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Obama’s Justice Department Joins Britain’s ‘Climategate’ Leaker Manhunt

5K emails were published in Climategate 2.0. It seems the rumors that the 20K or so emails still hidden with encryption may indeed contain proof of U.S. and U.K. government cooperation in publishing shoddy research, keeping skeptic research from being published, and disallowing sharing of data and algorithms developed using U.S. taxpayer funding.

Me thinks the One doth protest too much…

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Widely Reported Poverty Figures May be Wrong

News stories saying 50 percent of Americans are low-income or in poverty may be wrong, Census analysts in LA said.

You may have heard worried news reports that 50 percent of Americans had either fallen into poverty or are considered low income.

UPDATE: Census Bureau clarifies poverty figures.

But while poverty in the United States is certainly an important issue, those figures appear to be wrong, perhaps based on a misunderstanding of the data by journalists who did not go back to the source to doublecheck their figures, said analysts at the U.S. Census Bureau district office in Los Angeles.

NBCLA worked with three data analysts at the Census Bureau to check the data, and the real figures do indeed appear to be quite different.

Read the rest here.

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Iranian Electronic Warfare Specialists Tricked US Drone into Landing

“The GPS navigation is the weakest point,” the Iranian engineer told the Monitor, giving the most detailed description yet published of Iran’s “electronic ambush” of the highly classified US drone. “By putting noise [jamming] on the communications, you force the bird into autopilot. This is where the bird loses its brain.”

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Sant AWOL; U.S. Markets Close on a Lack Luster Note

No signs of Santa, but his pal Jack Jean-Claude Frost has tried to make an appearance. The markets could have traded a lot worse this week; especially after Fitch said that there is no political and structural solution available to Europe. “Beyond reach” as they put it.

DOW down 7.8

NASDAQ up 14

S&P up 3.5

[youtube://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyZfQZBP-fc&feature=related 450 300]

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Today’s 52 Week Highs and Lows

NYSE

New Highs 59 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      HIGH                VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Alaska Air Grp                ALK         76.27              381,837 
Altria Group Inc              MO          29.47            7,773,353 
Bebidas de Americas ADS       ABV         36.36            1,509,567 
BlackRock Build Am Bd Tr      BBN         21.01              166,680 
BlkRk MuniYld CA Fd           MYC         15.02               16,149 
BlkRk MuniYld NJ Fd           MYJ         15.02               14,143 
BlRk Muyld NJ Qlty            MJI         15.15               16,269 
BlkRk NY Muni                 BQH         15.95                7,833 
BlkrckNYMuni Qlty             BSE         15.08               14,188 
Blackrock Strategic Muni      BSD         13.81               10,259 
Bristol-Myers                 BMY         34.50            8,273,280 
CH Energy Group               CHG         57.21               42,530 
Consolidated Edison           ED          60.15            1,167,843 
Con Ed $5.00 Cum. pfd.        EDpA        105.00               2,114 
CoreSite Realty               COR         18.10              101,443 
Cross Timbers Royalty Tr      CRT         48.99                1,902 
Duff & Phelps                 DNP         11.09              229,956 
Duff & Phelps Utl & Cp Bd     DUC         11.93               47,427 
Duke Energy                   DUK         21.22            6,690,082 
EV National Municipal Opp     EOT         21.31               31,160 
Fed Premier Intemediate       FPT         14.11               15,494 
Gazit-Globe                   GZT         9.24               182,339 
Guggenh Bond Mneg Dur Tr      GBAB        21.30               39,468 
Heartland Payment             HPY         23.77              175,002 
Heico Corp                    HEI         61.97              237,432 
Invesco CA Qty Tr             IQC         13.60               10,905 
Invesco Mun Prem Inc          PIA         8.80                53,682 
Invesco NY Qty                IQN         15.17               11,052 
Invesco VnKmNY                VTN         15.27                8,347 
Kinder Morgan Energy          KMP         80.10              355,894 
Laredo Petroleum Hldgs        LPI         19.26              361,348 
Eli Lilly                     LLY         41.43            6,479,217 
MFS Govt Mkts Income Tr       MGF         7.01                38,212 
Metro Health Ntwks            MDF         8.00               201,231 
Monmouth Real Es Inv Cl A     MNR         9.05               191,239 
Morton's Rest Grp PfA         MRTpA       6.10                40,531 
Nuveen CA Muni Value          NCA         9.35                28,964 
Nuveen Ins Cal                NPC         15.52               16,458 
Nuveen NY Performnce Plus     NNP         15.25               20,063 
Nuveen Performance Plus       NPP         15.18               57,073 
OGE Energy                    OGE         54.16              451,328 
Piedmont Natural Gas          PNY         33.92              233,271 
Pimco Calif Fund              PCQ         13.32               14,480 
PIMCO Muni Inc III            PMX         11.26               73,745 
PIMCO NY Fd                   PNF         10.90               16,343 
Plains All Amer Pipeline      PAA         69.71              248,752 
Public Storage Ser O          PSApO       28.32                2,506 
Public Storage Dep. PfdR      PSApR       27.20               39,936 
RSC Hldgs                     RRR         17.80           47,619,292 
RenaissanceRe Hldgs 6.08%     RNRpC       24.92               10,107 
Royce Focus Tr 6% Cum pfd     RFOpA       26.49                  500 
Scana 7.70%Sers A             SCU         28.97                6,876 
SWS Group                     SWS         7.55               290,646 
Tesoro Logistics LP           TLLP        34.40              101,522 
Thermon Group Holdings        THR         17.38              149,084 
Unitil Corp                   UTL         28.19               22,776 
Wells Fargo Cap VII 5.85%     WPK         25.49                8,831 
Western Asset Income Fd       PAI         13.93               34,472 
Xcel Energy                   XEL         26.67            1,900,405 

New Lows 50 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      LOW                 VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Advantest Corp ADS            ATE         9.71                 1,800 
Agnico-Eagle                  AEM         36.50            1,619,801 
Bank of America Wt A          BAC/WS/A    2.16               703,354 
Bonanza Creek Energy          BCEI        12.78              717,422 
Cablevision Sys               CVC         11.57           18,292,215 
Calix                         CALX        6.23               175,604 
China Digital TV Hldg ADS     STV         3.41                54,480 
China Mng Yng Wnd Pwr ADS     MY          1.61               157,228 
China Nepstar ADS             NPD         1.53               163,414 
Citigroup Dep Shs T           CpI         41.35                  800 
Citigroup Inc. Wt 2018        C/WS/B      0.05               619,759 
Cntry Style Cooking ADS       CCSC        7.15               105,068 
Daqo New Energy ADS           DQ          1.60                40,708 
DelhaizeGrp                   DEG         54.86               20,310 
E-Commerce China Dangdang     DANG        4.19             1,073,816 
Exelis Inc.                   XLS         8.25             1,631,380 
Federated Investors           FII         14.45            1,327,065 
Ferro Corp                    FOE         4.32               671,031 
GS Grp Dep. pfd. A            GSpA        16.88               61,262 
Harvest Ntrl Res              HNR         6.72               480,958 
ICICI Bank                    IBN         25.20            1,194,409 
ITT Educational Svcs          ESI         50.75              155,553 
iStar Finl  Ser D             SFIpD       14.45               26,367 
iStar Finl 7.65%  Ser G       SFIpG       13.34               11,706 
iStar Finl 7.50%  Ser I       SFIpI       13.01               26,290 
K12 Inc                       LRN         18.72              722,226 
Kingsway Fincl Svcs           KFS         0.50                67,100 
Kyocera Corp                  KYO         80.28                6,201 
LEH 7% Sprint Cap             JZK         16.75                1,820 
MFC Industrial                MIL         6.42               198,879 
M/I Homes Dep. Ser A          MHOpA       10.46                5,900 
Molycorp Mand Conv Pfd A      MCPpA       57.37               18,445 
Molycorp                      MCP         25.72            1,826,223 
MS Front Em                   FFD         9.74                10,119 
Nokia                         NOK         4.65            15,604,507 
Penn Virginia                 PVA         4.32             1,178,927 
PPLUS 7.00% TRUCss SPR-1      PYG         16.98                2,610 
RadioShack                    RSH         9.74             2,061,814 
Reddy Ice Holdings            FRZ         0.36               100,887 
St Jude Medical               STJ         32.77            3,491,485 
7 Days Group Hldgs            SVN         11.00              198,869 
Skyline Corp                  SKY         4.89                77,039 
StarTek                       SRT         1.70                20,549 
Sterlite Ind India            SLT         6.77               825,484 
STMicroelec                   STM         5.45               618,849 
6.5% STRATS 2004-2 -1         GJD         14.60               18,226 
Telefonica                    TEF         16.60            3,207,097 
USEC Inc                      USU         1.12             1,669,600 
Vale S.A.                     VALE        20.89            7,720,691 
Waters Corp                   WAT         70.88              513,202 

 NASDAQ
New Highs 32 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      HIGH                VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
America's Car-Mart            CRMT        40.73               40,576 
Bank of The Ozarks            OZRK        28.87              171,058 
bebe stores                   BEBE        8.33               384,497 
CalAmp                        CAMP        4.80                69,883 
Charming Shoppes              CHRS        5.00             2,640,986 
Citizens & Northern           CZNC        18.11               32,102 
CryptoLogic                   CRYP        2.29               818,777 
DXP Enterprises               DXPE        31.81               49,190 
ESB Fincl                     ESBF        14.48               32,645 
Eastern Co                    EML         21.11                1,318 
First Connecticut Bncp        FBNK        13.16               55,241 
Helios&Matheson Info Tech     HMNY        3.90                60,368 
InfoSpace                     INSP        10.33              188,926 
InnerWorkings                 INWK        10.06              130,167 
Lakeland Fincl                LKFN        25.82               57,050 
Lancaster Colony              LANC        71.49               81,905 
Medicines Co                  MDCO        19.87              452,488 
Monotype Imaging Hldgs        TYPE        16.39              333,037 
Parkvale Fincl                PVSA        24.29                7,084 
SLM 6.00% Sr. Nts 2043        JSM         19.56               10,658 
SLM 6.398% CPI-Lnkd 2018      ISM         20.99                4,000 
Sanderson Farms               SAFM        53.22              140,696 
Smith & Wesson Hldg           SWHC        4.08               910,723 
Sourcefire                    FIRE        35.90              598,728 
Staar Surgical Co             STAA        11.79              231,619 
Synageva BioPharma            GEVA        22.69                9,021 
Synergy Pharm Unit            SGYPU       8.48                11,100 
Team                          TISI        29.30              121,633 
TripAdvisor                   TRIPV       29.92              665,885 
Video Display                 VIDE        5.50                 2,601 
Virginia Commerce Bancorp     VCBI        7.21               142,985 
Winmark                       WINA        56.27                8,354 

New Lows 83 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      LOW                 VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
A123 Sys Inc                  AONE        1.66             1,430,425 
Aastrom Biosciences           ASTM        1.78               223,409 
Alaska Comm Sys Grp           ALSK        4.13               912,027 
American Independence         AMIC        3.40                 2,527 
Apollo Investment             AINV        6.21             1,913,361 
Ascent Solar Tech             ASTI        0.51                81,365 
Bank of the Carolinas NC      BCAR        0.20                14,198 
Biosante Pharmaceuticals      BPAX        0.43             7,994,629 
Biostar Pharmaceuticals       BSPM        0.51                25,130 
BSQUARE                       BSQR        3.29                 8,142 
China Sunergy Co              CSUN        0.51                54,813 
Citi Trends                   CTRN        8.00                80,294 
Complete Genomics             GNOM        2.57               176,217 
Comverge                      COMV        1.03                98,210 
CytRx Corp                    CYTR        0.25               530,580 
Dataram                       DRAM        0.91                 1,901 
Delcath Systems Inc           DCTH        1.86               396,435 
Delta Petroleum               DPTR        0.18             1,246,882 
Digital Ally                  DGLY        0.65                 1,960 
Discovery Laboratories        DSCO        1.53               130,679 
Dixie Group                   DXYN        2.77                 2,636 
Dynasil of America            DYSL        1.47                37,351 
EOS Preferred pfD             EOSPN       16.02                1,150 
E*TRADE Fincl                 ETFC        7.63             5,051,023 
Empire Resorts                NYNYD       1.29                72,147 
Energy Conversion Devices     ENER        0.24               860,641 
Expedia                       EXPEV       26.16              482,279 
First Solar                   FSLR        29.90            3,840,797 
FormFactor                    FORM        4.80               425,759 
Friendfinder Networks         FFN         0.55                92,134 
GLG Life Tech                 GLGL        0.67                45,355 
Galena Biopharma              GALE        0.38               323,440 
Globus Maritime               GLBS        3.05                21,940 
Hanwha SolarOne Co Ltd        HSOL        1.01               366,520 
Human Genome Sciences         HGSI        6.90             1,727,919 
InterMune                     ITMN        10.67            5,421,457 
iShs S&P Glbl Cln Enrgy       ICLN        8.44                16,629 
Jiayuan.com Intl ADS          DATE        6.14                73,031 
K-Swiss  (Cl A)               KSWS        2.54               241,416 
Kensey Nash                   KNSY        20.64              114,565 
Kingtone Wrlssnf Sol Hldg     KONE        0.58                 7,600 
Knightsbridge Tankers         VLCCF       14.35              139,540 
Ku6 Media ADS                 KUTV        0.97                18,100 
Learning Tree Intl            LTRE        5.80                 5,903 
Nautilus Marine Acqn Wt       NMARW       0.28                 5,000 
Network Equip Tech            NWK         1.20                84,253 
Northrim Bancorp              NRIM        17.01                2,434 
NuPathe                       PATH        1.82                26,750 
NuVasive                      NUVA        11.27              439,831 
PDI                           PDII        5.90                 7,068 
PMC-Sierra                    PMCS        4.91             1,509,532 
Palmetto Bancshares           PLMT        4.60                 3,188 
Parke Bancorp                 PKBK        5.52                 1,168 
PwrShrs MENA Frnt Cntries     PMNA        10.35                7,321 
Quantum Fuel Sys Techs        QTWW        0.75             2,643,454 
ReachLocal                    RLOC        7.00                97,701 
Research in Motion            RIMM        13.12           47,975,573 
Rovi Cp                       ROVI        23.69            1,696,851 
Rue21 Inc                     RUE         21.05              119,488 
SGOCO Group                   SGOC        1.50                 3,100 
Sina                          SINA        46.86           10,269,467 
School Specialty              SCHS        3.10               156,906 
Seanergy Maritime             SHIP        2.22                16,553 
Sears Hldgs                   SHLD        49.10              642,441 
Shiner Intl Inc               BEST        0.40                 3,300 
Shutterfly                    SFLY        23.04              551,372 
Spire                         SPIR        0.65                20,129 
Star Bulk Carriers Cp         SBLK        0.98               183,352 
StemCells                     STEM        0.84             1,812,751 
SunPower                      SPWR        4.94               688,416 
Superconductor Tech           SCON        1.09               140,192 
Swisher Hygiene               SWSH        3.13             1,510,884 
Theratechnologies             THER        1.96                 9,286 
3SBio ADS                     SSRX        9.80                37,980 
Tufco Techs                   TFCO        2.59                 1,324 
U S Concrete                  USCR        2.40                11,900 
Unilife                       UNIS        2.92               388,619 
Valence Tech                  VLNC        0.76               273,156 
Versant Corp                  VSNT        9.01                 1,240 
Virco Manufacturing           VIRC        1.31                 3,300 
Wowjoint Holdings             BWOW        0.32                28,270 
Yandex                        YNDX        17.01            1,007,165 
ZipRealty                     ZIPR        1.01                16,354

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Today’s Money Flows, Heat Map, & A/D Line

Money Flows

ISSUE GAINERS                 SYMBOL   EXCH   LAST PRICE   MONEY FLOW    RATIO 
                                                          (in millions) 
Apple                          AAPL    NASD      380.50      +635.3       1.82 
IBM                            IBM     NYSE      183.35      +543.9       3.64 
Microsoft                      MSFT    NASD       25.96      +429.0       5.76 
Google                         GOOG    NASD      623.90      +346.4       1.88 
Chevron                        CVX     NYSE       99.77      +326.1       5.75 
Intel                          INTC    NASD       23.41      +276.4       5.38 
McDonald's                     MCD     NYSE       97.42      +272.1       5.77 
Cisco Systems                  CSCO    NASD       18.14      +249.9       8.59 
Oracle                         ORCL    NASD       29.25      +243.6       4.68 
Procter & Gamble               PG      NYSE       64.86      +243.0       6.69 
Coca-Cola                      KO      NYSE       67.35      +231.6       7.48 
Caterpillar                    CAT     NYSE       87.75      +214.8       3.50 
Wal-Mart Stores                WMT     NYSE       58.23      +181.2       5.75 
Boeing                         BA      NYSE       70.94      +180.7       5.22 
Pfizer                         PFE     NYSE       21.14      +179.2       4.47 
General Electric               GE      NYSE       17.00      +160.2       2.96 
JPMorgan Chase                 JPM     NYSE       32.05      +160.0       3.01 
Merck                          MRK     NYSE       36.17      +151.8       4.68 
Qualcomm                       QCOM    NASD       52.74      +148.6       3.53 
Zynga                          ZNGA    NASD        9.63      +142.2       2.19 

ISSUE DECLINERS               SYMBOL   EXCH   LAST PRICE   MONEY FLOW    RATIO 
                                                          (in millions) 
ExxonMobil                     XOM     NYSE       80.01      -411.7       0.18 
AT&T                           T       NYSE       28.73      -210.7       0.19 
United Technologies            UTX     NYSE       72.13      -201.1       0.24 
3M                             MMM     NYSE       78.59      -198.4       0.12 
Philip Morris Intl             PM      NYSE       75.55      -126.0       0.21 
SPDR S&P 500                   SPY     ARCA      121.58      -115.5       0.91 
Citigroup                      C       NYSE       25.96       -80.2       0.45 
Amgen                          AMGN    NASD       60.67       -78.9       0.49 
Vanguard S&P500                VOO     ARCA       55.91       -58.0       0.03 
Accenture PLC A                ACN     NYSE       53.34       -56.5       0.62 
Honeywell Intl                 HON     NYSE       52.78       -41.5       0.35 
Goldman Sachs                  GS      NYSE       90.78       -39.3       0.71 
Lowe's Cos                     LOW     NYSE       24.83       -35.9       0.46 
Simon Property Group           SPG     NYSE      122.74       -34.5       0.35 
Emerson Elec                   EMR     NYSE       49.10       -33.1       0.32 
PwrShrs QQQ Tr Series 1        QQQ     NASD       54.89       -32.7       0.78 
Natl Oilwell Varco             NOV     NYSE       64.59       -29.9       0.52 
Freeport McMoran               FCX     NYSE       36.87       -29.8       0.66 
Baxter Intl                    BAX     NYSE       48.12       -27.6       0.37 
General Mills                  GIS     NYSE       39.67       -27.2       0.25

Heat map

A/D Line

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Could We See a Bailout of the FDIC ?

Surprisingly the FDIC has very little money on hand to cover all the bank deposits out there. Of course you would have to assume there was a case for a mother of all bank runs…..doubtful no ?

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