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World View: Eurozone Plummets into Deflation

World View: Eurozone Plummets into Deflation

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Eurozone plummets into deflation Measles spread feared in Central African Republic Eurozone plummets into deflation Inflation versus deflation (Don Stott, Silver Bear Cafe) The eurozone consumer price index (CPI) inflation rate fell to 0.8%

Florida Expanding 'Stand Your Ground' Law

Florida Expanding 'Stand Your Ground' Law

Florida state legislators are a step closer to expanding their Stand Your Ground law to include the ability to legally fire a warning shot. The expansion being considered “would grant the same protections already in place under Florida’s ‘Stand Your

U.S. Attorney to Investigate Christie Bridge Closure

U.S. Attorney to Investigate Christie Bridge Closure

Twenty minutes before a scheduled press conference, the New York Times reports that the U.S. Attorney will open an investigation into allegations that aides to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered lanes closed on the George Washington Bridge as a form

Priest Hitches Ride on Popemobile During Papal Audience

Priest Hitches Ride on Popemobile During Papal Audience

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -An Argentine priest hitched a ride on Pope Francis’ popemobile during the pontiff’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday after the pope recognized him in the crowd. The pope thought he had heard a familiar

Grandmother Shoots Armed Robber to Defend Granddaughter

Grandmother Shoots Armed Robber to Defend Granddaughter

On January 5th, 63-year-old grandmother Elzie Pipkins shot and killed an armed robber who was targeting her house for the second time in a matter of weeks. The robber, Devon Antonio Young, had robbed Pipkins’s Shreveport, Louisiana, home in mid-December,

Democrats Ask Mike Bloomberg to Back Off Gun Control Push

Democrats Ask Mike Bloomberg to Back Off Gun Control Push

As Michael Bloomberg moves beyond his push for expanded background checks to actually targeting Senators who did not support more gun control in 2013, Democrats are asking him to back off.  They politically cannot afford to have him focus attention

Sin of Omission: Hall Voter Snubs Maddux

Sin of Omission: Hall Voter Snubs Maddux

It’s unanimous. Ken Gurnick shouldn’t be allowed to vote. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announces the results of its vote for the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame class on Wednesday. Debate has surrounded the players–Curt Schilling, Jack Morris, Craig

Jim Cramer: Amnesty Advocates Don't Care About American Workers

Jim Cramer: Amnesty Advocates Don't Care About American Workers

On Meet the Press Sunday, CNBC host Jim Cramer suggested that members of the permanent political class that are zealously pushing comprehensive immigration reform do not care about American workers.   “David, don’t you find it interesting that the dogma is

Walmart Health Plan More Affordable, Superior to Obamacare

Walmart Health Plan More Affordable, Superior to Obamacare

A Washington Examiner evaluation of Walmart’s employee healthcare plan rated it superior to and more affordable than Obamacare. Over the years, Walmart has been undermined by unions and liberal activists, who claim that the retail giant is “notorious” for providing “substandard” healthcare plans. The

Obama Campaign Donors Bag Record Wall Street Profits

Obama Campaign Donors Bag Record Wall Street Profits

Americans on main street may have a bleak outlook on the Obama economy in 2014, but President Barack Obama’s Wall Street campaign donors and friends are scoring record profits off the Obamacare debacle–a reality that may further complicate Democrats’ “income

European Soccer Club Caves to Anti-Israel UAE

European Soccer Club Caves to Anti-Israel UAE

Recounting his initial refusal to stand up for the subjugated Jews of Nazi-Germany, Pastor Martin Niemoller concluded his famous poem stating, “Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out– Because I was not a Jew. Then they