NewsYouNeedToReadArchives-December2011

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December 2011

December 22, 2011 - House GOP caves on payroll tax cut Click here; Understanding Congress' payroll tax cut fight Click here; Romney boards ‘Earn It’ bus, fumes past Gingrich Click here; Fitch Again Warns US Debt Burden Threatens AAA Rating Click here; Queen Elizabeth II doing her part to save on energy Click here; Obama campaign video encourages kids to be annoying this Christmas Click here

December 21, 2011 - GOP shuts down House on Dems’ payroll-tax gambit Click here; Ron Paul Takes Lead in KCRG/Gazette/ISU Poll Click here; Chevy Volt Costing Taxpayers Up to $250K Per Vehicle Click here; Europe's high court upholds cap-and-trade carbon plan for airlines, rejects US appeal Click here; DHS Spent $9.8M to Store $44M of Steel It Bought But Did Not Use to Build Mexico Border Fence Click here; 'Most Environmentally Friendly Bus’ Putters Out on Highway Click here

December 20, 2011 - House GOP rejects 2-month payroll tax cut Click here; Atheists Threaten Legal Action if Anti-God Sign Isn't Posted Next to Michigan Nativity Click here; Will Ron Paul kill the caucuses? Click here; No Spin Zone? O‘Reilly Asks Romney if Obama Is ’a Socialist’ & He Says… Click here; Sean Penn Engaged in Shouting Match With Former Co-Star in Airport Click here; Man publishes book of 200 blank pages: ‘Everything Obama Knows About The Economy' Click here

December 19, 2011 - GOP Leaders Reject Payroll Tax Deal Click here; First-time home buyers could pay the price for payroll tax cuts Click here; Kim Jong Il’s economic legacy, in one chart Click here; CNN Poll: Gingrich lead gone, dead even with Romney Click here; Supreme Court to hear health care suit in March Click here; Hash Browns Rage! Teacher Arrested For Pelting McDonald’s Worker With Food At Drive-Thru Window Click here

December 16, 2011 - AP-GfK Poll: More than half say Obama should lose Click here; Romney wins endorsement of South Carolina governor Click here; Pelosi: Extending Unemployment Benefits Will Create 600,000 Jobs Click here; Congressman on hunger strike to show solidarity with Occupy Click here; Ex-Freddie, Fannie CEOs Sued Over Loans Click here; High schoolers banned for Tebowing Click here

December 15, 2011 - Poll: Dramatic drop in Gingrich support in Iowa Click here; Ron Paul moves into second place in N.H. Click here; National Review says no to Newt Click here; Chris Wallace: A Ron Paul win in Iowa would ‘discredit' state's caucuses Click here; Poll watcher: Most support keeping payroll tax cut Click here; Man arrested for punching son at youth basketball tournament Click here

December 14, 2011 - Balanced budget amendment fails in Senate Click here; House Passes Payroll Tax-Keystone Pipeline Bill, But Reid Says It’s Dead in Senate Click here; Gallup: Gingrich Drops 6 Points; ‘No Opinion’ Gains 5 Click here; NBC Poll: Gingrich Vaults Over Romney to Biggest Lead Click here; What Americans consider rich Click here; Utah birds die after mistaking Wal-Mart parking lot for water Click here

December 13, 2011 - Romney attacks on Gingrich raising stakes in Iowa Click here; Extending Payroll Tax Cut Threatens Social Security ‘As We Know It,’ Trustee Warns Click here; Household electricity bills skyrocket Click here; Axelrod on Newt and monkeys' butts Click here; Doctors vs. dishwashers Click here; Marilyn Manson CD Thief Cuts Off Longview Security Guard's Ear with Hatchet Click here

December 12, 2011 - Obama's College Roommate Claims Obama Was 'Ardent' 'Marxist-Leninist' Click here; Supreme Court will hear Arizona immigration case Click here; Santorum: ‘You Either Care About Social Security and You Want to Fund It – Or You Don’t’ Click here; San Francisco becomes first U.S. city to top $10 minimum wage Click here; Home improvement giant Lowe’s threatened with boycott for yanking ads from show about Muslims Click here; Newt takes no-adultery pledge Click here

December 9, 2011 - Romney conference call takes questions from ‘Mother Jones' and ‘TPM'; no conservative outlets Click here; Gingrich Is Inspiring—and Disturbing Click here; How AT&T fumbled its $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile Click here; Labor board: Boeing case dropped, but more possible Click here; Hertz Reacts to Muslim Workers Who Are Suing Over Islamic Prayer Time Click here; Sesame Street Muppet Pitches Government Dependence: Free Food at School Click here

December 8, 2011 - ATF used "Fast and Furious" to make the case for gun regulations Click here; Strategy switch: Romney directly attacks Gingrich Click here; Three Occupy D.C. members launch hunger strike Click here; OP/ED: Rightly targeting income inequality Click here; Weekly US Jobless Claims Drop to 9-month Low Click here; EPA will not tighten farm dust standards Click here

December 7, 2011 - Lawmakers Blast Administration For Calling Fort Hood Massacre 'Workplace Violence' Click here; Inhofe sends taunting video to UN climate conference Click here; Gingrich credits himself for Romney's wealth Click here; Moore: "Wall Street Has Their Man And His Name Is Barack Obama" Click here; Gingrich struggles with state deadlines for filing Click here; School turns heating off to ‘save planet’ Click here

December 6, 2011 - OECD report cites rising income inequality Click here; Bachmann: Newt Gingrich is a "frugal socialist" Click here; Ron Paul Ad - Newt Gingrich Serial Hypocrisy 60 second Click here; Atheist Leader Complains About U.S. Troops Praying Together Before Combat Mission Click here; Romney staff spent nearly $100,000 to hide records Click here; Your reusable shopping bags are full of bacteria Click here

December 5, 2011 - Pelosi: I’ll reveal information on Gingrich 'when the time is right' Click here; Gingrich takes control in Iowa Click here; Iowa Poll: Gingrich leads GOP pack, then Paul, Romney Click here; Ron Paul pans Donald Trump as false GOP deity Click here; Gasoline: The new big U.S. export Click here; Mosther says son was suspended for calling teacher ‘cute’ Click here

December 2, 2011 - Jobless rate fell to 8.6 percent last month Click here; Cain nearing decision on candidacy Click here; Trump to moderate presidential debate for some reason Click here; Taxpayer-Funded Green Job Losses Easy as A123 Click here; Religious People Trust Atheists About As Much As They Do Rapists Click here; 'Ugly Meter' App Raises Ire With Cyberbullying Opponents Click here

December 1, 2011 - House GOP bill renews jobless benefit Click here; Obama Ups Funding for AIDS Treatment, Expand Access to Drugs Click here; Top Romney Aide Calls Gingrich Evil Click here; House committee votes to repeal key portion of Obamacare Click here; Group calls for Bush arrest Click here; GM willing to buy back Volts Click here