HOT LINKS: U.S. Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly FALLS

ISM shrinks (has declined in 4 of the past 6 months) as orders slowed.

• ISM Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly FALLS to 49.5% in November - Bloomberg
• Man Imprisoned in Mental Hospital over Bank Allegations Was Telling the Truth
• Debt Ceiling Can Be Held Off Until Early March, CBO Says
• DOJ Mysteriously Quits Monsanto Antitrust Investigation | Mother Jones
• How to Make Mitch McConnell Laugh -- By Tim Geithner
• Sen. Sessions: Geithner's 'Secret' Offer A 'Fantasy'
• Leave 'Fairy World' Behind, Draghi Tells Euro Zone — CNBC
• French Socialist: We're Just Doing What Obama Does
• Did Mark Penn Swiftboat Google? - Businessweek
• Study Ranks All 50 States: California Worst-Governed State in America
• Hedge Funds Increase Bullish Bets on Commodities Most Since August
• Bond Guru Gundlach Buys Stocks, Sees 'KABOOM' Ahead
• Unaffordable Cost Seen for Some Under Affordable Care Act - Bloomberg
• Dominique Strauss-Kahn denies $6 Million deal with maid who accused him of rape
• Family Sues Over Scientist's LSD-Induced, CIA Controlled Death in 1953

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Larry Summers On The Next U.S. Debt Downgrade

Fresh from his nap.

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TIME LAPSE: Presenting The U.S. Housing Bubble

Housing bubble in motion.  Home prices only go up, right...

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'Open Carry' Law Student Puts Cop In His Place (WATCH)

Detained for open carry.

"I was detained by Portland PD officer J McDonald on 26MAY2012.  He detains me without suspicion of any criminal activity in violation of Delaware v Prouse.  He admits his sole reason for stopping me is my legally carried firearm in violation of US v DeBerry.  He seizes my weapon with no reasonable suspicion that I've committed a crime in violation of Terry v Ohio.  He demands my ID without reasonable suspicion in violation of Hiibel v Nevada"

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Rand Paul, Lindsey Graham Have 'Crazy Bastard' Fight

Entertaining Senate battle over the NDAA and Gitmo.

Full story inside.

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Deval Patrick & Paul Gaynor: Crony Capitalism At First Wind

Taxpayer dollars gone with the wind.

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San Bernardino: 'Lock Your Doors And Load Your Guns'

City attorney tells residents to 'lock their doors and load their guns' because of police downsizing.  Plus a Reuters Special Report on what drove San Bernardino to ruin.

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Detroit Mayor: 'We Are In An Era Of Entitlement...'

Nice feature broadcast this week on CNN.  Detroit Mayor Dave Bing sits in the Red Chair to discuss the past, present and future of the Motor City (Nov. 28, 2012).  Three minutes.

"I have the second hardest job in the country.  The most difficult part is fighting the entitlement of city employees."

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Bob's Daily Buzzword: 'Rehypothecation'

How do you spell Ponzi...

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Food Stamps Are The New Normal

Recession on time-lapse.

More Americans joined SS Disability in the last 3 months than found jobs...

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F@#k The Fed (A Central Bank Love Song)

Give it a chance.  77,000 views on Youtube.

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Kudlow: $268 Billion In New ObamaCare Taxes

Five new Obamacare taxes coming January 1.

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Jon Stewart On Libor Manipulation

"Is this real or a Dickens novel..."

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Ron Paul's Final Speech To Congress

Complete transcript inside.

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