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The Daily Reckoning Is the US a nation of dependents?

When too many people and companies depend on government subsidies, Bonner writes, your society consumes more wealth than it produces.
Has demand for the iPhone begun to flag?

New reports indicate that Apple has cut orders for the LCD panels and memory chips used in the iPhone 5.
13 Republicans who might run in 2016

The GOP has a history of nominating people who have run before, which could give heart to some familiar faces. But there’s also a crop of young rising stars who could steal the show.
A cheaper iPhone? Don't hold your breath, Apple says

Still, at least one analyst believes Apple would miss out on a big opportunity if it didn't make a budget iPhone in 2013.
Terrorism & Security Kurdish leader's murder in Paris threatens tentative Turkish-PKK peace deal

The killings of PKK founder Sakine Cansiz and two others could be an attempt to derail negotiations between Ankara and the PKK to peacefully end the militant group's separatist campaign.
Cheaper Apple iPhone reportedly on the way

Apple is prepping a cheaper iPhone, according to one new report.
Obama administration not ruling out complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

'We wouldn't rule out any option,' including zero troops [beyond 2014], Ben Rhodes, a White House deputy national security adviser, said Tuesday.
Fuel leak temporarily grounds another Japan Airlines Boeing 787

On Tuesday, an Japan Airlines Boston to Tokyo flight was delayed after a fuel leak was discovered on the new Boeing 787. On Monday, a fire broke out aboard another JAL Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Tax VOX Why the 'fiscal cliff' deal is an incentive to give to charity

The "fiscal cliff" deal's phaseout of itemized deductions is really a sneaky way to raise marginal income tax rates and creates an economic incentive to give to charities, Burman writes.
Chapter & Verse 'Print is Here to Stay': a WSJ article spreads like wildfire

Writer Nicholas Carr's essay arguing that print will live on is all over the Internet.
A Bill and Hill year: why Clintons are Americans' favorite politicians

A recent poll showed that Hillary and Bill Clinton are the most popular politicians in America. How did America's top political couple come to have such high-flying ratings?
Obama hints at big debt-ceiling brawl, but can he win this one?

On Saturday in his weekly address, President Obama warned of a 'dangerous game' ahead if Congress resists raising the debt ceiling. US debt has hit the current limit – $16.4 trillion.
Secret US cybersecurity program to protect power grid confirmed

The National Security Agency is spearheading a program, dubbed Perfect Citizen, to develop technology to protect the power grid from cyberattack. The project worries privacy rights groups.
The Circle Bastiat 'Fiscal cliff': Cut the spending – and the melodrama

The 'fiscal cliff' is the crisis that didn't need to be, if the Bush tax cuts had been made permanent and Keynesian influence hadn't spread.
Russia's proposed ban on US adoptions: What would it mean for orphans?

Children's rights advocates say there's nothing wrong with efforts to reduce international adoption – if those efforts are focused on strengthening families and encouraging domestic adoption. Russia, however, has a long way to go to find domestic families for its orphans.
The Reformed Broker It's over, bond vigilantes

Four years after wrongly predicting doom because of the fiscal stimulus, some naysayers are still unrepentant – and wrong.
Horizons Can a Motorola X Phone keep up with Apple and Samsung?

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Motorola is hard at work on an 'X Phone,' a flagship smart phone that would stand out from handsets made by Apple and Samsung. But 'X Phone' development may be running into some early obstacles.
Decoder Wire Boehner 'Plan B' flop: Good or bad for President Obama? (+video)

It's natural to think that President Obama might have cheered the collapse of House Speaker John Boehner's Plan B for the 'fiscal cliff.' But the chaos it created might cause bigger problems.
Horizons Facebook $1 fee? New scheme aims to make money, cut spam.

New from Facebook: $1 fee to send priority messages to people outside of your social contacts. This Facebook $1 fee feature isn't available outside of the US yet, but the social network could expand it if it proves popular.
'Zero Dark Thirty': Top 3 controversies from the Osama bin Laden film

"Zero Dark Thirty," which tells the story of the hunt and capture of Osama bin Laden, is already garnering critical accolades – and plenty of criticism, too. Here are the top three controversies currently surrounding the film.
Terrorism & Security Panel on Benghazi attack heaps blame on State, citing 'systemic failures' (+video)

An independent panel investigating the 9/11 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi released a report finding that the State Department failed at securing the compound on multiple fronts.
Five women shot dead in Pakistan for fighting polio

Five female health workers vaccinating children against polio have been shot dead in Pakistan as Islamic militants raise suspicions about immunization efforts.
Cerberus private equity firm to sell stake in firearms makers after Newtown shooting

Cerberus said Tuesday that it would sell its stake in the Freedom Group, which owns the Bushmaster rifle brand, as well as Remington and other gun makes.
Terrorism & Security NBC's Richard Engel released in Syria, a journalist danger zone (+video)

The Syrian conflict is making 2012 the deadliest year on record for journalists.
Stocks move higher as budget talks progress

Stocks rose Monday as signs of fiscal cliff progress in Washington made their way to Wall Street. Stock traders paused for a minute of silence at 9:15 a.m. EST to remember those killed in a gunman's rampage through a Connecticut elementary school.