U.S. Debt Now Larger Than Whole Economy

The amount owed by the federal government to its creditors, combined with IOUs to government retirement and other schemes, now stands at $15.23 trillion. The government estimated the value of goods and services produced by the economy in a year at $15.17 trillion as of September.

According to long-term forecasts, debt will carry on growing faster than the economy, which would need to expand by at least 6 percent per year to keep pace.

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Poll: Obama's Re-election Is Americas’ Top Fear

According to a new Washington Whispers poll, many voters aren’t forgetting what they dislike about Obama and want him out office.

In the New Year’s poll, when asked what news event they fear most about 2012, Americans by a margin of two-to-one said Obama’s reelection. Only 16 percent said they fear the Democrat won’t win a second term, while 33 percent said they fear four more years.

In results backed up by other polls, older Americans and those earning $75,000 or more are especially worried about the president getting a second term, according to the poll done by Synovate eNation.

The poll of younger Americans, 18-24, said just 28 percent of those voters said they feared Obama winning in November.

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List of Gitmo Detainees Obama Plans to Release in Deal with Talibums

According to Washington Post writer Marc A. Theissen President Obama is reportedly planning to release Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay detention center.

The Obama administration is allegedly considering the release of these senior Taliban leaders as part of a deal to bring the militant Islamist group to engage in peace talks.

According to Theissen, if Obama does in fact proceed with the release, he will do “tremendous harm” to U.S. national security “and to his prospects for reelection this fall.”

Theissen writes:

To understand why, consider the individuals White House is considering setting free. Last year WikiLeaks released a trove of documents it dubbed the “Gitmo Files” with assessments of hundreds of Guantanamo detainees — including the five Taliban leaders reportedly under consideration for release.

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