Politics and Legislation
Senate rejects Blunt amendment to limit birth-control mandate
By Josiah Ryan and Sam Baker – 03/01/12 03:18 PM ET
Punchy Obama hits Republicans over auto bailout
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=379091
Amid rising gas prices, Obama to call for vote on killing oil tax breaks
Israel legalizes unsanctioned settler enclave
http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article581707.ece
Defense Ministry clarifies presence of Iran warships in Jeddah
Economy
GDP Records 3 Percent Annual Increase in Fourth Quarter
Stop Starving Public Universities and Shrinking the Middle Class
The Keystone XL Flim-Flam
http://www.nationofchange.org/keystone-xl-flim-flam-1330611946
Financial Firm Fined for Misleading Investors on Magnetar Bets
http://www.nationofchange.org/financial-firm-fined-misleading-investors-magnetar-bets-1330621789
On Regaining a Spirit of Defiance: “I’m Worried Now But I Won’t Be Worried Long”
China Dumps $100+ Billion In USTs In December Per Revised TIC Data; UK Is Now Russia’s Shadow Buyer
Fed officials flag soft economy but mum on easing
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-officials-flag-soft-economy-235647241.html;_ylt=Ar6NA7DNLmIaxADmLEx3TkuiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0c3J1czEyBG1pdANGaW5hbmNlIEZQIFRvcCBTdG9yeSBSaWdodARwa2cDYzZkZTYyMGYtMTllNy0zNWU3LWFiZjktMmFhMDc3MjhhNDg4BHBvcwMyBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2QzNzI2OTUwLTYzZmEtMTFlMS1iOWZjLWI1NThhNTkwZTI1Zg–;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3
Factory growth cools, spending stagnant
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/factory-income-data-support-growth-075906195.html;_ylt=AmDI1doYqhA.Da7ntekvURaiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0Nm5vaWc2BG1pdANGaW5hbmNlIEZQIFRvcCBTdG9yeSBSaWdodARwa2cDZWEyNzkwMmQtOTc0Mi0zNWY4LTk3OGQtZDM3ZDdkOTY4ZDg2BHBvcwMzBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyAzczNTQ1ZTUwLTYzZjItMTFlMS1iY2E3LTc0YmU1MjllZDU3Ng–;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3
Inflation Is A Tax And The Federal Reserve Is Taxing The Living Daylights Out Of Us
Nasdaq cracks 3,000; stocks dip as Bernanke speaks
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2012/02/nasdaq-cracks-3000-stocks-dip-bernanke-speaks/323556
IRS battling conservatives over tax-exempt status
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2012/03/irs-battling-conservatives-over-tax-exempt-status/327396
Kingdom’s foreign trade jumps to $358 billion
http://arabnews.com/economy/article581881.ece
New Exposé Tracks ALEC-Private Prison Industry Effort to Replace Unionized Workers with Prison Labor
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/8/5/new_expos_tracks_alec_private_prison
Oil price jumps to 43-month high on Saudi blast reports
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17229025
Wars and Rumors of War
Pentagon prepares “aerial refueling” for Israeli planes striking Iran
http://www.debka.com/article/21780/
Israel unveils sophisticated bomb shelters in Tel Aviv
US confirms placement of US forces at a radar site in Malatya
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=379120
Russia Upgrades Air Defense Radar; Iranian Underground Nuke Facilities Vulnerable
Senators Concerned About Risk to U.S. Forces over Syrian Chemical Weapons
Creator Explains Message Behind “Bomb Iran” Billboard
Counter-terrorism: US special forces stationed in India, reveals Pentagon
Misc
Fracking Bans that Can Stand
http://www.nationofchange.org/fracking-bans-can-stand-1330618484