Friday Morning News Roundup
American born terrorist was killed in Yemen. Details of how he died and who killed him are unclear at this time. Anwar al-Awlaki was the Qaeda leader who inspired Major Nidal Malik Hasan to shoot up an Army base in Foot Hood, Tx.
Regulatory uncertainty leads to hiring stalemate. Not so much.
Freddie Mac’s interest rates are lower than ever.
Manufacturing appears to have increased slightly in September.
Our GDP is slightly better than we thought it was.
I talked about this case earlier, but I think there’s a real question as to whether Rick Perry, who stated that he sleeps well, allowed an innocent man to be executed.
I continue to support Occupy Wall Street.
It’s important to remember that it is still extremely early in the political season. Eight years ago Wesley Clark was leading the Democratic field with 22% of the support, followed by Howard Dean at 13%, John Kerry with 11%, and Dick Gephardt and Joe Lieverman with 11% and 10 %, respectively.
The Senate has filibustered a huge number of Obama’s appointments to the federal bench. It appears that Harry Reid has figured out how to get some of these nominees through the Senate.
In the category of the world gone crazy, “actress” and model Holly Madison has insured her breasts for $1 million.