Washington Post By Peter Whoriskey, The U.S. government last year announced a $10 million award, dubbed the “L Prize,” for any manufacturer that could create a “green” but affordable light bulb. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the prize woul… more »

Cr Edit Note: Special Thanks to Mark Levin, because we almost missed this story in that the mainstream media and even some right-wing shows failed to pick it up. Foxnews, Daily Caller and The Blaze, among a few others, did pick it up along with Bill O'Re… more »

CNN (CNN) -- After a string of disappointing debate performances, the presidential campaign of Texas Gov. Rick Perry is signaling that Perry might be dialing back his participation in several planned televised Republican presidential primary debates… more »

UK Telegraph By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble said it would be a folly to boost the EU's bail-out machinery (EFSF) beyond its €440bn lending limit by deploying leverage to up to €2 trillion, perhaps by raisin… more »

Cr note: Interesting, the Arab Spring dealt with Protestors demanding changes to their particular Governments, if not economic systems. In this case, we have a government leader encouraging an uprising by his own people, but the government or national… more »