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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a top aide appear to control an outside PAC credited with being the central force behind her June 2018 primary victory. One former Federal Election Commission member thinks there would be a “serious investigation” if a complaint were filed, noting that the probe could potentially result in civil penalties or even jail time …

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Super-Sized Soda drinkers across New York City breathed a sigh of relief Monday when Mayor Bloomberg’s large size soda ban was struck down in the courts. Beverage companies argued that the ban was inconsistent since it would still allow grocery and convenience stores to sell sugary drinks in any size. Convenience stores do not fall …

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie is furious after a federal union president said that if politicians don’t end the partial government shutdown, federal employees who are veterans will kill themselves. Edward M. Canales, a local union president with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), told ABC News that he’s received calls from veterans who …

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Conan jumps into a supercharged BMW and races down the German highway at 250 kilometers per hour.

Quantitative Easing is simply the introduction of money into the economy by a central bank. It has been done twice during the current recession with no positive effects and Ben Bernanke’s Federal Reserve seems ready to launch version three – often referred to as QE3. QE1 QE1 launched on November 25th, 2008 with a Federal …

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Liberal activists have used the hashtag #BackersofHate to oppose JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the U.S., lending to private prison companies. The companies, GEO Group and CoreCivic, say that these activists mischaracterize their role in immigrant detention overseen by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  Well-known liberals like New York Democratic Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and former …

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European unemployment for May reached 11.1% making it the highest ever for a single currency area. Nearly, one in four adults in Spain is now unemployed but for the under 25 age group a critical 52% in Spain and Greece are unable to find work.  In total, 17.6 million people were out of work in …

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Meeting with the reporters for the first time since assuming office Jan. 1, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan touched on the Syria withdrawal, success in Afghanistan, the U.S. Space Force, and his role as the head of the U.S. Department of Defense. Shanahan, who had served as deputy defense secretary until the first of …

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The Commerce Department reported today that wholesale inventory growth is slowing and that wholesale sales have dropped yet again. Wholesalers are the folks that sell stuff to the retailers that sell stuff to every day Americans. When consumers buy more stuff, retailers buy more stuff from wholesalers and the wholesalers then buy more stuff and increase …

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As Thanksgiving gets closer, great food comes to the forefront of our thoughts. Here’s a twist on a classic dessert that might just dress up your Turkey-day feast!