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Vince Cable attacks ‘rightwing nutters’ over US debt ceiling talks

Business secretary says those trying to derail efforts to raise ceiling are bigger threat to world economy than eurozone crisis Vince Cable has launched an extraordinary attack on “rightwing nutters” in America who are trying to block the raising of the US government’s debt ceiling and who are, he said, a bigger threat to the world economy than problems in the eurozone. Speaking on the BBC1′s Andrew Marr show, the business secretary also suggested the Bank of England may have to engage in more quantitative easing – effectively printing money – as growth stalls. Cable said the deal struck in Europe last week to bail out countries such as Greece and Ireland had been a “significant step forward”, but failed to the fundamental issues. He said: “The irony of the situation at the moment, with markets opening tomorrow morning, is that the biggest threat to the world financial system comes from a few rightwing nutters in the American Congress rather than the eurozone.” Negotiations on raising the US government’s debt limit above its current level of $14.3tn (£8.7tn) collapsed in acrimony late on Friday over details of a package of spending cuts and tax rises that would help to pay for such a move. A visibly angry Barack Obama attacked the Republican speaker of the house, John Boehner, for refusing to return his phone calls and said he had been “left at the altar” in trying to reach an agreement. Most experts agree that if the US were to default on its debt payments, stock and bond markets worldwide would plunge, threatening a new great recession. The deadline for agreement is just over a week away, on 2 August. On the crisis in the eurozone, Cable said the coalition government wanted to see the euro succeed, even though Britain was not a part of it. With GDP figures this week expected to suggest that growth has stalled, the senior Liberal Democrat conceded that the state of the economy was “not great”. “It is not surprising that it isn’t great because of the problems we inherited,” he said, while dismissing the idea of easing the coalition’s austerity measures. The UK was in a “German rather than Greek” position because there was confidence in the country’s finances, he said. There was also evidence of “rebalancing” in the economy, and the “beginning of the rebirth of manufacturing and exports”. “There is a genuine problem with demand, consumer demand. Again, it is not surprising there have been big shocks, world commodity prices going up has had a big effect on confidence here,” he said, adding that quantitative easing (QE) would be the right approach if demand remained suppressed. “The Bank of England is an independent body, we need to stress that, they need to make their own judgments … but if there is a sustained period of weakness of demand, the right approach to that is not for the government to relax its fiscal discipline. We have to keep that going. “But it is about the Bank of England pursuing policies of low interest rates that also helps keep our exchange rate down and helps exports. “But also using the expansion of QE perhaps in more imaginative ways, not just acquiring government securities … If we have a continuing problem of weak demand that is the way to deal with it.” Vince Cable Liberal Democrats Liberal-Conservative coalition Euro European Union Economics Euro Currencies US economy US politics Barack Obama US Congress US domestic policy guardian.co.uk

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Kristof Claims Republicans Are ‘Biggest Threat To America’s National Security’

Latest dispatch from the Department of Dissent Is No Longer Patriotic: because they won't raise taxes, Republican “maniacs” are more dangerous to US national security than al Qaeda. That is the view of Nicholas Kristof, as expressed in his New York Times column of today, “Republicans, Zealots and Our Security.” View excerpts after the jump. From the Kristof column [emphasis added]: If China or Iran threatened our national credit rating and tried to drive up our interest rates, or if they sought to damage our education system, we would erupt in outrage. Well, wake up to the national security threat. Only it’s not coming from abroad, but from our own domestic extremists . . . the blunt truth is that t he biggest threat to America’s national security this summer doesn’t come from China, Iran or any other foreign power. It comes from budget machinations, and budget maniacs , at home. So let’s remember not only the national security risks posed by Iran and Al Qaeda . Let’s also focus on the risks, however unintentional, from domestic zealots. Kristof has apparently chosen not to heed President Obama's pious prayers for “civil debate.”

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Wall-E meets his Canadian DJ maker, turns into a real robot toy (video)

What do you get when you cross a dj with a “Canadian roboticist?” An almost true-to-fiction Wall-E , that’s what. In this rendition of garbage-bot gone cute, amateur robotics enthusiast DJ Sures (yes, he makes music) hollowed out a U-Command Wall-E toy and fixed him up with some servo guts. The voice-activated, semi-autonomous modjob has a built-in eye camera that recognizes motion, colors and faces, coming the closest we’ve seen to replicating the CG-romantic. The whole AA-battery powered affair runs on the EZ-B Robot Controller software shown off by Sures in the video below. And unlike other past recreations , this little guy knows how to get down without the need for sped up video tricks . Clearly, the Pixar-bred bot’s become the unofficial icon of the homebrew robotics community, so where’s his official counterpart? You listening Disney? Get cracking. Continue reading Wall-E meets his Canadian DJ maker, turns into a real robot toy (video) Wall-E meets his Canadian DJ maker, turns into a real robot toy (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 24 Jul 2011 05:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!

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Norway attacks: Sunday 24 July rolling coverage

As Norway struggles to come to terms with the deaths of at least 92 people in a gun massacre and bombing attributed to Anders Behring Breivik, we bring you the latest news as it happens 10.15am: The memorial service in Oslo Cathedral has begun. Mourners have strewn flowers and candles over vast areas of the plaza outside the cathedral, AP reports. All the pews in the church were packed, and people were even standing at the back and outside, huddling under umbrellas in the rain. Norwegian journalist Ketil B. Stensrud Tweeted: “At this moment, the remembrance service from Oslo is going LIVE all over Norway. The whole country is watching. Not a man in sight outside.” 10.09am: Breivik posted a YouTube video setting out his manifesto for action on YouTube on Friday. It was taken down but has been re-posted on Twitvid . 10.04am: Anders Behring Breivik has confessed to both attacks but denies criminal responsibility, according to his lawyer and the police. His lawyer Geir Lippestad says Breivik acted alone and was motivated by a desire to bring about a revolution in Norwegian society. “He thought it was gruesome having to commit these acts, but in his head they were necessary,” Lippestad told the broadcaster NRK. The lawyer says the attack had been planned “for some while”. He admitted responsibility. He feels that it was cruel to have to carry out these acts but that, in his head, it was necessary. He has said that he believed the actions were atrocious, but that in his head they were necessary. He’s stated that he went to Utøya [where 700 youths in the age of 15-25 were gathered] to give the Labour party a warning that ‘doomsday would be imminent’ unless the party changed its policies,. He wanted to hurt the Labour party and halt its recruitment in the worst possible way, referring to party members as marxists. I think he’s realised what he’s done, and he views himself as sane. He’s told me that he surrendered to Delta [Norwegian special forces]. He wanted to open doors [by committing these crimes]. He will explain the background of his actions and why he actually did it for media. He sits on a lot of hatred for many people, which incorporates most significant societal institutions. He says that there was no other way. He had tried all possible alternatives.He felt that his actions were gruesome, but necessary. 9.48am: The police say the bomb in Oslo was detonated by remote. They have not found any more explosives on Utøya island. 9.24am: This is David Batty bringing you the Guardian’s rolling coverage of the aftermath of the mass shooting at a youth camp in Norway and the bombing in the capital, Oslo, in which 92 people were killed and many others seriously injured. Here’s a round-up of the main developments overnight and this morning: • Thousands of people are expected to attend a memorial service in Oslo at 11am for those killed in the twin attacks on Friday. The Norwegian royal family, government ministers and foreign ambassadors will be among those attending. • The man accused of both attacks has admitted responsibility, his lawyer says. Anders Behring Breivik, 32, described his actions as “gruesome but necessary”. Breivik, has been charged with committing acts of terrorism, is due to appear in court on Monday when judges will decide whether he should be detained as the investigation continues. • Although Breivik claims he was alone, the Norwegian police say they cannot yet rule out there was a second shooter on Utøya island. • 67 youths shot in the massacre on Utøya are still being treated in hospital. At least four people are yet to be found after the shooting. Police are using a mini-submarine to search for the lake where it is thought some victims may have drowned while attempting to swim to safety. • Police say the death toll from the Oslo bombing could rise further as some buildings damaged in the blast have yet to be fully searched for bodies. You can follow me on Twitter @David_Batty Norway David Batty guardian.co.uk

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CBS Gives Michael Bloomberg Forum to Promote Same-Sex Marriage
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