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Obamacare Implementation Delayed, Much to Joy of Small Businesses

The Obama administration is winning over some fans who are owners of medium-sized businesses, thanks to a recent announcement that their timeframe to comply has been moved from January, 2014 to January, 2015. The changed compliance date now provides mid-sized and large businesses with more time to seek affordable healthcare …

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Putin Says Snowden Must Cease Denigrating Conduct Against USA to Receive Asylum

From the lips of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the rest of the world, particularity the United States, Edward Snowden must stop “damaging our American partners.” That was the underlying tone in a recent statement that Putin made to the press relating to elements of rogue ex-NSA contractor, Snowden, who …

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Supreme Court to Same-Sex Couples: You Can Get Married Now!

The long awaited decision regarding same-sex marriage was issued by the Supreme Court this week, and the verdict is that they should enjoy the same right rights as opposite sex couples do. The decision opens the doors to more than a thousand federal benefits that married couples enjoy but that …

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Generic Drug Makers Won’t Be Liable for Product Defects, Supreme Court Says

In a tightly contested 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court moved to prevent makers of generic drugs from being held liable against defective products. The precedent was set by a ruling in favor of Mutual Pharmaceutical Co, which is owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. The ruling overturned a previous multimillion …

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FAA to Air Passengers: Soon You Won’t Have to Power Down Certain Devices During Takeoff and Landing

According to a recent report that was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the overseeing administrative body of the airline system in the U.S. is indicating that they may loosen the restrictions on the use of personal electronic devices during takeoff and landing, a precondition that has frustrated countless …

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Obama Encourages Putin to Further Reduce Russia’s Nuclear Stockpile

This week, the G8 Summit convened at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland as the world’s eight most prosperous industrialized nations met to discuss a laundry list of issues that the international community faces. At the forefront of topics being discussed is the Obama proposed reduction of …

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California Dreaming – Home Prices Highest in 33 Years, Realtors Say

According to a recent report by the California Association of Realtors, home prices in California are at the highest levels they’ve been in more than three decades. The report highlighted that during the month of May, the median selling price on single family residences was at an average of $417,350 …

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Detroit to Creditors: We’ll Give You 10 Cents on the Dollar

The state-appointed emergency manager for the city of Detroit, Kevyn Orr, tasked with managing the city’s debt windfall alongside of a team of experts, has arrived at the conclusion for eradicating Detroit’s debt. The city recently stated that it was defaulting on more than $2.5 billion in debt, but made …

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NSA’s Clandestine Operations Being Publically Debated

A lot of people are debating as to whether or not the secretive nature of the NSA (National Security Administration) is necessary. To be clear, and to clarify, federal agencies that manage classified documents and files and that deal with sensitive, volatile information need to have some sort of secrecy …

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Smoky Business: IEA Reports 2012 Emissions at All-Time Highs

There is good news and there is bad news in today’s report. Let’s start with the good news first, as the bad news tragically trumps it in a deleterious way. So on to the uplifting news foremost. According to the International Energy Agency, in 2012, the U.S. posted its lowest …

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Pres. Obama to U.S. Public: NSA Snooping Was the “Right Balance”

If you have used a Verizon serviced cellular phone from 2010 to the present day, guess what? The National Security Agency has all of your records. A previously classified program that was authorized by the top secret court, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), which authorized the NSA to collect …

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Fed to US: Recovery “Moderate,” “Measured” and “Modest”

According to a recent report that was issued by the U.S. Federal Reserve, economic recovery is considered to be on pace. The agency was certain to note that while recovery is coming along, that it’s at a snail’s pace, coining the current pattern as “moderate,” “modest” and “measured.” This comes …

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