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# Today's News Tips: July 16, 2012
- URL: https://ivn.us/todays-news-tips-july-16-2012/
- Published: 2012-07-16T18:55:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:27:41.000Z
- Author: Matt Metzner
- Tags: News

Today's News Tips. Your Independent Breakdown of What's Breaking in a News Tips Sheet.

**[Salon – Conservatism Makes You Happy!](http://www.salon.com/2012/07/16/conservatism%5Fmakes%5Fyou%5Fhappy/?ref=ivn.us)**

A poll shows that conservatives at all income levels are happier than liberals, citing less neurosis.

**[WaPo – Dems Threatening Financial Cliff](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/democrats-threaten-gop-with-fiscal-cliff-as-tax-fight-rages-on/2012/07/15/gJQAvybLnW%5Fstory.html?ref=ivn.us)**

The party is planning to only put forward tax proposals that would do away with the Bush tax cuts. Obama will veto any cuts for people making over $250k.

**[AP – Repealing Obamacare Tougher Than Republicans Portend](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FREPEALING%5FOBAMACARE%5FFOR%5FREAL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-07-16-03-21-36&ref=ivn.us)**

The party is running on the repeal of the health care law, but it would not be easy to do because they must first pass a budget, then revamp food stamps, taxes, Medicare, and defense spending.

**[Atlantic – ‘Bain Capital’ Searches Spiking in Swing States](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/the-scariest-chart-for-the-romney-campaign-on-bain-attacks/259869/?ref=ivn.us)**

Voters in the key swing states are diving deeper into Bain Capital. This should be the scariest moment of Romney’s summer.

**[Bloomberg – 1,000 Counties Declared Drought Emergency Areas](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-16/worst-in-generation-drought-dims-u-s-farm-economy-hopes.html?ref=ivn.us)**

This is the largest designation in history. It also allows farmers to get low interest loans that will help them combat drought, wildfires, and other disasters.

**[LA Times – 80% of New Jobs Going to Men](http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-men-women-jobs-20120715,0,7983863.story?ref=ivn.us)**

Since the end of the recession in June 2009, 80% of the 2.6M new jobs have gone to men due to manufacturing rebound.

**[POLITICO – Worst Endorsement of A Sitting Politician](http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/07/conyers-gets-an-awkward-endorsement-129009.html?ref=ivn.us)**

“John Conyers get our endorsement, but it is mostly with the hope that he will soon retire from Congress and the district will produce a more viable alternative.” – Detroit Free Press

**[Time – Inside the Large Hadron Collider](http://lightbox.time.com/2012/07/12/interactive-panorama-step-inside-the-large-hadron-collider/?ref=ivn.us#end)**

Take an interactive tour of the particle collider.

**[AP – Red Cross Calling Syria a Civil War](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/red-cross-syrian-conflict-now-civil-war?ref=ivn.us#overlay-context=latest)**

The International Committee of the Red Cross now states that the conflict is a civil war, therefor international humanitarian law applies.

**[Bloomberg – NE is Capital of Town Collapse](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-16/nebraska-not-california-is-king-of-municipal-collapse.html?ref=ivn.us)**

CA has been in the news, but NE has 1/5 of the country’s municipal collapses as private subdivisions file for Chapter 9.