23-Aug-2012 00:06

Lost Decade for Shrinking Middle Class - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/08/22/lost-decade-for-shrinking-middle-class/

Fed's Discussion Hints It May Take New Action Soon - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/fed-officials-weighed-economy-17058518

Akin furor knocks Republicans off message, again :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/YwW5hxd0RvI/us-usa-campaign-akin-idUSBRE87K0VW20120822

Despite Assange claims, US has no current case against him - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/22/us-wikileaks-assange-usa-idUSBRE87L12W20120822

Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive - swissinfo.ch :: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Mars_rover_Curiosity_aces_first_test_drive.html?cid%3D33367806

Chelsea rally against Reading - Sky News Australia :: http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id%3D786826

Akin cares little about pressure from GOP leaders - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/22/akin-cares-little-about-pressure-from-gop-leaders/

Fed looks set to ease fairly soon barring swift rebound :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/BVs8MwRLpWg/us-usa-fed-minutes-idUSBRE87L0UL20120822

LL Cool J and family 'safe' after burglary attempt, thankful for concern - Los Angeles Times :: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/08/ll-cool-j-and-family-safe-after-burglary-attempt-thankful-for-concern.html

New Jersey woman decapitates son, then kills self - GMA News :: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/270809/news/world/new-jersey-woman-decapitates-son-then-kills-self

Tootsie Roll's Secret Empire :: A CEO in his 90s helms an attractive takeover target. So what's next for Tootsie Roll Industries? No one really knows.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443713704577603662120397078.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

US West Nile cases, deaths jump in latest week - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-healthwestnilel2e8jm8vg-20120822,0,7429735.story

Sonia Gandhi a step up on power ladder after being ranked the sixth most ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2192206/Sonia-Gandhi-step-power-ladder-ranked-sixth-powerful-woman-world.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Did Taylor Swift, Conor Kennedy crash family wedding? - Newsday :: http://newyork.newsday.com/entertainment/things-to-do/hudson-buzz-1.3774483/did-taylor-swift-conor-kennedy-crash-family-wedding-1.3920489

S&P recovers from losses, dollar falls after Fed :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/1LvA2oqlmOg/us-markets-global-idUSBRE86F00620120822

Portugal drowning victims: Tributes paid to girl and grandfather - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/portugal/9492887/Portugal-drowning-victims-Tributes-paid-to-girl-and-grandfather.html

Editorial: What the G.O.P. Platform Represents :: The mean-spirited platform circulating ahead of the convention shows that Republican politics has moved so far to the right that the extreme is now the mainstream.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/opinion/what-the-gop-platform-represents.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Clarence House confirms nude photos of Prince Harry are genuine - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/clarence-house-confirms-nude-photos-of-prince-harry-are-genuine/story-e6frg6so-1226456274337

UK's Prince Harry cavorts naked in Vegas party photos :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/8NnBSNJruUQ/us-britain-prince-naked-idUSBRE87L08C20120822

Syrian army batters parts of Damascus, 47 killed :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/4d7vwthQrW8/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8610SH20120822