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• New at RCCA: Los Alamitos: Parade Participants Sought http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10479 #
• New at Traces: WSJ Headlines From One Year Ago Today http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=13699 #
• New at RCCA: Cypress: Mayor Tours the USS Dewey http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10483 #
• "The investors’ famine and the government’s feast therefore are not merely coincidental, but causally connected." http://bit.ly/9jwlAh #
• New at Traces: Michael Yon In Afghanistan: Who Owns That Bridge? http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14405 #
• New at Traces: Chile Calming Down A Bit http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14409 #
• If you thought heath care by reconciliation was tub-ugly, wait till you read about health care by Slaughter, http://bit.ly/aZKkvr #
• @dmataconis – hardly alone – tho I'm wistful about Prez B Cool's continued talking after promising the time for talk was over… in reply to dmataconis #
• New at Cockleshells: Seedling Survivors http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/cockleshells/?p=1180 #
• New at Cockleshells: California In Winter: Geranium http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/cockleshells/?p=1134 #
• The latest PJTV Trifecta is all about Massa v. Emmanuel in the Congressional gym, http://bit.ly/aFSADB #
• New at Traces: WSJ Headlines From One Year Ago Today http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=13715 #
• Hey, hey! A reasonable description of Tea Partiers! http://bit.ly/cKatnU Kudos to Jazz Shaw, and shame on the MSM! | via @EdMorrissey #
• Chile: 7.2 quake followed by a 6.9 quake about 80-90 miles southwest of Santiago, http://bit.ly/bx78bE #
• FOURTH quake in same region of Chile, this time magnitude 6.0, http://bit.ly/bx78bE #
• Crystal Ball: 2010 likely a good year for GOP, but demographic trends favor Dems, http://bit.ly/9RE4Jz | need sustained educational push #
• New at Traces: American Trust In Authority — Not So Much! http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14422 #
• FIFTH quake, this one magnitude 4.9, within 100 miles of Santiago, http://bit.ly/9a1y3J #
• SIXTH quake this morning within 100 miles of Santiago, http://bit.ly/9a1y3J #
• New at Traces: What Your Tax Dollars Are Paying For At Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14426 #
• Last night, by a unanimous vote, the Board of Trustees elected C. L. Max Nikias as the 11th president of USC. #
• Pacific Tsunami Warning Center expects no tsunami from series of quakes this morning in Chile, http://bit.ly/RaTAk #
• SEVENTH quake today within 100 miles of Santiago, Chile, http://bit.ly/c60AG3 #

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• New at Traces: WSJ Headlines From One Year Ago Today http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=13695 #
• Gas company discover a dozen shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea, dating from medieval to modern times, http://bit.ly/aRgS2m | watery time capsules #
• New at Traces: Another View Of The Labor Market: BLS Job Openings And Labor Turnover http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14361 #
• @MelissaTweets @PatrickRuffini – Mark Krikorian mentioned the FB group this morning at NRO's The Corner, http://bit.ly/dfLU2b in reply to MelissaTweets #
• New at RCCA: Scott L. Levitt Announces Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of California http://bit.ly/dac8v4 #
• New at RCCA: Seal Beach: Photo of Suspect Released In Starbucks Robbery http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10464 #
• The more I read about Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), the less I want to know. #
• CA gubernatorial candidate Poizner collects another conservative endorsement: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA46), http://bit.ly/dpXIXd #
• LAT: Corey Haim dead at age 38, http://bit.ly/bHesFp #
• New at Traces: Rothenberg: Hanna An Unusual Candidate http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14386 #
• WaPo notes the arrival of Tea Partiers in Washington to oppose passage of health care reform, http://bit.ly/afHZsk #
• New at RCCA: Los Angeles: Why Watching Local Politics Is Critical http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10469 #
• New at Traces: Health Care Reform Humor http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14391 #
• New at RCCA: Cypress: Council Meets New Police Officers http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10475 #

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• Temp hiring is a leading indicator for employment & temp hiring is up, http://bit.ly/dDeyYF | bad news: lead averages 12-18 months #
• Barry Ritholtz: Alan Greenspan guilty of regulatory nonfeasance leading up to the economic crisis, http://bit.ly/9PaD5R #
• New at Prosthetic Device: Logo No-Nos http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/prostheticdevice/?p=1663 #
• Chas Rowley reviews Thomas Sowell's definition of the constrained & unconstrained vision of man, http://bit.ly/aIUPV3 | conflict unavoidable #
• Steve Horwitz posts an update of the employment chart used to sell ARRA, http://bit.ly/a4PfsX | still WELL north of "without stimulus" #
• Breaking: Census Director notifies residents that a head count is imminent, pleads for peaceful cooperation next week. http://bit.ly/fAQDr #
• New at RCCA: Seal Beach: Police Dispatcher Recognized http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10450 #
• CA state senator arrested for DUI after leaving gay club, http://bit.ly/csF4lZ | He's Republican, he's drunk and he's gay: deal with it. #
• @Lileks – if it was a mocha latté with whipped cream, that could prove hard to explain in reply to Lileks #
• New at RCCA: CA Budget Proposals Get Around Legislative Authority http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10454 #
• @BearTwinsMom – I must confess to feeling splendid, in spite of a full schedule today & the rest of the week. I pray you feel better soon. in reply to BearTwinsMom #
• @BearTwinsMom – buckets of happiness – God wouldn't have it otherwise, although I could do without the contrasting hardship. in reply to BearTwinsMom #
• RT @politico: Pelosi's grip on House slips. http://bit.ly/czLKO2 | marvelous, if true and lasting #
• @BearTwinsMom – I have been there in the pit of depression. All color & taste & lilt & caress sucked from the world, or so it seems. in reply to BearTwinsMom #
• RT @JazzShaw: Dear @JoeNBC : I could have lived the rest of my life without hearing the Rahm / Massa shower story. Thanks. | Me, too. #
• @BearTwinsMom Tears help to wash it away. Engage your senses: smell a rose, or a cinnamon bun, or a young baby. in reply to BearTwinsMom #
• @BearTwinsMom – Paw thru the remainder bin at a cloth store, enjoying each different type of cloth. in reply to BearTwinsMom #
• @BearTwinsMom – sit still and listen for each sound, identify it and welcome it even if it's harsh. in reply to BearTwinsMom #
• @BearTwinsMom – once you've engaged all five usual senses, gear up your kinesthetic sense: move! yourself, other things. Just move. in reply to BearTwinsMom #
• @BearTwinsMom – cinnamon buns ARE good. Enjoy! in reply to BearTwinsMom #
• New at RCCA: Seal Beach: New Director Of Public Works http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10458 #
• @MarcyHernick – I understand the sentiment, but some of us Left Coasters are working hard to bring CA back into the fold… in reply to MarcyHernick #
• New at Traces: Robert Gibbs Blows Smoke At George Stephanopoulos http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14356 #
• On assignment this morning, I was annoyed to discover that I had lost ANOTHER lens cap. Happily, I just found it on the floor of my office. #
• How California stacks up to Texas, http://bit.ly/8Y4h5K | I'd move to Texas, but my husband would divorce me… #
• Slang terms formed during The Great Recession, http://bit.ly/cqDdtn | via The Big Picture, http://bit.ly/dbQybM #

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• New at Traces: WSJ Headlines From One Year Ago Today http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=13691 #
• Charles Rowley is amused by Rep. Barney Frank's (D-MA) new-found appreciation of risk in mortgage lending, http://bit.ly/9W5yL0 #
• Arnold Kling reads D Brooks & @jonahnro on #teaparty http://bit.ly/c5Bfq0 | Kling sees a basic incompatibility betwn DC & teaparty; me too #
• RT @LATimeslocal: Adam Gadahn, Al Qaeda agent from Southern CA, is arrested in Pakistan http://bit.ly/bPReXW | who owns him, Pak or US? #
• Goodnight to all the Oscar snarks out there. I don't care enough even to snark. At least Star Trek won for make-up. Ha! #
• Yay! @lileks returns to bleating tonight! http://bit.ly/aqxFiW He says he's been up to something interesting… #
• @cheeky_geeky – when they figure out how to combat it… in reply to cheeky_geeky #
• @fredwilson – saw your pic in the MIT Tech Review article on twitter in reply to fredwilson #
• New at Traces: Prez B Cool Gets Advice From Ex-Presidents http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14326 #
• Marin County, CA: 600 Tea Partiers, 2 LaRoucheites and a couple dozen Obamabots http://bit.ly/bQQFmE | via @instapundit #
• Obviously, I went to bed too soon: Sandra Bullock won best actress for "The Blind Side" & "Hurt Locker" won for best movie. #
• Roget L. Simon: "the look on Sean Penn's face when Sandra Bullock won…" http://bit.ly/bALbP9 #
• New at Traces: RNC Bad Trade On The Politics Of Fear http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14332 #
• RT @Flap: CA-Gov and CA-Sen: Poizner, DeVore get conservative group’s nod #cagop #catcot http://icio.us/4yoyuk #
• RT @Flap: CRA Endorses Poizner, DeVore, Runner, Steel, Aanestad, Dunn, Strickland, Walters, Eastman, Lenning #catcot http://icio.us/kbramj #
• Rothenberg: "[T]he one thing Obama and Congressional Democrats need is some good news." http://bit.ly/91r7Em | Hard to come by for Dems #
• @greeneyedkat – you're not alone. I live in a household of gals not weeping after Depp. in reply to greeneyedkat #
• Management 2.0 looks at reasons for Apple's string of successes, http://bit.ly/do81QJ | Yes, I want an iPad. #

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• New at Traces: WSJ Headlines From One Year Ago Today http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=13687 #
• New at RCCA: Brea: Pacific Residential Financing Facing $2.4M Forced Mortgage Buy-Back http://bit.ly/a43wNQ #
• New at Traces: Consumers Continue Paying Down Revolving Credit http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14322 #
• @kevintylersmith – mmm, pad thai… yum in reply to kevintylersmith #
• New at Cockleshells: Seedling Sacrifice? http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/cockleshells/?p=1171 #
• Edgelings throws a birthday party for Photoshop, http://bit.ly/a7rQcN | 20 years and counting! #
• 5.8 magnitude quake near Bio-Bio, Chile, this morning, http://bit.ly/9EXFif | No rest for the weary down there #

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• CA EDD: NFP in CA rose by 32,500 and state unemployment hit 12.5% – more jobs AND more unemployed #
• Jake at EconomPic is looking for a job in the SF Bay area, http://bit.ly/drC192 #
• New at Traces: FDIC Closes Sun American Bank In Boca Raton, FL http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14274 #
• New at Traces: FDIC Closes Bank of Illinois In Normal, IL http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14280 #
• New at Traces: FDIC Closes Waterfield Bank In Germantown, MD http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14286 #
• Tim Hartford lists 5 tips for writing non-fictions, http://bit.ly/dhAd8Q | I do all five, but am weak on #4 for long projects #
• RT @ocbiz: Is your home prepared for disaster? Easy & cheap tips to prepare your home for fire, rain, floods, quakes. http://bit.ly/cUacE1 #
• Mish: Banks not lending to qualified applicants, under pressure from feds: expect many bank failures this year, http://bit.ly/9bFXQU #
• New at RCCA: Liquefaction?!? In Orange County? http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10431 #
• New at Traces: FDIC Pays Out Deposits Of Centennial Bank In Ogden, UT http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14292 #
• New at RCCA: Cypress: Two New Police Officers Sworn In http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10438 #
• @myvirtualjob – tnx for retweet in reply to myvirtualjob #
• Via a workmate of kid #4 koeksisters http://bit.ly/bCDUNp | sweet fried dough, "like donuts — but better!" #
• New at Prosthetic Device: Font Squabble: Why So Hot Over Comic Sans http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/prostheticdevice/?p=1636 #
• New at Traces: Book Review: "Neon Dragon" by John F. Dobbyn http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14317 #

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• New at Traces: Rumors Of Treacherous Tactic To Pass Health Care Reform http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14221 #
• Jim Geraghty's whip count on health care in the House, http://bit.ly/9MEwcR | one vote needed to kill the bill #
• RT @jimgeraghty: Ignore what I Tweeted earlier. The current totals are 216-216, not counting any waverers (including likely 1s like Stupak) #
• Because CA has so much extra money, Asm Spkr Karen Bass handed out promotions & raises on her last day, http://bit.ly/cUwIDI #
• Rothenberg: MA 10 moves to "Democrat Favored" following retirement of Rep. Bill Delahunt (MA-10), http://bit.ly/angdoy #
• Peggy Noonan on Obamacare: "What a disaster it has been." http://bit.ly/cTKlL4 | We're not out of the Obamawoods yet #
• New at Traces: Chile: Still Shaking http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14230 #
• New at Traces: Hoyer Suggests "Clean-Up" Bill For Abortion Sticking Point http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14236 #
• New at Cockleshells: Florida Shivers, Tomato-Lovers Weep http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/cockleshells/?p=1157 #
• New at Traces: National Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 9.7% http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14245 #
• New at RCCA: Anaheim: Registration Open For Spring Activities http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10427 #
• New at Traces: WSJ Headlines From One Year Ago Today http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=13672 #

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• Jacob Gube at Six Revisions offers "10 Simple Tips For Launching A Website," http://bit.ly/a5PZ6G #
• New at Cockleshells: Save The Seeds http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/cockleshells/?p=1138 #
• New at RCCA: Cypress: Author To Speak at Chamber Breakfast http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10390 #
• New at RCCA: Mission Viejo: Mock DUI Collision at Trabuco Hills High School http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10399 #
• Insane CA Coastal Commission asserts control over private backyard adjoining public beach, http://bit.ly/cvObtF | live on the Left Coast #
• St. Louis Fed unofficially declares The Great Recession ended in June 2009, http://bit.ly/bEbhCg | feel better about having no job now? #
• Gah! Bigstock Photo changed their web interface, http://www.bigstockphoto.com | too bright & clear for this early in the morning… need caffeine… #
• Andy McCarthy: Dems h/c strategy is to pass a bill that will never get dismantled, http://bit.ly/bhoDJ8 | conservatives MUST see, plan, act #
• Page @JonahNRO – WSJ page 1 story on Marine 1Sgt Gunner, a bomb-sniffing dog with PTSD, http://bit.ly/9pAhuQ #
• New at Traces: WSJ Headlines From One Year Ago Today http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=13667 #
• SacBee: new Asm speaker Pérez wants to lower vote req for budget legislation, handing more power to Dem majority & crippling Rep oppo #
• Spending Limit Amendment to federal constitution proposed, http://bit.ly/9wMgl5 | "better than a line item veto!" #
• Tax Day Tea Party moves to Los Vegas, NV, to keep an eye on Harry Reid & John McCain, http://www.taxdayteaparty.com #
• CERC grows from 2M to 2.5M visitors over the last year, http://www.catholiceducation.org | congratulations! (Oh, they need money to keep growing…) #
• Archbishop Chaput on "The Vocation of Christians in American Public Life," http://bit.ly/aFSzLi | 'chaput' like 'shampoo' without the 'm' #
• Gallup: West & East still letting go more workers than hiring; South & Midwest hiring more, http://bit.ly/dbNkpL #
• Crystal Ball peers thru fog to if House & Senate incumbents will indeed be shown the door this year, http://bit.ly/90fdgN | it's THAT way! #
• Dang: Crystal Ball's handy-dandy primary schedule sez the next primary is Indiana on May 4th, http://bit.ly/90fdgN | keep the tea pot hot! #
• @davidfraga – tnx for retweet! in reply to davidfraga #
• Crowdsourcing author-scouting, http://bit.ly/99Ugoa | free for writers to post 10 pages – run it up the flag pole & see who salutes… #
• Tea Party Nation throwing a 2nd convu, in Las Vegas July 15-17, http://www.teapartynation.com | also calling up opposition to Dodd/Corker bill #
• Tribune Co. leads 3rd round of funding for Perfect Market, http://bit.ly/dqa3Fo | PM does SEO & matches relevant ads to optimized pages #
• Stupak on GMA: "I'm willing to take down the whole health care bill if abortion language not changed." http://bit.ly/92em2r | yay, Stupak! #
• Beware Senators in search of a legacy: Chris Dodd wants financial reform as his, http://bit.ly/92em2r | read the bill's text carefully #
• @jimgeraghty – the longer they wait, the larger & noisier the grassroots opposition grows in reply to jimgeraghty #
• Going AFK to try praline recipe in "Joy of Cooking" – see you when the pralines are cooling! (Yes, this counts as work: I'll post results.) #
• New at RCCA: CA Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Fox Bank In Hesperia, CA http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10412 #
• Jeri Thompson (Fred's wife) writes in support of Jim Bunning's one-man stand against out-of-control federal spending, http://bit.ly/93PT4Q #
• New at RCCA: La Palma: Animal Shelter Open House http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10416 #
• Wow: CA gets exactly zero "Race to the Top" money for education, http://bit.ly/cScgwl #
• New at RCCA: WSJ: How Green Is Brown? http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10421 #
• @PeanutShelter – tnx for retweet! in reply to PeanutShelter #
• CA City Employee Gives up Job so that Colleague Won’t Be Let Go During Fiscal Cuts, http://bit.ly/cV5CoR #
• Is a promise of reconciliation merely a ploy to get enough votes to pass the Senate version of h/c in the House? http://bit.ly/b8iGM3 #
• Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) mistrusts voting yes on Senate version of h/c, http://bit.ly/9QXsK7 | she thinks reconciliation will fade away #
• Onion: how with the end of print journalism affect old loons who collect newspapers? http://onion.com/bsCzys #
• @stephenkruiser – will Dems follow thru with reconciliation if House votes yes on Senate's version of h/c? in reply to stephenkruiser #
• @stephenkruiser – who has the best hair among California gubernatorial candidates? in reply to stephenkruiser #
• @stephenkruiser – why is the new CA assembly speaker trying to lower the # votes needed for budget bills? in reply to stephenkruiser #
• @stephenkruiser – how can the CA Coastal Commission be reined in? in reply to stephenkruiser #
• Make your travel plans: Washington's cherry blossoms will be at peak bloom March 31 to April 11, http://bit.ly/9qMA6l #

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The result of my first run at pralines, based on the recipe in Joy of Cooking, looks more like candied pecans than any praline I’ve ever eaten.

I think I cooked the sugar syrup too long.

There are two ways (at least) of judging when to take the sugar syrup off the heat.

Use a candy thermometer.

Drop syrup into cold water and feel the texture.

I haven’t made candy in years, so I decided to use both methods but rely on the candy thermometer.

Despite misgivings, I continued cooking the sugar syrup past the point that, when dropped in cold water, a soft ball formed.

So now I have a pile of candied pecans instead of soft chewy pralines.

Next batch, I’ll rely on the cold water.

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• RT @JimDeMint: Here's video of my statement supporting Sen. Bunning, he's standing up for taxpayers http://bit.ly/aUOPll | me: I'm undecided #
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• @debbitlawrence – NRO's The Corner & Campaign Spot said Rangel out, then maybe not in reply to debbitlawrence #
• New at Prosthetic Device: Turning Orange County Fauve http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/prostheticdevice/?p=1624 #
• New at RCCA: Fauvist Community Center http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10354 #
• Crowdsourcing amendments to block reconciliation of health care reform, http://bit.ly/bMwEQ4 #hhrs #tcot #healthcare #
• New at Traces: Sarah Palin, A Stand-Up Gal In Blue Jeans http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14182 #
• New at RCCA: Cypress: Shooting Leaves Victim In Serious Condition http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10364 #
• New at RCCA: Seal Beach: Bridgeport Community Meetings http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10368 #
• @OCFA_PIO – do you know the time of the open house for station #48 in Seal Beach on March 20th? #
• New at RCCA: Seal Beach: New Fire Station Opening http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10372 #
• New at Traces: WSJ Headlines From One Year Ago Today http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=13662 #
• New at RCCA: Cypress: http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=10377 #
• New at RCCA: Anaheim: Children's Book Author Raises Funds for Anaheim Family Justice Center http://bit.ly/9cisAU #
• New at Traces: MSNBC Runs Off The Rails Over Tea Partiers http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14186 #
• @mlane – freelancing may be hard, but it's also the Only Job In The World — for me. in reply to mlane #
• @ericjodom – that Nevada Tea Party smells fishy to me #teaparty in reply to ericjodom #
• New at Traces: Chile Earthquake: A Reminder http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/traces/?p=14205 #
• Charles Rowley provides examples of political virtue to set out as role models, http://bit.ly/985wHY | Churchill heads the list #
• UK Parliament with no clear majority likely, http://bit.ly/cPCVbG | a hung Parliament means no austerity budget & higher debt costs #
• @benpolitico – 'pointless babble' describes most conversations in reply to benpolitico #
• US taxpayers to bail out Greece? http://bit.ly/aCMwZ8 I can't even afford to bail out California… #

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