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Trying to avoid the “fiscal cliff”

Obama tries to reign in the Republican-dominated Congress; seeks compromise to avert Jan 1st financial crisis.

November 7th: The Talk Stops Here!

Peace at last! Welcome to campaign-free day.

Israel shoots down Hezbollah drone

Americans have to put up with drones for 24 more days

Hot Air?

Obama, citing security risks, blocks Chinese company from owning wind farms next to Naval Base

Amazon e-reader education program “roman-kindles”

US State Department cancels $16.5 million program to use Kindle e-readers as language teaching aid around the world.

Bottle-[rocket]-nosed dolphins

US Military uses Dolphins for bomb detection and mine clearing.
[“So long and thanks for all the fish”.]

Enbridge CEO Pat Daniel: Blowing Smoke?

Multi-million dollar PR campaign for Northern Gateway Pipeline Project rings false after U.S. regulatory watchdog issues damning report warning of “pervasive systemic problems, mistakes and missteps”

Enbridge acted like “Keystone Cops” after disastrous Michigan pipeline rupture

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman blasts Enbridge for mishandling 840,000 gallon oil spill which caused $800 million in damages.

Escaped Kangaroo causes traffic chaos in Washington

Republicans demand deportation of illegal alien, Democrats concerned if marsupial has health insurance.

Bill Clinton: If I did not have sax, I never would have been elected President.

Clinton tells Arts Summit that music “taught him discipline and order and made him a good listener.”