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Politics : How Quickly Can Obama Totally Destroy the US? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	2/24/2014 11:12:36 PM
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First dog Bo is airlifted to Obama holiday home When President Barack Obama goes on holiday to the seaside things can get complicated. Bo, the US First Family's waterdog, gets off the Marine helicopter at Martha's Vineyard Photo: EPA By Nick Allen 11 Aug 2013 telegraph.co.uk Rooms have to be found for dozens of Secret Service agents, someone has to carry a selection of presidential basketballs, and of course the family dog needs his own state-of-the-art aircraft. Arriving in the idyllic coastal retreat of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Mr Obama left behind him in Washington DC high profile debates over the budget, government surveillance and his health care reforms. Instead, he will spend the next eight days playing golf, going to the beach, and buying books from the Bunch of Grapes bookstore. In the air he swapped his suit and tie for khakis and a blue shirt with rolled-up sleeves, while Mrs Obama wore a yellow-and-white summer dress. Bo, the president's Portuguese Water Dog, arrived separately on one of two MV-22 Ospreys, a hybrid aircraft which takes off like a helicopter but flies like a plane. It was the first time the Ospreys have been taken on holiday by a US president. More than 70 hotel rooms, each costing up to $345 (£220) a night, have been booked out for Secret Service agents, who took charge of luggage including two large mesh bags full of basketballs. The Obamas are staying in Chilmark on the western tip of the island, an area that is dotted with multi-million dollar homes. The neighbours include actor Ted Danson and the singer Carly Simon. On several previous visits the Obamas had stayed at the 28-acre Blue Heron Farm, but it has since been sold to Britain's most celebrated architect, Baron Foster of Thames Bank. The president has therefore had to downsize to a $7.6 million, 5,000-square foot retreat on nine acres which is owned by a businessman friend from Chicago. It includes a basketball court. As a result Mr Obama will be staying closer to public roads which will have to be closed as his motorcade heads for the golf course or bookshop. The Martha's Vineyard Times newspaper warned residents to expect "extraordinary and lengthy up-island detours". Local officials also emailed residents, saying: "Anyone aggrieved by this closing should email or call the White House." Jay Carney, White House spokesman, said: "Obviously, when you're President of the United States, you carry a little baggage when you travel. And that's true whether it's on a summit, international meeting, a domestic trip, or for a vacation. I know he's looking forward very much to some down time with his family. I'm sure he'll see some friends."

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	2/25/2014 10:03:40 AM
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FADE: Hollywood A-Listers Distance Themselves from Obamacare...

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	2/25/2014 10:04:09 AM
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Covered CA website down for five days...

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	2/25/2014 10:30:21 AM
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has only $40.8 billion on account while insuring trillions of dollars.

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	2/25/2014 10:33:27 AM
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On Jan. 30, former Harvard economics professor Terry Burnham announced on PBS that he had withdrawn all but $10,000 of the $1 million he had in a checking account at Bank of America because he feared bank runs because of the Fed policies of Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen. Burnham writes: Why do I risk starting a run on Bank of America by withdrawing my money and presuming that many fellow depositors will read this and rush to withdraw too? Because they pay me zero interest. Thus, even an infinitesimal chance Bank of America will not repay me in full, whenever I ask, switches the cost-benefit conclusion from stay to flee. He rightfully points out that when the Fed intervenes in markets, it has two effects. First, it decreases wealth by distorting markets and causing bad investment decisions. And second, the members of the Fed become reverse Robin Hoods as they take from the poor (and unsophisticated) investors and give to the rich (and politically connected). That this idea and that hints of a coming bank run are making mainstream news should be a clarion call warning signal to anyone with money in the bank. February 24, 2014 by Bob Livingston personalliberty.com

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	2/25/2014 3:44:33 PM
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Media Won't Report Latest ObamaCare Fail: 2/3 of Small Business Workers Premiums Spike

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	2/26/2014 1:25:10 PM
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The Democrats Are Apparently Terrified of Scott Walker ....................................................................... Pajamas Media ^ \| 02/26/2014 \| Stephen Kruiser

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	2/26/2014 4:34:19 PM
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Ex-IRS official Lerner's attorney says no Hill testimony without immunity or court order

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	2/27/2014 10:07:48 PM
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Wisconsin voting site

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	2/28/2014 12:28:58 PM
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Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy, blames hackers for losses .................................................................. Yahoo Finance ^ Friday, February 28, 2014 TOKYO (Reuters) - Mt. Gox, once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange, filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan on Friday, saying it may have lost nearly half a billion dollars worth of the virtual coins due to hacking into its faulty computer system. The collapse caps a tumultuous few weeks in which the company has remained virtually silent after halting trades of the crypto-currency, shaking the nascent but burgeoning bitcoin community. Wearing a suit instead of his customary T-shirt, Mt. Gox's French CEO Mark Karpeles bowed in contrition and apologised in Japanese at a news conference at the Tokyo District Court, blaming his firm's collapse on a "weakness in our system", but predicting that bitcoin would continue to grow. (Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	3/3/2014 9:33:20 AM
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De Blasio’s anti-rich policies are driving wealthy people out of NYC .................................................................................................. The New York Post ^ \| March 2, 2014 \| Michael Goodwin

To: Qualified Opinion who wrote (8203)	3/3/2014 9:42:18 AM
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Romney said it: Vlad to worse ............................................................................................................. Who is going to be the first to apologize to Mitt Romney? The president, the vice president or Hillary Rodham Clinton? All three mocked the GOP presidential candidate in 2012 when he called Russia “our number one geopolitical foe.” Obama said his opponent was “stuck in a Cold War mind warp.” Clinton, then secretary of state, offered her two cents, saying, “In many of the areas where we are working to solve problems, Russia has been an ally.” Biden added that “This is not 1956.” Actually, it is 1956 — in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The Bear is on the march, sending in thousands of troops to the Crimea region of Ukraine. The unrest that toppled the president left an opening, and the mini-invasion probably means Putin plans to annex part of the country. Only Obama and his ship of fools were surprised. The military move came less than 24 hours after Clinton’s successor, John Kerry, said Russia promised it would “respect” Ukraine’s sovereignty. Well, comrade, that depends on how you define “respect.” And you can almost hear the howls of laughter in Moscow after Obama warned that “there will be costs for any military intervention.” Putin has Obama’s number, which is zero when it comes to the Great Game. nypost.com