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(ThyBlackMan.com)President Obama hosted the first ever U.S.-Africa Business forum last week here in Washington, DC. Leading up to the conference, …
in the next hour or so. meantime, stocks are higher. stock up following the news of pandit's departure. a story that still has a lot more questions than answers at this point. we'll keep you up to speed on this still developing story as the day g the highs right now. a very mixed day. you have some bank stocks higher. jpmorgan, for one, inside the dow. bank of america is lower. walmart is lower. intel among technology stocks higher. energy is higher today. so no clear trend for this market, but the dow at 13,536. technology powered higher by apple, which is up more than 2%. they anno...
let's get right to our top story tonight. the dire warning from fed head ben bernanke this week. he told congress that our economy faces a perfect storm at the end of the year threatening our prospects for growth and recovery. take a listen. >> under current law on january 1st, 2013 there's going to be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases. i hope that congress will look at that and figure out ways to achieve the same long run fiscal improvement without having it all happen at one date. >> all right. so as the country's debt and spending continues to skyrock...
to open in 2016. this is a portion of monday's event. [ horns ] [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome phylicia rashad. [ applause ] >> morning. it is indeed an honor and a privilege to welcome all of you here today for this groundbreaking ceremony of the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture. this is a milestone. this is a milestone movement, not only for the smithsonian, but for the united states. today, we took the first step in creating an iconic building that will house something too amazing and wonderful. a museum with the power to chang...
she hopes to do for the democrats. jenna: ancient fossils dating back a million years, unearthed in california. a total mistake. the amazing story as to how they were found. jon: an exclusive look at the president and his war council. washington insider bob woodward's new book due out next week exposing deep divisions in the white house over the war in afghanistan. and a bombshell about afghan president hamid karzai. julie kirst is live at the white house with more. the white house reaction this morning to that book's release, julie, what is it? >> hi jon. white house officials are d...