Wednesday, January 11, 2012

CHEAT SHEET 1.11.12...sound smart in minutes

It's hard to keep up with all the information these days...and lets face it; it's annoying. There are so many websites and blogs and Twitter feeds and Facebook pages...at some point you just get overwhelmed.

That's why we started the Cheat Sheet. This way you'll know what's happening in the world without wasting much time, but should you want to learn more, we've included the links for you just in case.

Politics

Mitt Romney WINS New Hampshire Primary…that’s two down with South Carolina next.  But, in case you don't understand what a Republican Primary is, click here.

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich accuses anti-Christian sentiment of destroying our country.

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Newt Gingrich


U.S. Current Events

HOSTESS (the company that makes twinkies and Ho Ho’s) files for Bankruptcy, and you can blame labor costs and economy for this one.

Remember the company that started the financial crisis Lehman Brothers? Well they’re still around and they're getting bigger


Sick of rats in the subways? So are subway workers and they have the pictures to prove it…


Victim of Arizona shooting victim blames the intended target, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, for his wife's death


Casey Anthony's back in news headlines, this time for firing her attorney over leaked “video diaries


LA City Council says porn stars must use condoms if they want to work in LA


First Lady Michelle Obama speaks out against author Jodi Kantor for characterizing her as an angry black woman in her latest book.

So-called 20th 9/11 Hijacker sues for video footage from Guantanamo Bay to prove he was tortured…


The Web

Reddit.com protests Stop Online Piracy Act saying it is a threat to Internet freedom.  Yahoo & Google agree that the act blocks web content using technology like China and Iran

Watch as a 7 year old boy sick with terminally ill cancer gets his “make a wish” wish to blow up a building:


World News

Vandersloot, accused of killing girl in Bahamas and girl in Peru, confesses to Peru murder
Magnetic Bomb kills Iranian Nuclear Scientist…was it the U.S.?

Pakistan's government fired the defense secretary today and the army warned of "grievous consequences" for the country, escalating a political and legal crisis that some believe could end in the dismissal of the government.
U.S. conducting drone attacks in Pakistan, again

Experts say the German Economy may be stalling due to Euro Crisis and less demand for exports…

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad speaks against “conspiracy” to get him out of office. For 10 months there have been reports of peaceful protestors being shot and killed by the Syrian Army…a French journalist was killed there this week.

North Korea wants food aid from the U.S., but accuses America of using aid as a political tool to get North Korea to end its nuclear enrichment program…

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