July 3, 2012 - Morning Headlines

- Nearly two million residents are still without power after deadly storms hammered the mid-Atlantic (Fox News): http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/03/utility-crews-making-headway-but-not-fast-enough/?test=latestnews

- Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the runner up in the recent Mexican presidential election is refusing to concede to the winner Enrique Peña Nieto and says he will challenge the election in Mexican courts if necessary (CNN): http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/02/world/americas/mexico-elections/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

- In response to a recent EU oil embargo, Iran has tested missiles and threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz (CBS News): http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57465499/iran-tests-missiles-renews-hormuz-closure-threat-as-eu-oil-embargo-kicks-in/?tag=stack

- Offering no apologizes, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad said he regrets that his forces downed a Turkish fighter jet last week (Yahoo!): http://news.yahoo.com/syrias-assad-says-wishes-turkish-jet-not-downed-051823539.html

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Obama's Most Powerful Surrogate: The Media

Typically I wouldn't write an extensive, scathing post on a Monday morning. I mean, come in, it's Monday, and no one wants to hear it. Plus, I'm usually tired and I just don't feel like it. But this Monday, for some reason, is different. Maybe it's because it's the first Monday in July, and the general election campaigns are really starting to take off. Maybe it's because there are 128 days until the election. I don't know why, but for whatever reason, when I began surfing the web this morning, I noticed a consistent theme: pro-Obama/anti-Romney articles by the mainstream media. Ugh. Here we go.

July 2, 2012 - Morning Headlines

- The crippling heat wave that hit the East Coast and the Midwest will continue through the beginning of the week with no end in sight. Many residents of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia are without power further complicating the situation (CNN): http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/02/us/extreme-heat/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

- The PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) of Mexico won control back of the presidency after 12 years. Many have accused the party of being autocratic and overly powerful (Fox News): http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07/01/mexico-could-return-old-ruling-party-to-power/

- The chairman of Barclays has resigned after the finance company was involved in a massive interest rate price fixing scandal (ABC News): http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/barclays-chairman-steps-rates-scandal-16692512

- The Eurozone's unemployment rate hit a record 11.1% in May (Yahoo!): http://news.yahoo.com/eurozone-unemployment-hits-record-may-090411655--finance.html