U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew’s whirlwind trip to Europe this week ended Tuesday underscoring the stark trans-Atlantic divide over how best to recover from the global economic slump. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
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U.S. to Open Wallet in Mideast Peace Bid
The Obama administration is mapping out an economic strategy in the Palestinian areas of the West Bank, using both U.S. government funds and private-sector involvement, in a bid to restart direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Whoops: NBC has an on-air mix-up with U.S. Senator
During this morning’s broadcast of Today, NBC scored a major oops in reporting on the departure of JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson — by using a photo of a U.S. senator by the same name: Whoopsie: https://twitter.com/alexweprin/status/321638705020428290 h/t Twitchy Follow Meredith Jessup on Twitter Follow Meredith Jessup on Facebook Read more stories from TheBlaze Glenn Beck… Read more »
Three charts that show the U.S. spends too little on energy research
At his confirmation hearing this morning, Energy Secretary nominee Ernest Moniz told the Senate that the United States spends far too little on energy R&D. “We are underinvesting by a factor of three,” he said. Is that right? Many energy experts have, indeed, argued over the years that the U.S. government could do a lot… Read more »