Politics
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Are you still down at Zuccotti Park trying to make a difference? Well, guess what? Today is your chance to leave tent city and do so. It's the one time of the year where the 99% have the same power as the 1%. Today is Election Day, and we've got the breakdown on how to 100% exercise one of your most important and tangible rights. More»
It's always election time here in DC, but for the 2012 presidential election we've got a motley crew of misfits that pretty much guarantee months of comedic gold and national shame. Here are some viral gems we've found around the net featuring some of the current candidates vying for the presidency. [VIEW SLIDESHOW]
As the protests on Wall Street grow, it comes as no surprise there is a new movement on the rise, the 'We Are The 53% Movement.' A right-wing movement (not just those from Wall Street), the 53% is a blog that features posts from those that are against the Occupy Wall Street protests and don't want themselves to be classified as the 99%. More»
Not your usual birthday check from Grandma...
Today is President Obama's 50th birthday!
He did most of the celebrating last night (seems like Thursday would be more fun than Wednesday, at least you're hungover with everyone else on Friday at work) in Chicago with two grand campaign fundraising parties.
Finally, a deal has been struck, ahead of the deadline of August 2. This has been one of the nastiest squabbles between Democrats and Republicans, but boy, we're glad it's almost over with.
Here is the official fact sheet on the deal, struck by leaders from both parties, on WhiteHouse.gov.
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That's Layman, not Lehman.
We know our readers that have been holed up on Capitol Hill will skip this entry, but for our readers that have been acting like they know what's going on--you're welcome:
The U.S. Debt Ceiling is set at $14.294 trillion, which is the amount of debt the United States is allowed to carry to pay off bills. This is basically our country's credit card limit--except instead of credit cards, we issue bonds to citizens and institutions. We also borrow money from other countries, like China. China owns about one trillion dollars of our debt. How nice of them to spot us.
We officially hit this ceiling in May. As written by the Wall Street Journal, the Treasury has been using "stopgap measures" to keep paying bills, but will be totally out of money on August 2, although some analysts say we might be able to last until August 10. Ouch.
It is well known that you don't come to Guest Of A Guest to get a fill of the latest political news and furthermore, we are far from political experts. Nevertheless, it may humor you or genuinely worry you that it is now official that Apple has a greater budget than our own government. More»
DJ Jess, Alex Malfunction provided music for all those "trashy" guests at Webster Hall this past weekend. With scandalously entertaining burlesque performances by Weirdee Girl, Misty Meaner, Amber Star and Zach Attack, the crowd was in full-rage mode. But things took a serious turn when the attendees got political, and each guest started promoting their very own cause. More»
Vassili Verrecchia Shows Off His Favorite Things In His Paris Home
While his brother, Timothee, runs the NYC office, Vassili takes on the Paris-based side of things. To gain some insight to what inspires such a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, we asked Vass to show off some of his favorite worldly and sentimental possessions in his Paris home. See where Vass's travels have taken him...
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