Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 19

Thirteen American Cities Going Broke
The Case For $150 Oil… (In 2013)
15 Signs That The Ring Of Fire Is Waking Up

Why The Fiscal Cliff Is Set To Crush The Middle Class With 50% Tax Rates
New Fed Metrics, QE4 Won't Cure What Ails the US Economy
Paul Krugman: China's Economic Growth May Kill Us All
Explaining Evil
Invincible Ignorance
Unions Take a Swing at Democracy
Why Have Lumber Prices Risen 45% This Year?
How guns became gadgetsâ€"lightweight, easy to use,

What In The World Are Barack Obama

OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Medicare and the cliff
President Obama to push assault weapons ban in second term
House Democratic leaders soften opposition

Boehner calls for GOP 'discussion' on guns

Consumer Prices on U.S. Decline More than Forecast
Lawmakers Vow Tougher Gun Laws

California to Require Disclosure 10 Days Before Fracking
Longmont, CO, said, "No!" to Fracking
Michigan Governor Kills Bill Allowing Concealed Guns in Schools
Aspirin Use May Raise Risk of Age-Related Eye Disorder
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION ATTACK KOCH BROTHERS
4,200 COLORADANS BUY GUNS DAY AFTER SANDY HOOK
Fast Food Scrooge:

Gold's Mega-Rally Hangs in Balance
White House rejects Boehner 'Plan B'

NRA to 'push back' soon, schedules news conference
Fear of being committed

Mayan apocalypse mania grips Russia
Republicans threaten fiscal cliff 'plan B'

Gun sales surge across US after Newtown

Obama to back Feinstein's assault weapons bill

Palestinians flee to Lebanon

The Mayan apocalypse:

Riddle me this: Adam Lanza, 'computer genius,'

What on earth's going on in the gold market?
Pensions and personal savings
Israel sees new US poise, including military, to curb Iran
Is a decline in midlevel jobs hurting the U.S. recovery?
Reporter Is First To Tell Adam Lanza's Father

S&P upgrades Greek credit rating and sets outlook to stable
Japan's Shinzo Abe prepares to print money for the whole world
Libor scandal: More than 30 UBS bankers

Judge Napolitano:

Neil Barofsky on UBS Criminal Charges

BREAKING NEWS: CT School Shooter Killer Link To LIBOR SCAND
Is Modern Monetary Theory a Recipe

Jim Grant: Honey, I Shrunk the Yield Curve!!
GATA's Bill Murphy & Chris Powell call out

Mayan Explanation Of What Will Go Down On December 21 2012
Central Bankers: Advanced Breed of Monkeys
FULL MOVIE: 2012 - The End of World
The Death Of America's Middle Class