Deputy US Secretary of the Treasury - an interview you won't read in the U.S.
• Der SpiegelRobert Kimmitt spoke to Spiegel Online about trade with China, Europe, and why the United States wants tougher sanctions against Iran.
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Only One Choice - Raise Taxes
• MISH: Global Economic AnalysisChicago Mayor Daley says there is only 1 choice: raise taxes. And a staggering number of tax hikes and fees have been proposed. In Michigan, applause broke out when taxes were raised. In California, Schwarzenegger postpones the problem by issuing bon
Beazer Homes Reports 68% Cancellation Rate
• Calculated RiskBeazer Homes reported that 68% of its prospective home buyers canceled their orders in the company's fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Sept. 30.
United Church of Christ President Arrested at White House
• Religion & SpiritualityThe Rev. John H. Thomas, president of the United Church of Christ, was arrested Wednesday outside the White House while attempting to deliver a pastoral letter
Lipsticks contain lead, consumer group says
• ReutersLipsticks tested by a U.S. consumer rights group found that more than half contained lead and some popular brands including Cover Girl, L'Oreal and Christian Dior had more lead than others, the group said. [explains a lot;-)]
Poll: 51 percent support stricter gun laws
• UPIWASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A new Gallup poll says the gap is closing between people in the United States who support stricter gun laws and those opposed to new law
STUDENTS FOR CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS
• Concealed CampusDuring the week of October 22-26, 2007, college students throughout America, organized under the banner of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, will attend classes wearing empty holsters, in protest of state laws and campus policies that stack the
California Speaker Under Fire for Sharing Penthouse With Fundraiser
• APLOS ANGELES — California's second-most powerful politician, whose lavish campaign spending is already under scrutiny, shares a luxury downtown penthouse with a prominent Democratic Party fundraiser, The Associated Press has learned.
CIA investigates internal watchdog - report
• IOLThe CIA is investigating the work of the spy agency's own internal inspector general, whose aggressive inquiries into torture allegations have ruffed agency staff, the New York Times reported Friday. Michael Hayden, the director of the CIA, orde
World's oldest wall painting unearthed in Syria
• ReutersFrench archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old wall painting underground in northern Syria which they believe is the oldest in the world. "We found another painting next to it, but that won't be excavated until next year. It is slo
Putin says missile plan risks relations
• APIn a tense start to talks on a range of thorny issues, President Vladmir Putin on Friday warned US officials to back off a plan to install missile defenses in eastern Europe or risking harming relations with Moscow. Addressing Sec of State
Enrollment in Medicare takes a rare dip
• APFor the first time in a decade, enrollment in the nations's health insurance program for the poor fell during the fiscal year ending June 30, says a new survey of of state Medicaid doctors. In turn, that drop led to the second smallest increase
Which Positions Held by Candidate Ron Paul Do You Support?
• Death by a Thousand PapercutsPositions held by Ron Paul appear to be more popular than the candidate himself.
Did he say, 'Tighter monetary policy'?
• Asia TimesTotal Fed Credit expanded only $2 billion last week, taking the total to $861.6 billion. Not much of an increase, and Doug Noland says, "Fed Credit has increased $9.4 billion y-t-d and $31.9bn over the past year (3.8%)." Almost nothing, con
Ron Paul: Give Peace a Chance
• Washington PostRepublican presidential hopeful Ron Paul said today that he could see no possible reason to ever launch military action or initiate a war, vowing instead to battle efforts he said are undermining the individual liberties of people in America.
Giuliani’s Delusion: ‘Quickly’ Hitting Afghanistan ‘Might Have Helped Prevent’ 9/11
• Body PolitikWhile former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani portrays himself as an expert on terrorism, his actual statements and policy judgments reveal his ignorance. Last night’s debate was no exception. Consider this exchange between Giuliani and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX):
White House 2008 rankings: The Republicans
• National JournalLook who's crashing the party! His $5 million is impressive because no one on the GOP side is raising BIG bucks. And don't write off Paul's supporters as simply angry anti-U.N. black helicopter types. There's been anger from the GOP**
Legislators Against Real ID
• L.A.R.I.Legislators Against Real ID, L.A.R.I., is a coalition of states formed to put up a united front against the federal governments effort to impose a national identification program. Update Americans on the progress of the Real ID legislation and to act
U.S. Foreclosure Filings Nearly Double in September Over Same Month a Year Ago
• APForeclosure filings across the U.S. nearly doubled last month compared with September 2006, as financially strapped homeowners already behind on mortgage payments defaulted on their loans or came closer to losing their homes to foreclosure
Banks Earned $19 Billion From Overdraft Fees This Year
• KiplingerOverdrafting makes the Consumerist very sad, and banks very happy. Banks have already hauled in $19 billion this year in overdraft fees, and are quickly moving to amend policies that are attracting threats of regulation from the government.
Senate preparing to fold on telecom immunity
• Raw StoryThe Senate is preparing to introduce a foreign surveillance law update that would shield telecommunications companies from litigation or prosecution over their assistance in the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program institute
Congress Proposes that Bush gets a Do-Over on Spying on American Citizens
• OpEd NewsWe find another President that believes his office is immune from prosecution for violations of the law. The difference between Nixon, Clinton and Bush, is that the media put Congress under great pressure to act after their complicity were uncovered.
CNBC Defends Decision to Remove Poll
• CNBCCNBC pulled its on-line poll after the GOP Presidential Debate in Dearborn, MI after Ron Paul received 75% of the votes. The reason: Ron Paul supporters are too well organized.
FBI Seizes Clinton Notes, iPod From Fund-raiser Hsu
• Bloomberg[never to be seen again] The FBI seized thank-you notes sent from New York Senator Hillary Clinton during a search of the Manhattan home of Democratic fund-raiser Norman Hsu, who was charged last month with fraud, federal prosecutors said.
2,002 died in police custody in 3 years
• APMore than 2,000 criminal suspects died in police custody over a 3-year period, half of them killed by officers as they scuffled or attempted to flee, the government said.
Six-Figure Bonuses Retain US Commandos
• CBSThe Pentagon has paid more than $100 million in bonuses to veteran Green Berets and Navy SEALs, reversing the flow of top commandos to the corporate world where security companies such as Blackwater USA are offering big salaries.
Motorcycle 'safety' check latest excuse to violate the 4th
• North Country GazetteSome 280 motorcyclists were stopped during a motorcycle safety checkpoint Sunday, Oct. 7 on Interstate 84 in Dutchess County by the New York State Police, in conjunction with local police and the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles Field Investigations
Legitimizing Communism Isn’t Likely To End It
Michael HeratyIn a country filled with complacent and apathetic citizens, it’s easy to look past one of the greatest issues of unconstitutionality and pseudo-conservative hypocrisy that
Entered By: No One
THE END OF AMERICA - THE POLICE STATE IS RIGHT HERE - RIGHT NOW
• Carolyn Baker for thepeoplesvoice.org"One of the most frightening realities of teaching college history is that most students rarely have a clue what fascism is."
California bans smoking in cars with child passengers
• AFPCalifornia's cigar-loving leader Arnold Schwarzenegger has passed a law making it an offense to smoke in a car carrying children under the age of 18, official sources said.
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