When economic facts marshall themselves into a self fulfilling cycle ..panic questions start, especially in a leadership VACUUM

Today:

Dollar Loses More Ground

More people applied for unemployment benefits

Economic Growth Slow as Inflation Measure Spikes Up

Bernanke: Fed Sees Slower Growth, Uptick in Inflation

Stocks Fall, Dollar Weakens as U.S. GDP Growth Slows; Gold Reaches Record

Australia to be port of call for Chinese navy

but don’t worry, because back home

Marines get trained on accepting gay recruits