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The United States imposed new sanctions Wednesday on lucrative Russian energy and defense entities, as well as major banks, as the Obama administration struggles for a way to quell an insurgency in eastern Ukraine widely believed to be backed by Moscow. The penalties significantly expand on previous U.S. sanctions, which were limited to Russian individuals and companies. But the new sanctions still stop short of fully cutting off key Russian economic sectors, a step U.S. officials said they were continuing to hold in reserve in case Moscow launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine or takes similarly provocative actions. Obama was expected to speak about the sanctions from the White House Wednesday afternoon. The Treasury Department sanctions target two major Russian energy firms, Novatek and Rosneft, and a pair of leading Russian financial institutions, Gazprombank and VEB. Officials said, the sanctions restrict the entities' ability to access U.S. capital markets. http://apne.ws/...

http://bit.ly/1nxR1hD Karen Hudes, a former 20 year employee of the World Bank, contends the U.S. credit rating is on very dubious ground. Hudes says, "This is actually an underhanded move because they know the U.S. dollar is going to lose its status as an international currency." What would that look like to the man on the street? Hudes predicts, "Prices would change on a daily basis. They would double. The number of families that would be employed would be in the minority . . . there would be lawlessness." Join Greg Hunter as he goes One-on-One with former World Bank lawyer Karen Hudes.

Four days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded its investigation into June's accidental anthrax exposure , more details are being released about the government health agency's mishandling of potentially dangerous pathogens. The CDC concluded its investigation into the anthrax incident last week, saying that no lab workers had been infected with the disease. But the public health agency's report also detailed other instances in which lab workers had not followed protocol. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has also been investigating the anthrax incident. http://bit.ly/1wvbrgE http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ

We got about 21 million guns in 2013 :D And 2014 is looking to top even that !

"Less violent than it has ever been",....."You can keep your doctor",..... "Most transparent administration in history",..... "Hope & change",..... yeah, whatever you say, Chief!

The House Oversight Committee Chairman, Darrell Issa, is criticizing the White House for defying a House subpoena.