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Fox's William La Jeunesse targeted by Obama administration, CBS's Sharyl Attkisson has her computers hacked, could it both be "Fast & Furious"?
Found on Democracy in America on Tue 21st May 13
The UK Daily Mail has this:La Jeunesse and Levine were targeted in a separate Department of Justice investigation into leaks related to Operation Fast and Furious, a scandal-plagued DOJ program that sent illicit guns across the Mexican border to drug cartels
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Sweden and the Supreme Court's PPL decision (not meant to imply, however, that these two are in any way linked)
Found on Start Making Sense on Tue 21st May 13
I am now nearing the end of my second day in Stockholm, and I appear to have conquered the jet lag (subject to sleeping tonight) by dint of staying up on the first day. I've tramped around town a lot, busted knee or not, and have seen various museums,
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Financial firms seeking Bloomberg alternative
Found on Talking Biz News on Tue 21st May 13
Nathaniel Popper of The New York Times reports about how some Wall Street firms are seeking an alternative to Bloomberg LP’s services in the wake of the data and news service company’s snooping scandal. Popper writes, “Two competitors to Bloomberg
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The Chicago Fed National Activity Index: April 2013
Found on Calculated Risk on Tue 21st May 13
The latest release of the Chicago Federal Reserve National Activity Index (CFNAI) indicated worsening for the national economy with the index falling to a weak level of -0.53 from a level of -0.23 in March while the three month moving average declined to a
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Links 5/21/13
Found on naked capitalism on Tue 21st May 13
Patient readers: Yves will be returning very shortly, perhaps even before you will have read this. –lambert Welcome to Hive City: Inside the 22ft steel tower that’s home to 5,000 bees Daily MailViolent Tornadoes in Oklahoma Weather Underground storify.
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Icelands post-Crisis economy: A myth or a miracle?
Found on VoxEU.org: Recent Articles on Tue 21st May 13
Jon Danielsson, 21 May 2013Icelandic voters recently ejected its post-Crisis government a government that successfully avoided economic collapse when the odds were stacked against it. The new government comprises the same parties that were originally responsible
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The S&P 500 Enters a Post-Transition Period
Found on The Bonddad Blog on Tue 21st May 13
You have to admit - we were right. Last week was indeed a big week for the S&P 500! From Monday, 13 May 2013 to Friday, 17 May 2013, the S&P 500 rose by nearly 2%, or 32.35 points, from 1630.77 to a new record high of 1666.12. Over half the gain for
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Geoffrey Howe did for Margaret Thatcher now David Cameron is in his sights
Found on Ben Bland's blog listings. on Tue 21st May 13
Back in his glory days, Geoffrey Howe managed to separate the Conservative leader, Margaret Thatcher, from her party. Now he seems anxious to separate the Conservative Party from its present leader, David Cameron. Writing in yesterday’s Observer, he accused
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Assorted links
Found on Marginal Revolution on Tue 21st May 13
1. Ryan Avent on liquidity leaks, Paul Krugman also.2. Some positive results on microcredit.3. Some not very surprising claims about Joseph Beuys. I am still waiting for a good book about the massive influence of Rudolf Steiner.4. Where is the euro breaking
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Yahoo welcomes Tumblr, pornography and all
Found on Tech Blog on Mon 20th May 13
Yahoo bought Tumblr for its rambunctious community. Despite the coat of paint rapidly applied to its email, homepage and various apps since Marissa Mayer arrived as chief executive less than a year ago, Yahoo was still in need of an injection of youth and energy,
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