The Manchurian Candidate: The NY Times reports that US intelligence agencies have concluded “with high confidence” that Russia acted covertly to sway the November election to Donald Trump. The Times report says US intelligence believes the Russians hacked Republican computer …

Econ 101: The US economy contracted slightly toward the end of 2012. It’s attributed to a drop in military spending and jitters over the “Fiscal Cliff”. The stock market shook it off. World: President Obama announced he’s sending $155 million …