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As the UN vote draws near, the US is desperate to keep the match away from the powder keg.

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Note: I’m taking a long weekend be back on Monday with my morning doodle.

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As the spotlight exposes Perry and his views, on a stage with Bachmann, Gingrich and Paul, Romney looks more and more like the last man standing in the G.O.P. race.

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In a tape released yesterday by Mother Jones Magazine , republican governor Chris Christie claimes that democrat NJ Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver made a back room deal to get Republicans to support her speakership after she supported cuts to public-workers benefits. Oliver denies it.

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Email, faxes, online bill paying and huge deficits might do what snow, rain, heat, and gloom of night could not – keep the U.S. Postal Service from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

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The morbid price of fame.
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Japan’s sixth prime minister in five years will get a chance to turn his fiscal conservative rhetoric into policy when he attempts to deal with Japan’s ballooning debt.

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The government believes the outcome would be fewer choices, higher prices and a lower quality of service for consumers. I agree.

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Michele Bachmann

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Is God punishing us for voting for Obama?

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Brilliant Syrian political cartoonist had both his hands broken for his unflattering drawings of Assad and his government.

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Steve Jobs steps down as CEO of Apple. He knew what we wanted before we knew we couldn’t live without it. That’s what separates smart from genius. Apple has an abundance of smart people but Mr Jobs will be missed.

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My studio was rocking yesterday, as was the entire eastern coast of North America.  But with little in the way of structural damage, the biggest concern was whom to doodle.

Not sure if it’s apparent who that is. If you can guess, I’ll send you the doodle.

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No parking signs went up in my neighborhood and traffic patterns will be disrupted for the next week as the PGA rolled into town with the Barclays. I live about 800 yards from the site of this years tournament (that’s a little less than the combined distance of the first two holes at the Plainfield Country Club.)

William McGirt qualified to play on the final day, filling the final spot in the 125 player field.  First prize is $1.3 million with $8 million … Continue Reading

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Rebel forces met little resistance in taking Triploi. Muammar Qaddafi’s Second son, Seif al-Islam, thought to be the Colonel’s successor and eldest son Muhammad, were taken into custody. Continue Reading

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Abercrombie & Fitch wants to pay the Situation to not wear their clothes on air….Ouch

Of course it’s a publicity stunt. Sorrentino is exactly the demographic A&F is targeting. Will the over-primped, under-educated demographic get offended and turn on A&F? Not on your life – exclusivity is in. Brilliant move.

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Seneca Nation is fighting with NY over what else – money.  Read

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The oldest American survivor of the Bataan Death March passed away on Sunday. He was 105.
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Texas governor Rick Perry has been described as Bush without the brains. hmph

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Although I disagreed in concept with the super committee, I realized that this present group of lawmakers couldn’t be trusted to do what was right for America and needed to be insulated from the heat of a tough decision. But then a friend pointed out to me that it is easier to buy 12 than the combined 535 Members of the House and Senate…. touché my friend.

K Street always, always beats Main Street.

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Forged in industrial Detroit, the Pulitzer Prize winning, workingman’s poet is named United States Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress.

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Henry Paulson points to the fact that the panic has led to a flight to quality, which in spite of the S&P downgrade, is US Treasuries. But, even though he’s bullish on the long term prospects of the US, he also admits that there is a need for structural change and doesn’t believe the current players in Washington are capable.

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Timothy Geithner commits to staying on at treasury.

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Qaddafi is playing the enemy of my enemy is my friend card…hmph

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NOTE: I’m taking a long weekend. I’ll be back on Monday with a daily doodle.

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From major motion pictures to the gaming industry, British actor Andy Serkis has carved out a niche market of performance capture acting. A trained visual artist, Serkis has earned critical acclaim for his award winning role as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, has helped to bring video games to life and you can see him play Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes opening this weekend.

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Gabrielle Giffords  surprised the house yesterday by making her first appearance on the floor since being shot to cast a vote in favor of the bipartisan debt-ceiling compromise.

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But confidence in Washington is shattered.

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5 days remaining.

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Warning the song of the day scene from Reservoir Dogs contains graphic violence.

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Heavy rains interrupted Sabathia’s bid for a no no last night. After two delays CC took the a perfect game into the seventh inning before giving up a single to Brendan Ryan with one out. He managed to strike out 14 in the one hit masterpiece.

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Boehner can’t get his party in line for a vote and Reid says the senate wouldn’t pass it if he could.

Count down to default is six days.

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The two sides seem content to spend the remaining 7 days crafting their own doomed plans rather than working together for the greater good.

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Can one of our nation’s preeminent scholars have more influence by writing, teaching and being an adviser to our president and leaders on the hill, or by running for public office? We may find out soon.

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Can the leaders convince the ranks to take a deal? Eleven days to default.

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I’ve got a bridge for sale.

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The countdown to default now stands at 12 days and the partisan bickering is still at a fever pitch. Of the 1oo senators sent to Washington to represent the people, only six seemed to want to do what’s best without regards to political gain. That’s a demoralizing ratio.

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Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to cut short his state visit to Africa and deal with the growing hacking scandal and his cozy ties to Rupert Murdoch.

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Annoyed by all the negative press, Rupert Murdoch and his son James have agreed to testify before U.K. Parliament.

Murdoch told The Wall Street Journal, which he owns,  that he is “just getting annoyed” at all the recent negative press.

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Abby Wambach helped the US Women’s team beat France and move to the final of the Wold Cup for the first time since 1999