor: The truth is that Netanyahu and Barak did not order the military to…

  • Xi Jinping, the new face of China – Hindustan Times

    Xi Jinping, the new face of China – Hindustan Times. China’s old guard begin formally making way for the new by issuing a warning. On Thursday, Hu Jintao, China’s outgoing President opened the 18th National Party Congress by talking about corruption. The man who will be responsible for tackling corruption for the next 10 years…

  • Nearly half of Britons want EU exit: poll | Reuters

    Nearly half of Britons want EU exit: poll | Reuters. Why it matters?  The destabilization of the Euro means more pressure on the US Dollar and the stock market.  Inflation without an adequate recovery equals chaos.  

  • Russia expects President Barack Obama to be more flexible on missile defense

    By Associated Press MOSCOW — Russia expects Barack Obama to show more flexibility in a dispute over U.S. missile defense plans in Europe following his re-election as president, a top official said Thursday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/top-russian-official-voices-hope-that-obama-will-be-more-flexible-on-missile-defense-dispute/2012/11/08/81faa750-2979-11e2-aaa5-ac786110c486_story.html