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Celebs and politics: When the star alliance misfires By Leanne Italie Associated Press
NEW YORK — In the aftermath of Clint Eastwood’s perplexing and ridiculed “invisible Obama” monologue at the Republican National Convention, conservative blogger Moe Lane summed up what many on both sides of the political divide are thinking. “The term ‘surfing on the edge of the catastrophe curve’ comes to mind,” Lane wrote at RedState, concluding the bit that had the 82-year-old Hollywood icon talking to an empty chair did work but, “I would not recommend that the GOP make it a habit.” Celebrities have courted politicians, and vice versa, since the dawn of Hollywood, but what happens when the alliance backfires, when the two worlds are suddenly speaking different languages? The crowd Thursday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, just ahead of Romney’s “speech of a lifetime,” greeted the Eastwood Moment with hearty laughter and applause, a welcome break of levity on the last day of a tightly choreographed convention. But behind the scenes, Romney’s campaign staff
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ACTOR CLINT EASTWOOD SPEAKS to an empty chair Thursday during his address to delegates during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. didn’t find it so humorous. Asked about it immediately after the convention concluded, a half-dozen staffers said little. The campaign quickly went into damage control. Unlike every other convention speaker, the teleprompter in the hall wasn’t used during Eastwood’s speech, which had him lampooning President Barack Obama as if
he were there. The routine from the Oscar-winning director of “Unforgiven” and “Million Dollar Baby” lasted twice as long as scheduled, cutting into the hour of prime time coverage for Republicans. It also sucked up Friday morning coverage of Romney’s speech that had him accepting the Republican nomination for president.
Anti-Obama film ‘2016’ cashes in By Derrik J. Lang Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t backed by any Hollywood movie studio. Reviews were mostly negative. It premiered in Houston, not Los Angeles or New York. And yet despite the unconventional release of “2016: Obama’s America,” the movie is now among the most successful political documentaries of all time — and it doesn’t show signs of cooling down ahead of the presidential election. The conservative film exploring the roots of President Barack Obama’s political views surprised the film industry when it took in $6.5 million to land at No. 7 at last weekend’s domestic box office ahead
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of three new releases: the Joseph Gordon-Levitt action flick “Premium Rush,” the Kristen Bell comedy “Hit and Run” and the Ashley Greene horror film “The Apparition.” That makes “2016” the most successful conservative documentary of all time. It’s also the sixth overall highest grossing political documentary behind four Michael Moore movies and former Vice President Al Gore’s environmental film “An Inconvenient Truth.” It all adds up to a remarkable triumph for an indie film that circumvented the liberal waters of Hollywood. The film has continued to do well during the slower weekday period, especially considering
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that it’s been up against the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Since last weekend, it earned an additional $5.9 million for a total of $12.4 million, placing No. 3 at the domestic box office on Wednesday. Distributed by Salt Lake City-based Rocky Mountain Pictures, “2016” is directed by Dinesh D’Souza, a former staffer for President Ronald Reagan who is now president of King’s College in New York and author of several books, including “The Roots of Obama’s Rage,” the basis for “2016” that claims Obama’s beliefs are rooted in the anti-colonialism of his late father, a Kenyan academic who was largely absent from the president’s life.
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BUSINESS AT A GLANCE
Notable
Orders to U.S. companies rose in July, reflecting a surge in demand for autos and commercial aircraft. But in a troubling sign of manufacturing weakness, a key orders category that tracks business investment plans fell by the largest amount in eight months. Factory orders rose 2.8 percent in July, the biggest overall advance in a year, reflecting sizable gains in demand for motor vehicles and airplanes, the Commerce Department said Friday. But core capital goods orders, viewed as a good proxy for investment spending, plunged 4 percent, the fourth setback in the past five months. The worry is that businesses have begun to scale back their plans to expand and modernize in the face of spreading economic weakness in Europe and such major U.S. export markets as China, Brazil and India.
Friday’s markets Dow Industrials
+90.13, 13,090.84 Nasdaq
+18.25, 3,066.96 S&P 500
+7.10, 1,406.58
30-Year Treasury
—0.06, 2.68%
Corn (Chicago)
—8.75 cents, $8.00
Soybeans (Chicago)
—7 cents, $17.57
Wheat (Kansas City)
—9 cents, $9.07 Oil (New York)
+$1.85 , $96.47 Gold
+$30.50, $1,687.60 Silver
+99.6 cents, $31.44 Platinum
+$33.60, $1,537.30
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By Paul Wiseman Associated Press
JACKSON HOLE, WYO. — Chairman Ben Bernanke sent a clear message Friday that the Federal Reserve will do more to help the still-struggling U.S. economy. His remarks left two questions: What exactly will the Fed do? And when? Bernanke described the U.S. economy’s health as “far from satisfactory” and noted that Bernanke the unemployment rate, now 8.3 percent, hasn’t declined since January. He stopped short of committing the Fed to any specific move. But in his speech to an annual Fed conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Bernanke said that even with interest rates already at superlows, the Fed can do more. He acknowledged critics’ arguments that further Fed action could fan inflation and inject other risks. Yet after raising such arguments, Bernanke proceeded to knock them down. Some economists predict the Fed will unveil some bold new step as soon as its Sept. 12-13 meeting, possibly a third round of bond purchases meant to lower long-term interest rates and encourage more borrowing and spending. That policy is called “quantitative easing,” or QE. In two rounds of QE, the Fed bought more than $2 trillion of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities. Many investors have been hoping for a third round — a QE3. “Bernanke has taken a
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further step along the path to more policy stimulus, most likely a third round of asset purchases (QE3) to be announced at the mid-September FOMC meeting,” said Paul Dales, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics. Others expect something less dramatic: a plan to keep short-term rates near zero into 2015 unless the economy improves, perhaps followed by bond purchases later. In his speech, Bernanke assessed the economy’s weaknesses, defended the extraordinary steps the Fed has taken to date and insisted it can do more. Investors took time to digest Bernanke’s speech but in the end seemed pleased. After his remarks were released Friday morning , the Dow Jones industrial average shed some of its earlier gains. Then it rose more than 100 points. It closed up about 90 points, or 0.7 percent. Bernanke acknowledged that the Fed is operating in essentially uncharted territory. Traditionally, central banks stimulate weak economies by pushing down short-term rates. In December 2008, the Fed slashed such rates to record lows. Yet even with short-term rates as low as they can go, the economy still needs help. Central banks can take “nontraditional” measures when they’ve run out of conventional ammunition. And under Bernanke the Fed has tried many. Even if the Fed does act further, many analysts doubt it would make much difference. Interest rates, both short- and long-term, are near historic lows. Borrowing — for those who have the credit — has never been cheaper. Yet the economy remains in a rut.
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Lawrence Clerk of the District Court of DOUGLAS County, Kansas, to me the undersigned Sheriff of DOUGLAS County, Kansas, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand inside the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St., Jury Assembly Room in the Lower Level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center Building, Lawrence, Kansas, at 10:00AM on August 30, 2012, the following real estate:
A Tract of Land located in the Southwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 14 South, Range 20 East of the 6th P.M., Douglas County, Kansas, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the Southwest Quarter; Thence South 0 Degrees 00’14’’ West 589.81 Feet to the Point of Beginning, Said Point being on the West Line of the Southwest Quarter; Thence South 86 Degrees 32’56’’ East 1,007.53 Feet; Thence South 2 Degrees 24’17’’ West 311.37 Feet; Thence North 87 Degrees 29’30’’ West 993.62 Feet, Said Point being on the West Line of the Southwest Quarter; Thence North 0 Degrees 00’14’’ East Lawrence 328.26 Feet to the Point of Beginning. (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World more specifically described August 18, 2012) as 636 E 1600th Rd, Baldwin IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF City, KS 66006 DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS to satisfy the judgment in above-entitled case. Deutsche Bank National the The sale is to be made Trust Company, as Trustee For Ameriquest Mortgage without appraisement and Securities, Inc. subject to the redemption Asset-Backed Pass- period as provided by law, Through Certificates, Series and further subject to the approval of the Court. 2005-R6 Plaintiff, Sheriff of DOUGLAS vs. County, Kansas Angela M Burke, Michael Burke aka Michael PREPARED AND R. Burke, deceased State of Kansas - Depart- SUBMITTED BY: ment of Revenue and all SINGER TARPLEY other persons and/or legal & JONES, P.A. entities who are or may be Sheldon R. Singer #10915 concerned, including the ssinger@stlaw.net unknown spouses of any Linda S. Tarpley #22357 defendants, together with ltarpley@stlaw.net the unknown heirs, Kenneth C. Jones #10907 devisees, beneficiaries, ex- kjones@stlaw.net ecutors, administrators, Jonah W. Lock # 23330 trustees, guardians, con- jlock@stlaw.net servators assigns, succes- 10484 Marty Overland Park, KS 66212 sors and creditors of such Phone: (913) 648-6333 Defendants. Fax: (913) 642-8742 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Case No. 12CV56 ________ Div. No. K.S.A. 60 Mortgage Foreclosure Pontiac 2006 Montana EXT SV6. Nice loaded family van in nice navy blue with clean gray cloth. DVD, dual sliding doors, rear air, new tires, and MUCH more. Clean mini-van. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6 6100 24/7
NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the