A look at the long history of financial deregulation is warranted, as America continues to struggle to pull out of the grave recession brought on by a housing market meltdown in 2007. Given all the recent chatter surrounding the looming fiscal cliff, and debates about banking regulation and bailouts, there is no better time to critically analyze the legacies of past economic policies.

The International Energy Agency released its World Energy Outlook 2012 report today finding,

Democrat and Republican consultants and media mouths have settled on a few generalizations to define the independent voter: “low information,” “moderate,” or “undecided.” But the generalized terms forget the more personal reality of an independent voter. An independent is, by definition, not bound by the traditional political indicators that have painted our political maps red and blue.

Perhaps you live in cave or on a desert island and you have missed the 2012 election cycle, don't worry, you will find everything you need to know here. The following infographic, created by Tampa Bay Times, gives a broad overview of the 2012 election and how it was influenced by social media, turnout, spending and most importantly votes. Other topics include how several demographics voted and the significance of the 2013 inauguration.

Israeli tanks shot and scored direct hits on Syrian's artillery units on Monday November 12th in reaction to mortal shells coming from Syria that reached Israeli positions on the Golan Heights. This is the first time since 1973 that Israel and Syria exchange fire.