ALASKA GOLD

FRONTLINE probes the fault lines of a growing battle in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, home to the world’s last great wild sockeye salmon fishery – and enormous mineral deposits.

 

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The Sequester-The Ultimate Betrayal Of The GOP Base

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By all historic accounts, the actual idea for the sequester—the massive front-loaded cuts to the federal budget designed to rip a hole in spending programs near and dear to both Republicans and Democrats—originated in the Obama White House.

By creating a mechanism that would result in huge cuts to a defense budget that has long been sacrosanct to modern day Republicans, along with equally large cuts to the entitlements that Democrats feel duty bound to protect, the Obama Administration believed that it had created a tool that would force a negotiated solution in the effort to get a grip on our debt situation through the balancing of spending cuts with revenue increases.

As a weapon to drive compromise—a concept that has become a four letter word in today’s extreme environment— the sequester wasn’t such a bad idea. Surely, any rational legislator in Congress would understand that reaching a negotiated deal was far preferable to the unacceptably painful results of allowing the sequester to take hold.
Or would they?  READ MORE

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No thank you, Karl Rove

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Karl Rove failed to deliver during the 2012 elections,
despite the millions poured into his Super PAC.

The Republican establishment must give way to new leadership

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 4:11 AM

 Republicans were sent to the woodshed in 2012. And when you’re sent to the woodshed, you sit there quietly and think about what you’ve done.

But somehow, Karl Rove doesn’t think he played a part in all that. Despite more than $170 million spent through his American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS super PACs, and nearly nothing to show for it, Rove believes the simple solution is to slap a new label on his outfit and go rake in some more dough.

“The Conservative Victory Project, which is backed by Karl Rove and his allies who built American Crossroads into the largest Republican super PAC of the 2012 election cycle, will start by intensely vetting prospective contenders for congressional races to try to weed out candidates who are seen as too flawed to win general elections,” reported The New York Times over the weekend.

But there are plenty of Republican donors who are furious at Crossroads for wasting their money and aren’t going to be fooled by Rove’s rebranding strategy — or his promises that he will get better results the next time around.
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Hillary Clinton is not just sleeping in as new website indicates desire to stay in the spotlight

If she’s planning on a presidential run there are few clues to be gleaned from Clinton’s freshly launched website HillaryClintonOffice.com.

www.HillaryClintonOffice.com
Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign website now redirects
visitors to her new site: HillaryClintonOffice.com.

 By Celeste Katz AND Jonathan Lemire / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 10:53 AM
Updated: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 5:03 AM

 She's the picture of presidential ambition.

Just days after becoming a private citizen, Hillary Clinton is stoking speculation about running for President in 2016 by launching a mysterious new website that boldly features her in an attention-grabbing photo....

 A mass e-mail sent Tuesday by her husband Bill Clinton and their daughter Chelsea is adding to the speculation: It urges recipients to “thank Hillary for making our country and our world, stronger, safer and better.”

PHOTOS: HILLARY CLINTON'S BEST MOMENTS

“She inspires us every day — and we hope she inspires you, too. Please take a moment to send Hillary your personal note of thanks,” it adds, providing a link for fans to do just that.

When Hillary Clinton stepped down Friday after four grueling years as secretary of state, it was assumed that she would relax and recharge while contemplating her next move. READ MORE

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How the Deficit Got This Big

Editorial | Deconstruction

By TERESA TRITCH

Published: July 23, 2011

With President Obama and Republican leaders calling for cutting the budget by trillions over the next 10 years, it is worth asking how we got here — from healthy surpluses at the end of the Clinton era, and the promise of future surpluses, to nine straight years of deficits, including the $1.3 trillion shortfall in 2010. The answer is largely the Bush-era tax cuts, war spending in Iraq and Afghanistan, and recessions.

 Despite what antigovernment conservatives say, non-
defense discretionary spending on areas like foreign aid, education and food safety was not a driving factor in creating the deficits. In fact, such spending, accounting for only 15 percent of the budget, has been basically flat as a share of the economy for decades. Cutting it simply will not fill the deficit hole.

The first graph shows the difference between budget projections and budget reality. In 2001, President George W. Bush inherited a surplus, with projections by the Congressional Budget Office for ever-increasing surpluses, assuming continuation of the good economy and President Bill Clinton’s policies. But every year starting in 2002, the budget fell into deficit. In January 2009, just before President Obama took office, the budget office projected a $1.2 trillion deficit for 2009 and deficits in subsequent years, based on continuing Mr. Bush’s policies and the effects of recession. Mr. Obama’s policies in 2009 and 2010, including the stimulus package, added to the deficits in those years but are largely temporary. READ MORE

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GPS navigation systems have an array of functions to find your current location in real time. Nearly all GPS navigation systems on cell phones have menus and features that are similar to other portable GPS devices on the market. If your cell phone doesn't have a built-in GPS, you can either subscribe to GPS navigation with your cellular phone carrier or use an online GPS tracking service to track your location.
 

Step 1

Choose a free online GPS cell phone tracking service, such as InstaMapper, Glympse or Buddyway, to track your current location with your cell phone. Some free online GPS cell phone tracking services require that you sign up for an account with them.

Step 2

Click the "Sign Up" hyperlink near the top of the GPS cell phone tracking website. Type a username in the Username field. Create a password in the Password field. Type your current email address in the Email Address field. Read the Terms of Service agreement, and click the "I Agree. Create My Account" button when you're finished.

Step 3

Click the "Add a Tracking Device" hyperlink to select your cell phone model from the list on the Web page. Many of the free online GPS cell phone tracking services are compatible with Apple iPhones, Android, BlackBerry and Motorola phones. If you do not see your cell phone listed, you may not be able to use the GPS tracking service. You may be able to use the service if your cell phone is GPS-enabled, has an unlimited data plan and is able to run Java MIDP-2.0 applications. Click the "Other" button if it's shown on the Web page.

Step 4

Write down the device key number that's shown on the Web page if you are required to use a device key number with the account. Download and install the GPS Tracker application on your cell phone. Log out of your account.

Step 5

Launch the application from your cell phone's Home or Settings screen. Tap the "Continue" button. Enter the device key number that you previously wrote down into the field box. Tap the "Save" button when you're done.

Step 6

Log into your GPS cell phone tracking account to find your location on your cell phone. When the GPS tracking software is running on your cell phone, it transmits your real-time location. You are able to see information, such as the latitude, longitude, time and speed at which you're traveling, on your phone.