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Ron Paul calls Newt Gingrich a 'chickenhawk' - Mackenzie Weinger - POLITICO.com

“So right now, he sends these young kids over there to endure the danger, and the kids coming back, the young people coming back and the ones in the military right now, they overwhelmingly support my campaign.

Pakistan Cricket Star Imran Khan's Rally Shows His Growing Political Power - Bloomberg

After 15 years of political irrelevance, Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or the Movement for Justice Party, is gaining momentum as the ruling coalition fails to improve a slowing economy or fight corruption.

MARK DOW: Finally, People Are Beginning To Understand That All This Money-Printing Isn't Causing Inflation

Mark Dow of Pharo Management forwarded us the chart below, which shows the amazing impact Ben Bernanke's post-crisis money-printing has had on inflation and the value of the dollar. Which is to say: No impact.

Fed, Five Central Banks Cut Rate on Dollar Swaps - Bloomberg

The interest rate has been reduced to the dollar overnight index swap rate plus 50 basis points, or half a percentage point, from 100 basis points, and the program was extended to Feb. 1, 2013, the Fed said in a statement in Washington.

German Auction 'Disaster' Stirs Crisis Contagion Concern; Bonds, Euro Fall - Bloomberg

Germany failed to get bids for 35 percent of the 10-year bonds offered for sale today, propelling borrowing costs in Europe higher and the euro lower on concern the region’s debt crisis is driving away investors. “This auction is nothing short of a disaster for Ger …

U.S. 7-Year Notes Sell at Record Low Auction Yield on Europe Debt Crisis - Bloomberg

The Treasury sold $29 billion in seven-year notes at a record low auction yield amid concern of contagion from the European debt crisis, pushing investors into the safety of government debt. The notes drew a record low auction yield of 1.415 percent, compared with a forecast o …

Israeli Airstrike Kill 5 Gaza Militants [Was:Palestinian Leader: Arabs Erred on 1947 Partition - ABC News]

"It was our mistake. It was an Arab mistake as a whole," Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Channel 2 TV in a rare interview to the Israeli media. "But do they (the Israelis) punish us for this mistake for 64 years?

Google Releases Hurricane Irene Tracking Tool | TPM Idea Lab

Quick, look at this while you still have power.

Thunder of Niagara, Niagara Falls Air Show 2011

September 10-11, we will be having an Air Show here at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.  There will be all kinds of entertainment-see the website for more details. We will also be honoring those who passed before us on 9/11.

Blood Sport - By Joshua E. Keating | Foreign Policy

The Georgetown-Chinese Army basketball brawl is pretty tame compared to these five geopolitical ballgames that spilled over into off-field violence.

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