Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
White House quiet, Obama wont veto Defense Authorization Bill
The White House isn’t saying whether it will follow through on a threat to veto the defense authorization bill because of a provision regarding the detention of terror suspects.
Ron Paul Nearly Tied For First In Iowa
Ron Paul has surged to seconde place in likely Republican caucus goers, just one percent behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the current front-runner.
Paul has consistently placed in the top tier of Republican presidential candidates in recent Iowa polls. With Iowans heading to vote in only three weeks, Gingrich holds a razor-thin 22–21 lead.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/12/13/in-iowa-paul-closes-to-within-one-point-of-front-runner-gingrich/#ixzz1gTtwy1HG
Big Surprise Cheney calls for air strike on Iran over captured drone
Poindexter Conspiracy Charge Narrowed 1989
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Monday granted a government request to narrow a conspiracy charge in the Iran-Contra indictment against former National Security Adviser John M. Poindexter.
U.S. District Judge Harold E. Greene agreed to drop allegations of a conspiracy by Poindexter and others to illegally divert funds to the Contras from the Ronald Reagan Administration's secret arms sales to Iran.
Confusion Caused by Military Drill Rattles Markets: Alex Jones
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
A rumor that Iran had closed the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices skyrocketing today, but the story turned out to be inaccurate and was likely a result of confusion surrounding an upcoming Iranian military drill set to take place near the key oil choke point.
As we reported yesterday, an Iranian MP went public with the claim that Iran was about to stage a military drill to practice closing the Strait of Hormuz, after which the Iranian military declined to comment. Earlier today, the Tehran Times confirmed that Iran was preparing to "practice its ability to close the Strait of Hormuz."
A report out of real-time analysts Ransquawk then claimed that the channel had in fact already been closed, a rumor that sent traders scrambling.
"By 10:40 a.m. EDT oil had jumped from $98.590 before the rumor, to $101.25 at its peak, and has settled to $100.30 — still sitting almost $2 higher than before the supposition began," reports Business Insider.
At time of press, prices have settled to around $99 dollars a barrel.
Other reports confirm that the Strait was not closed at any point. Iran's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the Strait is open, reports Bloomberg. In addition, Ransquawk now reports that the U.S. fifth fleet has confirmed maritime traffic in the Strait is normal.
Americans Fear Big Government More Than Anything
Americans’ fear of big government - partly fueled by a sharp spike among Democrats since President Barack Obama took office - almost reached a record high this year and is far greater than people’s concerns about big business and big labor, a new Gallup poll Monday shows.
An overwhelming 64 percent of people surveyed said big government was the biggest threat to the country, compared to just 26 percent who said big business is their gravest concern and 8 percent who picked big labor.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70318.html#ixzz1gRspWS7n