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  1. Where Does Global Warming Rank in the Multitude of World Problems? http://bit.ly/6QR6Qf
  2. Initial jobless claims rose by 7,000 to 480,000 in the week ended Dec. 12. Analysts had estimated 465,000 new claims.
  3. Senate Banking committee voted 16-to-7 to confirm Bernanke to new 4-year term as Fed. Reserve Chairman. Most Dems & several Repubs voted yay
  4. Hyperinflation: Myth or Possibility? http://bit.ly/8WUcRb
  5. In hopes of rosy policy statement from Fed @ 2:15 pm ET, Dow Jones jumped 0.3%, S&P 500 0.6%, Nasdaq 0.7% in mid-day trading
  6. Intel monopoly: FTC suing chipmaker for allegedly threatening/coercing comp. companies not to use rival chips, predatory pricing
  7. Fed expects economic conditions "likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period."
  8. @SkipW77 Salt served and taken haha
  9. Obama’s Cabinet is Bare in Business Experience ... check out this visual http://bit.ly/7RYfNW
  10. Will the Fed raise interest rates anytime soon? Should they? I want to hear from you.
  11. @nicedangpaes Some might like fighting better. Id rather see the best teams play.
  12. @nicedangpaes Hypotheticals. People like March Madness quite a bit. Controversy is good for attention which is good for popularity.
  13. The Annual College-Football-Needs-a-Playoff Rant http://bit.ly/7Hu8Mw
  14. Stand-up Economist Yourman Bauman on the Financial Crisis http://bit.ly/52ZhiE
  15. US' total outstanding public debt is at $12.091 trillion, only $13 billion below $12.104 trillion debt ceiling
  16. Debt ceiling expected to be breached by Dec. 31
  17. Treasury reports $120.3 billion November shortfall, 14th month in a row U.S. swims in red ink
  18. Treasury reports only about 4% of homeowners in Obama mortgage program have gotten permanent affordable mortgages
  19. Obama to work w/ Congress on rebate plan up to $12K for homeowners who buy energy-efficient appliances/insulation
  20. Obama will urge Congress Tuesday to direct portion of leftover TARP bailout funds to job creation aka stimulus spending