Hasta La Gadget!

In an interview with the right-wing Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom, Mitt Romney said that the Arab Spring might never have happened had Bush’s “freedom agenda” not been prematurely halted by President Barack Obama.

“President [George W.] Bush urged [deposed Egyptian President] Hosni Mubarak to move toward a more democratic posture, but President Obama abandoned the freedom agenda and we are seeing today a whirlwind of tumult in the Middle East in part because these nations did not embrace the reforms that could have changed the course of their history, in a more peaceful manner,” Romney said.

Romney argued that with the rise of democratically elected Islamist governments in some of the countries undergoing revolutions — Egypt and Tunisia in particular — the Arab Spring has turned out to be less of a boon for Western interests than it initially appeared.

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) had no business invoking the Aurora, Colo., shootings to advance a completely unrelated partisan bill, her Democratic challenger declared on Thursday.

“Using a painful national tragedy to push for excessively partisan legislation, as was attempted today by my opponent, exemplifies the reason that Americans are so fed up with members of Congress,” Elisabeth Motsinger said in a statement. “We should pray for those who are suffering and use this as an opportunity to unify as compassionate Americans.”

During a Thursday House debate on a GOP regulatory bill, Foxx made a tearful plea to Democrats to agree to fix a typo in the bill on the spot, instead of following the regular procedure of sending the bill back to committee. Life is too precious to waste, she said, and the House should hurry up and pass the bill. Foxx’s comments came shortly after the House passed a resolution honoring the victims of the Colorado shooting.

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Helping people fall in love is just part of a day’s work for Los Angeles-based couple Peter Scalettar, 34, and Cassie Lambert, 33, both producers for the reality TV franchises “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” But while they steer contestants toward finding “the one” for a living, they never expected their jobs would lead them to a happy ending of their own. As they prepare for their August nuptials, the couple shared their story with HuffPost Weddings.

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By Sara McCord | The Daily Muse

Between engagement parties, bachelorette parties, and bridal showers — not to mention dresses, shoes, hotels and airfare — wedding season gets expensive. And that’s even before you think about gifts for the bride- and groom-to-be!

If your wedding calendar is full this summer, here’s the scoop about gifts: Yes, you do need to give one for each wedding (and each shower) you attend. But, you don’t need to stock your friends’ china cabinets with $200 glassware off their registries. Decide on the dollar amount you can realistically spend for each wedding, then get creative with one of these five great gifts that won’t leave you broke (or looking cheap).

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When Maria Bartiromo, financial expert and anchor of CNBC’s “Closing Bell” met with me on Mondays With Marlo, she answered a question that many of us have been wondering – is real estate still a good investment?

If you’d like more financial knowledge and advice on how to make your money grow, check out Maria’s advice:

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