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and are earning more than ever before. lets start with oil prices, because theyve risen some 20% over the past three weeks. this time last week, prices surged after the oil cartel, opec +, decided it would reduce its combined output by 1.1 million barrels per day. crude prices climbed after the cartel�*s announcement, but later in the week they steadied, following the latest us and chinese economic data which suggested weaker post—pandemic growth. so where are we headed? russ mould...

church. the video first responders on the scene quickly thereafter trying to help the victims. but the sheriff saying that the dispatch received a call inside of the presbyterian church and say four victims were critically wounded and one had minor injurys. all victims were adults and enroute to the hospital. one victim is deceased at the scene. thats according to the orange county sheriff. one person in custody and recovered a weapon. emergency personnel responded to laguna woods, cal...

Be forgiven for thinking washington wants it both ways, they want lower oil prices remember they ran down the strategic petroleum reserve price last year to drive the price last year to drive the price down they will need to refill that it is at a 20 or 30 year low, the saudis may think there is an opportunity to remind them who is boss. where do ou remind them who is boss. where do you think _ remind them who is boss. where do you think prices _ remind them who is boss. where do you think price...

Change happens. >> that is -- that is true, and a lot has changed in washington since ive been here. ive seen it happen. when people think of washington. >> yeah. >> something that hasnt changed, of course, is the -- the thinking of politics, thinking washington is about the white house, the monuments. what do you think of when you think of d.c.? >> well, i think one of the sort of sub pieces of "nomad" is to be able to tell more additional narrative, cliches that they are known for and d.c. is ...

Righ right and not as obsessed getting the deal. >> my point of view some of the things hes arguing are are so basic having said that, youre right, the deal gets done by giving a little and getting a little. nobody being entirely happy but getting something done. that hasnt happened and you do have to look to the white house and the president as to why thats not happened. it seems to me that both sides, if they want people to stop mocking washington and thinking washington cant get anything done...

Tell that to all the americans who face steep tax increases if the politicians in washington cant hammer out a budget deal. we have a report. >> bill: i think think fired the janitor and valet car parker at the state department. >> we both have respect for secretary clinton. you are roman catholic as am i. we are now calling this the immaculate condition cushion. secretary of state hillary clinton still m.i.a. after taking a fall two weeks ago. now there is all kinds of speculation about her hea...

>> laura: hi everyone i im laura ingraham in for bill oreilly. thanks for watching us tonight. back-to-work. thats the subject of this evenings talking points memo. yesterday the obama administration announced that the president would cut short his hawaiian holiday to make one more attempt to work out a deal to overt the so-called fiscal cliff. in unison, his pals in the news media repeated this white house talking point. >> president obama cutting short his vacation in hawaii, heading back now ...

Purple hearts. is he a maverick. his whole career. >> laura: why is that a good thing necessarily? again im not trying to be difficult. winning two purple hearts is amazing and we celebrate his honor and service. that doesnt have anything to do with why is he a good choice now when both democrats and republicans seem to have real problems with him. seems odd way floating someone as secretary of defense. >> he has a military background. he has a senate background. he has a cost cutting background...

Presidential debate? presumably we could have worked on this problem before now with just a few days left in the year? no wonder so many people are tuning out of politics all together these days because it always seems to be zero some gain with the taxpayers left holding the bag. they are the ones forced to turn over more of their hard earned money to a system that seems utterly incapable of proper management. so thanks, mr. president, for coming back to washington. lets hope its for real work n...

Who face steep tax increases if the politicians in washington cant hammer out a budget deal. we have a report. >> bill: i think think fired the janitor and valet car parker at the state department. >> we both have respect for secretary clinton. you are roman catholic as am i. we are now calling this the immaculate condition cushion. secretary of state hillary clinton still m.i.a. after taking a fall two weeks ago. now there is all kinds of speculation about her health, about whether she will eve...